Festival No. 0001082 · Est. 1997
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About the artists
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Ancient Rites formed in Diest, Belgium, in 1988. Plays black metal. -
Annihilator formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 1984. Plays heavy metal, metal, speed metal, technical thrash metal, thrash metal.
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Assassin formed in 1983, and split up in 1987, after 4 years.
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Carpathian Forest formed in Sandnes, Norway, in 1992. Plays black metal, metal.
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Circle II Circle formed in 2002. Plays heavy metal, progressive metal.
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Dark Age formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1995. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Dark Funeral formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1993. Plays black metal, melodic black metal.
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Darkane formed in Helsingborg, Sweden, in January 1998. Plays melodic death metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Dew-Scented formed in Brunswick, Germany, in 1992, and split up on 6 October 2018, after 26 years. Plays death metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Diamond Head formed in Stourbridge, United Kingdom, in 1976. Plays heavy metal, metal, nwobhm.
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Die Apokalyptischen Reiter formed in Weimar, Germany, in 1995. Plays death metal, folk metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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Dismember formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1988. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Eidolon formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1993. Plays metal, power metal, progressive metal, thrash metal.
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Extreme Noise Terror formed in Ipswich, United Kingdom, in 1985. Plays crust punk, death metal, grindcore, metal, punk.
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Freedom Call formed in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1998. Plays power metal.
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Gamma Ray formed in 1989. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Graveworm formed in Bruneck, Italy, in 1992. Plays black metal, gothic metal, melodic black metal, symphonic black metal.
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Heaven Shall Burn formed in Saalfeld, Germany, in 1996. Plays death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, metalcore.
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In Flames formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1990. Plays alternative metal, heavy metal, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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Kataklysm formed in Montreal, Canada, in 1991. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Lordi formed in 1996. Plays hard rock, metal, speed metal.
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Lotto King Karl was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 4 February 1967.
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Malevolent Creation formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1987. Plays death metal, metal.
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Masterplan formed in Hamburg, Germany, in August 2001. Plays heavy metal, power metal.
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Metalium formed in 1999, and split up in 2011, after 12 years. Plays power metal, speed metal.
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Nile formed in Greenville, United States, in 1993. Plays brutal death metal, death metal, metal, technical death 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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Psychopunch formed in Vasteras, Sweden, in 1998. Plays punk.
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Rage formed in Herne, Germany, in 1986. Plays heavy metal, power metal, speed metal.
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Raunchy formed in 1994. Plays alternative metal, groove metal, heavy metal, industrial metal, melodic death metal, metal, metalcore.
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Rotting Christ formed in Athens, Greece, in 1987. Plays black metal, gothic metal, grindcore, melodic black metal, metal.
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Running Wild formed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1976. Plays heavy metal, metal, power metal.
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Sentenced formed in Muhos, Finland, in 1989, and split up in 2005, after 16 years. Plays death metal, gothic metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Sinister formed in Schiedam, Netherlands, in 1989. Plays death metal.
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Sinner formed in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1980. Plays heavy 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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Soilwork formed in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 1995. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, metal.
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Sonata Arctica formed in Kemi, Finland, in 1999. Plays power metal.
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Stratovarius formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 1984. Plays metal, power metal.
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Svbway To Sally formed in Potsdam, Germany, in 1990. Plays folk, folk metal, folk rock, industrial metal, medieval, medieval metal, metal, neue deutsche härte.
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Testament formed in Berkeley, United States, in 1983. Plays death metal, heavy metal, metal, thrash metal.
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The Crown formed in Trollhättan, Sweden, in 1990, and split up on 19 December 2026, after 36 years. Plays death metal, melodic death metal, thrash metal.
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The Quill formed in Mönsterås Municipality, Sweden, in 1990. Plays heavy metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
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Thyrfing formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1995. Plays black metal, folk metal, metal, viking 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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Twisted Tower Dire formed in Chantilly, United States, in 1995. Plays power metal.
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V8 Wankers formed in 2000. Plays punk rock.
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Vader formed in Olsztyn, Poland, in 1983. Plays death metal, thrash metal.
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Victory formed in Hannover, Germany, in 1984. Plays hard rock, heavy metal.