The MetalFront Fest is a two-day event celebrating the different styles of rock and metal music in the world on one stage in
Yerevan
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,
Armenia
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. It is the only festival of its kind in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
.
On November 26 and 27, 2008,
Melechesh
Melechesh is an ethnically Assyrian black metal band that originated in Jerusalem and is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ashmedi started the band as a solo project in 1993. In the following year, guitarist Moloch and drummer Lord C ...
headlined the "MetalFront Fest 2008" in Armenia.
2008
November 26:
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Arkona
* Mordab
* Stryfe
*
Empyray
Empyray ( hy, Էմփիռեյ) is an Armenian rock group, working in heavy rock, hard rock genres. Their works are characterized by imposing vocal, surprising melody transitions, thoughtful lyrics in Armenian and English languages and complete, ...
* 5grs
* Scream of Silence
November 27:
*
Melechesh
Melechesh is an ethnically Assyrian black metal band that originated in Jerusalem and is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ashmedi started the band as a solo project in 1993. In the following year, guitarist Moloch and drummer Lord C ...
* Rossomahaar
* Sworn
* Dogma
* E.V.A
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Vaspooher
* Nairi
2009
The 2009 edition was cancelled.
See also
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List of heavy metal festivals
This is an incomplete list of heavy metal festivals. The genre heavy metal (or simply metal) is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United States and the United Kingdom. With roots in blue ...
References
External links
Metalfront Fest official website{{Rock festival
Heavy metal festivals in Armenia
Rock festivals in Armenia
Entertainment events in Armenia
Music festivals established in 2008
Music festivals in Armenia