Brutal Assault just unveiled a new wave of bands for its 2026 edition with The Sisters of Mercy and The Ghost Inside announced as headliners, but also a great selection of extreme metal and progressive/experimental representation!
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While we’re still trying to digest how crazy this year’s edition of Brutal Assault was, we’re already getting hyped up about 2026 with a first 14 names confirmed and they’re good ones!
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If you were still on the fence if you’d get yourself tickets for one of the biggest celebrations of extreme music, Brutal Assault is reporting that 96% of all full festival passes are sold, and a full sell-out is imminent! So don’t wait too much longer now!
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Brutal Assault 2025 revealed the daily line-up and launched the sale of single day tickets for those who want a taste of this amazing fest, but can’t fit the whole weekend in their planning!
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Brutal Assault has revealed its daily line-up yesterday and opened the sale of single day tickets for those who can’t afford to go a whole weekend but still want to get a taste!
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The line-up of Brutal Assault 2025 is 70% complete with the addition of over 30 more names with Opeth, Kerry King, Karnivool, Fear Factory, Cult of Luna, Paradise Lost and much more!
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Brutal Assault adds 50 more names to the 2025 line-up with Blood Fire Death, Mastodon, Mayhem and many many more!
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Brutal Assault 2025 have unleashed the first load of bands with Gojira, Dimmu Borgir, Ministri, a dose of old school death metal and so much more!
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Death metal legends Deicide return to European soil this week to celebrate their 13th studio album ‘Banished By Sin’ properly with their fans! Catch them at select club shows and festivals like Brutal Assault and Hellsinki Metal Festival!
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Metallic hardcore outfit Capra is returning to Europe this Summer for a proper tour where you’ll find them at Metaldays, Brutal Assault, Summer Breeze and other amazing places!
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Festival Reports
Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
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Our report of a magical journey to a weird and warm land, an unspeakable language, but most of all: an awesome festival!
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The Obscure and Octagon stages delivered some of the most intense sets of Day 1 at Brutal Assault 2025. From the triumphant return of 3 Inches of Blood to the symphonic fury of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the crushing weight of Inter Arma, the haunting doom of Frayle, the occult darkness of Ruïm, and the mind-bending chaos of Oranssi Pazuzu, it was truely a journey through the extremes of heavy music!
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
The pictures of 4 days of the best the metal and hardcore scene has to offer in the best setting ever that is Brutal Assault!
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Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault should be on your list of musts to go to at least once in your existence as metalhead, here are 10 reasons why we think you should consider making this true metal pilgrimage maybe this summer already!
