Amsterdam Metalfest is a biannual metalfestival that takes place in the

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' capital city,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

. As from 2015, it is held in the much acclaimed venue

Melkweg Melkweg (Dutch for "Milky Way") is a popular music venue and cultural centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located on Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein, a prime nightlife square of Amsterdam. It is housed in a former dairy and is divided int ...

(Dutch for "Milky Way") and organised by Metal Amsterdam. Amsterdam Metalfest endeavors to provide a stage for local and (inter)national metalbands and, in doing so, re-establishing the Amsterdam metalscene. It was originally organized i
The Sugarfactory
featuring Dutch bands like

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, The New Dominion, Red Eyes, Illucinoma and others. The May 2018 edition line-up is

Fleshgod Apocalypse Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian symphonic death metal band. Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. They have released five full-length albums. History Formation and ''Oracles'' (2007–2009) Fl ...

, Obscura, The Charm The Fury, Hideous Divinity, For I Am King, Onegodless.

Past billings

October 2016

Textures (NL),

Aborted Aborted is a Belgian death metal band formed in 1995 in Waregem. The group currently consists of vocalist, founder and only constant member Sven de Caluwé, guitarist Ian Jekelis, bassist Stefano Franceschini and drummer Ken Bedene. Although t ...

(BE) ''performing

Retrogore ''Retrogore'' is the ninth studio album by Belgium-based death metal band, Aborted. It was released on 22 April 2016 worldwide, through Century Media Records. It is the first Aborted album with guitarist Ian Jekelis, and the last with bassist ...

in its entirety'', Humanity’s Last Breath (SE) ''Dutch debut'', Exivious (NL) ''global exclusive'', Seita (NL) and Hibakusha (NL).

April 2016

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(POL),

Carach Angren Carach Angren is a Dutch symphonic black metal band, founded in 2003 by two members of the now-defunct bands Inger Indolia and Vaultage. Their style is characterized by prominent usage of orchestral arrangements, black (sometimes death) metal vo ...

(NL),

God Dethroned God Dethroned is a Dutch extreme metal band from Beilen, originally formed in 1990. Biography God Dethroned was formed in 1990 by singer and guitar player Henri Sattler, with Hans Leegstra (guitar) and Ard de Weerd. Sattler and Leegstra had pr ...

(NL), Heart Of A Coward (UK), Herder (NL) and Veil of Delusions (NL).

October 2015

(BE), Seita (NL), Cultura Tres (VEN), Ethereal (NL), Red Eyes (NL) and Hillsphere (NL).

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://metalamsterdam.com 2013 establishments in the Netherlands Heavy metal festivals in the Netherlands Festivals in Amsterdam