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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!  ...

Online stream/chat - what about 2020 edition?

We have been receiving lots of questions about the current situation of the global pandemic and its impact on our festival. As there are no fortune tellers amongst us, just like the rest of society we cannot predict the development with a 100% accuracy. However, we would certainly like to share with you our observations and reflections on the situation along with the plans for different possible scenarios for this year's Brutal Assault.We're aiming to be as open with you as possible, therefore you will get a chance to ask about whatever you'd like to know regarding our festival and the Covid-1 ...

New video 2019 - HYPOCRISY

The likeable Swedish workaholic Peter Tägtgren and his HYPOCRISY delivered one the biggest sets of the festival last year. This death metal hydra has reached the top of the genre and has stayed there for almost 30 years. Their legendary status is based not only on the songs from the first two albums and their "raw" period, but also on the more atmospheric and melodic sound characteristic of Hypocrisy after the transformation from "The Fourth Dimension" and onwards.  ...