Festival No. 0001093 · Est. 2009
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Somewhere in Jaromer
Where it happens
The details
- Venue
- Pevnov Josefov / Josefov Fortress
- Address
- Okružní 34 55101
- City
- Jaromer, Czech Republic
Somewhere to sleep it off
Where to stay
Apartments and hotels near Pevnov Josefov / Josefov Fortress, Jaromer for the nights of the festival. The map comes from Stay22. If you book through it, we earn a commission, which helps keep the site running.
For the record
About the artists
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3 Inches of Blood formed in Victoria, Canada, in December 1999. Plays power metal. -
Abbie Falls formed in 2018. Plays deathcore, metal, metalcore. -
Absu formed in Plano, United States, in 1991. Plays black metal, death metal, thrash metal. -
Agnostic Front formed in New York, United States, in 1981. Plays christian hardcore, crossover thrash, hardcore punk, metal, pigfuck, punk. -
Aluk Todolo formed in Grenoble, France, in 2004. Plays experimental rock, instrumental, krautrock, noise rock, occult rock, psychedelic rock. -
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AngelMaker formed in 2011. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathcore, metal, technical death metal. -
Asphyx formed in 1987. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, metal. -
Attila formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2005. Plays deathcore, experimental, metalcore. -
August Burns Red formed in Lancaster, United States, in March 2003. Plays alternative metal, christian hardcore, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore. -
Avulsed formed in Madrid, Spain, in August 1991. Plays death metal. -
Benighted formed in Saint-Étienne, France, in May 1998. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, metal, technical death metal. -
Between The Buried And Me formed in Raleigh, United States, in 2000. Plays mathcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore. -
Blood Fire Death formed in 2010. -
Blood Red Throne formed in Kristiansand, Norway, in 1999. Plays death metal. -
Bohren & der Club of Gore formed in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, in 1992. Plays dark ambient, dark jazz, jazz. -
Brujeria formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1989. Plays death metal, deathgrind, grindcore. -
Car Bomb formed in 2002. Plays djent, experimental, mathcore, metalcore, progressive. -
Carnivore A.d formed in August 2017. -
Counterparts formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2007. Plays melodic hardcore, melodic metalcore, metalcore. -
Crypt Sermon formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2013. Plays doom metal, epic doom metal, heavy metal, metal, traditional doom metal. -
Crypta formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in June 2019. Plays death metal, metal. -
Crystal Lake formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2002. Plays deathcore, metalcore. -
Dark Angel formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1981. Plays metal, progressive metal, technical thrash metal, thrash metal. -
Dark Funeral formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1993. Plays black metal, melodic black metal. -
Defeated Sanity formed in Dachsbach, Germany, in 1994. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, technical death metal. -
Dimmu Borgir formed in 1993. Plays black metal, melodic black metal, metal, symphonic black metal. -
Dope formed in Villa Park, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, industrial rock, nu metal. -
Drowning Pool formed in Dallas, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, metal, nu metal, post-grunge, rock. -
Dying Fetus formed in Upper Marlboro, United States, in 1991. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, deathgrind, grindcore, metal, technical death metal. -
Envy formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 1992. Plays j-rock, post-hardcore, post-rock, screamo. -
Exhorder formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1985. Plays groove metal, metal, thrash metal. -
Faun Fables formed in 1997. Plays art rock, experimental, psychedelic folk. -
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. -
Fit for a King formed in Tyler, United States, in September 2007. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore. -
Five The Hierophant plays ambient, avant-garde metal, black metal, dark ambient, doom metal, experimental, jazz, metal. -
Fulci formed in Caserta, Italy, in 2013. Plays brutal death metal, death metal. -
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GAEREA formed in 2016. Plays black metal. -
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. -
Gost was born in Longview, United States, on 16 March 1980, and died on 1 April 2026, aged 46. Plays darksynth, electronic, synthwave. -
Graphic Nature plays metal, metalcore, nu metal. -
Green Lung formed in 2017. Plays classic rock, doom metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, heavy psych, metal, occult rock. -
Gutalax formed in 2009. Plays goregrind. -
Gutslit formed in 2007. Plays brutal death metal, death metal. -
Halo Effect formed in 2001. Plays electronic. -
HANABIE formed in Tokyo, Japan, in June 2015. Plays j-rock, metalcore. -
Harakiri for the Sky formed in Vienna, Austria, in 2011. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, blackgaze, metal, post-metal. -
Hellripper formed in 2014. Plays black 'n' roll, black metal, speed metal, thrash metal. -
Heriot formed in Swindon, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays industrial, metal, metalcore, nu metal, post-hardcore. -
Hideous Divinity formed in Rome, Italy, in 2007. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, technical death metal. -
High Parasite plays gothic metal, rock. -
Hällas formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 2011. Plays blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock, rock. -
Inter Arma formed in Richmond, United States, in 2006. Plays black metal, death metal, doom metal, metal, post-metal, progressive metal, psychedelic, sludge metal. -
Karnivool formed in Perth, Australia, in 1998. Plays alternative rock, progressive rock, rock. -
Kataklysm formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1991. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal. -
Kerry King was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 3 June 1964. Plays heavy metal, metal, thrash metal. -
King Woman formed in 2009. Plays doom metal, drone, metal, post-metal, post-rock, rock. -
kublai khan tx formed in Sherman, United States, in 2009. Plays beatdown hardcore, groove metal, metalcore. -
LANDMVRKS formed in Marseille, France, in 2014. Plays metalcore, post-hardcore. -
Leprous formed in Notodden, Norway, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, avant-garde, avant-garde metal, progressive metal, progressive rock. -
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Malevolent Creation formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1987. Plays death metal, metal. -
Malignancy formed in 1992. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, technical death metal. -
Mammoth Grinder formed in 2005. Plays crust punk, death metal, sludge metal. -
Mantar formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 2012. Plays black metal, doom metal, metal, punk, sludge metal. -
Mastodon formed in Atlanta, United States, on 13 January 2000. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive metal, sludge metal, stoner metal. -
Mayhem formed in Langhus, Norway, in 1984. Plays black metal, metal. -
Ministry formed in Chicago, United States, in 1981. Plays alternative metal, ebm, electro-industrial, electronic, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal. -
Mnemic formed in Aalborg, Denmark, in 1998, and split up on 28 November 2013, after 15 years. Plays groove metal, industrial metal, melodic death metal, metal. -
Monolord formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2013. Plays doom metal, stoner rock. -
Ne Obliviscaris formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003. Plays melodic black metal, melodic death metal, progressive metal. -
Nile formed in Greenville, United States, in 1993. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal. -
Obituary formed in Tampa, United States, in 1988. Plays death metal, metal, old school death metal. -
Obscure Sphinx formed in Warsaw, Poland, in 2008. Plays experimental, metal, post-metal, sludge metal. -
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. -
Oranssi Pazuzu formed in 2007. Plays black metal, experimental. -
Overkill formed in Old Bridge Township, United States, in 1980. Plays cowboy poetry, groove metal, metal, pigfuck, speed metal, thrash metal. -
Paradise Lost formed in Halifax, United Kingdom, on 26 March 1988. Plays death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal, gothic rock, metal, rock. -
Patriarchy plays alternative metal, dark wave, electronic, industrial, post-punk, synth-pop, witch house. -
Pelican formed in Chicago, United States, in 2001. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, instrumental, post-metal, post-rock, sludge metal. -
Pig Destroyer formed in Alexandria, United States, in 1997. Plays death metal, grindcore. -
Prong formed in New York, United States, in 1986. Plays crossover thrash, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, thrash metal. -
Protector formed in 1986. Plays death metal, thrash metal. -
Psycroptic formed in Hobart, Australia, in 1999. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death metal. -
Pyrexia formed in 1990. Plays brutal death metal, death metal. -
Pyrrhon formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008. Plays avant-garde metal, death metal, dissonant death metal, experimental, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, technical death metal. -
REZN formed in Chicago, United States, in 2016. Plays doom metal, heavy psych, stoner metal. -
Rivers of Nihil formed in Reading, United States, in 2009. Plays death metal, progressive metal, technical death metal. -
Rotting Christ formed in Athens, Greece, in 1987. Plays black metal, gothic metal, grindcore, melodic black metal, metal. -
Ryker's formed in 1992. -
Sigh formed in Tokyo, Japan, in May 1990. Plays avant-garde, avant-garde metal, black 'n' roll, black metal, experimental, progressive, progressive metal, symphonic black metal. -
Skálmöld formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in August 2009. Plays folk metal, viking metal. -
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum formed in 1999, and split up in 2011, after 12 years. Plays avant-garde, avant-garde metal, avant-prog, experimental, experimental rock, progressive metal, progressive rock. -
Slow Crush formed in Leuven, Belgium, in 2017. Plays dream pop, indie rock, pop, shoegaze, slowcore. -
Static-X formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, industrial, industrial metal, metal, nu metal, rock. -
SYLVAINE was born in San Diego, Norway, in 1991. Plays blackgaze, dark folk, post-metal, post-rock, shoegaze. -
The Browning formed in 2005. Plays deathcore, electronic, electronicore, experimental, metal, metalcore. -
The Kovenant formed in Bergen, Norway, in 1993. Plays black metal, industrial metal, melodic black metal, metal, symphonic black metal. -
Thrown formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2019. Plays beatdown hardcore, metalcore, nu metal. -
To The Grave formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2010. Plays deathcore, metal. -
Tsjuder formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1993. Plays black metal. -
Unleashed formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1989. Plays death metal, metal, viking metal. -
Warbringer formed in Ventura, United States, in 2004. Plays metal, thrash metal. -
Wayfarer formed in Denver, United States, in 2011. Plays atmospheric black metal, folk metal. -
Xiii. Stoleti formed in 1989. Plays gothic rock. -
Zeke formed in Seattle, United States, in 1993. Plays hardcore punk, punk, speed metal. -
Zemial formed in Athens, Greece, in 1989. Plays black metal.










































































