Festival No. 0001093 · Est. 2009
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Somewhere in Jaromer
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- Venue
- Pevnov Josefov / Josefov Fortress
- Address
- Okružní 34 55101
- City
- Jaromer, Czech Republic
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About the artists
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Aeon formed in Östersund, Sweden, in 1999. Plays death metal. -
Amorphis formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1990. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Architects formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays alternative metal, djent, mathcore, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Arkona formed in Moscow, Russian Federation, on 11 February 2002. Plays black metal, folk metal, metal, pagan black metal.
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August Burns Red formed in Lancaster, United States, in March 2003. Plays alternative metal, christian hardcore, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Aversions Crown formed in 2010. Plays death metal, deathcore.
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Batushka formed in Białystok, Poland, in 2018, and split up on 13 December 2024, after 6 years. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, doom metal, russian orthodox liturgical music.
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Birds in Row formed in Laval, France, in 2009. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, screamo.
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Born of Osiris formed in Palatine, United States, in 2003. Plays death metal, deathcore, djent, metalcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Chelsea Grin formed in Salt Lake City, United States, in 2007. Plays deathcore, deathgrind, grindcore.
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Clawfinger formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989. Plays industrial metal, rap metal.
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Cough formed in Richmond, United States, in 2005. Plays doom metal.
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Cryptopsy formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1992. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathcore, metal, technical death metal.
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Decapitated formed in Krosno, Poland, in 1996. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Demolition Hammer formed in New York, United States, in 1986. Plays death metal, groove metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Der Weg einer Freiheit formed in Würzburg, Germany, in February 2009. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, metal.
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Deserted Fear formed in Eisenberg, Germany, in 2007. Plays death metal.
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Devin Townsend Project formed in Vancouver, Canada, in March 2008, and split up on 31 January 2018, after 9 years. Plays ambient, experimental, post-metal, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Einherjer formed in Haugesund, Norway, in 1993. Plays black metal, viking metal.
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Electric Wizard formed in Dorset, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays doom metal, drone, heavy psych, metal, stoner metal, stoner rock, traditional doom metal.
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Eluveitie formed in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 2002. Plays celtic metal, folk metal, medieval metal, melodic death metal, 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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Fallujah formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2007. Plays death metal, deathcore, progressive metal, technical death metal.
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Fleshgod Apocalypse formed in Rome, Italy, in 2007. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, symphonic metal, technical death metal.
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Front Line Assembly formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 1986. Plays breakbeat, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, electronica, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock.
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God Is an Astronaut formed in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 2002. Plays ambient, instrumental, instrumental rock, krautrock, post-rock, rock, space rock.
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Gorguts formed in Sherbrooke, Canada, in 1989. Plays avant-garde metal, brutal death metal, death metal, dissonant death metal, metal, progressive metal, technical death metal.
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Gruesome formed in 2014. Plays death metal.
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Gutalax formed in 2009. Plays goregrind.
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Hatebreed formed in Bridgeport, United States, in 1995. Plays beatdown hardcore, groove metal, hardcore punk, metal, metalcore.
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Havok formed in Denver, United States, in 2004. Plays thrash metal.
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Helheim formed in 1992. Plays black metal, metal, viking metal.
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Igorrr was born on 5 June 1984. Plays avant-garde, avant-garde metal, baroque, breakcore, death metal, electronic, experimental, idm.
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Incantation formed in 1989. Plays death metal, metal.
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KMFDM formed on 29 February 1984. Plays alternative rock, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, rock.
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Life of Agony formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, crossover thrash, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Macabre formed in Chicago, United States, in 1985. Plays death metal, grindcore, metal, thrash metal.
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Madball formed in New York, United States, in 1988. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, metalcore, punk.
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Malignant Tumour formed in 1991. Plays grindcore, punk.
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Mantar formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2012. Plays black metal, doom metal, metal, punk, sludge metal.
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Master's Hammer formed in 1987, and split up in 2020, after 33 years. Plays avant-garde metal, black metal, metal.
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Mayhem formed in Langhus, Norway, in 1984. Plays black metal, metal.
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Metal Church formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1980. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, thrash metal, us power metal.
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Morbid Angel formed in Tampa, United States, in 1983. Plays death metal, metal.
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Mourning Beloveth formed in Athy, Ireland, in 1992. Plays death-doom metal, doom metal, funeral doom metal.
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Nervosa formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in February 2010. Plays thrash metal.
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Nile formed in Greenville, United States, in 1993. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Oathbreaker formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 2008. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, black metal, blackgaze, metal, metalcore, neocrust, post-hardcore, post-metal.
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Oceans Ate Alaska formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays emocore, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metalcore.
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Opeth formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1990. Plays acoustic rock, art rock, death metal, melodic black metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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Possessed formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1983. Plays death metal, thrash metal.
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Prong formed in New York, United States, in 1986. Plays crossover thrash, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, thrash metal.
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Protector formed in 1986. Plays death metal, thrash metal.
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Revocation formed in Boston, United States, in 2000. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal, technical death metal, technical thrash metal, thrash metal.
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Rotten Sound formed in 1993. Plays deathgrind, grindcore.
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Rotting Christ formed in Athens, Greece, in 1987. Plays black metal, gothic metal, grindcore, melodic black metal, metal.
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Sacred Reich formed in Phoenix, United States, in 1985. Plays metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Samael formed in Sion, Switzerland, in April 1987. Plays black metal, ebm, industrial metal.
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Sikth formed in Watford, United Kingdom, in January 2000. Plays avant-garde metal, mathcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal.
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Suffocation formed in New York, United States, in 1988. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal.
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Svart Crown formed in Nice, France, in 2004. Plays black metal, blackened death metal, death metal, metal, noise, thrash metal.
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Swallow the Sun formed in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in 2000. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, metal.
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Swans formed in New York, United States, in 1982. Plays art rock, avant-garde, drone, experimental, experimental rock, gothic rock, industrial, industrial rock.
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Teethgrinder formed in 2012. Plays grindcore.
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Terror formed in Los Angeles, United States, in February 2002. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, metalcore, punk, tough guy hardcore.
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The Amity Affliction formed in Gympie, Australia, in 2003. Plays emocore, post-hardcore.
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The Crown formed in Trollhättan, Sweden, in 1990, and split up on 19 December 2026, after 36 years. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, thrash metal.
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Tiamat formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1987. Plays death metal, doom metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, metal, progressive metal, rock.
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Trivium formed in Orlando, United States, in 2000. Plays heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Tsjuder formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1993. Plays black metal.
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Ulcerate formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2000. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, brutal death metal, death metal, dissonant death metal, technical death metal.
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Walls of Jericho formed in Detroit, United States, in 1998. Plays beatdown hardcore, metalcore.
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While She Sleeps formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Wintersun formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2003. Plays folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, symphonic metal.
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Wolfheart formed in Lahti, Finland, in 2013. Plays melodic death metal.
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Wrekmeister Harmonies formed in Chicago, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, doom metal, drone, experimental, heavy metal, metal, post-rock, rock.
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Zhrine formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2007, and split up on 15 December 2014, after 7 years. Plays black metal, death metal.