This month they announced the inclusion of avantgarde sludge/doom/progressive masters NEUROSIS (pictured), brutal Maryland trio DYING FETUS, young death metal lions OBSCURA and the overtly noisy GOATWHORE. 

 

The recently resurrected VENOM INC. (featuring Mantas, Abaddon and Demolition Man, but not Cronos) would perform the black metal forefathers' most important headbangers.

 

We remind you that so far the extensive fest line-up features the likes of Polish black emperors BEHEMOTH, industrial metal renegades MINISTRY (lead by the one and only Al Jourgensen), British doom monarchs ELECTRIC WIZARD, death metal destroyers NILE and OBITUARY, merciless vegans CATTLE DECAPITATION, hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT and black metal legends SATYRICON (who would perform their classic 'Nemesis Divina' in its entirety).

 

This would be BRUTAL ASSAULT's 21st edition. The festival that began as a small, local metal event featuring mainly Slovak and Czech acts has now earned the reputation of one of the biggest open air festivals in Europe. In accordance with the growing number of fans taking part in the festival, it has changed location several times but has in the last few years finally settled at the  Josefov fortress near the small town of Jaromer.

 

One of  BRUTAL ASSAULT's main advantages before events like the French HELLFEST, for example, is the festivals accessibility. It is situated at the very heart of the continent (near to both Poland and Germany), and this year the four-day tickets cost mere 72 euro (and 84 euro at the festival site, if tickets are still available), the festival grounds are well equipped for thousands of tents (there is a VIP camp you can settle in as well) and the beer on draught usually costs around 1 euro.