Agglutination Metal Festival is an Italian metal festival held annually in

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, among the towns of

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, Chiaromonte and Sant'Arcangelo (

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). Born in 1995 as an event to promote emerging groups, it is one of the first metal festivals in Italy and one of the most long-lived metal events in Europe. It has hosted bands such as

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, Venom,

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, Stratovarius, Carcass, Exodus, Gamma Ray,

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and

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. Among the Italian bands that performed at the Agglutination are

Rhapsody of Fire Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre. Since forming in 1993 as Thundercross, the band h ...

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, Necrodeath, Stormlord, Labyrinth and Theatres des Vampires. Due to the containment measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was not scheduled in 2020 and 2021.

Lineups

1995

;August in Chiaromonte: Marshall and other local bands

1996

;August in Chiaromonte: White Skull, Lost Innocence and other local bands

1997

;12 August in Chiaromonte:

, White Skull, Megora, Aggressive Fear, In Human Memories, Deleterio, Black Sunrise, Flash Terrorist, Stormlord, Lost Innocence, Harem, Funeral Fuck

1998

;11 August in Chiaromonte: Athena, Undertakers, Lacrima Christi, Heimdall, Glacial Fear,

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, Hastings, Aura, Memories of a Lost Soul, Unthory, Black Sunrise, Funeral Fuck

1999

;13 August in Chiaromonte: White Skull, Moonlight Comedy, Ahriman, Tenebrae Oburiuntur, Obscure Devotion, 3rd, Terremoto, Kiss of Death, Pino Miale

2000

;12 August in Chiaromonte: Domine, Vision Divine, Undertakers, Glacial Fear, Stormlord, Art Inferno, Arcadia, Steel Cage, Humanity Eclipse, Eden Shape

2001

;11 August in Chiaromonte: Ancient, Thoten, White Skull, Secret Sphere, Highlord, The Black, Natron, Schizo, Glacial Fear, Requiem K626, Brazen, Enemynside, Dark Secret, Rainy Night

2002

;12 August Chiaromonte: Destruction, Vicious Rumors, Drakkar, Undertakers, Stormlord, Heimdall,

Infernal Poetry Infernal Poetry is an Italian death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growlin ...

, Holy Knights, Adimiron

2003

;9 August in Chiaromonte: Virgin Steele, Labyrinth, Theatres des Vampires, Beholder, Fire Trails, Elvenking, Marshall, Rosae Crucis, Mantra, Requiem K626, Hunchback

2004

;12 August in Chiaromonte: Iron Savior,

, Crystal Ball,

Novembre Novembre (Italian language, Italian, 'November') is an Italian doom metal band, formed in Rome in 1990. Biography Starting out in 1990 as a death metal band (then called Catacomb), Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although ...

, Centurion, Thy Majestie, Rain, Nameless Crime, Disguise, Walkyrya

2005

;13 August in Chiaromonte:

, Freedom Call, Necrodeath, Mesmerize, Schizo, Valiance

2006

;10 August in Chiaromonte (cancelled):Planned for 10 August in Chiaromonte but cancelled because of heavy rain Vision Divine, Sinister, Majesty, Dark Lunacy, Marshall, Pandaemonium, Kragens, Aleph, Infernal Angels, Megawatt

2007

;11 August in Sant'Arcangelo: Gamma Ray, Infernal Death, Golem, Kaledon, Dark Lunacy, Fire Trails, Tankard

2008

;9 August 2008 in Sant'Arcangelo: Dark Tranquility, Vision Divine, Dismember, Domine, Metal Gang with Pino Scotto, DGM, Savior from Anger, Denied, Nefertum

2009

;10 August in Sant'Arcangelo: U.D.O., Vader, Extrema,

Fabio Lione Fabio Tordiglione (born 9 October 1973), known professionally as Fabio Lione, is an Italian singer and lyricist who has worked with many bands in the metal genre. He was known for being the singer of Italian power metal band Rhapsody of Fire fo ...

, Forgotten Tomb, Fratello Metallo, Trick or Treat, Ecnephias, Symbolyc

2010

;9 August in Sant'Arcangelo:

, Korpiklaani, Pino Scotto,

Handful of Hate Handful of Hate is an Italian black metal band active since 1993. They released seven studio albums, ''Qliphothic Supremacy'', ''Hierarchy 1999'', ''Vicecrown'', ''Gruesome Splendour'', ''You Will bleed'', ''To Perdition'' and ''Adversus''. Biog ...

, Airborn, Marshall, Ver Sacrum, Solisia

2011

;20 August in Chiaromonte:

, Majesty, Bömbers (feat. Abbath), Node, PTSD, Tyrannizer Order, Aura, Stige

2012

Rhapsody of Fire - Agglutination Festival

;25 August in Chiaromonte:

, Rotting Christ, Ecnephias, Vexed, Lunocode, Poemisia, Twilight Gate, Ghost Booster

2013

;10 August in Senise:

, Stratovarius,

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, Folkstone, Heavenshine, Blind Horizon, Rebürn

2014

; 23 August in Senise: Carcass, Entombed A.D., Belphegor, Buffalo Grillz, Elvenking, Eversin, Sinheresy, Lehman

2015

;9 August in Chiaromonte:

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, Inquisition, Necrodeath, Forgotten Tomb,

Arthemis Arthemis are an Italian power metal/ heavy metal band. History Originally called "Nemhesis" having recorded a six-track demo in 1996 under that name, they were formed by the guitarist Andrea Martongelli in 1999. Singer Alessio Garavello joined ...

, Feline Melinda, Carthagods

2016

;21 August in Chiaromonte: Therion, Exodus, Taake, Fleshgod Apocalypse,

Nanowar of Steel Nanowar of Steel (stylised as NanowaR of Steel by the band) is a comedy Italian heavy metal band. Their name is a pun on the metal bands Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire, and represents their tendency to satirize " true metal", the primary focus of ...

, Dewfall, De La Muerte, Real Chaos

2017

;19 August in Chiaromonte: Venom,

Sodom Sodom may refer to: Places Historic * Sodom and Gomorrah, cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis United States * Sodom, Kentucky, a ghost town * Sodom, New York, a hamlet * Sodom, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Sodom, West Virginia, an ...

, White Skull, In.Si.Dia, Assaulter, Gravestone, Ghost of Mary, Memories of a Lost Soul

2018

;19 August in Chiaromonte: Death SS, Pestilence, Folkstone, Necrodeath, Witchunter, Ad Noctem Funeriis, Circle of Witches, Rome in Monochrome

2019

;17 August in Chiaromonte:

Napalm Death Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...

, Death Angel, Carpathian Forest, Strana Officina, Carthagods, The Black, Scream Baby Scream

2022

;6 August in Senise: Asphyx, Nargaroth,

Vanexa Vanexa is an Italian heavy metal band formed in 1978. Biography Born in Savona in 1978, thanks to the founding members Roberto Merlone (guitar), Sergio Pagnacco (bass) and Silvano Bottari (drums), the band's style is based on British metal so ...

, Fulci, Sailing To Nowhere, Napoli Violenta, Funeral, Mirko Gisonte, Eyelids

References

External links

{{Commons category, Agglutination Metal Festival
Official website
Heavy metal festivals in Italy 1995 establishments in Italy Music festivals established in 1995