No need to wait any longer, since you all definitely want to hear what bands we've booked for BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 so far. Let‘s start then with German thrash metal giants DESTRUCTION, who will nail many of you moshers to the walls of the fortress. The band is in the best possible shape and crushes stages like never before. We’ll stick with thrash metal, even though with a bit more groove to it with EKTOMORF comming to introduce us their new album 'Fury' (2018). Another groove sensation comes with JINJER and their charismatic frontwoman Tatiana Shmailyuk behind the microphone, also introducing BA fans to their new album.
Cold and sorrow will come with two bands from (where else than) Finland. We are talking about funeral doom act SHAPE OF DESPAIR, whom you can remember from BRUTAL ASSAULT six years ago COUNTING HOURS ushering the fortress into shadows with their depressive sorrowful rock. And now, the hearts of all death metal fans shall start to race! We are comming with three bands representing differnet dephts of this genre. Brazilian commando KRISIUN and their crushing, hot-blooded death metal. The old-school side of things will be presented by JUNGLE ROT from USA, bringing their new self-titled album. And finally we have CYTOTOXIN, crazy band with a mental show playing Chernobyl death metal.
And the last name for this update are legendary essence of NY/HC – AGNOSTIC FRONT! Crossing the pond to celebrate their 35 year anniversary with a tour, the band also releases autobiography of Roger Miret. So you can look forward for a very special show in our beloved fortress!

Here are all the bands confirmed for BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 so far:
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH,
AGNOSTIC FRONT,
ANNAL NATHRAKH,
COUNTING HOURS,
CYTOTOXIN,
DESTRUCTION,
EKTOMORF,
GUTALAX,
HEILUNG,
JINJER,
JUNGLE ROT,
KRISIUN,
MESHUGGAH,
NAPALM DEATH,
PERFECITIZEN,
RAISED FIST,
ROTTING CHRIST,
SHAPE OF DESPAIR,
SAOR,
TESTAMENT,
UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION &
WOLFBRIGADE.

BAND UPDATE WITH TANKARD, HYPOCRISY, AND ANATHEMA!!

Here we are again with another lineup update and we truly hope this announcement will metal up your day! Last time we announced German thrashers DESTRUCTION and this time we're announcing their Teutonic compatriots TANKARD with 6,66% of thrash and alcohol in their veins!

This update spans from one side of the moshing spectrum to the other – straight, raw and relentless hardcore with a pinch of British brat-like attitude – exactly what you'd expect from the Leeds' own HIGHER POWER. Also British but bit more emotional type of music comes with the announcement of the one and only ANATHEMA, who will come to comfort your downcast souls..

There are many bands inspired by ANATHEMA, but only a few of them do it in their own unique way. One of these bands are OCEANS OF SLUMBER. These dark progressive Texans lead by the unforgettable voice of Cammie Gilbert will be a treat for lovers of dreamy and emotive melodies. We’ll stick with dark tunes for a little longer and introduce you to the death/doom metal sextet from Belarus, WOE UNTO ME, who will come with their latest work 'The Voidness Flasher' (2017).

And now something for the death dealers! New York death metal legends IMMOLATION will once again present a showcase of death metal domination. And equally important name in the genre history are the Swedish kings waking up after a long slumber – HYPOCRISY!

The last slot in this announcement belongs to the dark black metal project from Finland – VARGRAV. A shady veil of mystery is covering this group and this will be only one of the very few gigs they will do in 2019. Their set will open a window of time taking you to the 90's and will especially pleasure all the fans of LIMBONIC ART, ABIGOR, or early EMPEROR.

The line-up for BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 so far consists of – A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ANNAL NATHRAKH, ANATHEMA, COUNTING HOURS, CYTOTOXIN, DESTRUCTION, EKTOMORF, GUTALAX, HEILUNG, HIGHER POWER, HYPOCRISY, IMMOLATION, JINJER, JUNGLE ROT, KRISIUN, MESHUGGAH, NAPALM DEATH, OCEANS OF SLUMBER, PERFECITIZEN, RAISED FIST, ROTTING CHRIST, SHAPE OF DESPAIR, SAOR, TANKARD, TESTAMENT, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, VARGRAV, WOLFBRIGADE and WOE UNTO ME.

+ Deicide
+ Diablo Swing Orchestra
+ Lionheart
+ Midnight
+ Mgła
+ Myrkur
+ Necros Christos
+ Of Mice & Men
+ Windhand

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+ ABORTED
+ ALIEN WEAPONRY
+ CARCASS
+ ELECTRIC WIZAR
+ METAL CHURCH
+ TAAKE
+ TROSKA

Let's open this update with the youngest band on the list - ALIEN WEAPONRY from New Zealand. Despite their lack of experience, these youngsters belong among the most interesting thrashing acts of the current metal scene. Now let's stay within the genre but bring a heavy dose of nostalgia, since the metal congregations will gather again to bow to a heavy metal institution build many, many years ago on a distant shore… METAL CHURCH!
The British trio TROSKA will immerse the Josefov fortress in its innovative approach and progressive melodies of their latest album Fire By The Silos. And while staying on the islands, are you ready for some dope-smoking sabbathian heavy doom? Because English horrornauts ELECTRIC WIZARD are gonna bring it no matter what! It's gonna be heavy and hazy and filthy and psychedelic in a way unmatched by any other band on the planet. And speaking of stage shrouded in a haze, the warm opium smoke will be replaced by cold Norwegian fog making your bones shiver..as TAAKE takes over Brutal Assault! ABORTED from Belgium are gonna give one of their energic lectures on skull-crushing brutality with their latest death metal output TerrorVision! Final surgical instrument in this batch is also made of British steel, because the legendary CARCASS are playing our festival again!

All the bands confirmed so far: A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, ABORTED, ALIEN WEAPONRY, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ANNAL NATHRAKH, ANATHEMA, CARCASS, COUNTING HOURS, CYTOTOXIN, DEICIDE, DESTRUCTION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, EKTOMORF, ELECTRIC WIZARD, GUTALAX, HEILUNG, HIGHER POWER, HYPOCRISY, IMMOLATION, JINJER, JUNGLE ROT, KRISIUN, LIONHEART, MESHUGGAH, METAL CHURCH, MGŁA, MIDNIGHT, MYRKUR, NAPALM DEATH, NECROS CHRISTOS, OF MICE & MEN, OCEANS OF SLUMBER, PERFECITIZEN, RAISED FIST, ROTTING CHRIST, SHAPE OF DESPAIR, SAOR, TAAKE, TANKARD, TESTAMENT, TOSKA, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, VARGRAV, WINDHAND, WOLFBRIGADE a WOE UNTO ME.

Let’s open this mega update with black metal stormblast! Over seven years, deathlike silence has filled the halls of the world’s biggest black metal forge, whilst powers have been gathering to resurrect the band right in time for their 25th anniversary. And now DIMMU BORGIR have finally returned with a vicious work of art that is their latest album Eonian and they are coming to storm the main stage at Brutal Assault!
Wicked aural filth comes from the islands with GODFLESH, who are highly regarded as one of the pioneers of industrial metal; they took industrial to the next level with their fuse of heavy guitars and mixing it with slow drum loops and effects and their unique approach has spawned several musical styles since their conception.
Brutal Assault will also present a combo of iconic thrashers that need no introduction, ANTHRAX and SACRED REICH will make it to the fest alongside upcoming crossover thrash ministry IRON REAGAN and a staple name of the genre PRONG. Elusive French synth mastermind CARPENTER BRUT draws its influences from 80s TV shows and B-movies loaded with cheap thrills and sharp synthesizers. The mysterious and discreet man behind the pentagon – or the Brutagram as his fans would call it – evokes an encounter between Justice beats and the universe of John Carpenter. Into the brutagram at BA 2019! Through parted flesh, mental scars and waning health – from misfortune and adversity that would have broken lesser men, comes another black metal legend that almost doesn’t perform live… Welcome French titans ANTAEUS, come to your condemnation and witness Satanik Audio Violence! For the fans of modern death metal and hardcore amalgamation we are gonna have glowing hot Brits VENOM PRISON, their returning fellow countrymen ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and Australia‘s own THY ART IS MURDER who are on fire right now! Anglophone domination over the genre will be contested by Japanese metalcore sensation CRYSTAL LAKE, who just set an impossible bar to leap over with their latest output Helix. If you think it’s enough incredibly energic music for now, then we beg to differ because we are also gonna have vigorous metal hardcore of GET THE SHOT and American noise rock kings DAUGHTERS, who are doing one of their rare live appearances at BA 2019! Equally rare live are CULT OF LUNA and these Swedish visionaries have been praised for their live performances for a long time and Brutal Assault will host one of their few appearances in 2019. You shouldn’t miss this opportunity to witness a shattering audio-visual feast of iconoclastic proportions! Other thoughtful bands for thinking audience on the list are the German musician collective THE OCEAN with their immersive audial experience, US progressivists AFTER THE BURIAL and Norwegian masters of stellar Avant-Garde MANES. You can also look forward for rising stars of Danish scene SLÆGT, who play an epic blackened heavy metal but without any kind of limitation when approaching the style, their compatriots TAPHOS with their gut-wrenching death metal and progressive heavy metal outlet of Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen under the moniker VUUR. Gloomy rock doom in the end, the very godfathers of the genre THE OBSESSED who were formed already back in 1976 by Scott "Wino" Weinrich are back from the dead to perform for you at BA 2019!
In the end, we have some band news – A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH are unable to perform on Brutal Assault, because of the technical difficulties.
So far the line-up goes:
ABORTED,
AFTER THE BURIAL,
ALIEN WEAPONRY,
AGNOSTIC FRONT,
ANNAL NATHRAKH,
ANATHEMA,
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY,
ANTAEUS,
ANTHRAX,
CARCASS,
CARPENTER BRUT,
COUNTING HOURS,
CRYSTAL LAKE,
CULT OF LUNA,
CYTOTOXIN,
DEICIDE,
DAUGHTERS,
DESTRUCTION,
DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA,
DIMMU BORGIR,
EKTOMORF,
ELECTRIC WIZARD,
GET THE SHOT,
GODFLESH,
GUTALAX,
HEILUNG,
HIGHER POWER,
HYPOCRISY,
IMMOLATION,
IRON REAGAN,
JINJER,
JUNGLE ROT,
KRISIUN,
LIONHEART,
MANES,
MESHUGGAH,
METAL CHURCH,
MGŁA,
MIDNIGHT,
MYRKUR,
NAPALM DEATH,
NECROS CHRISTOS,
OF MICE & MEN,
OCEANS OF SLUMBER,
PERFECITIZEN,
PRONG,
RAISED FIST,
ROTTING CHRIST,
SACRED REICH,
SAOR,
SHAPE OF DESPAIR,
SLÆGT ,
TAAKE,
TANKARD,
TAPHOS,
TESTAMENT,
THE OBSESSED,
THE OCEAN,
THY ART IS MURDER,
TOSKA,
UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION,
VARGRAV,
VENOM PRISON,
VUUR,
WINDHAND,
WOLFBRIGADE
WOE UNTO ME.

- DIMMU BORGIR

+ BATUSHKA
+ EMPEROR

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+ VOIVOD
+ VIOLATOR
+ DR. LIVING DEAD
+ SLAPSHOT
+ ENSIFERUM
+ DECAPITATED
+ GOROD
+ ANIMALS AS LEADER
+ CAR BOMB
+ LETTERS FROM THE COLONY
+ ZURIAAKE

The only predictable thing about Canadian cosmic-metal warriors VOIVOD is that they will forever be unpredictable. On the warpath for more than 35 years, VOIVOD have pushed their sound relentlessly forward, constructing imaginative musical realms with each endeavor. They literally changed the face of thrash metal in the ‘80s, forged new prog-metal ground in the ‘90s, and kept up with changing times and lineups in the 2000s with fresh, inspired music and they’re back with a new album The Wake, which keeps pushing the limits!
Appearing in 2002, even before the rebirth of thrash metal scene worldwide, VIOLATOR was formed with the purpose of rescuing the spontaneity and anger that seemed forgotten in the metal scene. Coming from the center Brazil, Brasilia, VIOLATOR is one of the most intense South American bands and after years of waiting, they will finally thrash BA! Doing so they will be joined by masked Swedish crossover deviants DR. LIVING DEAD and legendary veterans of Boston HC scene SLAPSHOT!

ENSIFERUM are true greats of folk-inspired melodic death metal and with their latest output Two Paths they once more affirm their place in the pantheons of the genre, so it was about a time they returned to BA!

Polish death machine DECAPITATED is back with a bang! Their new album Anticult highlights just how vital have remained two decades deep into their career. They have long been undeniable masters of their craft and they are expanding their parameters with this album, which should elevate the band's profile beyond the death metal realm in which it has dominated for years. And now they’re coming for the BA crowd! And speaking of technical death metal, of all the amazing technical death metal bands out there, very few can write memorable catchy songs with extreme technicality like French killers GOROD. Get ready for intelligent, deftly crafted flights of musicianship…that will rip your head off!

Sometimes, a band’s music registers just as seismically on an emotional wavelength as it does on a sonic spectrum. And one of those unique bands are ANIMALS AS LEADERS, who reimagine, reinterpret, and refresh instrumental prog, experimental metal, modern jazz, alternative, and even world music to a point where the reaction becomes primal. Consistently delivering a captivating show, their show will surely be one of the musicianship highlights of the festival.

New York’s CAR BOMB detonate a vicious blast of wildly technical and progressive modern metal. The Long Island quartet's attack is relentless and suffocating: vicious jazz-inspired blasts shift into mechanistic, canyon-wide grooves. Schizophrenic, whisper-to-a-scream vocals seem to spiral out of control, only to snap back lock-step into the churning assault. Make sure to witness their BA debut!

Progressive Swedes LETTERS FROM THE COLONY had proven that they could marry various elements of death metal, metalcore and jazz into a complex hybrid and produce something strangely familiar yet truly original. And this list finished with Chinese atmospheric black metal ZURIAAKE.

So far the line-up goes:
ABORTED, AFTER THE BURIAL, ALIEN WEAPONRY, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, ANNAL NATHRAKH, ANATHEMA, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, ANTAEUS, ANTHRAX, BATUSHKA, CAR BOMB, CARCASS, CARPENTER BRUT, COUNTING HOURS, CRYSTAL LAKE, CULT OF LUNA, CYTOTOXIN, DR. LIVING DEAD, DECAPITATED, DEICIDE, DAUGHTERS, DESTRUCTION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, EKTOMORF, ELECTRIC WIZARD, EMPEROR, ENSIFERUM, GET THE SHOT, GODFLESH, GOROD, GUTALAX, HEILUNG, HIGHER POWER, HYPOCRISY, IMMOLATION, IRON REAGAN, JINJER, JUNGLE ROT, KRISIUN, LETTERS FROM THE COLONY, LIONHEART, MANES, MESHUGGAH, METAL CHURCH, MGŁA, MIDNIGHT, MYRKUR, NAPALM DEATH, NECROS CHRISTOS, OF MICE & MEN, OCEANS OF SLUMBER, PERFECITIZEN, PRONG, RAISED FIST, ROTTING CHRIST, SACRED REICH, SAOR, SHAPE OF DESPAIR, SLÆGT, SLAPSHOT, TAAKE, TANKARD, TAPHOS, TESTAMENT, THE OBSESSED, THE OCEAN, THY ART IS MURDER, TOSKA, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, VARGRAV, VENOM PRISON, VIOLATOR, VOIVOD, VUUR, WINDHAND, WOLFBRIGADE, WOE UNTO ME a ZURIAAKE.

SODOM marks the return of Frank Blackfire (ex-Sodom, ex-Kreator, or Assassin). SODOM have already released seminal albums such as Persecution Mania, the live cut Mortal Way Of Live and the highly successful Agent Orange with Frank Blackfire and he is back in a line-up featuring two guitarists for the first time ever in the history of SODOM. Be ready for a brand new ripping SODOM sound!
Other revered living legends in this batch are NY/HC leading lights SICK OF IT ALL formed in 1986. More than three decades in the making, the New Yorkers show no signs of slowing down, getting soft, or toning down their stand-proud mentality on new album, Last Act of Defiance. The band still spits out anthems of heartful, no-holds-barred hardcore like on day one with live gigs full of unchained energy!

Veterans of NOLA sound mixing southern rock, blues riffs and hardcore punk EYEHATEGOD are one of the most reputable and distinctive bands ever, even defining a brand new genre now known as sludge in the past.

Other veterans formed in 1987 this time in Sweden and quickly became one of the most creative death metal bands, pushed limits of the contemporary sound and grew beyond themselves. Later on THERION released Theli, which would be the ultimate breakthrough for the band. With the record THERION turned towards a more opera-like, progressive and even orchestral sound which made them famous through the world. And now they're coming to Brutal Assault with a special Theli show!
Odd-time signatures, avalanches of breaks and complex rhythmical as well as melodic patterns will excite every aficionado of extreme technicality, while growls down-tuned strings and double-bass assaults will more than satisfy extreme metal connoisseurs when WORMED take over BA stage!

Their South African brutal death metal cousins VULVODYNIA are one of the most active and well known bands in the genre today. Their brutal yet catchy, pit fueling, heavy as hell sound has since earned them fans from around the world and now they are ready to conquer BA!

The final addition on the list is the mysterious producer known as GOST, who embodies the character of Baalberith on his propulsive synthwave solo project that is channeling his fascination with the occult, John Carpenter and 80s slasher flicks. With its haunting atmospherics and aesthetics influenced by the blackest corners of the metal world his music quickly garnered GOST a loyal following within the rock and metal community worldwide.

The line-up for now is:
ABORTED, AFTER THE BURIAL, ALIEN WEAPONRY, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, ANNAL NATHRAKH, ANATHEMA, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, ANTAEUS, ANTHRAX, BATUSHKA, CAR BOMB, CARCASS, CARPENTER BRUT, COUNTING HOURS, CRYSTAL LAKE, CULT OF LUNA, CYTOTOXIN, DR. LIVING DEAD, DECAPITATED, DEICIDE, DAUGHTERS, DESTRUCTION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, EKTOMORF, ELECTRIC WIZARD, EMPEROR, ENSIFERUM, EYEHATEGOD, GET THE SHOT, GODFLESH, GOROD, GOST, GUTALAX, HEILUNG, HIGHER POWER, HYPOCRISY, IMMOLATION, IRON REAGAN, JINJER, JUNGLE ROT, KRISIUN, LETTERS FROM THE COLONY, LIONHEART, MANES, MESHUGGAH, METAL CHURCH, MGŁA, MIDNIGHT, MYRKUR, NAPALM DEATH, NECROS CHRISTOS, OF MICE & MEN, OCEANS OF SLUMBER, PERFECITIZEN, PRONG, RAISED FIST, ROTTING CHRIST, SACRED REICH, SAOR, SHAPE OF DESPAIR, SICK OF IT ALL, SLÆGT, SLAPSHOT, SODOM, TAAKE, TANKARD, TAPHOS, TESTAMENT, THE OBSESSED, THE OCEAN, THERION, THY ART IS MURDER, TOSKA, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, VARGRAV, VENOM PRISON, VIOLATOR, VOIVOD, VUUR, VULVODYNIA, WINDHAND, WOLFBRIGADE, WOE UNTO ME, WORMED a ZURIAAKE.

Let's kick off this band announcement with the well-known metal workaholics! Swedish metal eminence SOILWORK spawned in Helsingborg, anno 1995 by guitarist Peter Wichers and vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid. The band’s unique blend of melodic metal has developed at a staggering rate, most notably with the “Natural Born Chaos”, produced by Devin Townsend. Despite a few line-up shuffles, SOILWORK continues to release strong albums and conquers the fans worldwide, even after 20 years. Now, with the new highly acclaimed album Verligheten, will SOILWORK dominate over the fortress!

In the late 2016, a statement was made about a new album of the Swedish sludge/grindcorers THE ARSON PROJECT, claiming that we were about to witness 23 minutes of straight harsh audio violence. And we got it! Now, this Malmö based quartet will spread filthy tones through their outstanding music full of violence and hatred on Brutal Assault as well.

Dreamy musical landscapes painted by the most delicate nuances. Hills of endless imagination built stone by stone with a gentle talent. THE CONTORTIONIST represents fearlessness in musical expression, designed to please the artist as much as the audience. This band makes progressive metal music, anchored in the heavy sounds that drag the individual players to the stage, yet still unmoored by convention or expectations. There is a time, when you simply need to ease a little, and THE CONTORTIONIST will help to make it happen.

Outstanding, shocking, unbelievable, breathtaking and many more is the Japanese self-called “brutal orchestra” VAMPILLIA. It’s not just a band, it’s something that you have to experience in order to believe it. Each record of this ensemble represents something different, just as their shows do, which you can call an emotional roller-coaster. After their successful tour with Alcest, will Brutal Assault warmly welcome these freaks again in Czech Republic!

Detroit: MI's WALLS OF JERICHO are not just noteworthy because they are a metalcore band with a screaming female on vocals. They are also worth remembering because they have been adeptly balancing old-school hardcore, thrash metal, and "chugga-chugga" metalcore with a ferocity and dedication unmatched by many of their contemporaries. WOJO became an iron sureness not only on the hardcore field and not just because of their music, but also due to their attitude and distinguished performance full of blasting energy of their front-woman Candace Kucsulain.

2018 marks the twenty-seventh year of PRIMORDIAL's seminal career, and the return with their ninth full-length Exile Amongst The Ruins, they have lost none of their vitality. Once again building upon their signature sound, the follow up to 2014's "Where Greater Men Have Fallen" is a more raw, "old school sounding" record than its predecessor. Hitting home, with what vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga describes as "a direct energy" and wielding an urgency that is undeniable, the Irish quintet once again effortlessly blends elements of Celtic folk and black metal like no one else. One thing is certain - not only the Czech fans will welcome PRIMORDIAL with a warm hug!

Picking their name from a line in Demolition Hammer’s ‘Human Dissection’, California’s SKELETAL REMAINS not only have proven their exquisite taste when finding the right moniker, but also musically by citing Death, Pestilence, early Gorguts, Morbid Angel and the afore-mentioned NY thrashers as influences. With their insanely good album Devouring Mortality, SKELETAL REMAINS are coming back to conquer what’s theirs on Brutal Assault!

Retro-rock visionaries MONSTER MAGNET spent much of the 1990s struggling against the prejudices imposed upon the image and sound by alternative rock fashion nazis. In fact, it wasn't until that movement's late-'90s decline that the band's dogged persistence finally paid off and their fourth album, Powertrip, catapulted to gold sales status on the strength of its massive hard rock hit "Space Lord." In the meantime, MONSTER MAGNET managed to become one of the most successful and influential bands associated with the so-called underground "stoner rock" scene. Nowadays, it seems a little bit off to call them underground band, since these guys are a huge deal.

All thrashers, beware! DEMOLITION HAMMER are coming to set things straight in the fortress! New York City’s one of the best thrash acts are back with a helluva record Tortured Existence, which shows the band in their best shape!

An absolute honor is to announce legends of psychedelic rock, Chicago based act full of witchery and surrounded by mystical magic - COVEN! This is the first band which brought sign of horns to metal music. The first band using occult lyrics and singing about satanism and the first satanic band which had a big song in charts. Jinx Dawson spawned COVEN in late 2016 with a new line-up to arrange more sabbaths all over the world and we are pleased to say that one of these magical sessions will happen on Brutal Assault!

Back in the day, a claim was made about the HELLHAMMER, that this band will never come back, because it’s absolutely impossible to reform a band so closely linked to a very specific and unique time period. However, here we are, standing before something that will remind us of these times - Tom Gabriel brings us TRIUMPH OF DEATH! It is a project with an open end. Apart from vague considerations to, perhaps, release an occasional live EP, Triumph Of Death will not record any new music but is solely dedicated to performing both well-know and obscure Hellhammer songs.

So far the line-up goes:
ABORTED, AFTER THE BURIAL, ALIEN WEAPONRY, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, ANNAL NATHRAKH, ANATHEMA, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, ANTAEUS, ANTHRAX, BATUSHKA, CAR BOMB, CARCASS, CARPENTER BRUT, COUNTING HOURS, COVEN, CRYSTAL LAKE, CULT OF LUNA, CYTOTOXIN, DR. LIVING DEAD, DECAPITATED, DEICIDE, DAUGHTERS, DEMOLITION HAMMER, DESTRUCTION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, EKTOMORF, ELECTRIC WIZARD, EMPEROR, ENSIFERUM, EYEHATEGOD, GET THE SHOT, GODFLESH, GOROD, GUTALAX, GOST, HEILUNG, HELLHAMMER – TRIUMPH OF DEATH, HIGHER POWER, HYPOCRISY, IMMOLATION, IRON REAGAN, JINJER, JUNGLE ROT, KRISIUN, LETTERS FROM THE COLONY, LIONHEART, MANES, MESHUGGAH, METAL CHURCH, MGŁA, MIDNIGHT, MONSTER MAGNET, MYRKUR, NAPALM DEATH, NECROS CHRISTOS, OF MICE & MEN, OCEANS OF SLUMBER, PERFECITIZEN, PRIMORDIAL, PRONG, RAISED FIST, ROTTING CHRIST, SACRED REICH, SAOR, SHAPE OF DESPAIR, SICK OF IT ALL, SLÆGT, SKELETAL REMAINS, SLAPSHOT, SODOM, SOILWORK, TAAKE, TANKARD, TAPHOS, TESTAMENT, THE ARSON PROJECT, THE CONTORTIONIST, THE OBSESSED, THE OCEAN, THERION, THY ART IS MURDER, TOSKA, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, VAMPILLIA, VARGRAV, VENOM PRISON, VIOLATOR, VOIVOD, VUUR, VULVODYNIA, WALLS OF JERICHO, WINDHAND, WOLFBRIGADE, WOE UNTO ME, WORMED, ZURIAAKE.

Blasting out of Byron Bay, almost as an affront to the serenity of their surrounds, PARKWAY DRIVE quickly established themselves as the most formidable force Australian heavy music had ever seen. A five- piece of astonishing power and understated charisma, PARKWAY DRIVE created unseen hysteria and are coming back to claim their festival-anthem crown.
How do you move from a band as pivotal as The Dillinger Escape Plan? For Liam Wilson, it meant ripping up the rulebook all over again. AZUSA make captivating music with unconventional nerve. Uniting the complementary skills of its members, their sound is a thrash-fusion tour de force. Defying expectations by embracing contradiction, AZUSA finds strength in vulnerability, harmony in dissonance and melody in discord.

The only pure metal attack in this update is a bunch of seasoned veterans with a long list of seminal acts in their CVs, coming to dominate BA with their relentless black metal project NORDJEVEL. Get ready for blast-fire annihilation propelled by one of the most insane drummers in the metal scene.

Norwegian-American electro metal project COMBICHRIST mark the return of ultimate genre merger with their infernal, yet extremely addictive sonic lunacy. Known by many as the Rammstein support that overshadowed Rammstein, COMBICHRIST led by Andy LaPlegua moves huge masses with its strange industrial metal sound that is uniquely even in the ‚aggrotech‘ scene.
Remaining within the ranks of metal-and-techno-fusion bands here comes VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA, an art project of complete harmony of techno, black metal, industrial, noise and emit light. Imagine black metal meets Kraftwerk.
Resonating with all the senses, CASPIAN are for fifteen years a solid and unshakable name in the post-rock scene and one of the best live acts from the genre. You can look forward for a show, which will bring welcomed relax during restless times on Brutal Assault.
Thunder rolls afar, unremitting rain, awaited gloomy deliverance gets under your skin. Sudden storm of unleashed instruments then quietness, absolute serenity. At the gates of hell or heaven depending on the listener’s philosophy. Cleverly mixing some kind of modern & ambient Black-Metal with Post-Hardcore tones, DÉLUGE does what has to be done whether you want it or not.

Music is mainly about fun and the Nordic mage Leo Moracchiolo is gonna bring fun factor to BA with his studio-project-transformed-into-band known on Youtube as FROG LEAP.
Final band to this update comes from the fertile grounds of Copenhagen’s underground; HEXIS combine black metal with hardcore and post-metal elements for almost ten years now.

So far the line-up goes:
ABORTED, AFTER THE BURIAL, ALIEN WEAPONRY, AGNOSTIC FRONT, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, ANNAL NATHRAKH, ANATHEMA, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY, ANTAEUS, ANTHRAX, AZUSA, BATUSHKA, CAR BOMB, CARCASS, CARPENTER BRUT, CASPIAN, COMBICHRIST, COUNTING HOURS, COVEN, CRYSTAL LAKE, CULT OF LUNA, CYTOTOXIN, DR. LIVING DEAD, DECAPITATED, DEICIDE, DAUGHTERS, DELUGE, DEMOLITION HAMMER, DESTRUCTION, DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA, EKTOMORF, ELECTRIC WIZARD, EMPEROR, ENSIFERUM, EYEHATEGOD, FROG LEAP, GET THE SHOT, GODFLESH, GOROD, GUTALAX, GOST, HEILUNG, HELLHAMMER – TRIUMPH OF DEATH, HEXIS, HIGHER POWER, HYPOCRISY, IMMOLATION, IRON REAGAN, JINJER, JUNGLE ROT, KRISIUN, LETTERS FROM THE COLONY, LIONHEART, MANES, MESHUGGAH, METAL CHURCH, MGŁA, MIDNIGHT, MONSTER MAGNET, MYRKUR, NAPALM DEATH, NECROS CHRISTOS, NORDJEVEL, OF MICE & MEN, OCEANS OF SLUMBER, PARKWAY DRIVE, PERFECITIZEN, PRIMORDIAL, PRONG, RAISED FIST, ROTTING CHRIST, SACRED REICH, SAOR, SHAPE OF DESPAIR, SICK OF IT ALL, SLÆGT, SKELETAL REMAINS, SLAPSHOT, SODOM, SOILWORK, TAAKE, TANKARD, TAPHOS, TESTAMENT, THE ARSON PROJECT, THE CONTORTIONIST, THE OBSESSED, THE OCEAN, THERION, THY ART IS MURDER, TOSKA, UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION, VAMPILLIA, VARGRAV, VENOM PRISON, VIOLATOR, VIOLENT MAGIC ORCHESTRA, VOIVOD, VUUR, VULVODYNIA, WALLS OF JERICHO, WINDHAND, WOLFBRIGADE, WOE UNTO ME, WORMED, ZURIAAKE

Ja tic BA lapai, palikuši 13% biļešu. Ja kāds aizmirsis vai gaida vvz ko, iesaku pasteigties - velk uz ļoti laicīgi izpārdotu festu.

Pirms 10 dienām bija 34% - laikam daudzi atlika uz marta beigām, jo maijā cenu pacels.

WTF - nupat apskatīju - rāda, ka 41% palicis ...

To rāda, lai paātrinātu pirkšanu :)

Pirmā aprīļa joks varbūt. (man arī rāda 41%)

Toties izrādās, ka pēc festa jau nākamajā nedēļā turpat Hradec Kralovē ir Hip Hop Kemp 2019.

Romieši nodos pudeles un varēs laist uz festu !

Joprojām ap 40% rāda - shop.brutalassault.cz/en/tickets/detail/i...

Beidzot pa ilgiem gadiem pavadisu vasaru LV, gribētos tieši uz šo festu aizbraukt, ir varbūt kāda kompānija, kurai var pieslēgties? (festa busi neinteresē)

Var PM, e-pasts profilā!!!

This is the next-to-last lineup update for Brutal Assault! It brings forefathers of true metal avant-garde Ved Buens Ende, blasphemous death metal goatfathers Incantation or melodic masters Omnium Gatherum.
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We kick off with true death metal legends INCANTATION. These unholy priests are the originators of equally unholy, blasphemous and rotten death metal that has been recently imitated to the proverbial death, but alas no epigons can match these ungodly desecrating goatfathers of the genre. The band will deliver horrific prophecies with songs from their first three albums, all of them being cult classics. If you can’t name them better do your homework, the indulgence might not be eternal under the ibex moon in our fortress! Shadows of the Ancient Empire will be cast over Josefov…

Australian killing machine ESKHATON returns a new violent assault - „The Omegalitheos”! A phenomenon of psychotic Death Metal violence will resonate with those, who are eager to receive from Death Metal more than the standardized, predictable formulas which the majority is in ease to identify with and feels familiar with. Death Metal has always been meant to be a sick, violent, dark source of energy twisting the senses and blasting the listener into possessed like states and ESKHATON are one of the few bands that are still pushing Death Metal boundaries!

KRAANIUM was formed in 2001 and are one of the original pioneers of the slamming brutality genre. Originally founded in Norway, they have toured and slammed all over the world and now they will impose their heavy relentless BDM upon the BA crowd!

The influential German thrash veterans EXUMER are coming to conquer the moshing crown! Their initial albums Possessed by Fire (1986) and Rising from the Sea (1987) stand as highly-heralded triumphs of the genre until this day. Upon reemerging from hibernation, EXUMER released three long play records that were all also exceptionally well received and especially the brand-new latest output „Hostile Defiance” is a testimony of relentless power of the genre they helped to spawn!

ČAD are long-standing Slovakian squad, that is very active since its original conception as early as in 1994. The band has won a prestigious Slovak Radiohead award for the best record in Hard and Heavy category twice, despite working their entire career in a DIY way, staying highly original, drug free and being a lot more dark, personal or less accessible than your standard band mixing up elements from extreme hardcore, metal and HC punk. Band members are not only skillful and well-rehearsed musicians, but also writers, illustrators, publishers and filmmakers, which makes them a sort of renaissance phenomenon on the extreme metal scene.

MEAT SPREADER was started after a few beers by two legends of the European gore grind scene Jaro of Dead Infection fame and Arthur of Squash Bowels. They agreed that time has come to create a band referring to grind core's golden years and thus far this gore infested cooperation resulted in a MCD, followed last year by a split with Haemorrhage and Hemdale and a debut full-length. As you can imagine, all these contain a hefty dose of rotten old school gore grind core!

DISCHARGE is a British hardcore punk legend formed in 1977, often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk at all. The band had substantial lineup changes over its history, but its core members produced its key recordings in the early 1980s, among others the band's first album in 1982, „Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing”. The record become an instant classic and defined the so called d-beat genre. After a number of successful singles and EPs like the famous 1981 EP „Why” or the 1982 single „State Violence State Control” the band brought in significant thrash metal crossover elements to the band. DISCHARGE's music influenced hardcore punk, thrash metal, crust punk, grindcore and various extreme metal subgenres, making them one of the most influential underground bands of all time.

Next on the list are DECULTIVATE - misanthropic hardcore from Prague – this furious noisy HC / crust will decultivate what’s left of You in the pit!

OMNIUM GATHERUM were formed in 1996 and emerged from a vibrant European metal scene with a series of acclaimed demos with a sound that blended the raging brutality of Scandinavian death metal with a rich sense of melody and harmony. All their recordings received ecstatic reviews in numerous metal mags across Europe, and these Finns has ploughed forward for the next 20 years further exploring guitarist Markus Vanhala’s unique sonic and compositional world.

Lithuanian outfit AU-DESSUS will bring outstanding, dark, heavy hitting and atmospheric post-black metal. The mood and riffs fit very well with the lyrical themes and they’re also a stunning live band, so watch out!

And the best in the end, we present you VED BUENS ENDE! A truly cult Norwegian avant-garde metal band. Their sound is diverse with quiet instrumental jazz influenced sections, folkish elements or aggressive black metal blast beats and vocals. Ved Buens Ende means "By the end of the (rain)bow" referring to the mythological rainbow Bifröst. VED BUENS ENDE was formed in Oslo in 1994 by the drummer Carl-Michael Eide and brought forward unique mixture of many musical elements and Eide's crooning. Also, Eide's drumming was unusual in style, with very little repetition and a tendency to shy away from traditional drumming, often playing in different meters at once. The band was formed by many fantastic musicians doing stints with them here and there and eventually spawning such legendary acts as Dødheimsgard, Emperor, Satyricon, Arcturus, Ulver, Virus, Manes, Aura Noir, or Dimmu Borgir. However the band split up in 1997, after releasing only one but legendary full-length album „Written in Waters”. The album is unique and unusual. It incorporates many elements from various music forms and rather unconventional, dreamy and poetic lyrics. VED BUENS ENDE will only do 4 shows in 2019 so do not miss this opportunity to see these pioneers of true avant-garde metal live!

Ohoho! VED BUENS ENDE reanimējušies!!! :O

„The final“ underground lineup update!

First off we unfortunately need to start with bad news as MANES are forced to pull out due to personal issues, however we’ve already made a deal to bring them next year which makes them the first band annonced for 2020.

Now to the good news! Pagan black metal stalwarts KAMPFAR of Norway will be back with their brand new records Ofidians Manifest, representing the force of black metal in 2019. 25 years on from their foundation, KAMPFAR condensate the struggles of the recent years into a powerful record, that is supported even more powerful live performances.
Next on the list are Japanese experimentators CROSSFAITH who continue to evolve in unique style with synths that sound like guitars, guitars that sound like laserbeams and bleeding-edge beats throughout, it’s the sound of a band who have carve out their own new identity with every release.
The Spaniards ALTARAGE are bristling with black and dissonant death metal fury that immediately evokes a plethora of sinister images in the brain. Their relentless soul-crushing sound will send your minds into overdrive.
The Polish enigma ENTROPIA will showcase a one of a kind psyched, hypnotic and psychedelic and sludgy post-black metal while Icelanders UNE MISÈRE will take you to Icelands darkest and bleakest landscapes via their hardcore sound that pushes boundaries and cuts deep.
The Germans UNPROCESSED will present their latest output Artificial Void, which has highly diversified sound and can be described as a technically sophisticated modern progressive djenty metal.
The local scene will be represented by unrelenting head-bashing death metal of BRUTALLY DECEASED, modern sounding black/death MALLEPHYR that will surely pleasure every Behemoth fan, modern sounding death metal with prog and metal/death/core influences ELYSIUM and one of the longest running shape-shifing acts, that cannot be bound into a single genre (or a couple of them for that matter), FORGOTTEN SILENCE. They will play a special „THOTS“ album set!

But we are not done yet with the lineup! You can still expect the announcement of the KAL stage artists and of Tuesday's warm-up party! Additionally, in the upcoming week we will release the schedule of the bands for each festival day!

Finally, we would like to remind all of you, who haven't bought your tickets yet, that we have far exceeded the 80% of sold tickets, so you should not hesitate to get the last available ones!

SOLD OUT!

P.S.
- Monster Magnet
+ Vltimas

opā, sold out ! Neatminu, citu gadu ar izpirka visu pirms, vai tas tās pirmais precedents ?

pēdējos gados ir bijis ''sold out'' augustā / festa laikā, cik atceros. Vizuāli dižu šķirbu gan nevar redzēt, jo organizācija arī uzlabojas ar katru gadu.

P.S. Skrejamais arī publicēts, bet tas vēl mainīsies 5x: brutalassault.cz/en/a/74/running-ord...

hm.. 2 biļetenus vajadzētu. Nu gan jau tur uz vietas varēs dabūt (vismaz iepriekš gadus čomi, kuri bez biļetēm brauca, vienmēr dabūja), bet 100% uz to paļauties arī nevar.

Prokrastinatori paliek bez festa.

Haha, pārsmieties var. Taisni otrādi - var iešņaukt lētāk pirms paša festa :D

Jā- kas ir interesanti, ka tās biļetes, kuras uz vietas iegādā, kā likums lētāk

Man šķiet, ka soldauts bija tikai vienreiz pirms pāris gadiem, kādu nedēļu pirms festa, citas reizes nav bijis laikam. Bija tur kaut kad tā izstāde par iepriekšējiem gadiem, tur tas apmeklētāju cipars visus pēdējos gadus, kopš cietoksnī notiek, grozījās ap 12-13 K, limitu sasniedzot tikai vienreiz.

Ja nav visas biļetes izpārdotyas, tad nav brīnums, ka uz vietas lētāk.

Uz vietas domājams no rokām, ne no kasēm. Ja jau sold out, tad arī kases būs slēgtas. Ja vien pēkšņi nesadomā papildus partiju.

Diez vai papildus partija būs (paši pagaidām apgalvo, ka nebūs), jo to placi lielāku nepastiepsi, un drošības noteikumus neatcelsi.

Pagājušo gadu es biļeti nopirku pēdējā svētdienā pirms BA, šogad sold out mēnesi iepriekš.

Njā, karoč, ja kāds pārdomā braukt, ir lieka biļete vai kā citādi, droši dodiet ziņu. Paņemšu (pat ar uzcenojumu !! D).

www.brutalassault.cz/en/a/81/scam-alert...
hm, kā redz, second hand passes neta vietnēs riskanti gādāt. Uz vietas gribētāju skaits nopirkt biļetus visdrīzāk pārsniegs , to, kuri tādas biļetes varētu pārdot.
Rādās, jāizlaiž šogad pasākums :(

Second hand passes neta vietnēs allaž bijis riskanti gādāt, tas nav kas BA specifisks.

līdz šim esmu pircis vairākkārt, tajā pašā Viagogo , kur biļetes parasti stipri sadārdzinātas, bet, ja citu variantu nav, tad nākas pirkt. Pagaidām problēmu nav bijis.
Uz BA pagaidām raustos pirkt (vairāk gan dēļ tā, ka nenormāli uzskrūvēta cena). Vēl ceru, ka uzradīsies kādi varianti.

Vienmēr var jau aizbraukt un tusēt pie teltīm :D

aha, tu brauktu ?

Ja man galīgi ko darīt nebūtu :D

^ Vai tik Boks pats vienugad nepvadīja tur laiku, bandas praktiski neskatoties?

Ir grēciņš, viengad tiešām tā sanāca, ka praktiski neko tolkam nenoskatījos. DD. Bet nafig, bez aproces galīgi nevelk. Intar, labāk painteresējies, moš kāds grib par nesliktu summu atbrīvoties no biļetes.

^ nu ja dizrdēšu vai redzēšu, raudzīšu padot ziņu.

Ir vismaz 3 vietas māšīnā uz BA. Ja māki šoferēt, tad pat 4as, ja nemaldos. Izbraukšana pirmdien, no Rīgas.

FB manīju sludekli par 2 biļetēm, 102 e gabalā. Nata Bii tirgo

Moš Boks nemaz nav fb?

Kā nav? Viš tak teica - maksās vairāk.

^^ pēc īstā vārda neatradu, tāpēc jau iemetu te. Ja gribēs, gan jau atradīs veidu, kā sakontaktēt.

Kārtībā, biļetes dabūtas (no FB Natas). Tiekamies festā!

Nospīdēja normāli :D

second hand biļešu vietotnē TicketSwap šobrīd vairāk kā 200 gribētāju uz BA biļetēm. Līdzko parādās biļete, tā epasts ar paziņojumu vai signāls telefonā (ja attiecīgā aplikācija ielādēta). Dabūt samērā nereāli, jo vienmēr kāds ir nadzīgāks. Tad lūk, tākā es no turienes neesmu vēl izlogojies, atnāca ziņojums, uzspiedu un - ir bļa !!! :D Protams, atteicos, momentā tika izķerta. Tā ir- tagad, kad biļetēns kabatā, stresa nav, tā šādi varianti pēkšņi lec DDD

Line-up change: Unfortunately, we have to announce that to draw the mighty Wino Weinrich to Europe is not an easy task, as all of the OBSESSED gigs have been canceled.

As a replacement of the grandfather of the doom the Polish weed-burners BELZEBONG is bringing a powerful, by blues sparked doom, as well as their typical heavy herbal smoke, which will turn the entire fortress into Greenferno. Don't expect zombies, just red-eyed beings smoking absurd amounts of weed. Where Satan cannot get, he pushes in BelzebonG!

Next to Electric Wizard and Windhand we now have third to the Brutal party of low-tuned stoner tones!

a ko, nav slikts- kārtīgi zaļie dūmi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFHDDlzbb0...

par Obsessed, protams, škrobis. Šo bandu līdz šim nezināju, tagad, kad iečekoju- riktīgi labs. Viennozīmīgi būtu viena no festa bandām, ko jāredz.

''The Church Within'' ir perošs albums - pārējais - nu tā, bet kopumā man patīk daudz vairāk par St.Vitus

Kādam transports nav vajadzīgs? Izbrauc pirmdien no rīta. Pa ceļam garantēts stops foršā krodziņā Polijā, kur ir baigi garšīgas golonkas :)

iemet krodziņa adresi ;)

Hmmm, nevaru atrast adresi, bet nosaukums bija Orhideja. Atrodas tieši blakus autobānim.

Sveiki, biedri!
Kāds, kas ir bijis, var pastāstīt par VIP camp vs. "parastie aiz sētas" camp plusus un mīnusus?

Elementāri - ja esi VIP camp, tad ir tjipa drošā aplokā un līdz upei ir jāiet gabals apkārt sētai. Ja esi LV-camp, tad atrodies tieši blakus upei un pārējiem letiņiem.

VIP camps atrodas tiešā saulē, tur praktiski nav koku, tā ka no rīta pamosties jau cepts pie labas svelmes

+ VIP campā laikam nebija brīv celt "party tents", attiecīgi arī šis variants, kā paglābties no laika apstākļiem tiek nogriezts. Reāli vienīgais pluss ir tas, ka ir garantēta vieta un žogs riņķī, tātad daudzmaz droši no zagļiem. Nu nosacīti mierīgāka dzīve var skaitīties gan par plusu, gan mīnusu. Kopumā mīnusu gan ir vairāk, manuprāt.

Ei, pirmdienas braucēji - nav tākā bišku par ātru doties?

2diena un 3diena paradzēta pavadīt Polijā, Orhidejā :)~

Bok, nav gan - pirmais atbrauksi - pirmais pie upes čilosi

^^ Poļu "orhidejas" no šosejas malas, aha.

Pirmdien no rīta ir braukt jēga tad, ja paredzēts kaut ko Polijā skatīties. Citādi izbrauksi 10.00 no Rīgas un būsi 2.00 naktī Bruķikā...

Izbraucot ar nokavēšanos, ar mierīgu pauzīti pa vidam tajā Orhidejā, stopiem benzīntankos pēc aliņiem utml sanāks vien otrdienas rīts. Otrdien tad jau iekārtoties un sākt čill bez steigas.

nuja, skatīties šķīvī Orhidejā, skatīties šmigu benzīntankā...

Hey!

Kā šogad ir Estragona busu? Ar draudzeni pieteicām divas vietas un gribējām jau pagājušonedēļ pārskaitīt naudu, bet viņš atbildēja, ka vēl nevajagot maksāt. Šonedēļ nav sasniedzams - koklē Wackenā?

^ jap, Wackenā. Pasen neesmu ar viņu braucis, bet parasti jau tika iekasēts kešā uz vietas, vai ir kas mainījies?

Atceros, ka uz Jūdasiem braucot ieskaitīju viņam kontā. Tas bija sen un, gan jau, nav taisnība.

ja mazāk braucēju, tad reizēm vajadzēja iepriekš ieskaitīt, bet parasti norēķinās neatejot no kases

^ Orhidejas mājaslapa www.zajazd-orchidea.pl

Kas labs Orhidejā?

Ēdiens. Lieliskas golonkas... ja nav izrītas :D Porciju izmēri ir nopietni.

ā, tātad putanas un šalavas ir poļu valodā ir golonkas?

^^ varbūt tā mājaslapa melo, bet vienīgās tur atrodamās golonkas ir 100g - tas nu gan neizklausās nopietni. www.zajazd-orchidea.pl/wp-content/uploads/...

^ tā ir cena par 100g, jāmaksā pēc fakta

ā, nu tas jau skan ticamāk.

Labrīt! Bigijs ir zem sievas tupeles, tāpēc meklējam 4to līdzbraucēju ekipāžai, kura izbrauc 1dienas naktī no Jelgavas.

Priekš kam jums tik ļoti tos līdzbraucējus vajag?

Ir biki atšķirība vai par ceļu metās, piemēram, 2 vai 5 cilvēki vienā mašīnā.

Starp citu, kā BA ar kempošanu busā? Ja pareizi sapratu, tad kempos ar mašīnām ni ni...

Viss bija tikpat labi, kā parasti. Organizācija ļoti laba, grupas ļoti labas, sabiedrība ļoti laba, laikapstākļi kopumā pieņemami – bija viens kārtīgs negaiss vienā no pirmajām naktīm pret rītu, bet tas nebija ilgi un ātri apžuva; pēdējā dienā gan ilgstoši lija un tikai pret vakaru sāka skaidroties, tad gan kārtīgas peļķes un dubļi parādījās. Tiesa, pateicoties akmeņainai zemei, tie dubļi bija plānā kārtā, un 1 lietaina diena no 5 jau nav nekas pārāk traks. Kalns gan kļuva visai interesants, man vairākas reizes izdevās to pievarēt veiksmīgi, bet pašās pasākuma beigās ejot lejā, gan sākās nepatīkams paātrinājums, kuru apturēt izdevās tikai pieķeroties krūmam; kājās noturējos, toties iešļakstīju visu savu pusglāzi dzēriena sev ģīmī. Neons, aiz manis nākdams, par to tā sāka rēkt, ka pats nolikās gar zemi un nošļūca savus metrus 3.

Grupas šoreiz sanāca redzēt sev neraksturīgi daudz – saskaitīju 25-28 (atkarībā no tā, vai 2-3 dziesmas skaitās vai neskaitās). Arī dienas rekords laikam sanāca – ap 10 pēdējā dienā. Protams, ne tuvu neredzēju visu, ko gribējās, no garām palaistajiem žēl par Hypocrisy, Jungle Rot, Nordjevel, Taake, Mgla.

No redzētajiem tops sanāca sekojošs:

ZELTS (uzstāšanās secībā):

Skeletal Remains (dzīvajā nereāli labi noslānīja)
Vuur (Anneke van Giersbergen atbilst encikoplēcijas definīcijai vārdam “ harizma”)
Immolation (spēks no tētiem, kā jau bija sagidāms no viens no mīļākajām grupām)
Carcass (nevainojams sniegums, kā jau bija sagaidāms no bandas, kas 2 iepriekšējās reizēs man bijusi festa labākā grupa)

Sudrabs:

Incantation (līdzīgi, kā ar Immolation)
Sodom (labākā no viņu live reizēm, ko esmu redzējis)
Kampfar (pēdējā albuma nosacītā tituldziesma Ophidian turpināja skanēt galvā visu pasākumu)
Slaegt (kaudzēm talanta, prognozēju šiem pēc gadiem pieciem lielu slavu)
Iron Reagan (ugārīgs crossover, tancujut vse)
Midnight (pancīgi motorheadisks blackened heavy, ļoti aktīvi un diezgan prikolīgi)

Bronza:

Voivod
Anthrax
Brutally Deceased
Discharge
Electric Wizard
Exumer
Necros Christos
Vltimas
Rotting Christ

“Sudraba” un “bronzas” grupas gan ir ļoti tuvu un daudzus var arī pamainīt vietām. Pārējie no redzētajiem arī bija labi – Forgotten Silence, Eyehategod, Metal Church, Testament, Demolition Hammer, Tankard. Violators bija ļoti enerģisks, bet pārāk vienveidīgs un pārāk daudz muldēja politisku huiņu. Ved Buens Ende tīrais vokāls bija grūti izturams, un redzēju ar tik pāris beigu gabalus. Frog Leap iesildīšanās vakarā drusku paskatījos, izklausījās pēc baigā sūda (pirmo reizi dzirdēju, ka var tā sadirst Ace of Spades kaveri, pie tam grupa, kas tieši uz kaveriem specializējas). Otrais sets nākamā vakarā it kā esot bijis labāks, bet man jau vairs neinteresēja.

Ā, un – tavu brīnumu! - Deicide atkal pēdējā brīdī nokancelējās :D

Arī es redzēju sev neraksturīgi daudz bandas (skaitās arī tās, kuras skatītas daļēji), kādas 10-12 noteikti. Pavisam objektīvi par labāko festa bandu būtu jādēvē Carcass. Neko daudz neatpaliek arī Anthrax, jāsaka. Citādi no subjektīvā skatu punkta par labāko atzīstu Eyehategod, kura man bija gaidītākā festa banda. Tiesa, uz mazā Obscure steidža, bet pat labāk, maza kluba efekts. Ļoti jaudīgs priekšnesums bija. Pat Estragons stāvā sajūsmā bija. Zinu daudziem pohuj uz viņiem, bet Napalmi man ar it makten gāja pie dūšas, varbūt pie vainas videnes laiku nostaļģija. Netraucē arī viņu antifā gabals no Dead Kennedys.

Škrobis, ka neredzēju Electric Wizard, jo tas sakrita ar laiku, kad bija neliela aizdzeršanās. Laiks bija ļoti labs, vismaz nebija 35°+ pekle. Sestdienas lietus gan drusku piebesija. Nākamgad 25 gadu festa jubilejums, ir jābrauc. Biļetes jāpērk laicīgi. Kaut izrādījās, ka kopsummā pie ieejas no rokām dabūt varēja. Šogad bija jaunums VIP ložas virs skaņu pultīm, 40 € maksāja. Man bija uz Sea Shepherd. Kruts variants, iesaku - ja grib mierīgi, netrakojot, ar perfektu redzamību un skaņu baudīt savus mīļākos māksliniekus.

Var piemetināt, ka Sodom acīmredzot patika labāk, nekā citas reizes, tālab, ka šobrīd grupā ir 2 ģitāristi (parasti bija 1) - atgriezies ir vecais labais Frank Blackfire. Ar divām gičām tomēr pavisam cita diršana.

Un vēl pamanīju jaunu tendenci, ko novēroju jau pagājušajā gadā. Arvien vairāk parādās metaleri, kuri sevi stilizē aka 80ties vintage metalhead. Mollet pričenes, ūsas (var būt klāt bakenes), džinsene vai veste apšūta, ķipa legingi vai apspīlēti džinsi un galvenais atribūts - baltas augstās krosenes. Tādi Hetfīldiņi no killem all laikiem DDD. Kruta, patiesībā!

^^ Es, sladža un stonera cienītājs nebūdams, noskatījos gan Eyehategod, gan Electric Wizard, un abi patika. Nezin gan, vai tamdēļ sākšu šos stilus vairāk klausīties.

Sodom bija labs, šaubu nav.

Lielisks festiņš, kā allaž. Šogad biju apņēmies redzēt maksimāli daudz no savā listē ieplānotā. Par kādiem procentiem 80% arī izdevās plānu izpildīt - visas dienas tika klausīts metāls līdz pat sāpošai mugurai un ļenganām kājām. Vien dažām grupām nācās kapitulēt grādu un apsitiena snaudiena priekšā.

Pirmajā dienā nedaudz izbesīja, ka jau kārtējo gadu VIP Camp 2 komanda nav pratusi jēdzīgi saplānot visu tā, lai pietiktu vietas arī vēlīnākiem viesiem (kaut gan sūri vēlu jau nebijām - ieradāmies trešdien pēcpusdienā ap kādiem 16). Turklāt mums bija nopirkta arī Party Tent vieta. Nedaudz nācās pārliecināt, ka vietas trūkums ir tikpat daudz viņu, cik mūsu problēma, un nāksies vien risināt, un nekādi "varbūt gribat vietu citā kempā" neies cauri. Beigās atstiepa papildu sētas posmus un izvērsa vienā stūrī tādu kā piedēkli, kur tad arī savu mikrorepubliku uzslējām. Pērn bija kas līdzīgs, bet arī ar parkingu. Tu nopērc biļeti konkrēti pie sava kempa, bet, ierodoties festā, tavam auto vietas vairs nez kāpēc nav. Bet tie dzīves sīkumi, par ko kremta vien līdz brīdim, kad tika uzslietas teltis.

Pirmajā dienā arī uz visa brauciena noguruma fona teritorijā izdevās notusēt līdz pat kādiem 3 naktī un redzēt visu, kas bija plānā. Atlikušās dienas gan tik daudz jaudas vairs nebija un pēdējie konči tika skatīti līdz kādiem 00-01.

Grupas, kurām šogad vieta uz mana goda pjedestāla:

Electric Wizard - smagi un dūmojoši. Viena no grupām, pie kuras pūlis uz jebkādu interakciju no mūziķu puses atbild nevis ar tūkstošbalsīgu rēkšanu, bet ar apmierinātu un mēreni skaļu "jēēēē". Ja kāds putns pārlaistos pāri cilvēku pūlim pie EW, tas pārdesmit metru tālāk nokristu kurls un apbliezies.

Cult of Luna - līdz šim klausīti tikai albumos, dzīvajā arī patika.

Windhand nācās vairāk klausīties, mazāk skatīties - Octagon pagalmā bija tāds stūķis, ka vieta bija tikai kaut kur pašā aizmugurē. Blice krietni smērēja, bet ne tik krietni, lai saņemtos un lauztos cauri tām masām līdz viducim, kur kaut ko arī varētu redzēt. Lika pasmaidīt viens stouners, kurš bija ļoti tālredzīgi kaut kur ellē ratā sazīmējis sev kārtīgu koka krēslu ar visu atzveltni, apsēdās uz tā un vienītī izsita milzīgu kāsi. Tad turpat arī uz kādu laiciņu pārakmeņojās.

Meshuggah redzēti nu jau laikam ceturto reizi, un esmu gatavs skatīties vēl un vēl. Gaismu sinhronizācija ar muzonu episka, izpildījums - visos aspektos noslīpēts. Skaņas kvalitāte arī Meshuggah končos allaž ir zajebis.

Riktīgi paķēra arī Heilung. Atšķirībā no Wardruna, kas +/- šo žanru bruķikā pārstāvēja pērn, Heilung līdz šim nebiju klausījies vispār. Bija iespaidīgs rituāls. Šis ir festa atklājums, kas noteikti tagad atradīs vietu arī kādā manā pleilistē, kaut gan pieredze rāda, ka man šāda tipa muzons kvalitatīvā dzīvajā pavelk 10X vairāk nekā ierakstā.

Šis varētu būt top 5, bet vēl redzēti (kurš pirmo, kurš n-to reizi) un par labu esam atzīti: Carcass, Rotting Christ, Eyehategod, The Ocean (pēc dažām nedēļām spēlēs Rīgā), Napalm Death, Testament, Sick of it All, Anathema, Animals as Leaders, Batushka, Emperor, Mgla, Belzebong, Car Bomb, Caspian, Gutalax (ToiToi kraudsērfings un jaunā klipa prezentācija bija to vērts, lai pieceltos pēdējā festa dienā uz grupu plkst. 10:30).

Tagad nepieciešams atvaļinājums pēc atvaļinājuma.

Par laikapstākli Intars jau pastāstīja - īpaši nav ko piebilst, tik ka sanāca maz pa upīti padzīvoties, jo sākumā līmenis ļoti augsts un ūdens ļoti auksts, bet vēlāk ne tik karsts, lai vairāk par 5-10min tur tusētu.

Pirmajā dienā (otrdienā) aizlaidām uz Prāgu. Informācijas līmenis Čehijas dzelzceļam ir diezgan pizdātijs ... pie Jaromeras kopš pagājušā gada remontē sliedes un līdz tuvējām stacijām kursē speciāli ''dzelzceļbusi'', kas pietur pie stacijām. Mājaslapā info par kompleksajām biļetēm (ar 1-3 pārkāpšanām) 130-210 kronu robežās. Pašā satcijā notirgo pa 140 līdz Prāgai. Uz biļetes tikai sākuma un gala stacija un derīga līdz nakamaijai dienai. Nu labi. Kautkā saprotam, ka jākratā nedaudz tālāk, līdz speciālai pietirai, tur piestāj dažādi busi, bet pavadoņi tajos neļauj kāpt (reizēm šķita, ka šie paši nesaprot, kas notiek). Beigās pienāk bus uz Hradec Kralove ar 15min nokavēšanu. Galā arī esam par vēlu, lai ar plānotiem (netā noskatītiem) čukiem brauktu, bet ieraugam uz displeja tuvāko, kas iet uz Pardubici, no kurienes bieži jāpārsēžas braucot uz Prāgu (no daudz lielākās Hradec Kralove tiešo reisu uz Prāgu ir diezgan maz). Galā tiekam veiksmīgi.

Par Prāgu varu teikt (tur biju pirms 3-4 gadiem), ka ir dirsā daudz ķīniešu un citu aziātu (hui to s atšķirsi), kas slāj kā šiem tīk. Arī kopējais tūristu skaits daudz lielāks un cenas jūtami kāpušas (2x). Pie Prāgas pils arī parādījusies automātistu apsardze, kas pārbauda visus ar metāldetektoriem. Bet aizbraukt tur ir tiešām vērts - acis var bolīt uz visām pusēm. Draudzene izteicās, ka smukāk nekā Venēcijā.

Varu ieteikt apmeklēt Strahovas klosetri ar alus darītavu, kas atrodas nedaudz aiz pils ar mažāku tūristpūļi apjomu - www.ratebeer.com/p/kl-asterni-pivova... - bet jāiet uz krogu - cieši blakus esošā restorānā šo alu nezkāpēc netirgoja ...

Atpakaļceļam nopirku biļetes pa 180 naudiņām - pārdevēja iebakstīja ekrānā, ka jāpārsēžas un ar busu jābrauc, bet neko citu nepiefiksēju - uz biļetes ne peroni, ne pārsēšanās vietas nav norādītas. Aizbraucām ar ekspresi līdz Pardubicei un čāpjām uz ārā uz autobusui, jo tā bija internetā norādīts. Pa ceļam nejauši pamanīju vilcienu, kas pēc 5min uz Jaromeru brauc ... lecām iekšā. Izrādījās pareizs variants. Aizveda gan līdz pirmspēdējais stacijai, kur jāpārkāps busā, kurš tika pārbāzts ar matainajiem lopiem. Tas nu tāds lirisks ieskats. Cerams, ka nākamgad jau būs sliedes sataisītas.

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Trešdiena

Sāku ar Ensiferums, kas bija OK, bet karst un no sāna skatīts ... Soilwork pirmais gabals bija no jaunā un jutu cerības uzplaiksnījumu, bet tad sekoja divi Metalkorīgi sīdi, pēc kuriem visa apetīte pārgāja. Pēc tasm bija atkal labs gabals, bet nuinax ... Therion spēlēja Theli pilnībā. Iztika ar divām dāmām un Vikstrēmu - neliels reverb (vai kā viņu sauc) uzlikts un skanēja pietiekami jaudīgi. Coven 15min nokavēja (tika aizkavēti) un 10min intro likās galīgi garām. Sāka arī diezgan nīkulīgi, bet tad panesās jaudīgāk un kopumā daudz labāk, nekā gaidīts (neko dižu gan negaidīju, bet dzīvajā iesakāms). Hypocrisy ar Cult of Luna samainīja vietām, tā ka pilnībā redzēju - nu spēks no tētiem ! Samērā daudz veco, desīgāko gabalu, kuri izklausījās brutāli un arī vokāls uz tiem tika pamainīts uz dziļāku grovlu.

Ceturtdiena

Diablo Swing Orchestra nokavēju, bet stāstīja, ka ļoti labs (par ko nešaubos, jo vienreiz jau bija iepēris). Arī Sacred Reich lielākā daļa bija nokavēta kulta gājienā uz picērijas ēdnīcu / Tesco. Pirmos skatīju Metal Church un bija gaidīti lieliski ! Nākamais Sodoms noblieza savu labāko konci no redzētajiem - īpaši priecēja 2 gabali no mana mīļākā ''Tapping the Vein'' (tituldziesma un ''The Cripller''). Omnium Gatherum tik pēdējos gabalus dzirdēju, jo laikam bija kas pārbīdīts. Bija labi, bet sekojošais Skeletal Remains nospārdīja pēc pilnas programmas - jaudīgākais bliezien šī gada mazajā skatuvē! Sekoja Testament, kas iekabināja gan Sodomītiem, gan sekojošajam Anthrax. Kampfar pa starpai arī paklausījos - likās OK, bet pagarlaicīgs. Tā kā Deicide izpalika, tad nebija vēlmes līdz Carpenter palikt, kas, pēc ļaužu nostāstiem, bija ļoti jaudīgi.

Piektdiena

Dienu uzsāku ar VUUR - harizam un lielisks vokāls. ''Strange Machines'' kovers beigās bija lielisks punkts uz ''i''. Slaegt ir laba banda, smuki griež, bet koncī īsti nesanāca to sajūtu uzķert (skatījos gan no malas, lai normāli skatuvi redzētu - mazajā ''wet stage'' pārskatāmība nebija diži laba) un varēja arī just pieredzes trūkumu (pārsvarā, kontaktā ar publiku). Destrukts bija labs, bet dzīvajā joprojām mani nepārliecina un liekas švakākais no Friču tresītājiem. Immolation sanāca tikai beigas redzēt, bet ļoti jaudīgi slānīja - daudz labāk, nekā ierakstos. Anathema atkal sagādāja lieliskas izjūtas un muzikālo baudījumu ! Heilung - smuks šovs, muzons OK. Kopumē - vērts redzēt. Taake ar sanāca ''paskatīt'' pa lielam, pusnaudā pie žodziņa ;) Garām ejot redzēju arī vienu Primordial gabalu - pašā vakarā, ar gaismām, lielisku skaņu un publiku, likās ka varēja būt labākais, kas no šiem redzēts, bet bija jāslāj tālāk ... Hellhammer - hipnotiski spēcīgs, nav ko daudz citu teikt.

Sestdiena

Exumer atklāja dienu ar varenu amīšu tresītāju vācu izpildījumā. Sekoja Necros Christos, kas izrādījās pārsteidzoši jaudīgs slānītājs un dzīvajā izklausījās pēc Death/Doom (ar uzsvaru uz Death), nevis bleķīga Dūma. Tad jau bija sācies lietus, kas tik pieņēmās spēkā un uz oceans of Slamber jau normāli gāza, tāpēc šos ārpus tenta skatījos, jo tas bija vispiebāztākais, kā du šogad Bruķikā redzēju ;) Spēlēja ļoti labi un vokāls dāmai lielisks. Tā kā zandales šļurkstēja un b ija aujst, aizslājām un telti pārģērbties un uznāca snaudiens, tā ka Saor neredzēju, tāpat kā kombuļkristu, kas ar Anālajiem vietām samainījās, bet uz Tankard paspēju. Nekas uh-un-ah, bet ļoti labs, dzīvīgs tresītājs ar saujiņu labu hītu! Uz šiem ejot arī gabalu no Ratiņkrēsla dzirdēju - līdzīogi kā ar Primordu - gaismas, skaņa un pūlis kopumā sniedza lielisku efektu - patiktu labāk, nekā Žaibās. Beigās redzēju pusi no Mgla - jau iepriekš bija no attāluma klausīti. Joprojām šķit, ka tikpat labi var klausīties, kā kaimiņš urbj sienā caurumus ... Toties Carcass bija lielsiks - gandzrīz visu ''Heartwork'' noblieza, kas ir man favorīts. Pasākumu noslēdzu ar Midnight - laba ''dzīvā'' grupa, kas izskatījās tāpat, kā Mgla :D, bet mauca pancīgu Speed Metal.

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Zelts: Carcass / Anathema / Vuur / Hypocrisy / Therion / Testament / Metal Church / Skeletal Remains
Sudrabs: Oceans of Slumber / Tankard / Midnight / Triumph of Death / Immolation / Sodom / Exumer / Necros Christos
Bronza: Heilung / Slaegt / Destruction / Ensiferum

P.S. Cult of Luna garām ejot likās pietiekami laba, lai ierakstus ievērtētu.

VIP šoreiz bija par 95% pilns - tik pie točām brīvs pleķītis un blakām. Biedrs, kas biju šoreiz uz VIP pieteicies (agrāk ar pieupes republiku šim pietika ... ) tika iemitināts blakus TOI-TOIiem un ģenerātoram :D.

Pieupes Latvijai tikai mazāka teritorija nekā pērn, kad žoku pat pa kādiem 5m izdevās pārbīdīt, bet tāpat bija pietiekami labi - vienīgi pie ieejas upītē bija pārāk mazs pleķīti, lai ugāristiem vietas pietiktu.

Pie bēdīgā - uz dušām 30-60min esot jāgaida un Liegas bandai probraucot nospēra telti un stafu, kas nebija pirmajā piegājienā uz autiņu aizstiepts. Pie šā ir viens ieteikums - ap 10-11 sākt VIP vietu žogu jaukt nost un apkārt sāk čigānēni sirot - labāk notīties pirms tam / neatstāt nepieskatītas mantas.

^ Jā, tu pieminēji vienu labu iemeslu, kāpēc laikam nav prātīgi VIP telšu pilsētiņā (vismaz VIP Camp 2 - nezinu, kā izvietotas pārējās) ierasties pašiem pirmajiem. Pirmie allaž tiek iestūķēti pirmajā kvadrātā pie ķemertiņiem un pisuāriem, kas visu nakti ir spilgti izgaismoti, kā arī blakus visu nakti kurbulē ģeneratoru.

Būtu loģiski otrādi darīt - cītīgākajiem, kas ierodas pirmie, tiek labākās vietas - tālāk no gutalaksa un trokšņiem.

Par dušām - nav tik traki, vajag prasties iet pareizos laikos. Parasti vislabāk ir vilkties uz dušu naktī pēc končiem. Protams, ja kondīcija atļauj. Tad parasti rindas nav. No rīta, protams, ir gārdziens un 40-50 cilvēku rinda.

Duschen ist kein Heavy Metal, kā Wackenā saka.

^^^^"Pieupes Latvijai tikai mazāka teritorija nekā pērn, kad žoku pat pa kādiem 5m izdevās pārbīdīt, bet tāpat bija pietiekami labi - vienīgi pie ieejas upītē bija pārāk mazs pleķīti, lai ugāristiem vietas pietiktu."

Pagājšgad, man liekas, arī neko daudz vairāk nevarēja pārbīdīt kā šogad (~2m), varbūt vienīgi nedaudz tālāk bija uzcelts. Pirms kādiem 3-4 gadiem bija tas variants, kad izdevās atbrīvot daudz vietas. Tagad acīmredzot tie šķērsžogi tiek likti biežāk.

jā, nedaudz sajaucu - pāgājšgad daudz tālāk uzcēla pašu žogu

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^ nu jā, bet gan jau zini to pasaku par puiku, kurš bļāva "vilks, vilks!"? :D

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