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Nine more names added to the line-up!

This year, the fortress will welcome BEWITCHED with their "pre-thrash black metal", occult thrash/black MORTUARY DRAPE, and pure evil at top speed from Poland's TOTENMESSE. Also coming for the first time - from America huntress of darkness EMMA RUTH RUNDLE, from Australia instrumental djent trio THE OMNIFIC, and from Belgium progressive stoners MY DILIGENCE.

Returning to the brutal stages will be avant-garde jazz-black IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT, sophisticated SYLOSIS, and folk-black-death trolls FINNTROLL.

Let there be death metal - we add more names to the line-up!

And let there be death metal, we add more names: European death metal icon PESTILENCE, progressive/technical death metal matadors GOROD, bold DISKORD, who combine old school, technical death metal and jazz elements, and purely brutal underground KRONOS.

We are announcing an exclusive commissioned show at Brutal Assault 2024 – a renown black metal act CULT OF FIRE together with BOHEMIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRAGUE pay tribute to BEDŘICH SMETANA!

This year, worlds of classical music and black metal will meet for the very first time at Brutal Assault – CULT OF FIRE will play a special set commissioned by Brutal Assault, to pay a tribute to BEDŘICH SMETANA and his works. The band has joined their dark forces with the BOHEMIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRAGUE, led by Martin Šanda, and this expanded group of musicians will deliver an experience not yet seen at Brutal Assault before – and rarely elsewhere.Year 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the biggest composers in the history of Czech classical music. BEDŘICH SMETA ...

We are expanding the line-up with more Obscure names!

We are expanding the line-up with three "Obscure" names. This year, LAIBACH will return to the fortress with their special Opus Dei + The Greatest Hymns set. For the first time, English post rock punk rebels NEW MODEL ARMY and JULIE CHRISTMAS, former Battle of Mice/ Made Out Of Babies singer, known especially for her collaboration with CULT OF LUNA, will  play on the Brutal Assault stage.

Tickets for Brutal Valentine's price!

The Brutal Angel takes a bow and arrow and aims not only at your heart, but also at the ticket prices. Treat yourself or your sweetheart to a ticket for the Brutal Valentine's Day price of 189€. The special offer lasts only until midnight (23:59 CET)!