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Brutal Assault 2020 Info 4


The end of the year is near and here is the new dose of confirmed metal. Kings of metalcore AS I LAY DYING appears on the lineup. Next another similar act is THE AGONIST from Canada and also BUTCHER BABIES with their killing lady duo singers.

BENIGHTED are adding to the path of fast madness with brutal music. On similar note another grinders appear – EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, but instead of serious darkness, with their humour and „dancing“ party vibe.

Black leather jacket guys with hoodies from Portland are now at Brutal Assault too. UADA is not a cheap knockoff of MGLA. Their show is far from stoick as the Poland counterpart with more active approach. Good equally, indeed. Another black metal is represented by a legend a pioneer of the genre – MAYHEM.

BLOODBATH or BLOOD INCANTATION are new death metal addition there.

Music lover can enjoy legendary DEVIN TOWSEND and will bring new album to the festival.

More bands in a poster. Stay tuned for more info.

PHOTO REPORT: MAYHEM, GAAHLS WYRD, GOST & VOODUS


Photo Report: Mayhem, Gaahls Wyrd, Gost and Voodus played a sold out show at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland on 27.11. 2019

Photography by Serena Solomon

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PHOTO REPORT: VORNA, KAUNIS KUOLEMATON & VOIDFALLEN


Vorna recently released their third studio album “Sateet palata saavat”, and went on an album release tour with Kaunis Kuolematon and Voidfallen. Here is the photo report from the gig in Helsinki, November 16, 2019 at On The Rocks

Photography by Serena Solomon

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Brutal Assault 2020 Info 3


The third band update confirms the the combination of elite deathgrind with spectacular voice work of Californian CATTLE DECAPITATION and their presentation with the new Death Atlas album. Not that extreme modern shall please the fans with a melodical, symphonic deathcore of SHADOW OF INTENT. Thrashers adding some death metal in their art are FUELED BY FIRE and the next year they also will release a new album we can expect to see songs from at Brutal Assault.

There will be also KATATONIA from Sweden with their slower melancholic riffs in a progressive way. Some spicing of the festival will be in the form of FEVER 333 and their combination of rock, hip-hop, punk, post HC, D‘n‘B. Other experimental band is PSYKUP with their mix of progressive death, jazz, punk, hardcore.

The blacker side is represented by one and only MYSTICUM. Other new black metal project is IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT with their dissonant jazzy side of black metal music.

More bands in a poster. Stay tuned for more info.

REVIEW: Ofdrykkja – Gryningsvisor


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by Carina Lawrence / Dark Art Conspiracy

Swedish atmospheric black metal act Ofdrykkja have been through their share of trials and tribulations relating to addiction and mental illness, with member Drabbad even being shot by the police and arrested in the past for drug offences, they recovered from this and created their second album ‘Irrfärd’ but they soon drifted apart to embark on their own journeys, luckily along the way they embraced a new and better outlook and found sobriety and regrouped to create their new and third album titled ‘Gryningsvisor’ which is Swedish for ‘Ballads At Dawn’ which marks their new direction and chapter as a band…

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INTERVIEW: Mass Worship (Sweden)


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Mass Worship from Sweden only formed last year in 2018 and have already signed with heavyweight label Century Media. The band have an exciting and different dark metal sound so are definitely an up and coming band to have on your radar! They have just unleashed their massive self-titled debut so we caught up with Fred (drums) and Dadde (bass) to find out more about their sound, the album and future plans…

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