Festival No. 0000002 · Est. 1992
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- Graspop Metal Meeting 2012
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- Dessel, Belgium
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About the artists
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Adrenaline Mob formed in New York, United States, in 2011, and split up in 2017, after 6 years. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal. -
Alestorm formed in Perth, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays folk metal, metal, power metal.
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Amon Amarth formed in Tumba, Sweden, in 1992. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, viking 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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Black Label Society formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1998. Plays acoustic rock, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, southern metal, southern rock.
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Black Veil Brides formed in 2006. Plays alternative rock, glam metal, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Cannibal Corpse formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1988. Plays brutal death metal, death metal.
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Children of Bodom formed in Espoo, Finland, in 1997, and split up on 15 December 2019, after 22 years. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal.
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Comeback Kid formed in Winnipeg, Canada, in March 2001. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore.
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Death Angel formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1982. Plays heavy metal, metal, technical thrash metal, thrash 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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Dimmu Borgir formed in 1993. Plays black metal, melodic black metal, metal, symphonic black metal.
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Emmure formed in New Fairfield, United States, in 2003. Plays deathcore, metalcore.
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Ensiferum formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1995. Plays folk metal, melodic death metal, metal, power 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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Exodus formed in Richmond, United States, in 1979. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Gotthard formed in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1992. Plays hard rock.
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Guns N' Roses formed in Los Angeles, United States, in March 1985. Plays aor, arena rock, art rock, folk rock, glam, glam metal, glam punk, hard rock.
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H2O formed in New York, United States, in 1995. Plays hardcore punk.
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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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Ihsahn was born in Notodden, Norway, on 10 October 1975. Plays art rock, avant-garde, avant-garde metal, black metal, metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal.
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Jon Oliva's Pain formed in 2003. Plays progressive metal.
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Killswitch Engage formed in Westfield, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative metal, emo, heavy metal, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal.
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Lamb of God formed in Richmond, United States, in 1999. Plays groove metal, metal, metalcore.
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Machine Head formed in Oakland, United States, on 12 October 1991. Plays groove metal, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, thrash metal.
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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.
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Megadeth formed in Los Angeles, United States, in June 1983. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Motörhead formed in London, United Kingdom, in June 1975, and split up on 28 December 2015, after 40 years. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock, rock and roll, speed metal.
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Nasum formed in 1992, and split up on 6 October 2012, after 20 years. Plays grindcore.
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Obituary formed in Tampa, United States, in 1988. Plays death metal, metal, old school death metal.
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Ozzy Osbourne was born in Aston, United Kingdom, on 3 December 1948, and died on 22 July 2025, aged 76. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, symphonic rock.
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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.
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Pennywise formed in Hermosa Beach, United States, in 1988. Plays melodic hardcore, punk, punk rock, rock, skate punk.
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Possessed formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1983. Plays death metal, thrash 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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Sacred Reich formed in Phoenix, United States, in 1985. Plays metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Sebastian Bach was born in City of Freeport, Canada, on 3 April 1968. Plays rock.
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Sick of It All formed in Queens, United States, in 1986. Plays hardcore punk, punk.
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Skeletonwitch formed in 2003. Plays black metal, death metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Slayer formed in Huntington Park, United States, in 1981. Plays black metal, crossover thrash, heavy metal, metal, nu metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Texas In July formed in 2008, and split up in 2015, after 7 years. Plays metalcore.
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The Spudmonsters formed in 1987. Plays thrash metal.
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The Treatment formed in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2008.
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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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Twisted Sister formed in Ho-Ho-Kus, United States, in 1972. Plays glam, glam metal, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Unearth formed in Winthrop, United States, in 1998. Plays melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Winds of Plague formed in April 2005. Plays death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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Winterfylleth formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, dark folk, melodic black metal, pagan black metal.