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The Obscene Extreme festival, shortened as OEF, is an annual
music festival
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...
in the
Czech Republic
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, that focuses on
extreme metal
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subgenres
grindcore
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and
death metal
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, as well as
hardcore punk
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. It was founded in 1999 as a birthday party by Miloslav "Čurby" Urbanec. It was described by
Vice
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as "Europe's craziest grindcore party".
It is noted by the
Czech Radio
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The service broadcasts throughout the Cz ...
for its "exceptionally
tolerant and friendly atmosphere". The festival offers exclusively
vegetarian
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Vegetarianism m ...
and
vegan
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food within its premises
since its inception.
Obscénně a extrémně již po dvacáté: V areálu žádné maso
(in Czech). 01.07.18. spark-rockmagazine.cz.
Several well-known metal bands have performed at OEF over the years, such as: Napalm Death
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, Possessed
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Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
, Obituary
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, Sodom, Immolation, Grave
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, Suffocation
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, Vader, Incantation
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, Terrorizer
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, Exhumed, Asphyx
Asphyx is a Dutch death metal band that was formed in Overijssel in 1987.
History
The band was formed in 1987 by Bob Bagchus and Tony Brookhuis. Joost was picked up for vocals and bass, but was replaced by Chuck Colli after the release of th ...
, Morgoth
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...
, Brujeria
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, Sinister
Sinister commonly refers to:
* Evil
* Ominous
Sinister may also refer to:
Left side
* Sinister, Latin for the direction " left"
* Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see ...
, Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault was an American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984. Part of the mid-to-late 1980s thrash metal movement, they were one of the main bands of the genre to emerge from the East Coast along with Overkill, Whiplash, T ...
, Hirax
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, Vital Remains
Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 1988.
History Formation and early years
Guitarist Paul Flynn formed Vital Remains in 1988. Vital Remains' first line-up included Paul Flynn on lead guitar, ...
, Eyehategod
Eyehategod (also abbreviated and referred to as EHG) is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana who formed in 1988. They have become one of the better known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene. Their core lineup has re ...
, Krisiun
Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band, founded by brothers Alex Camargo (bass, vocals) (Born March 11, 1972), Moyses Kolesne (guitars) (Born August 11, 1973) and Max Kolesne (drums) (Born June 12, 1974). Since its formation in 1990, the gro ...
, and Municipal Waste
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to name a few.
References
External links
* {{Commonscat inline, Obscene Extreme
Official website
1999 establishments in the Czech Republic
Heavy metal festivals in the Czech Republic
Recurring events established in 1999
Summer events in the Czech Republic
Vegetarian festivals
Vegetarian organizations