Brutal Assault added 20 new bands in the line-up for 2021!

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20 new bands in the Brutal Assault 2021 line-up!

This crazy year already wrapped, we are more than thrilled to announce a new batch of bands confirmed for the upcoming BA 2021! We are adding more than 20 bands to the line-up covering a whole spectrum of genres, without forgetting any essentials!

If any of you orthodox metalheads do not have a ticket yet, do not waste any more time as we have confirmed a thrash legend from the Bay Area, the forerunner of Machine Head – yes, Phil Demmel will bring the re-united VIO-LENCE! By the time of the festival their new EP should be out, so you can be looking forward to some new stuff! The thrash unit of our line-up is further joined by British ONSLAUGHT, who are taking the genre to a next level of brutality with their new album “Generation Antichrist” and technical death thrashers REVOCATION, who are extremely cleverly oscillating between the 80’s tradition and more technical modern!

Brutal Assault’s line-up is not just about destructive power. Regardless of the genre, everybody just wanna have fun and the trio of stoner rock bands, who will take over our stages, will undoubtedly make the beer flow. Get ready for a huge moshpit at the popular jokers RED FANG as well as at the vital heavy rockers CLUTCH. The third to rock the stage is JOHN GARCIA and his The Band of Gold, the owner of the unforgettable voice of the legendary Kyuss!

Now let’s add up a bit of death metal. Its melodic and atmospheric offshoot will be represented twice by Finland: INSOMNIUM and MORS PRINCIPIUM EST! The faster and more progressive position is taken by Americans – Trevor Strnad with his melodic THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, striking progressives RIVERS OF NIHIL and NEKROGOBLIKON with their crazy little green goblin. And on top of all of these we can’t forget the Danish quartet adoring a shamelessly rotten sound – UNDERGANG! Ugh! Our list wouldn’t be complete without a dash of experimental. The pioneers of industrial / electro rock DIE KRUPPS surely do not need a further introduction. However, we are also adding the pioneers of the Czech EBM – the masters of provocation, messengers of evil and kings of Czech hard electronics VANESSA! You can also look forward to the Norwegian MANES, whose unique mix of rock, electronic genres and heavy guitars has no borders whatsoever. No less interesting will be the reunited death/doom PHLEBOTOMIZED from the Netherlands.

Hardcore punk hybrid from Northern California, balancing consciousness with total chaos and elements of metal ferocity, will be brought to you by DEATH BY STEREO!

We are nearly finished. But have no worries, black and doom metal is not to be forgotten! Melancholy from Germany will get over you with funeral doom AHAB and their murmur as deep as the Marian Trench. Furthermore, and epic mixture of atmospheric black metal with sludge / post-hardcore will be spread acroos the fortress by REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER. The atmospheric wave will also come across with English WINTERFYLLETH, whose black metal uncovers doom and pagan-folk sceneries.

Brutal Assault 2021 will take place in five monstrous days on August 10-14. 2021. As for now, ⅔ of the festival’s line up of 150 performers are confirmed, so there are more names to be added still! If you’d like to support us, get your ticket as soon as possible. We are looking forward to all of you!

Tickets: https://brutalassault.cz/en/tickets

FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/493050868165392

(review) Laid to Rest – MMXX

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Slovenian hardcore heavyweights are back with new release to commemorate this shitty year. These two songs are done like they should be and we expect from this hardcore outfit. So, Laid to Rest play metalized modern hardcore with respectful nod of head to old school influences. Of the two songs, I like Rock Bottom a bit more, because it is faster and more hardcore punk and has almost Earth Crisis like ending of the song. Also I can totally relate to the lyrics of the song in this shitty year that almost buried most of us. 4270 is the second song, featuring Rok Rupnik from Within Destruction and this song is an ode to Jesenice hardcore scene from where this band comes from. If you love your hardcore, this one is great for you. Check out also other releases from this awesome band. Haha I love Bijelo Dugme sample at the end of song.

https://laidtorestcult.bandcamp.com/

(review) Batboner – Batboner

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And now for something completely different as legendary Monty Python would say. Batboner are hailing from Oslo, Norway, land of fjords, beautiful landscape and black metal. But, do not haste. Batboner are not playing black metal, but deathrock they do and they do it well!

This is their nine song debut album after ten years as a band, after some line – up changes and couple of e.p.-s and singles and represents what the band really is, deathrock theme added with some goth, punk and progressive elements in the song structures. Some songs remind me of Croatian band Phantasmagoria a little bit. The songs are thick with atmosphere, melodic yet heavy and I love the vocals how deep and great they sound. For me personally, the best songs and highlights on this record are Chrysalis and Lala Land. I don´t usually listen to many bands like this one, but this music is great for all darkened hearts out there.

https://batboner.bandcamp.com/album/batboner