BRUTAL ASSAULT 2026 – complete daily schedule revealed
There are no more secrets when it comes to this year’s edition of Brutal Assault Festival. The organisers revealed the detailed schedule of all four stages. As usual, there will also be signing sessions on each day and this is yet to be announced. There is limited amount of daily tickets as well as well […]
BRUTAL ASSAULT 2026 – 10 reasons to go to the festival
This year’s edition will be 29th one and as each year, the festival takes place on the grounds of Josefov Fortress in the city called Jaromer. It starts with the warm-up day on 4th August and will last another full four days on 4 main stages + so called KAL stage with experimental music. The […]
BRUTAL ASSAULT – Line-up update
The line-up of this year’s BRUTAL ASSAULT is almost complete. The organisers revealed a versatile set of bands that join the pack that will play in Czech’s 29th edition of well known festival. It features American CROWBAR – Sludge/ Doom Metal powerhouse and seemingly similar in genre, but still very different AHAB. Czech Republic will […]
SAMAEL premiere “Hidden Empire” official video – new 12” vinyl release coming in April
Swiss metal pioneers SAMAEL have unveiled a brand new official video for “Hidden Empire”, premiered on March 17, 2026 via Napalm Records. The track is one of two new songs that will appear on a strictly limited 12-inch vinyl release, alongside “Black Matter Manifesto”, scheduled for release on April 24, 2026. Created […]
WALTARI to celebrate 30 years since the release of „Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony In Deep C” album on BRUTAL ASSAULT
Finnish band WALTARI will play a special set on this year’s Brutal Assault in Josefov Fortress. It will be completely devoted to album called „Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony In Deep C” which was a big breakthrough thanks to its brave mixture of death metal with symphonic music and operatic vocals. The album […]
Mixtures of bands added to BRUTAL ASSAULT 2026
Organisers of Czech festival BRUTAL ASSAULT just addend seven new bands to this year’s schedule. As usual, they represent various genres, like Black Metal by CARPATHIAN FOREST, Death Metal MORDLOCH, Metalcore by UNEARTH or Doom Metal by DUSK. Versatile visions of dark music will be presented by three completely different bands, Progressive and very melancholic […]
MONSTROSITY to release the new album in March
Death Metal powerhouse MONSTROSITY announced the new album which will be released on 13th March through Metal Blade Records. It is called „Screams From Beneath The Surface” and will be the 7th one in the band’s career. The album will feature new singer Ed Webb (ex. MASSACRE) who joined the band a few years […]
BRUTAL ASSAULT – big batch of new bands
Organisers of one of the biggest metal festivals in central Europe – BRUTAL ASSAULT just announced a large batch of bands that will play on its 29th edition. As usual, it is a mixture of wide variety of metal styles, which is the strong side of the event. There are thrash bands like VIO-LENCE, AURA […]