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Brutal Assault 2025 Five Days & 73k Steps of Metal
This year was Brutal Assault’s 30 anniversary and the organizers gifted metal fans with over 140 bands ranging from the avant-garde to the most extreme black metal plus every heavy metal genre in between those two. Even though I was exhausted by the end of the festival, I have nothing but incredible memories to look back upon. If you’re into statistics the following are Metalunderground’s for the fest: Thirty-four bands covered, two face-to-face interviews (Gene Hoglan from Dark Angel and Malevolent Creation), 73,000 steps with temperatures ranging from the upper 50’s to the middle 80’s Fahrenheit over a five-day span with fifteen minutes of rain on the warm-up day. Not too shabby.
If this is your first time hearing about this festival, I’ll make this quick. Brutal Assault takes place at the 18th century Josefov Fortress located in the metalhead friendly town of Jaromer, located on the eastern edge of the Czech Republic. The fortress has served as Brutal Assault’s home base since 2012 and its massive worn brick walls and labyrinth of hallways and catacombs make Brutal Assault one of the most unique and popular European summer metal festivals year after year. If you’ve never been to Brutal Assault before, check out the video below for a brief and partial walkaround of the festival’s grounds.
In the past, I would normally post reports of the bands that I saw day by day and also my overall opinion of that year’s festival. To be honest, I think writing long-winded reports is now considered outdated in terms of Road Reports and more of you would prefer to read the bullet points and watch some videos to get the gist of the festival being reported on. Without further ado, here’s the skinny on this year’s Brutal Assault.
I was able to catch the majority of this year’s headliner acts to include Macabre (warm-up day), Kerry King, Rotting Christ, Gojira, Blood Fire Death, Fear Factory, Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, Cult of Luna, Opeth and The Halo Effect. With all the aforementioned bands worthy of headliner status, one band stood out above the rest, and it wasn’t even close. That band was Gojira.
Even before Gojira was awarded Olympic gold medal status among heavy music fans around the world, they had already proven that they were one of the world’s top metal acts long before last year's Summer Olympics performance. Fast forward to Gojira’s set at this year’s Brutal Assault set and I think just about everyone that witnessed it would say that it was a jaw dropping and heart stopping performance.
I’ve seen Gojira plenty of times and they’ve always been excellent, but this time it was just on a different level. They only way I can describe it was that they were perfect. Their sound, the musicianship, their stage show and the energy flowing back and forth between crowd and band was amazing. If you don’t believe me, just go on YouTube and watch for yourself. I was able to record one song and even though it’s farther back from the stage, you can get the gist of it.
Hanabie. Unveils Music Video For "Tasty Survivor"
Japanese ‘Harajuku-core’ band HANABIE. has unveiled the official music video for their latest track, Tasty Survivor. The song serves as the ending theme for the anime Momentary Lily and was specifically written as a tie-in for the series.
Fans in North America can catch them live this winter, as they co-headline a tour with Kim Dracula, alongside Crystal Lake and Kaonashi. More...
HANABIE. Premiere New Single “Tasty Survivor”
Japanese ‘Harajuku-core’ band HANABIE. have officially released their new single, “Tasty Survivor”, which also serves as the ending theme for the anime series Momentarily Lily.
The track was specifically written for the series, with vocalist Yukina sharing her thoughts on its creation: More...
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Knosis Sign With SharpTone & Premiere New Single
Japanese metalcore band Knosis, led by former Crystal Lake vocalist Ryo Kinoshita, have officially signed with SharpTone Records. To mark the occasion, they’ve released their debut single, "Fuhai," which features a guest appearance from Yukina of Hanabie.
Ryo shared his thoughts on the release: More...
Born Of Osiris Premiere New Single “In Desolation”
Palatine, Illinois-based progressive metalcore outfit Born Of Osiris have released a new single titled “In Desolation” ahead of their upcoming fall tour. A visualizer for the track is available to watch below. This marks the third new song released by the group so far this year.
2024 live dates: More...
Jinjer Premiere New Single "Someone’s Daughter''
Ukrainian progressive metal outfit Jinjer premiere their new single, "Someone’s Daughter." The recording sessions for their fifth studio album were completed late last month.
Jinjer has a fall U.S. tour scheduled, with Hanabie. and Born Of Osiris as the opening acts: More...