Festival No. 0001086 · Est. 2007
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Somewhere in Walton-on-trent
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Catton Park
- Address
- DE12 8LN
- City
- Walton-on-trent, UK
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Where to stay
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For the record
About the artists
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A Forest of Stars formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays atmospheric black metal, avant-garde metal, black metal, metal, progressive metal. -
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Alestorm formed in Perth, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays folk metal, metal, power metal.
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Alien Weaponry formed in 2010. Plays groove metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Amaranthe formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2008. Plays melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore, power metal, rock, symphonic metal, trance metal.
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Aonia formed on 27 February 2010.
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At the Gates formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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barbarian hermit plays doom metal, heavy metal, metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Bleed From Within formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays death metal, deathcore, groove metal, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Bloodbath formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1998. Plays black metal, blackened death metal, brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, melodic death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Cannibal Corpse formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1988. Plays brutal death metal, death metal.
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CombiChrist formed in 2003. Plays aggrotech, ebm, electro-industrial, industrial, industrial metal.
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Conjurer formed in 2010. Plays doom metal, drone, drone metal, metal, post-metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Dave Lombardo was born in La Habana, United States, on 16 February 1965. Plays avant-garde metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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De Profundis formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, progressive metal.
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Dead label formed in Celbridge, Ireland, in 2008.
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Demonic Resurrection formed in Mumbai, India, in 2000. Plays black metal, death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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DevilDriver formed in Santa Barbara, United States, in 2003. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, metalcore, thrash metal.
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Doomsday Outlaw formed in 2012. Plays hard rock.
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Doro formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1988. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Emperor formed in Notodden, Norway, in 1991. Plays black metal, melodic black metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic black metal, symphonic metal.
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Equinox plays breakbeat, dance, drum and bass, drumfunk, hard house, jungle.
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Evergrey formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1993. Plays metal, progressive metal.
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Exhorder formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1985. Plays groove metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Fahran formed in 2011.
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Feed The Rhino plays post-hardcore, southern rock.
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Fozzy formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Gojira formed in Ondres, France, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde metal, death metal, groove metal, melodic death metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal.
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Hundred Year Old Man formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2015. Plays doom metal, drone, post-metal, post-rock, sludge metal.
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Ingested formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays brutal death metal, deathcore.
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Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1969. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Kamelot formed in Tampa, United States, in 1991. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Limb formed in 2011.
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Mantar formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2012. Plays black metal, doom metal, metal, punk, sludge metal.
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Memoriam formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in January 2016. Plays death metal, old school death metal.
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Monument formed in 2010.
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Mr. Big formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1988, and split up on 23 August 2024, after 36 years. Plays acoustic rock, aor, glam metal, hard rock, pop rock, rock.
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Nailed to Obscurity formed in Esens, Germany, in 2005. Plays melodic death metal.
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Nails formed in Oxnard, United States, in December 2007. Plays blackened crust, crust punk, grindcore, hardcore punk, metalcore, neocrust, powerviolence.
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Nightwish formed in Kitee, Finland, in July 1996. Plays metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Onslaught formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays hardcore punk, metal, punk, punk rock, thrash metal.
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Oracle formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1988, and split up in 1993, after 5 years.
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Orden Ogan formed in Arnsberg, Germany, in 1996. Plays folk metal, power metal.
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Orphaned Land formed in Petah Tikva, Israel, in 1991. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal.
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Pallbearer formed in Little Rock, United States, in 2008. Plays doom metal.
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Power Trip formed in Dallas, United States, in 2008. Plays crossover thrash, thrash metal.
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Reprisal formed in Forli, Italy, in 1996, and split up in 2003, after 7 years.
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Septicflesh formed in Athens, Greece, in 1990. Plays death metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, symphonic metal.
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Sodomized Cadaver formed in 2013.
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Suicidal Tendencies formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1982. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, funk metal, hardcore punk, metal, punk, rapcore, skate punk.
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Underdark formed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 2000.
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Underside formed in December 2010.
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Venom Inc. formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 2015. Plays heavy metal.
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Vola formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2006. Plays alternative metal, djent, experimental, heavy metal, metal, progressive, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Voyager formed in Perth, Australia, in 1999. Plays metal, progressive metal.
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Watain formed in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1998. Plays black metal.
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Wednesday 13 plays glam metal, horror punk.
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With The Dead formed in 2014. Plays doom metal.