Festival No. 0000409 · Est. 1985
Weekend of the year
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Somewhere in Nürburg
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Nürburgring
- Address
- Otto-flimm-straße 53520
- City
- Nürburg, Germany
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About the artists
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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. -
As I Lay Dying formed in San Diego, United States, in 2000. Plays christian metal, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore.
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Cancer Bats formed in Toronto, Canada, in May 2004. Plays hardcore punk, southern rock.
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Deichkind formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1999. Plays electro, electroclash, electropop, electropunk, hip hop.
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Dick Brave & The Backbeats plays pop rock, rockabilly.
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Die Toten Hosen formed in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1982. Plays acoustic rock, hard rock, pop punk, pop rock, punk, punk rock.
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Donots formed in Ibbenbüren, Germany, in 1993. Plays pop punk, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Enter Shikari formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, electronicore, nintendocore, post-hardcore, rave, screamo.
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Gossip formed in Searcy, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk.
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Guano Apes formed in Gottingen, Germany, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, metal, nu metal, pop rock, post-grunge, rock.
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Kasabian formed in Leicester, United Kingdom, in 1997. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance-punk, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new rave, rock.
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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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Lexy & K-Paul plays electro, electronic, house, progressive house, tech house.
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Linkin Park formed in Agoura Hills, United States, in 1996. Plays aak, alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, electronic rock, electropop, hip hop, metal.
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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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Marilyn Manson formed in Fort Lauderdale, United States, in 1989. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, drum and bass, heavy metal, industrial, industrial metal, industrial rock, metal.
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Maxïmo Park formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in 2000. Plays indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival.
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Metallica formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 October 1981. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, 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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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.
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Rise To Remain formed in 2006, and split up in 2015, after 9 years. Plays heavy metal, metalcore.
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Skrillex was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 15 January 1988. Plays afro house, bass house, breakbeat, breaks, brostep, club, complextro, dance.
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Soundgarden formed in Seattle, United States, in 1984, and split up in 2017, after 33 years. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, psychedelic, psychedelic rock.
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Tenacious D formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1994. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, comedy, comedy rock, hard rock, rock, rock musical.
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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 Subways formed in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays indie rock.
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Trivium formed in Orlando, United States, in 2000. Plays heavy metal, melodic metalcore, metal, metalcore, progressive metal, thrash metal.