Festival No. 0001086 · Est. 2007
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Somewhere in Walton-on-trent
Where it happens
Festival site
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The details
- Venue
- Catton Park
- Address
- DE12 8LN
- City
- Walton-on-trent, UK
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About the artists
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Amon Amarth formed in Tumba, Sweden, in 1992. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, viking metal. -
Anathema formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1990, and split up in 2020, after 30 years. Plays alternative rock, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic rock, metal, post-metal, progressive rock.
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Apocalyptica formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1993. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, instrumental, instrumental rock, metal, neoclassical metal, symphonic metal.
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Arch Enemy formed in Halmstad, Sweden, in 1996. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Arthemis formed in 1994. Plays heavy metal, power metal, thrash metal.
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Battlelore formed in 1999. Plays death metal, folk metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Beholder formed in Coventry, United Kingdom. Plays heavy metal.
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Blind Guardian formed in Krefeld, Germany, in 1984. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, progressive metal, speed metal.
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Bloodshot Dawn formed in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, technical death metal, thrash metal.
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Candlemass formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1984. Plays doom metal, epic doom metal, heavy metal, metal, traditional doom metal.
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Carcass formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays death 'n' roll, death metal, goregrind, grindcore, heavy metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Cradle of Filth formed in Ipswich, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays black metal, gothic metal, metal, symphonic black metal.
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter formed in Weimar, Germany, in 1995. Plays death metal, folk metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Enslaved formed in Haugesund, Norway, in June 1991. Plays black metal, progressive metal, viking metal.
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Entombed formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989. Plays death 'n' roll, death metal, metal.
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Equilibrium formed in Munich, Germany, in 2001. Plays death metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore, symphonic metal, viking metal.
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Europe formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, in 1982. Plays aor, arena rock, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop metal, rock.
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Fear Factory formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 31 October 1990. Plays alternative metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, metal, nu metal.
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Girlschool formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Gwar formed in Richmond, United States, in 1985. Plays comedy rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Insomnium formed in Joensuu, Finland, in 1997. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, neofolk.
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Internal Conflict formed in 2004.
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Katatonia formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1991. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, avant-garde, death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal, hard rock.
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Kreator formed in Essen, Germany, in 1982. Plays death metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Million Dollar Reload formed in 2005, and split up on 15 August 2015, after 10 years.
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Moonspell formed in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1989. Plays black metal, gothic metal, metal.
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Municipal Waste formed in Richmond, United States, in 2000. Plays crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, punk, thrash metal.
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Pythia formed in 2007. Plays power metal, symphonic metal.
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Sabaton formed in Falun, Sweden, in 1999. Plays heavy metal, metal, pop metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Sanctorum formed in 2005.
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Satyricon formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1990. Plays black 'n' roll, black metal, metal.
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Saxon formed in Barnsley, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock.
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Solsikk formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in October 2011, after 5 years.
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The Haunted formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996. Plays groove metal.
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Turisas formed in Hameenlinna, Finland, in 1997. Plays folk metal, melodic death metal.
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Vallenbrosa formed in 2002.