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Brutal is forced to postpone to 2021

These are difficult news to break but alas, here we are. After long weeks of waiting, hoping and inventing alternative scenarios, we came to the conclusion that in the current situation it is impossible to hold the festival this summer. We are forced to postpone our 25th anniversary to the next year. Hence, the next Brutal Assault is taking place August 10 - 14, 2021.We are sure that all of You will understand that no other solution is possible due to medical risk, restrictive government policies and next to impossible international travel. We have already confirmed most of the major bands fro ...

New video 2019 - ANTHRAX

ANTHRAX, who played last year, is one of the biggest bands to step on our stages. Who would have expected how far would this 40-year hydra get? Founded in 1981 by the bald guitarist Scott Ian and Danny Lilker - who, after Nuclear Assault, decided to explore far greater extremes (e.g. with Brutal Truth).Take a trip with one of the most distinctive (thrash) metal bands and re-joined Joey Belladonna behind the mic through their „Now It's Dark“ (album „State of Euphoria“) all the way to year '85, when they just began with ‚spreading of the disease‘ - so „Welcome to Your Nightmare“! ...

New video 2019 - GUTALAX

Have you ever seen a full main festival area for the opening band of the day? And have you ever seen a surfing toi toi box? A party for the ages and a show that made history - GUTALAX!                       ...

Bands update #12 - April 2020

GAAHLS WYRD is a project of Gaahl of Gorgoroth, God Seed, Trelldom, Wardruna and others. What to expect from him today? Kristian Eivind Espedal presents himself on a solo career much more seriously and self-possessed, and ever since his successful debut "GastiR - Ghosts Invited" was released Wyrd is no longer just re-playing songs from his former bands.“GastiR” is a sophisticated and voluminous material covering an incredibly large spectrum of moods stemming not only from black metal directions and complemented by the unexpected contrasts of his unmistakable voice spectrum. Poisonous hypno ...

New video 2019 - VUUR

In Dutch their name means fire, but it can also be translated as passion or drive. If you pay closer attention to the band's music and shows with the charming and singing-wise unique Anneke van Giersbergen, the name VUUR fulfills all the possible interpretations for this progressive quintet – where are the (ex-)members of The Gathering, Gorefest, Ayreon, Hail of Bullets nebo Stream of Passion – to the max!  ...