Festival No. 0001345 · Est. 2008
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- Hard Rock Hell II 2008
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- Prestatyn, UK
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About the artists
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Alestorm formed in Perth, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays folk metal, metal, power metal. -
Attica Rage formed in 1989.
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Battlelore formed in 1999. Plays death metal, folk metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, metal, power metal, symphonic metal.
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Beholder formed in Coventry, United Kingdom. Plays heavy metal.
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Benedictum formed in San Diego, United States, in 2005. Plays heavy metal.
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Big Linda formed in London, United Kingdom.
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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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Blackhole formed in 2007.
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Blitzkrieg plays punk.
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Budgie formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1967, and split up in 2010, after 43 years. Plays classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive rock, rock.
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Cancer Bats formed in Toronto, Canada, in May 2004. Plays hardcore punk, southern rock.
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Clutch formed in Maryland, United States, in 1990. Plays blues rock, hard rock, rock, stoner rock.
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Dope formed in Villa Park, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, industrial rock, nu metal.
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Doro formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1988. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Firewind formed in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1998. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal, thrash metal.
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Glyder formed in 2004.
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Hawkwind formed in Ladbroke Grove, United Kingdom, in October 1969. Plays classic rock, hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock, space rock.
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Heaven's Basement formed in 2008, and split up in January 2017, after 9 years. Plays alternative rock, hard rock.
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Hecate Enthroned formed in 1993. Plays melodic black metal, symphonic metal.
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Johnny Truant formed in 2002, and split up in 2008, after 6 years. Plays metal, metalcore, progressive metalcore.
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Korpiklaani formed in 2003. Plays folk metal, metal.
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Lethargy formed in Rochester, United States, in 1992, and split up in 1999, after 7 years. Plays death metal, mathcore, progressive metal, technical death metal.
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Litmus formed in 1999.
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Million Dollar Reload formed in 2005, and split up on 15 August 2015, after 10 years.
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Orange Goblin formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1995, and split up on 17 December 2025, after 30 years. Plays doom metal, heavy metal, metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Panic Cell formed in 2003, and split up on 9 July 2011, after 8 years.
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Pig Irön formed in 2001. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.
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Power Quest formed in Southampton, United Kingdom, in March 2001, and split up in 2023, after 21 years. Plays power metal.
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Praying Mantis formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1974. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, rock.
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Ravens Creed formed in 2006.
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Spit Like This formed in 2002. Plays glam rock.
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Textures formed in Etten-Leur, Netherlands, in 2001. Plays death metal, metalcore, progressive metal.
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The Chariot formed in Douglasville, United States, in 2003, and split up on 23 November 2013, after 10 years. Plays mathcore, metalcore.
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The Ghost of a Thousand formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2012, after 8 years. Plays hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, post-hardcore.
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The Plight formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2011, after 7 years.
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The Wildhearts formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in August 1989. Plays hard rock, power pop, punk rock, rock.
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Thin Lizzy formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1969. Plays blues rock, celtic rock, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, pop rock, rock.
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Tigertailz formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 1984. Plays glam metal, metal.
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Tygers of Pan Tang formed in Whitley Bay, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Viking Skull formed in Corby, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays hard rock, heavy metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Warrior Soul formed in New York, United States, in 1987. Plays hard rock.
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Waysted formed in 1982.