Festival No. 0001093 · Est. 2009
Weekend of the year
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Somewhere in Jaromer
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The details
- Venue
- Pevnov Josefov / Josefov Fortress
- Address
- Okružní 34 55101
- City
- Jaromer, Czech Republic
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About the artists
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Agnostic Front formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays christian hardcore, crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, pigfuck, punk. -
Anaal Nathrakh formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays black metal, death metal, grindcore, industrial metal, metal.
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Angelus Apatrida formed in Albacete, Spain, in March 2000. Plays thrash metal.
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Anthrax formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nu metal.
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Artificial Brain formed in Valley Stream, United States, in 2011. Plays death metal, dissonant death metal, technical death metal.
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Aura Noir formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1993. Plays black metal, metal, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Be'Lakor formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. Plays melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal.
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Beartooth formed in Columbus, United States, on 1 December 2012. Plays metal, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Bell Witch formed in Seattle, United States, in 2010. Plays doom metal, drone metal, funeral doom metal, sludge metal.
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Benediction formed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays death metal.
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Borknagar formed in Bergen, Norway, in 1995. Plays black metal, metal, progressive metal, viking metal.
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Car Bomb formed in 2002. Plays djent, experimental, mathcore, metalcore, progressive.
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Carach Angren formed in Landgraaf, Netherlands, in 2003. Plays black metal, symphonic black metal.
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Carpenter Brut was born in Poitiers, France, in 1977. Plays dark wave, darksynth, electro, electronic, synthwave.
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Church Of Misery formed in 1995. Plays doom metal, metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Church of the Cosmic Skull formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, in 2015. Plays classic rock, contemporary gospel, garage rock, hard rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, occult rock, pop rock.
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Converge formed in Salem, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, atmospheric sludge metal, hardcore punk, mathcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Crippled Black Phoenix formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays art rock, avant-folk, experimental rock, folk rock, post-rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock.
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Crisix formed in Catalunya, Spain, in February 2008. Plays thrash metal.
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Cro-Mags formed in New York, United States, in 1982. Plays crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, punk, thrash metal.
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Crowbar formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1988. Plays doom metal, heavy metal, sludge metal.
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Cult of Luna formed in 1998. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, doom metal, post-metal, post-rock, progressive metal, sludge metal.
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Dismember formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1988. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Downset formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989. Plays rapcore.
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Dying Fetus formed in Upper Marlboro, United States, in 1991. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, metal, technical death metal.
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Ellende formed in 2011. Plays atmospheric black metal, depressive black metal, post-metal.
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Feastem formed in Raahe, Finland, in 2005. Plays death metal, grindcore, thrash metal.
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Fit for an Autopsy formed in 2007. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathcore, deathgrind.
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Forgotten Silence formed in 1993.
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Gatecreeper formed in Phoenix, United States, in 2013. Plays death metal, hardcore punk, melodic death metal.
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Gorgoroth formed in Bergen, Norway, in 1992. Plays black metal.
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Grave Miasma formed in 2002. Plays black metal, death metal.
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Heaven Shall Burn formed in Saalfeld, Germany, in 1996. Plays death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Hypnos formed in 1999. Plays death metal.
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Hypocrisy formed in Ludvika, Sweden, in 1990. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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In Flames formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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Ingested formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays brutal death metal, deathcore.
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Insanity Alert formed on 1 January 2011.
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Ithaca formed in 2013, and split up on 15 August 2025, after 12 years. Plays mathcore, metal, metalcore.
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LIK formed in Västernorrland, Sweden, in 2000. Plays black metal, occult rock, rock.
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Lionheart formed in Oakland, United States, in 2004. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk.
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LLNN formed in 2014. Plays metal, post-hardcore, post-industrial, post-metal, rock, sludge metal.
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Malevolence formed in 1992. Plays death metal, grindcore.
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Manes formed in 1993. Plays black metal.
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Mantar formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2012. Plays black metal, doom metal, metal, punk, sludge metal.
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Marduk formed in Norrköping, Sweden, in 1990. Plays black metal, metal.
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Maybeshewill formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electronic, experimental, instrumental, math rock, post-rock.
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Meshuggah formed in Umea, Sweden, in 1987. Plays death metal, djent, metal, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Messa formed in Cittadella, Italy, in 2014. Plays alternative metal, dark ambient, doom metal, drone, drone metal, heavy metal, heavy psych, industrial.
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Misþyrming formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 2013. Plays black metal, metal.
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Moonspell formed in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1989. Plays black metal, gothic metal, metal.
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Napalm Death formed in Meriden, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays crust punk, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, industrial metal, metal.
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Nero Di Marte formed in Bologna, Italy, in 2012. Plays ambient, death metal, experimental, metal, post-metal, progressive 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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Nordjevel formed in 2015. Plays black metal, metal.
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Omnium Gatherum formed in Kotka, Finland, in 1996. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Overkill formed in Old Bridge Township, United States, in 1980. Plays cowboy poetry, groove metal, metal, pigfuck, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Perturbator was born in Paris, France, on 22 January 1993. Plays darksynth, ebm, electronic, industrial, post-punk, synthwave.
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Russian Circles formed in Chicago, United States, in 2004. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, math rock, post-metal, post-rock, sludge metal.
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Shadow of Intent formed in 2013. Plays deathcore.
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Skinless formed in Glens Falls, United States, in 1992. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal.
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Slapshot formed in Boston, United States, in 1985. Plays punk.
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Sodom formed in 1981. Plays black metal, metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Suicidal Angels formed in 2001. Plays thrash metal.
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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 Acacia Strain formed in Chicopee, United States, in 2001. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, death metal, deathcore, doom metal, downtempo deathcore, metal, metalcore, sludge metal.
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The Ocean formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2000. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, experimental, post-metal, post-rock, progressive metal, sludge metal.
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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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Volumes formed in Los Angeles, United States, in January 2009. Plays djent, metalcore, progressive metal.
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Watain formed in Uppsala, Sweden, in 1998. Plays black metal.
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While She Sleeps formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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White Ward formed in Odessa, Ukraine, in 2012. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, blackgaze, depressive black metal, metal, post-metal.
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Wiegedood formed in 2014. Plays black metal.
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Within Destruction formed in 2010. Plays death metal, deathcore, metalcore.
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Wolfheart formed in Lahti, Finland, in 2013. Plays melodic death metal.
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Zeal and Ardor formed in 2013. Plays avant-garde metal, black metal, blues, experimental, melodic death metal, metal, progressive metal.