Brutal Assault

Brutal Assault
View of the main stages in 2012
Genre	Extreme metal, heavy metal, hardcore punk
Dates	August
Location(s)	Czech Republic
Years active	20
Founded by	Vladan, Martin Brzobohatý a.k.a. Shindy, Tomáš Fiala
Website
http://brutalassault.cz/en/

Brutal Assault is an extreme metal open-air music festival that takes place in an 18th-century army fortress (Josefov Fortress) in Jaroměř, Czech Republic. It takes place each August, traditionally on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at the beginning of the month. The festival was started in 1996, originally featuring mostly grindcore music. For many years, it was a small show with mainly local Czech and Slovak bands performing. It changed location several times and grew into a major event in 2006, when over 7,000 people came to that year's event in Svojšice. After moving to Josefov, the attendances grew further to 15,000 in 2012. Brutal Assault currently operates a two-stage system. The festival motto is: "Against violence and intolerance".

Location

The inside of the huge fortress resembles a miniature city.

Brutal Assault takes place in Josefov, an imperial army fortress built from 1780 to 1787 by Emperor Joseph II on the left bank of the Elbe and Mettau rivers near Jaroměř. The two concert stages are built against the outer walls of this huge fortress.

Safety

Stealing from the tents and bodies of drunk visitors is common at Brutal Assault. Guests are advised to keep their valuables in a safe places (e.g. deposit boxes provided by the festival organizers for a fee, locked inside the trunk of a car, etc.).

The festival area at Brutal Assault in Josefov is near a hill, which can be difficult to navigate. Nicknamed "the hill of death", it becomes muddy and slippery after rain. The hill can be walked around, however, and the site is fully accessible to the handicapped.

2014

The nineteenth annual festival was held from Wednesday 6 August to Saturday 9 August 2014. It saw a rise in number of metalcore acts compared to previous years, with Bring Me the Horizon headlining along with Slayer, Amon Amarth, Venom, Satyricon, Children of Bodom, Devin Townsend and Down. Three bands were announced but eventually had to be cancelled: Strife, Arsonists Get All the Girls and Gorguts (who have instead been announced for Brutal Assault 2015).

Double Main Stage
Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Suburban Terrorist Keep on Rotting Flotsam and Jetsam The Agonist High on Fire Chthonic Terrorizer Venom Modern Day Babylon	Panychida Havok Ringworm Texas in July Pentagram Chile iwrestledabearonce Church of Misery Onslaught Misery Index Månegarm Ignite Crowbar Obituary Red Fang Suffocation Bring Me the Horizon Slayer Children of Bodom Architects Katatonia Khold	Isacaarum Rise of Surya Cripper Fleshless GrandExit Obscure Sphinx Heiden Mors Principium Est Skeletonwitch Fleshgod Apocalypse Carnival in Coal Unleashed H2O Six Feet Under Blindead The Devin Townsend Project Amon Amarth Shining Broken Hope Combichrist Nightfall	Spasm Liveevil Nervecell Martyrdöd Insania Severe Torture Hacktivist Dew-Scented Manes Impaled Nazarene Cruachan August Burns Red Sodom Soilwork Sick of It All Krabathor Down Satyricon Converge My Dying Bride Hail of Bullets

Metalgate Stage
Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Siberian Meat Grinder Gutted Brutality Will Prevail Feastem Inquisition Epicardiectomy God Is an Astronaut (extended set) Gehenna ? Heaving Earth	Infernal Tenebra Rats Get Fat První hoře Kraków The Ocean Pungent Stench Manes (acoustic show) Enthroned Mgła Worship Radiolokator	Hammercult Okkultokrati In Mourning Exivious Repulsion Carnival in Coal Benediction Jesu Aosoth Dodecahedron Six Degrees of Separation

Picture gallery

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  Inside the Fortress of Josefov

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  Greek band Septicflesh performing at Brutal Assault 2008

See also

• List of music festivals

External links

• Review of Brutal Assault 2009 in English
• Reviews of Brutal Assault 2008 in English and Russian
• Review of Brutal Assault 2006 in English