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A sharp batch of 80's thrash on Brutal!

A sharp batch of 80's thrash on Brutal! Three names of the American scene will be arriving: FORBIDDEN and HEATHEN with their doses of Bay Area thrash and HIRAX with a manic mix of speeds and thrash metal. German EXUMER with their classic old school approach will complete the four.

We are bringing a big early Christmas gift with something for everyone!

Death metal classics CARCASS will return to Brutal after five years. Together with them you can look forward to a proper brutal death metal charge from CYTOTOXIN, grindcore PIG DESTROYER, death-grinders ROTTEN SOUND or gothic UNTO OTHERS. Finnish melodicists KALMAH will dig out of the dark swamps and the riders of the apocalypse in the form of VLTIMAS will also arrive.A whole bunch of other bands will make their first visit to the fortress  - popular industrial goths DEATHSTARS, heavy-rock-metal SOIL, honest and ruthless grindcore squad ESCUELA GRIND, brutally honest SVALBARD, 8-bit computer ...

Four death metal names from four different subgenres!

CYNIC, the American "tech metallers" will bring a special Focus set to the fortress for the re-release of their iconic debut album. From Belgium will come death/goregrind hurricane ABORTED, accompanied by American MISERY INDEX with their mix of death-grind. The last but not less important addition to the line-up is the melodic DARK TRANQUILLITY and their Gothenburg death metal.

Hardcore pack is here!

Get ready to jump into the moshpit, because after six years, MADBALL is coming back to BA! But you can also look forward to "brutal newcomers ". For the first time in Josefov, three bands will perform, namely the established CANCER BATS, SHOW ME THE BODY with their unique and innovative musical identity and THIS IS HELL, metal punk freaks known for their intense and energetic live performances.

NEW BLOOD 4-PIECE: THE AMITY AFFLICTION, AFTER THE BURIAL, SPIRITBOX and TEN56.

"New Blood" and their modern approach - will be represented at Brutal by Australian metalcore masters THE AMITY AFFLICTION together with progressive metalcore quartet AFTER THE BURIAL. Also arriving for the first time at Brutal Assault will be the talented SPIRITBOX and TEN56 with their mixture of djent, deathcore and a dash of rap-core.