Brutal Assault will feature a record number of 151 bands in five days!

BRUTAL ASSAULT #25

August 9-13, 2022 | fortress Josefov, CZ

5 days – 5 stages – 150 bands – horrorcinema – exhibitions

On Tuesday, 9 August 2022, the fortress’s gates in Josefov will open again to thousands of extreme music lovers. The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival will begin, with 151 bands, including legends such as Mercyful Fate and Cannibal Corpse, performing over five days. The festival returns to Josefov in full force after three years.

Brutal Assault is expanding this year with another festival day. One of the biggest metal shows in Europe starts for the first time with Tuesday’s program, which gets into full swing after 2 pm. The line-up offers a record number of 151 bands, with legends like Mercyful Fate, Cannibal Corpse, Mayhem or Cradle Of Filth alternating with young talents from all corners of the world.

The festival has long prided itself on not having headliners, but building on a balanced lineup. “Still, the most prominent and notable name in this year’s lineup is definitely the occult heavy metalists Mercyful Fate, led by iconic frontman King Diamond,” Pavel Pavlík notes on behalf of the organizers. “Mercyful Fate are playing again after a 23-year hiatus, so in this case, it’s an exclusive performance,” he adds.

A traditional part of the festival, which takes place on five stages, is also a interesting accompanying program, such as the already established horror cinema, signing sessions, and exhibitions. This year there will be three of them. There will also be a post-apocalyptic zone inspired by the Mad Max films and the Fallout computer game, a jazz winery with a live pianist, a chilli eating competition (Plechová huba / Metal Mouth), the Pit of Doom underground attraction for the brave, and Brut ALE – a specially brewed beer for the festival’s 25th anniversary.

“Tickets purchased since September 2019 remain valid for this year’s event,” Pavlik said.

Brutal Assault – August 9-13, 2022 – fortress Josefov, CZ
www.brutalassault.cz

Line-up of Brutal Assault 2022:

1914 – ABATTOIR – ABBATH – ABBIE FALLS – ABORTED – AD NAUSEAM – AHAB – ALCEST – AMENRA – ARCTURUS – ARTILLERY – AS I LAY DYING – ASPHYX – AT THE GATES – AVATAR – AVIANA – BAEST – BEESU – BENIGHTED – BLIND RULER CURSED LAND – BLOOD INCANTATION – BLOODBATH – BLOODYWOOD – BOLEHLAV – BUTCHER BABIES – CANNIBAL CORPSE – CARNATION – CATTLE DECAPITATION – CLUTCH – COMEBACK KID – CONJURER – CRADLE OF FILTH – DARK FUNERAL – DARKEST HOUR – DECAPITATED – DEPRESY – DEVOURMENT – DIE KRUPPS – DOOL – DRACONIS INFERNUM – D.R.I. – ELBE – ERGOT – EVERGREEN TERRACE – EVOKEN – EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS – EXHORDER – EXORCIZPHOBIA – EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT – FAÜST – FLESHCRAWL – FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE – FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY – FRONTIERER – GAAHLS WYRD – GAEREA – GOD MOTHER – GODLESS TRUTH – GOLEM MECANIQUE – GOROD – HAEMORRHAGE – HANGMAN’S CHAIR – HAVOCKNOIZE – HEATHEN – HENTAI CORPORATION – HIDEOUS DIVINITY – HLUKOVÁ SEKCE – HUMANITY’S LAST BREATH – IAMNØT – IGNEA – IGORRR – IGRA/CYBERSHEEP – IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT – INSANIA – INSOMNIUM – JINJER – JUGENDWERKHOF – KATATONIA – KHOST – KORPSE – LEPROUS – LIFE OF AGONY – LORNA SHORE – LOST SOCIETY – MALEVOLENT CREATION – MASS INFECTION – MAYHEM – ME AND THAT MAN – MELT-BANANA – MERCYFUL FATE – MISERY INDEX – MOAAN EXIS – MŮRA – MYSTICUM – NAILED TO OBSCURITY – NECROPHOBIC – NEKROGOBLIKON – NEW RISEN THRONE – NIGHTCALL – NUNSLAUGHTER – ONSLAUGHT – ORANSSI PAZUZU – OTTONE PESANTE – PALLBEARER – PANZERFAUST – PARADISE LOST – PATHOLOGY – PENTAGRAM – PHLEBOTOMIZED – PSYKUP – PUPIL SLICER – PYTHIUS – REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER – RIVERS OF NIHIL – SABLE HILLS – SCELETONS – SCHIZOPHRENIA – SHAAM LAREIN – SICK OF IT ALL – SIGH – SKEPTICISM – SKYWALKER – SLAGMAUR – SLOPE – SOEN – SÓLSTAFIR – SOMNIATE – SPACED – SPIRITWORLD – STAKE – STELLARIS – STRIGOI – SUFFOCATION – SWALLOW THE SUN – TENSION CONTROL – TESSERACT – THE DEVIL’S TRADE – THY CATAFALQUE – TREPANERINGSRITUALEN – UADA – UNDERGANG – UNEARTH – URNE – VALKYRJA – VENOM – VIO-LENCE – VOICES – VOIVOD – VOLA – VULTURE INDUSTRIES – Z