Brutal​ ​ Assault,​ ​ 8.​ ​ -​ ​ August​ ​ 11,​ ​ 2018,​ ​ Fortress​ ​ Josefov​ ​ -​ ​ Jaroměř www.brutalassault.cz

Brutal​ ​ Assault​ ​ music​ ​ festival​ ​ is​ ​ coming​ ​ back​ ​ to​ ​ Josefov​ ​ once​ ​ again​ ​ for​ ​ its​ ​ 23rd edition.​ ​ One​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ biggest​ ​ metal​ ​ festivals​ ​ in​ ​ Europe​ ​ has​ ​ confirmed​ ​ the​ ​ first​ ​ bands. The​ ​ complete​ ​ lineup​ ​ should​ ​ traditionally​ ​ include​ ​ more​ ​ than​ ​ a​ ​ hundred​ ​ bands​ ​ of various​ ​ extreme​ ​ genres.

Some​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ best​ ​ known​ ​ names​ ​ of​ ​ metal​ ​ extreme​ ​ returning​ ​ to​ ​ the​ ​ festival,​ ​ mentioned Behemoth,​ ​ At​ ​ The​ ​ Gates,​ ​ Ihsahn,​ ​ Unleashed​ ​ or​ ​ Broken​ ​ Hope​ ​ among​ ​ others.​ ​ Hardcore genre​ ​ this​ ​ time​ ​ is​ ​ represented​ ​ by​ ​ Converge,​ ​ Northlane​ ​ or​ ​ Full​ ​ of​ ​ Hell.

The​ ​ festival​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ middle​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ fortress​ ​ Josefov​ ​ has​ ​ traditionally​ ​ built​ ​ a​ ​ program​ ​ without emphasis​ ​ on​ ​ headliners.​ ​ “Dramaturgy​ ​ stands​ ​ on​ ​ a​ ​ balanced​ ​ lineup.​ ​ Increasing​ ​ attendance gives​ ​ us​ ​ feedback​ ​ that​ ​ fans​ ​ trust​ ​ the​ ​ festival,​ ​ “says​ ​ organizer​ ​ Tomáš​ ​ Fiala.

After​ ​ the​ ​ success​ ​ in​ ​ previous​ ​ years,​ ​ a​ ​ special​ ​ “fourth​ ​ stage”​ ​ should​ ​ return​ ​ this​ ​ year,​ ​ where experimental​ ​ and​ ​ ambient​ ​ music​ ​ will​ ​ be​ ​ played.​ ​ The​ ​ Art-Brut-All​ ​ Art​ ​ Exhibition​ ​ should​ ​ also​ ​ be a​ ​ traditional​ ​ part.

Brutal​ ​ Assault​ ​ is​ ​ one​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ biggest​ ​ metal​ ​ festivals​ ​ in​ ​ Europe.​ ​ It​ ​ was​ ​ created​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ mid-1990s as​ ​ a​ ​ small​ ​ event​ ​ in​ ​ Moravia​ ​ and​ ​ often​ ​ changed​ ​ its​ ​ location.​ ​ Breaking​ ​ point​ ​ came​ ​ in​ ​ 2006 when​ ​ 7,000​ ​ people​ ​ came​ ​ thanks​ ​ to​ ​ the​ ​ attractive​ ​ program.​ ​ Following​ ​ year​ ​ the​ ​ festival​ ​ moved to​ ​ Josefov,​ ​ where​ ​ it​ ​ stayed​ ​ until​ ​ today.​ ​ The​ ​ last​ ​ edition​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ festival,​ ​ which​ ​ was​ ​ sold​ ​ out​ ​ in presale​ ​ for​ ​ the​ ​ first​ ​ time​ ​ in​ ​ history,​ ​ attracted​ ​ 20,000​ ​ fans​ ​ from​ ​ around​ ​ the​ ​ world.

Official Festival links:

Links: www.brutalassault.cz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brutalassault.cz/ 

Here are some bands from the previous years.

Current​ ​ lineup​ ​ for​ ​ 2018​

• ABYSMAL GRIEF
• ACT OF DEFIANCE
• AKERCOCKE
• ALUK TODOLO
• ANGELMAKER
• ANIME TORMENT
• ARKHON INFAUSTUS
• ARMORED SAINT
• AT THE GATES
• AURA NOIR
• AZARATH
• BEHEMOTH
• BELPHEGOR
• BLEED FROM WITHIN
• BLOOD INCANTATION
• BÖLZER
• BROKEN HOPE
• BROKEN TEETH
• BRUJERIA
• CANNIBAL CORPSE
• CARNIFEX
• CARPATHIAN FOREST
• CELESTE
• CLAUDIO SIMONETTI’S GOBLIN
• COFFINS
• CONVERGE
• COUNTERPARTS
• CRUACHAN
• CUTTERED FLESH
• DAERRWIN
• DANZIG
• DEAD CONGREGATION
• DEPRESY
• DIABOLICAL
• DODECAHEDRON
• DOG EAT DOG
• DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT
• DYING FETUS
• E-FORCE
• ESOTERIC
• EVERGREEN TERRACE
• EXHORDER
• FRONTSIDE
• FULL OF HELL
• GODLESS TRUTH
• GOJIRA
• GORGONEA PRIMA
• GRAVE PLEASURES
• GREEN CARNATION
• GUINEAPIG
• H2O
• HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY
• HATE
• HELMET
• HENTAI CORPORATION
• HIRAX
• HORSKH
• HYPNOS
• INGESTED
• INHUME
• INNERSPHERE
• INSANITY ALERT
• INTEGRITY
• JASAD
• JASTA
• KUROKUMA
• LAIBACH
• LVMEN
• MALOKARPATAN
• MARDUK
• MESSIAH
• MINISTRY
• MISERY INDEX
• MISÞYRMING
• MORTIIS
• MUNICIPAL WASTE
• MYRKUR
• NASTY
• NEOCAESAR
• NERVOCHAOS
• NOCTURNUS AD
• NORTHLANE
• OBSCURE SPHINX
• ORIGIN
• PAIN
• PAIN OF SALVATION
• PALLBEARER
• PARADISE LOST
• PERSEFONE
• PERTURBATOR
• PESTILENCE
• PILLORIAN
• PLINI
• POPPY SEED GRINDER
• PROTECTOR
• PRVNÍ HOŘE
• RAMCHAT
• RATOS DE PORÃO
• RAVELIN 7
• ROLO TOMASSI
• SADISTIC INTENT
• SEPULTURA
• SHELTER
• SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY
• STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS
• SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
• TERROR
• THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
• TORMENTOR
• ULSECT
• UNCURED
• UNLEASHED
• UNSANE
• WARDRUNA
• WHOREDOM RIFE
• WIEGEDOOD
• WISDOM IN CHAINS
• WRATHPRAYER