Festival No. 0000002 · Est. 1992
Weekend of the year
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Somewhere in Dessel
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- Venue
- Festivalpark Stenehei
- Address
- Kastelsedijk 2480
- City
- Dessel, Belgium
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About the artists
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A Day To Remember formed in Ocala, United States, in June 2003. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, easycore, emo pop, emocore, metalcore, pop punk, pop rock. -
Accept formed in Solingen, Germany, in 1971. Plays glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, power metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Alice Cooper was born in Detroit, United States, on 4 February 1948. Plays classic rock, garage rock, glam metal, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, new wave, psychedelic rock.
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Alter Bridge formed in Orlando, United States, in 2004. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, progressive metal, rock.
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ANKOR formed in Tarragona, Spain, in May 2003. Plays alternative metal, metal, metalcore.
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Anneke van Giersbergen was born in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands, on 8 March 1973. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, ambient, folk, folk rock, pop rock, rock.
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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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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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Asomvel formed in 1993. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
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Avatar formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2001. Plays alternative metal, avant-garde metal, death metal, groove metal, industrial metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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BABYMETAL formed in Tokyo, Japan, on 28 November 2010. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, j-pop, j-rock, kawaii metal, metal, metalcore.
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Bad Omens formed in Richmond, United States, in January 2015. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Battle Beast formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2008. Plays arena rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop metal, power metal, rock.
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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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BLACKGOLD plays nu metal.
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Bloodywood formed in New Delhi, India, in 2013. Plays folk metal, metal, nu metal.
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Breaking Benjamin formed in Wilkes-barre, United States, in 1999. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, post-grunge.
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Bring Me The Horizon formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in March 2004. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, deathcore, drum and bass, electronic, electronic rock, emo, hard rock.
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Bury Tomorrow formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Bush formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, noise rock, post-grunge, post-hardcore, rock.
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Carpenter Brut was born in Poitiers, France, in 1977. Plays dark wave, darksynth, electro, electronic, synthwave.
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Catch Your Breath formed in 2017. Plays nu metal.
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Corrosion of Conformity formed in Raleigh, United States, in 1982. Plays alternative metal, crossover thrash, metal, punk, stoner metal, stoner rock, thrash metal, thrashcore.
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Cradle of Filth formed in Ipswich, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays black metal, gothic metal, metal, symphonic black 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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Danko Jones formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1996. Plays hard rock, rock.
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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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Def Leppard formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays alternative rock, aor, classic rock, glam, glam metal, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal.
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Drain formed in 1992.
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Drowning Pool formed in Dallas, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, metal, nu metal, post-grunge, rock.
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Dying Wish plays melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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Ego Kill Talent formed in 2014. Plays rock.
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Elder formed in Boston, United States, in 2005. Plays doom metal, heavy psych, metal, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Electric Callboy formed in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, in 2010. Plays electronic, electronicore, experimental, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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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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Extreme formed in Boston, United States, in 1985. Plays acoustic rock, alternative metal, arena rock, art rock, funk metal, funk rock, glam metal, grunge.
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Faetooth formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2019. Plays doom metal, metal, shoegaze, sludge metal, stoner metal.
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Feuerschwanz formed in Erlangen, Germany, in 2004. Plays folk metal, folk rock, medieval rock.
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Fleddy Melculy formed in Brussels, Belgium, in 2015. Plays melodic death metal, metalcore, rock.
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Forbidden formed in Hayward, United States, in 1985. Plays classical, groove metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Foreigner formed in New York, United States, in 1976. Plays acoustic rock, aor, arena rock, classic rock, hard rock, pop rock, rock, soft rock.
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Future Palace formed in 2018. Plays alternative rock, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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GAEREA formed in 2016. Plays black metal.
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Gatecreeper formed in Phoenix, United States, in 2013. Plays death metal, hardcore punk, melodic death metal.
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Grade 2 formed in May 2013.
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Guilt Trip formed in 1999.
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Harakiri for the Sky formed in Vienna, Austria, in 2011. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal, blackgaze, metal, post-metal.
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Harm's Way formed in Chicago, United States, in 2006. Plays hardcore punk, industrial metal, metalcore, powerviolence.
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Hollywood Undead formed in Hollywood, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, rap rock, rapcore, rock.
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Hulder plays black metal, death metal, doom metal, heavy metal, medieval, metal.
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Ice Nine Kills formed in Boston, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore, symphonic metal.
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John Coffey formed in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2005. Plays post-hardcore, punk rock, rock and roll, southern rock.
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Kadavar formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2010. Plays death metal, hard rock, heavy psych, psychedelic rock, stoner rock.
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KANONENFIEBER formed in 2020. Plays black metal, blackened death metal, death metal, melodic black metal.
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Killus formed in Vila-real, Spain, in 2003. Plays groove metal, industrial metal, rock.
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Knocked Loose formed in Oldham County, United States, in 2013. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk, metalcore.
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Kublai Khan formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1984. Plays thrash metal.
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kublai khan tx formed in Sherman, United States, in 2009. Plays beatdown hardcore, groove metal, metalcore.
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Lacuna Coil formed in Milan, Italy, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, gothic metal, metal.
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Lagwagon formed in Goleta, United States, in 1990. Plays punk, punk rock, skate punk.
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Leprous formed in Notodden, Norway, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, avant-garde, avant-garde metal, progressive metal, progressive rock.
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letlive formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002, and split up on 28 April 2017, after 15 years. Plays alternative rock, emo, experimental, hardcore punk, indie rock, post-hardcore, rock, soul.
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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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Limp Bizkit formed in Jacksonville, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, nu metal, pop rock, rap metal, rap rock.
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Lionheart formed in Oakland, United States, in 2004. Plays beatdown hardcore, hardcore punk.
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Loathe formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays alternative metal, djent, metalcore, shoegaze.
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Magnolia Park formed in Orlando, United States. Plays alternative rock, pop punk.
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Malevolence formed in 1992. Plays death metal, grindcore.
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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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Moonspell formed in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1989. Plays black metal, gothic metal, metal.
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Mouth Culture formed on 1 December 2018.
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Old Man's Child formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1989. Plays melodic black metal.
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Oranssi Pazuzu formed in 2007. Plays black metal, experimental.
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Orden Ogan formed in Arnsberg, Germany, in 1996. Plays folk metal, power metal.
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P.O.D. formed in San Diego, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, christian metal, christian rock, metal, nu metal, rap metal, rap 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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Periphery formed in Washington, D.C., United States, in 2005. Plays alternative metal, djent, metalcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Possessed formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1983. Plays death metal, thrash metal.
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Primal Fear formed in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, in 1997. Plays heavy metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Queensrÿche formed in Bellevue, United States, in 1981. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, power metal, progressive metal, us power metal.
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Quicksand formed in New York, United States, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, post-hardcore.
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Rain City Drive formed in Sacramento, United States, in 2014. Plays experimental rock, post-hardcore.
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Return to Dust plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock.
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Rivers of Nihil formed in Reading, United States, in 2009. Plays death metal, progressive metal, technical death 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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Scowl plays hardcore punk.
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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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Sepultura formed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1984. Plays alternative metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Set It Off formed in Tampa, United States, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, emo, pop punk, pop rock, power pop, rock.
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Sex Pistols formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 1975, and split up on 14 January 1978, after 2 years. Plays punk, punk rock, rock.
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Sinsaenum formed in 2016. Plays black metal, blackened death metal, death metal, heavy metal, metal.
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Six Feet Under formed in Tampa, United States, in 1993. Plays death metal.
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Sleep Theory formed in Memphis, United States, in 2019. Plays alternative metal, hard rock, nu metal, rock.
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Snot formed in Santa Barbara, United States, in 1995.
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Sonata Arctica formed in Kemi, Finland, in 1999. Plays power metal.
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Static-X formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, industrial, industrial metal, metal, nu metal, rock.
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Sólstafir formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, in January 1995. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, black metal, metal, post-metal, post-rock, progressive metal, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Terrorizer formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1987. Plays grindcore.
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TesseracT formed in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, in May 2003. Plays djent, hard rock, mathcore, metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock.
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The Dillinger Escape Plan formed in Morris Plains, United States, in March 1997, and split up on 29 December 2017, after 20 years. Plays experimental, mathcore, metal, metalcore.
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The Funeral Portrait plays alternative rock, emo, rock.
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The Gathering formed in Oss, Netherlands, in 1989. Plays alternative rock, art rock, death metal, death-doom metal, doom metal, gothic metal, metal, progressive metal.
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The Offspring formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, comedy rock, grunge, melodic hardcore, pop punk, post-punk, punk, punk rock.
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The Plot In You formed in Hancock County, United States, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, metalcore, post-hardcore.
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Thornhill formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2015. Plays alternative metal, metalcore, progressive metal, progressive metalcore.
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Three Days Grace formed in Norwood, Canada, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, hard rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Thrown formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2019. Plays beatdown hardcore, metalcore, nu metal.
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Tom Morello was born in Manhattan, United States, on 30 May 1964. Plays alternative 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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TX2 plays alternative rock, emo, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
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Uada formed in Portland, United States, on 1 October 2014. Plays black metal, melodic black metal.
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Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats formed in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays doom metal, heavy psych, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, stoner rock, traditional doom metal.
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Venom formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays black metal, death metal, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Vicious Rumors formed in Santa Rosa, United States, in 1979. Plays heavy metal, power metal, us power metal.
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Vltimas formed in 2015. Plays death metal.
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Volbeat formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2001. Plays groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, rock and roll.
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WARGASM (UK) formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. Plays digital hardcore, nu metal.
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We Came as Romans formed in Troy, United States, in 2005. Plays electronicore, melodic metalcore, metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo.
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Wind Rose formed in Pisa, Italy, in 2009. Plays folk metal, heavy metal, power metal.
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Within Temptation formed in Waddinxveen, Netherlands, in April 1995. Plays gothic metal, metal, symphonic metal, symphonic rock.
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Wolves In the Throne Room formed in Olympia, United States, in 2002. Plays atmospheric black metal, black metal.