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festival held annually since 2003 in

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Lineups

2006

* June 3–4, 2006: Decayed,

Desaster Desaster are a German black/thrash metal band formed in Koblenz in 1988. Their lyrical themes involve war, hate and Satanism. History Desaster formed in 1988. The band had line-up issues before Infernal, the only remaining member of the orig ...

Deströyer 666 Deströyer 666 is an Australian extreme metal band formed in 1994 by vocalist and guitarist K. K. Warslut. The group originated in Melbourne, Australia and by 2001 had relocated to Europe. History K. K. Warslut formed Deströyer 666 fo ...

, Dekapitator, Helrunar, Infernal War, Mental Horror, Nebular Mystic, Primordial,

Secrets of the Moon Secrets of the Moon were a black metal band from Osnabrück, Germany, founded in 1995. Biography Secrets of the Moon were founded in 1995.Warhammer Warhammer may refer to: * War hammer, a medieval weapon Warhammer media franchise *''Warhammer'', a series of games and related media: ** ''Warhammer'' (game), a table-top fantasy miniature wargame, and origin of the franchise ** ''Warhammer Fan ...

2007

* May 26–27, 2007: Adorior, Anael, Archgoat, Black Witchery, Bullet, Delirium Tremens, Denial of God, Razor of Occam, Unpure.

2008

* May 10–11, 2008:

Angelcorpse Angelcorpse was a blackened death metal band formed after the demise of Pete Helmkamp's previous band, Order from Chaos. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, they relocated to Tampa, Florida. History They formed in 1995, ...

Arkhon Infaustus Arkhon Infaustus is a French blackened death metal band from Paris. They formed in 1997, are signed to Osmose Productions, and have released four albums to date. History Arkon Infaustus was created in late 1997 by Dk Deviant, joined by Tortu ...

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, Dissimulation,

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, Enslaved, Flesh Made Sin,

Nifelheim Nifelheim was a Swedish black metal band. The band was formed in 1990 by the twin brothers Erik and Per Gustavsson, under the stage names Tyrant and Hellbutcher and is known for their "old school" style of black metal. History Nifelheim was ...

, Purgatory, Ravencult,

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Sólstafir Sólstafir is an Icelandic post-metal band formed in 1995 and currently signed to Season of Mist. Originally a black metal band, they transitioned to a post-metal-influenced style on their second album '' Masterpiece of Bitterness''. History Só ...

, Svartahrid,

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, Witchmaster.

2009

2010

* May 22–23, 2010: Trident, The Stone, Vomitor,

Gospel of the Horns Gospel of the Horns was an Australian black metal band that was formed in 1993 by vocalist Shane Transvaal D (of Deinonychus) and Mark Howitzer. Originating from Brisbane, the band released 2 EPs and 2 full-length albums. History Gospel of t ...

, Gehenna, Tulus, Baphomet's Blood, Die Hard,

Sahg Sahg is a three-piece Norwegian hard rock/doom metal band formed in Bergen in the summer of 2004, by key figures in the metal scene of their country: Tom Cato Visnes ( King ov Hell), Einar Selvik (Kvitrafn), Olav Iversen and Thomas Tofthagen. Iv ...

, Affliction Gate,

Nachtmystium Nachtmystium was an American psychedelic black metal band formed by Blake Judd, formerly known as Azentrius, and Pat McCormick. The band's name is derived from the German word '' Nacht'' meaning "night", and the made-up term ''mystium'' which re ...

, Ketzer, Nocturnal, Negura Bunget, Kill, The Jailbreakers

References

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External links

Festival website
Heavy metal festivals in Germany Music festivals established in 2003