The Asymmetry Festival is an annual music festival, organized by Centre for Artistic Activities “Firlej” in Wroclaw, Poland. The aim of the event is searching for artists experimenting in the stylistic of rock, metal and electronic music. The first edition took place in 2009.

Current editions

Asymmetry Festival 2009

The first edition took place between April 17–26, 2009. Programme of the festival: * April 17 -

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, Lento ( Klub Firlej) * April 18 -

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, At the Soundawn, Tummo (Firlej) * April 19 -

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, Tephra, Kingdom (Firlej) * April 23 -

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(Mekka) (urodziny klubu) * April 24 -

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, Destructo Swarmbots, Oddateee (Firlej) * April 25 -

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, Lvmen, Ema Camelia, Yull, Drifted Shadows (Firlej) * April 26 - Minsk,

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, Tides from Nebula (Firlej) Accompanying events: * February 8 -

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, Guantanamo Party Program (Firlej) * March 3–21 - Neuro Music Contest Final (Firlej): Fifty Foot Woman, Forge of Clouds, Ketha, Proghma-C, Sway, Tides from Nebula, Dorena

Asymmetry Festival 2010

The second edition took place between April 29 – May 3, 2010. Programme of the festival: * April 29 - The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation, Zu, Bong-Ra,

Drumcorps Drumcorps is the metal/breakcore musical project of American musician Aaron Spectre. He is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Spectre was born and raised in rural Massachusetts. He began Drumcorps after moving to Berlin to branch out crea ...

(Firlej) * April 30 -

Kylesa Kylesa is an American heavy metal band that was formed in Savannah, Georgia. Their music incorporates experimentalism with heavy riffs, drop-tuned guitars and elements of psychedelic rock. The group was established in 2001 by the former member ...

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, Year of No Light,

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, Fat32 (Firlej) * May 1 - Jesu,

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, Time to Burn,

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, Kasan (Firlej) * May 2 -

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, Necro Deathmort, Moja Adrenalina (Firlej) * May 3 - EZ3kiel (Wroclaw’s Fountain at the Pergola) Accompanying events: * December 12 -

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, Forge of Clouds * April 9 - Neuro Music Contest Final (Firlej):

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, PhobH, Maszyny i Motyle, MOANAA, Moja Adrenalina,

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, Ketha

Asymmetry Festival 2011

The third edition took place between April 29 – May 3, 2011. Programme of the festival: * April 29 - Weedeater, Zoroaster,

Oranssi Pazuzu Oranssi Pazuzu is a Finnish psychedelic black metal band formed in 2007. The band originally consisted of vocalist and guitarist Juho "Jun-His" Vanhanen, drummer Jarkko "Korjak" Salo, guitarist Moit, keyboardist and percussionist Ville "Evil" Lep ...

, Bruce Lamont, Zoltar (Firlej) * April 30 -

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, The Secret, Kokomo,

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a.k.a. Microphonics (Firlej) * May 1 -

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Jucifer Jucifer are a two piece American sludge metal band whose albums have been released by Alternative Tentacles, Capricorn Records, and Relapse Records along with their own imprint Nomadic Fortress Records. The band's members are Gazelle Amber Valent ...

, The Orange Man Theory, Oozing Goo,

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, Elvis Deluxe (Firlej) * May 3 -

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(saint Maria Magdalena Church) Accompanying events: * April 2 - Neuro Music Contest Final: Belzebong, Elvis Deluxe, Phobh, Sun For Miles,

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Asymmetry Festival 2012

The fourth edition took place between May 3–5, 2012 in a thoroughly new location – the Wroclaw-based Bourgeois Brewery. Programme of the festival: * May 3 -

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, Black Tusk,

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, Vladimir Bozar ‘N’ Ze Sheraf Orkestär,

, Coilguns, Earthship * May 4 - Æthenor, The Ocean, Obake, Mombu, Ddekombinacja, Metazen, Kunz, Broken Note, Igorrr, Niveau Zero, Nicolas Chevreux, Codeshift, Veatxh * May 5 -

Killing Joke Killing Joke are an English rock music, rock band from Notting Hill, London, England, formed in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (musician), Youth (bass). Their first album, ''Ki ...

, Bohren & der Club of Gore, Celeste, The Ascent of Everest, A Whisper In the Noise,

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, Infekcja, My Own Private Alaska, Kiss Me Kojak, Ass to Mouth, We are Idols, Guananamo Party Program, Escape from Paris, Drom, Nod Nod, Thaw, Panacea Asymmetry Festival 4.0 Before Parties: * February 2 -

Astronautalis Charles Andrew Bothwell (born December 13, 1981), better known by his stage name Astronautalis, is an American alternative hip hop artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York. History After gaining some recognition in local circles in Jacksonvi ...

Bleubird Jacques Bruna better known by his stage name Bleubird is an American rapper originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is known for his rapid-fire delivery, comic relief, lyrical wit and freestyle ability. Basing most of his career out of O ...

, Slam poetycki (Puzzle) * February 17 - Bong-Ra,

Limewax Maxim Anokhin (born 1988), known by his stage name Limewax is a Ukrainian drum and bass music producer and DJ from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. His style is described as inspired by harsher sounds of hardstep and darkstep; however, he is most r ...

, Thrasher, Rekombinacja, Macbeat (Log:In) * March 16 - Peter Kurten, Brainpain, Moptron, Clicker (Log:In)

Opinions and awards

The festival was mentioned on the pages of British music magazines The Wire and Rock-A-Rolla. The event was also included in the list of the most important music events according to the Polish “Dziennik” magazine. In 2009, Asymmetry Festival placed first in the poll of the “Gitarzysta” magazine readers (Musical Summary of the Year 2009), outrunning Przystanek Woodstock and the performance by Papa Roach. The festival was also included in the sum-up of the most important musical events of the year 2009 of “Gazeta Wyborcza”.

References

Asymmetry Festival

* ttp://muzyka.onet.pl/newsy/alternatywa/asymmetry-festival-za-kilka-dni,1,4610067,wiadomosc.html Asymmetry Festival za kilka dni
Asymmetry Festival 2010: bilety na koncert otwierający dostępne

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120220185242/http://asymmetryfestival.pl/ Official website {{Authority control Music festivals established in 1999 Rock festivals in Poland Spring (season) events in Poland 1999 establishments in Poland