The performance of Finnish legends Waltari at this summer’s Brutal Assault will be a special one, celebrating 30 years of ‘Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C’ with a special line-up and the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague joining the visionaries on stage!
Czech band Severals unveiled their new chapter with latest single ‘When the Sun is Dark’, a beautifully haunting yet crushingly heavy track released with a completely self-created captivating music video!
Czech modern metal upstarts STELLVRIS unleashed their highly anticipated new EP ‘Shatter and Bloom’ last week and with that came a music video for the title track!
Legendary eccentrics Master’s Hammer reveal the new single and video ‘Anděl slizu’ from their upcoming album ‘Maldorör Disco’, set for release next month via Darkness Shall Rise Productions!
Czech extreme metal legends Master’s Hammer are releasing their new album ‘Maldorör Disco’ in November via Darkness Shall Rise Productions and revealed a first track with ‘Bewst Within’!
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!
Czech modern metal outfit STELLVRIS dropped their latest single ‘Silence After Violence’ from their upcoming EP ‘Shatter and Bloom’, set for release in November!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
