SIGNING SESSIONS ON METALFEST CROATIA!

Temporary meet and greet (signing session) schedule. This is not FINAL list. New bends will be added soon!

SUNDAY

Fueled By Fire – 16:00 – 16:30
Moonspell – 17:00 – 17:30
Emergency Gate – 18:00 – 18:30
Graveworm – 18:45 – 19:15
Skull Fist – 19:30 – 20:00
Legion Of The Damned – 20:30 – 21:00

MONDAY

Nexus Inferis – 15:20 – 15:50
Symphony X – 17:30 – 18:00

TUESDAY

Ensiferum – 16:00 – 16:30
Brainstorm – 16:45 – 17:15
Death Angel – 18:15 – 18:45
In Extremo – 19:00 – 19:30

EXCLUSIVE BOAT-AFTERSHOW-ADVENTURE

The Croatian edition of Metalfest, which will be held on a unique location on the peninsula Puntamika in Zadar, grants you a unique Mediterranean atmosphere and summer on the Adriatic coast, and has one additional attraction for you, that no other metal festival can offer.

Imagine that after the concert evening, you can relocate that evening onto a special ‘Holiday Metal’ boat, which will take you into the unknown sea that lies before Zadar from 1 am to 6 am. It’s a drive for one of the most beautiful island archipelagos. Hundreds of islands surround Zadar, which you will discover in an unprecedented way, with a large tourist boat called ‘Barba Ivo’, that will be ready to host the 150 fastest Headbangers every evening of Metalfest, who manage to ‘book’ this unusual adventure. Notice that information about the booking will be available at the info-desk of Metalfest. The boat has only 150 seats, and the price of a journey is just 10 Euros.

The Vikings, Liburnians, pirates and all other suited Headbangers that embark on this journey into the unknown can expect loud metal music, beer and excellent Mediterranean cuisine. The music will be played by suprise DJs. On this VIP adventure, that you’ll remember for a lifetime, with beautiful ladies and guests of the festival, you will feel the freedom and passion of the ancient seafarers and all who sailed over 3000 years ago and arrived at the ancient port of Zadar.

FREE OPENING DAY ON METALFEST CROATIA & TRIBUTE BANDS!! SPECIAL OFFERS FOR BIKERS

Metalfest Croatia invites all bikers from Croatia and Europe to a large ‘opening party’ that will happen the first day of the festival, Saturday the 2nd of June 2012. Since the Croatian Metalfest is held on the beautiful peninsula Puntamika in Zadar, which is normally home to the Zadar bikers ‘Bestije’, and the Zadar riviera is a favorite destination for bikers from all over Europe, Metalfest Croatia invites all bikers to come to Metalfest in Zadar.

Entrance to festival on Saturday, 2nd of June 2012, for all visitors will be – FREE!

On Saturday, the big opening will be a full day and night metal and rock party with superior metal and rock DJs, special Mediterranean cuisine at excellent prices, and traditional night entertainment with a concert, a variety of amenities and the inevitable striptease point. As a special guest the AC/DC tribute band Problem Child will perform.

Additional tribute bands will perform at Metalfest Croatia on the following days:

Saturday, 02.06. AC/DC tribute (Problem Child)
Sunday, 03.06. Judas Priest tribute (Art Knockout)
Monday 04.06. Metallica tribute (Thrasheta)
Tuesday 05.06. Motorhead tribute (Broken Rockers)

Special offer for bikers:

There are further special offers for bikers. Specifically, each member of any motor group in Europe who has their membership card of a biker group or another valid document / emblem, present at Metalfest will get 30% discount on tickets for Metalfest. Discount for bikers is possible because the organizers of Metalfest cooperate with the motor club Bestije, which organizes a motorcycle meeting immediately after the Metalfest.

TICKET PRICE AS OF 1st OF JUNE ( 64 EUR + PRESALE COMMISSION )

One-day ticket price is 42 euros, festival ticket to 1st of June is 64 euro (plus comMission), and at the festival 89 euros.

SYMPHONY X CONFIRMED!

Metal geniuses Symphony X, a band who many fans of progressive metal call the strongest link in the chain of this subgenre, will be one of the biggest names at Metalfest Croatia. Symphony X’s Michael Romeo formed the band in 1994, when he recorded the first album named after the band, and in 1995, he recorded the second album: “The Damnation Game”, which made a big impact on continueing his career. Instead of Rod Tyler, Russel Allen, who came with Romeo became the main songwriter, and later turned out to be one of the greatest singers of the metal scene.

Because of “The Divine Wings Of Tragedy” (1997) Symphony X is an increasingly popular and highly appreciated band, and the status ‘star in the making’ confirmed with “Twilight In Olympus” (1998). Epoch-making work “V: The New Mythology Suite” (2000) is the first concept album based on Atlantis, ancient Egyptian mythology and astrology. “The Odyssey” (2003) with a focus on songs based on Homer’s timeless work, and “Paradise Lost” (2007) are the absolute peak of their career. ”The Odyssey” is based on John Milton’s novel on the eternal battle between light and darkness and is one of the best albums the Heavy Metal scene has seen in the first decade of the 21st century. The album entered the Billboard Top 200, and managed to get to the first side of the Top Heatseekers chart.

Four years later Symphony X released another masterpiece: “Iconoclast”, which tells about the struggle of machines and people, and the album made his release-position at place 76 of the Billboard 200 album chart and became the most successful album of Symphony X. Symphony X are certainly a different kind of band. Although the Progressive-Metal in their sound has elements of Power-, Symphonic-Metal and classical music, mixing genres ist not their main goal. Complex, emotional, masterful, virtuos – ingenious. You don’t believe me? Listen to the colossal and epic song “The Odyssey”!

Symphony X ‘The Odyssey’ video

RUNNING ORDER CONFIIRMED!!

The Visigoth and Liburnian stages will be the center of all musical events at the Metalfest 2012 and will host more than 70 bands in three days. Both stages will be near the sea and therefore offer the possibility of attending concerts while enjoying the view over the beautiful sea, a feature that really makes the location special. Lie on the beach or swim in the sea and at the same time attend the performances of some of the greatest Metal bands of today is a privilege that you will only have as a visitor of Metalfest Croatia.

EXELLENT REGIONAL BANDS ON METALFEST!

Some of the finest regional bands have been confirmed for METALFEST 2012 in Croatia! A lot of quality bands will be performing on the ‘Liburnian Stage’, and you can expect a lot of new material, as well as some album and lineup promotion. Placed in the shade of pine trees the ‘Liburnian Stage’ will be a kind of safe spot from the sun after going swimming and the location will serve as a big surprise for most of you. For some of you it will also be the first time watching some of the hidden treasures European metal has to offer. Starting today, you can check out links of the confirmed bands and prepare your ears for the finest metal music of the region. ‘Eat Your Brains’ are the winners of the big METALFEST band battle, so be sure to check out their music carefully. Their ‘Action Metal’ is waiting for you!

MORTUS DELICT
ASHES OF ETERNITY
EMBRIO
MINDARK
AGHARTI
SUFOSIA

ELUVEITIE CONFIRMED!

Swiss folk-metal-maniacs ELUVEITIE started a new, aspiring and flourishing era of heathen metal – “New Wave Of Folk Metal” – with their output “Spirit”, released in 2006, and turned everything upside down within the whole scene. Influenced by Celtic music and mysticism, this pagan circle reached to unite two total different styles. ELUVEITIE play traditional, authentic folk combined with modern melodic death metal in the classical Göteborg-vein. Nevertheless the band also concentrates on topics and stories behind their songs, which are about the daily life and the spirituality of the Helvetic Celtic tribe, like they did on their masterpiece “Everything Remains (As It Never Was)”. They just released another chart breaking album called „Helvetios“ and they are in perfect shape after the Paganfest tour to rule at METALFEST 2012!
NOCTIFERIA, BEJELIT AND SIN DEADLY SIN CONFIRMED – DEADLINE FOR CHEAPER TICKETS
2012-03-30 07:23:00
Friday and Saturday (30 and 31.03.) will be the last chance to get tickets for the Metalfest Croatia buy at a lower price of 54 euro (plus comission), because from Sunday, 1. April, their price will be 429 kuna/59 euros (plus Commission).

NOCTIFERIA

Noctiferia is metal band from Ljubljana, SLO, its beginning 1992. when it was created under the name Emetic, which two years later changed to the present, experimenting with sound and it is impossible to include in one, limited by genre. The band is now, after Orange in the eighties, a decade later launched a new ‘revolution’ in Slovenia, then the ‘dreamy’ metal scene. They passed the way from raw, ‘old school’ via modern, Black Symphony, melodic death and ‘true’ death, groove, to the industrialized metal with electronic elements. So far Noctiferia played before an audience of many countries, shared the stage with greats such as Enslaved, Absu, Hypocrisy, Cannibal Corpse, Malevolent Creation, Immolation, Cradle of Filth, Marduk, Samael, In Flames, Mayhem … The first significant achievement was the live album “Eternal Blasphemy” (1997.) and “Baptism at the Savica Fall” (1998), and was a huge success, “Per Aspera” (2002), mostly thanks to the video “Fond Of Lies”, which is achieved incredible success on the Slovenian national television and the band opened the first door at home, and then in Europe, America, and eventually throughout the world. This was followed by another significant album, ” Slovenska Morbida” (2006), a 2010. the contract was signed with Listenable Record, who published the same year “Dead Culture” and Noctiferia confirmed as the strongest regional metal band, but it even closer to fans on the world stage. Album has accompanied numerous concerts, and to allocate tour with In Flames fall 2011th. Noctiferia working on a new album this year, a lot of live performing, including performances will be central to the Metalcamp and Metalfest.

Noctiferia on Facebook
Fond Of Lies on Youtube

BEJELIT

Italian power heavy metal band Bejelit behind more than a decade and discography debuted 2004th with the acclaimed album “Hellgate”, after which he announced “Age of Wars” (2006.) and “You and I. .. Die” (2010), in meanwhile did many concert appearances, and the band stands out among the most important ones in Slovenian Metalcamp 2006 and 2011. The 2012th Bejelit signed with Bakerteam Records who released their fourth album “Emerge” with 13 heterogeneous and energetic power metal songs enriched with deep lyrical themes and epic atmosfere. The music is aggressive, but not destructive, it is ready to take the listener from any adverse situation. Added the instruments like the accordion, classical guitar and violin (with guest appearance from Laura Brancorsini of Furor Gallico), which reached a strange taste of music that will attract the most demanding audience. Bejelit has become one of the most important Italian power metal bands, as shown by the fact that support Rhapsody Of Fire on the European tour and other appearances, including the one at the Metalfest in Zadar, Croatia

Bejelit on Facebook
Emerge on Youtube

SIN DEADLY SIN

For three years there is this Italian gothic metal band, and was built on the ashes of former major Italian gothic doom band Evenfall, whose members are Roberta Staccuneddu (vocals) and Max Boi (keyboards) decided to form Sin Deadly Sin to increase their experience with rich Gothic and electronic music and mix it with new influences, creating his own musical style. 2010th they were joined by Alessio Bergamo (bass), Z. Marinkovic (drums) and Mattia Mariotti (guitarist and arranger), who have brought their musical influences and experiences. Sin Deadly Sin is a music defined, but different musical style result of the peculiarities of its members, which are mixed and make an improved in their songs. After a long work on new material recently released debut album “Fall from Heaven”, which will be the basis of their performance in Zadar.

Sin Deadly Sin on Facebook
Your Heaven on Youtube

For three years there is this Italian gothic metal band, and was built on the ashes of former major Italian gothic doom band Evenfall, whose members are Roberta Staccuneddu (vocals) and Max Boi (keyboards) decided to form Sin Deadly Sin to increase their experience with rich Gothic and electronic music and mix it with new influences, creating his own musical style. 2010th they were joined by Alessio Bergamo (bass), Z. Marinkovic (drums) and Mattia Mariotti (guitarist and arranger), who have brought their musical influences and experiences. Sin Deadly Sin is a music defined, but different musical style result of the peculiarities of its members, which are mixed and make an improved in their songs. After a long work on new material recently released debut album “Fall from Heaven”, which will be the basis of their performance in Zadar.

Sin Deadly Sin on Facebook
Your Heaven on Youtube
ZADAR DARK RIDE

EXPLORE THE DARK SIDE OF ZADAR’S HISTORY

METALFEST in Zadar offers to it’s visitors unforgettable experience of exploring the dark side of Zadar’s history throughout tales and legends in interpretations of two archaeologists, who will lead groups of curious fans through 3000 years old town Zadar, to show and tell them what they surely won’t find in tourist brochures and guides. With stories about dark rituals, great historical conspiracies, crusade siege and destruction of Zadar, tortures, public punishments, Pope’s famous cursing, and unexplained wonders, in 66 minutes and 6 seconds visitors are going to be walked through the oldest town center; town bastions, old Roman Forum, Five Wells Square, KalelargA, and other historic sites, including the visit to the Zadar’s archaeological museum. All that for only 6.66 euros. Click on the website of our partners www.fullmetalservice.com/darkride.htm and book your tour. Our archaeological team speaks english, german and croatian.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS: KELLER & INSANE!

Thrash metal band Keller from Slovenia and Hungarian rock/metallers Insane are new bands on METALFEST Croatia 2012 billing.
KELLER The story of KELLER begins in 2008 when drummer Matjaz and guitarist Etien formed the band. First speeding songs quickly took shape, and the original line-up recorded “Awake The Forgotten” demo, which fell into the hands of hundreds of heavy thrash metal fans around the globe, engaging in an unexpected newborn revival era of European thrash. Although just formed, the band immediately gained respect because of it’s unmerciful, brutal live performances and on-stage attittude. Keller, in year of it’s formation, played numerous shows across Slovenia (over 20), and all it’s festivals (Metalcamp, Paranoid Open Air, Haliaetum, Metal Kramp etc) in years 2008 and 2009. Great concerts, quality reviews and ever supporting metalhead’s word of mouth unexpectedly attracted the attention of Canada’s own metal start-up, NHR Records,which signed the Keller with a multi-record deal in 2009 and immediately put them to work on their first album. After a few line-up changes, Keller, in a matter of weeks, recorded the debut album, entitled Spreading Evil. NHR Records released it worldwide (Canada, USA, Asia) in late 2010 and since unleashing the beast, the reviews had been nothing but positive and ever growing. It was (and still is) an unmerciful debut, it’s crude thrashing sound quickly spread across the media and had the underground metal world a-buzzing with excitement immediately. Unfortunately, shortly after the debut album, Spreading Evil, was finally released in Slovenia (2011), Etien – one of the founding members of the band – decided to leave Keller behind and start a Heavy metal project. But there’s nothing to worry… The Keller stays unbreakable, new soldiers have already been engaged. New metal creations are getting in complete shape, the newest material is faster, more brutal, rougher, more speedy, technical and more thrashing than ever. Defenitly different, yet still carrying traditional Keller trademarks, as probably everyone expected. Reborn, standing on the altar of sacrifice, back from the dead and ready to attack. Beware; the Keller is here to destroy!

INSANE

The band Insane founded by Gábor Érsek and Oszkár Knapp in 1999 has gone through constant development and many changes. Till 2005 the band released 3 studio albums, and some video clips, played by local music televisions. Till 2007 the band built up its present lineup except for one guitarist post, as Bertalan Tóth and Bálint Molnár took the bass player and vocal posts. Till that time the band had already been to 15 several foreign countries, and they had opened for several headliner foreigner bands. In 2008 they recorded their 4th studio album, which was followed by a Europe tour, and in September they released a video clip for the song Hocus Pocus, which reached the 2nd place in MTV Rockchart in 4 weeks, and 6th place in the yearly chart. In 2009 the 10 year old band held a birthday tour, and the most important event happened to them – Insane won the Fonogram award – the biggest Hungarian musical award, in the „best hard rock/metal album of the year” category for Our Island – Our Empire. In august the band got a contract from the British Life Burns Records. The most important event in 2010 was the endorsement contract the band signed at first hand amongst eastern European bands with Monster Energy Inc. At that time the band had been to 23 countries already. In the end of summer a new guitarist came called Balázs Szakonyi, thus completing the present lineup. Metalfest Croatia will be their biggest concert in Croatia and band promise shocking good gig.

FUTURE OF METAL ON METALFEST!

BEHOLDER

Beholder is delighted to be invited to METALFEST 2012 and promise to turn heads and melt faces with pure British Metal fury! Beholder are momentarily escaping from the studio where they are currently recording the follow up to the 2009 release ‘The Awakening’ – the release set for later in the year is an aggressive, hard hitting traditional metal album with the true melodic Beholder sound and lyrically it points the finger and spits the truth about the current situation we ALL find ourselves in – both as individuals and as a world at large.

Frontman (Simon Hall) ‘It’s great to be invited to share our music with our brothers and sisters in Croatia – this is going to be a show of un rivalled power – METALFEST are you ready?’

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RE-ARMED

Re-Armed have been up since 2001, when five guys in Kerava, Finland, decided to start playing music similar to so-called ‘Göteborg metal’. Their musical style has evolved in the course of several acclaimed demo tapes. Their style has formed into a combination of technical, grooving death metal with influences from thrash and grind, spiced up with melodic lines. They have toured extensively in Finland and abroad. During the years, some line-up changes have occurred in the band, but they have still managed to grow both musically and as individuals. Their debut album, ‘Worldwide Hypnotize’, was released on January 27, 2012, and upcoming tour with Chimaira and summer festival shows will confirm that new metal stars from Finland are on their way!

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RAPID STRIKE

Rapid Strike is a Thrash metal band from Split, Croatia, formed under the name ‘Azazel’. In 2011, after numerous shows, gigs and 2 Demo tapes, the band’s name is changed to ‘Rapid Strike’, and under that name the album ‘God Take Me To Hell’ is recorded. After the album came out, all of the members were changed except for the band’s founder and main songwriter Hrvoje Madiraca. New members were then brought into the band, and while working on the material for the new album, the band is doing live gigs and shows. 2 girls in thrash metal lineup (bass guitar and voval) is rare fact, so check their show on METALFEST 2012.

BRAINSTORM, STEELWING, GRAVEWORM, FUELED BY FIRE, NEXUS INFERIS, HUNTRESS AND EMERGENCY GATE CONFIRMED!

Dear METALFEST friends! This week we´ll continue with 7 band announcements and we´re happy to offer a wide range of musical styles to you. With this very announcement, the weekly band updates terminate and the METALFEST line-up 2012 is almost final and about 95% done. From now on we´ll have lots of competitions and specials on Facebook and our official homepage. Check it out!

BRAINSTORM

They are high-rated representatives of the German power metal-community and care for extraordinary and “spicy” hymns of melodic aggression at its best. BRAINSTORM is a band, which has grown upon their own international cult-status in the meanwhile. Their current, still hot release titled “On The Spur Of The Moment”, an album that shows the group’s creativity, joy of playing and musical refinement, is just another evidence for. So BRAINSTORM deal generously in their sound with powerful metal-burner, exciting melodies, impressing atmosphere and aggression. The voice of singer Andy B. Franck makes the sound-scenery complete and gives the band another, unmistakable trademark. Now these guys get ready to storm your dirty metal-brains at METALFEST. Not only a must for power metal-maniacs.

STEELWING

Are you ready for the next roadkill? Unpack your spikes, leather and denim-jacket for this upcoming assault happening at METALFEST 2012. The young full-blood-heavy-metallers of STEELWING will kick your dirtbag-asses live on stage. Recently these old-school-junkies released a new monument full of true-metal-hits titled “Zone Of Alienation”, raping your sense of hearing! So its time for STEELWING to catch your metal-souls and present their brandnew material with damned big balls live on stage. In the past the band already show us, that they got the true metal spirit by mother’s milk. This is why these guys live “sex, drugs and rock’n’roll” as excessive as it gets. Loud, melodic guitars, storming drums and a voice, that awakes pure feelings of nostalgia, make STEELWING to a kind of modern Iron Maiden with a very special, individual flavour. Just rock on with these dirty bastards!

GRAVEWORM

The Italian dark metallers of GRAVEWORM conquer the metal-world once again with mystical, dark and melodic death music. Their actual album “Fragments Of Death” doesn’t leave any wishes: This dark crew seduces gothic black/death-metal-lovers with intense, emotional and apocalyptic songs, darker and colder than it could be in a monster-worm’s hole. Harsh death-romanticism meets honest conflicts with the burdens of life, freezing your hearts for eternity. GRAVEWORM are still on top with their unique concept of gothic meets extreme metal – just think about classical albums such as ”When Daylight’s Gone”, “Engraved In Black” or “(N)utopia”. GRAVEWORM are simply brilliant and a guarantor for dreadful live-feelings.

FUELED BY FIRE

The thrash-bludgeon strikes back! The Californian floggings of FUELED BY FIRE release their long awaited second output “Plunging Into Darkness” via NoiseArt Records in April 2012. Of course, these mad contemporaries don’t want to waste any time and will convince you of their thrashing qualities at METALFEST 2012. What will await you? An ingenious, old-school thrash assault, that strongly reminds on the sound of old Slayer, Overkill and Testament. Stop praying immediately, because it doesn’t help against these aggressive demons, playing their thrash as tight as being brothers in blood with the horned god himself. Malevolent, brutal and addicted to high-speed, this US-combo beheads all his listeners with the glorious might of thrash metal!

NEXUS INFERIS

There exists one band that truly hates every form of narrow-minded making music: NEXUS INFERIS. This dark trio recently brought a sensational album named “Vision Of The Final Earth” – a true all-time-masterpiece, to the world of metal. This output is definitely not only a simple creation of music. It’s “Future Extreme Metal”, a style invented by the angry men of NEXUS INFERIS, which is composed by a lot of different dark soundscapes. For your imagination: NEXUS INFERIS sound like an innovative and ingenious hybrid of Dimmu Borgir and Meshuggah. In short: Infernal killer-music meets electronic tunes and evil vocals. Hailing from England this combo gives a serious fuck on the self-made boundaries of the scene and are in war with categories and genre-limits. Now the time has come for NEXUS INFERIS to shake up the metal-jungle!

HUNTRESS

HUNTRESS are considered one of THE hottest bands right now! The band was birthed in the underground of Highland Park, California, clawing at the roots of heavy metal. Lead singer Jill Janus is an operatic banshee with an unparalleled four-octave range and lust for the occult. Born and raised in the Catskill Mountains of New York, she toured Europe as a teenage opera starlet. Upon her return to the States, Janus embraced Manhattan nightlife, creating Felliniesque cabarets and parties in a nihilistic club scene. Years later, Janus moved to Los Angeles and began the gestation period of Huntress. In 2009 she met underground metal band Professor. The universe spread her legs and delivered Huntress to Janus, combining former members of Professor, Dark Black and Skeletonwitch. The powerful pentad signed to Napalm Records in November 2011. They unleashed their first music video for “Eight of Swords” in October 2011 and their debut album is slated for release Spring/Summer 2012 on Napalm Records.

Watch their amazing video for „Eight of Swords“ here :
EMERGENCY GATE
Only a few bands got the power to produce a sound that is marked by extravagance and very special progressive elements within the base song-structures. EMERGENCY GATE belongs to this sort of music-groups who got this speciality. So the German sextet builds up true musical monuments composed by modern, melodic death metal, power metal hymns and a healthy portion of nu metal. Focused on technical virtuosity and experience, EMERGENCY GATE always convince metal-fans of their own individual sound-concept that blows your ears clean. Don’t miss this highlight at METALFEST.

New limited edition of Fanpacks + CD

New Metalfest Fanpack limited series are available on Hard Ticket webshop now. This time we have an extra CD in our offer. Hurry up because it will be gone in a flash. Unique design of Croatian T-shirt will not be printed anymore!

METALFEST CROATIA – OFFICIAL TRAILER

HEADBANGER´S HOLIDAYS – A NEW ERA OF METAL FESTIVALS…

…and a new era of summer vacation!

Watch the official trailer for Metalfest Croatia here: (video). Combine festival with your annual summer holidays! Gone by are the times of cramming as much people as possible into far too little and not most comfy space such as airport hangars, industrial buildings or just a plain green farmer´s field. No, the concept of HEADBANGER´s HOLIDAYS is much more than beer and heavy metal music…

HEADBANGER´S HOLIDAYS: From good times to even better times!

See here what exactly certifies a festival to be 100 % and officially considered HEADBANGERS HOLIDAYS:
· Combine festival with your annual summer holidays!
· Beaches to hang out and relax!
· Family-friendly!
· Not one, not two, but even more days program to chill out and relax!

GRAND MAGUS CONFIRMED!

When the auspicious wolves of GRAND MAGUS start to rock, every skull begins to crumble. The Swedish group around frontman Janne ‘JB’ Christoffersson catapults the hammer of the North towards METALFEST and announces a brute doom/stoner metal storm, that´ll take your live away. Black hearted and driven by old school attitude, this trio infernal copes with topics like nature, death and the history of Sweden within their Songs. Inspired by these dark backgrounds, GRAND MAGUS create apocalyptic rock, which sounds as if it comes out straight from hell. Rapturing guitar-riffs, electrifying bass-lines and murderous grooves make stoner-fans feel bigger than the devil. This is obviously one of the reasons why GRAND MAGUS reached to become a cult-act within the doom/stoner-scene. Get bitten by these mad wolves at METALFEST!

GRAND MAGUS ‘Hammer of the North’: Video

MOONSPEL AND SEPTICHFLESH CONFIRMED!

MOONSPELL
Legendary MOONSPELL from Portugal were founded 1989 by Fernando Ribeiro as a black metal outfit under the name of Morbid God. Demo tapes and concerts with Cradle of Filth and others followed and in 1995 Century Media Records released their debut album „Wolfheart“, which marked the breakthrough of MOONSPELL.

Coming originally out of black metal, the MOONSPELL sound over the years transformed into dark- and gothic metal and the band are considered to be one of the genre´s leaders with several hit singles and a horde of fans around the globe. In their home country they play shows in front of several thousand people and the album „Memorial“ even entered the official album charts on # 1.

“Alpha Noir” will be released on 27 April and will also be available as a deluxe special edition incl. the musical twin “Omega White”. Both masterpieces were produced and mixed by Tue Madsen, pre-produced by Benny Richter. The band will present the new songs at METALFEST Open Airs.

We´re very happy about such a prominent addition to the METALFEST billing…

…and remember, always be under a fullmoon madness!

MOONSPELL clip „Night Eternal“: VIDEO

SEPTICFLESH

Behold the new masters of darkness! SEPTICFLESH kindly invite you to join “The Great Mass”. The Greeks’ seventh full length is a new symphonic masterpiece that constitutes a quantum leap in the art of amalgamating orchestral music with Heavy Metal. These songs are audible evidence of guitarist Christos Antoniou finishing his studies of classical composition with academic honours and distinction. “The Great Mass” sounds nothing like the nowadays all too common application of ordinary soundtrack themes to hard music.

SEPTICFLESH are about to achieve immortality with their highly original and very cinematic dark musical matter at the edge of Black, Death and Gothic Metal. Join their cult in the rite of “The Great Mass”!

„The Great Mass“ teaser: VIDEO

MEGADETH CONFIRMED!

Strap yourselves in, dear friends, because MEGADETH have been confirmed to headline METALFEST 2012! It´s a real honor for us, to present this heavy metal legend to you, which is going to play exclusively at METALFEST in Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Poland and Czech Republic, meaning you won´t see MEGADETH play any other summer festivals 2012 in these countries!

MEGADETH, who released milestone albums such as „Peace Sells… But Who´s Buying?“, „Rust In Peace“ or „Countdown To Extinction“ have eternalized themselves in metal history and are rightly on top of the heavy metal movement, also known as the „Big 4“. In almost 30 years of their career they´ve achieved what others can only dream of, sold millions of records and among metal fans all over the world, MEGADETH are considered to be favorites no matter what. A MEGADETH record belongs to every metal household around the globe, without doubt.

Currently the band released their new work called „Th1rt3en“. Their last effort „Endgame“ had already proven to be a step into the right direction and „Th1rt3en“ should leave all critics speechless, once again. They sound as aggressive, raw and rampant as ever, Mustaine´s distinctive guitar play appears to be hugely currish and the riffing feels sharp as a butchers knife. Dave Mustaine´s vocals sound very much sinister and the rhythm section offers those furious riffs a pounding and grooving counterpart, that puts tracks such as „Whose life (is it anyways?)“, „Fast lane“ or „13“ to a very high level of quality. „Th1rt3en“ is a roaring and crushing statement of MEGADETH!

FEAR FACTORY CONFIRMED!

Founded 1990 these Americans took off big time with their second album „Demanufacture“. The record was and still is considered a milestone in the matter of music production, particularly in the year of it s release back in 1995. Musically, FEAR FACTORY set new standards with their mix of industrial, samples and synchronic attack of double bass drums and guitar riffs and they were soon to conquer the music charts worldwide; trailblazers of an entirely new genre as well as for many other bands to come they are still on top of food chain proving themselves once again with their strong album „Mechanize“ (2010). Look forward to mighty FEAR FACTORY at Metalfest 2012!

Video for „Fear Campaign“:

SKULL FIST CONFIRMED

SKULL FIST, hailing from Canada, are the metal sensation of 2011! Anyone thinking that there ain´t any true, traditional Heavy Metal out there needs to check out the SKULL FIST EP „Heavier Than Metal“! It’s been a long time since this level of ingenuity and catchiness has had a place in true Metal songs like those from Jackie Slaughter & Co. Songs like „Head of the Pack“, „Get fisted“ or „No False Metal“ may on first sight sound like sterotypically cheesey trad metal, but in case of SKULL FIST it´s simply authentic and cool as hell! SKULL FIST convince with a mix of traditional sounding (Judas Priest), hits and songwriting skills (Iron Maiden), coolness and airiness (Bullet, Enforcer). A likeable, young and ambitious group, which still sees Heavy Metal as a way of life, the future belongs to these soon-to-be Superstars.

A positively insane band with a charismatic singer, cool image, killer artwork and even better songs! Prepare for SKULL FIST, you haven´t seen something like this in a loooong time! Their debut album was released on August 26nd via NoiseArt Records, then they hit the road with on the Power of Metal tour with Sabaton, Grave Digger and Powerwolf and they are also confirmed for a tour with Grand Magus in January 2012 plus further support dates with Steelwing! 2012 will surely continue their success and they are about to take an entire scene by storm! SKULL FIST – NO FALSE METAL!

Triptykon and Lake of Tears confirmed!

TRIPTYKON
The mysterious philosopher, who is the mainman behind the Swiss dark-forge TRIPTYKON, is none less than Tom Gabriel Warrior – better known as mastermind of the legendary bands Celtic Frost and Hellhammer. Caught by evil old-school-attitude, the twilight-circle of TRIPTYKON invokes the demons and inspires the listeners’ phantasies with atmospheric black-metal-journeys. The sinister and occult songs deliver the ultimate soundtrack for the scary science-fiction-works of well-known painter and Oscar award winner HR Giger. TRIPTYKON pierces your blackened metal-hearts with obscure mysticism and abysmal drama. Be sure, this is the most bitter taste of black metal you ever enjoyed…

Official video

LAKE OF TEARS

Lake of Tears, the legendary Swedish gothic metal band, are well-know for their diverse and wide-ranged soundscapes and they are rightly considered the gods of dark rock, with musical trips from doom to psychedelic rock; there seem to be no boundaries in Lake of Tear´s worlds and the band proves their strength with each album as they become stronger and stronger with their songwriting abilities and creativity. An amazing addition to the METALFEST line-up for sure!

Official video
ANOTHER THREE BANDS FROM THE REGION
2011-12-16 11:00:00
ANOTHER THREE BANDS FROM THE REGION
METALFEST Croatia this week announcing three great bands from the region from Slovenia and Croatia. Important thing for METALFEST is giving the opportunity to bands from region to perform on big metal festival with big names. 200 registered bands, of which 120 from the Croatia, can’t be wrong indicator. Next three bands from region are:

INMATE
COLD SNAP
INVERTED PUSSYFIX

On next Friday we´ll be announcing another new band to play METALFEST 2012, so stay tuned!

You will have chance to win tickets, meet & greet, VIP passes, t-shIrts and other killer stuff in our competitions. Visit our Facebook page and become part of big metal familly.

TICKETS

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Hate confirmed!

The Polish metal-monster HATE released with „Erebos“ their latest killing masterpiece, which took the standards of tech death metal significantly to higher levels. Incisive riffs, thoughtful song-structures and impulsive, tricky rhythm-skills mark the main-competences of this hate crew, who stand in line with Behemoth representing the death metal elite in Poland. Just recently they inked a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records and are currently writing new material. This demonic brigade is drilling through the brutal soundscapes regardless of the consequences. Run for cover when HATE unleashes its tanks at METALFEST 2012!
ANOTHER TWO BANDS FROM THE REGION
2011-12-02 11:00:00
ANOTHER TWO BANDS FROM THE REGION
METALFEST Croatia this week announcing two great bands from the region from Croatia and Scotland/Croatia. Important thing for METALFEST is giving the opportunity to bands from region to perform on big metal festival with big names. 200 registered bands, of which 120 from the Croatia, can’t be wrong indicator. Next two bands from region are:

E.N.D.

EVIL BLOOD

On next Friday we´ll be announcing another new band to play METALFEST 2012, so stay tuned!

You will have chance to win tickets, meet & greet, VIP passes, t-shIrts and other killer stuff in our competitions. Visit our Facebook page and become part of big metal familly.

TICKETS & FANPACK

Buy tickets and fan packs for METALFEST Croatia in our online store. Also visit www.metalcamp.com and combine headbangers holidays on sea and mountains.

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE CONFIRMED!

Italy’s brutal/symphonic horde, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, have returned with their definitive epic masterpiece „Agony“. With only two releases under their belts, „Oracles“ (2009) and the „Mafia“ EP (2010), FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE have already become one of the most talked about bands in the underground. Their unique blend of technical death metal with a symphonic elements have quickly made them a favorite with fans and critics alike. Now, after a slew of successful tours in Europe and the US, the band have unleashed their defining moment in the form of „Agony“! The album hones in on the bands unique traits giving fans everything they could hope for and more. Make no mistake, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE are soon to be one of the leading forces in the extreme metal scene! Make sure to catch FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE next Summer on METALFEST 2012!

TICKETS

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DARK TRANQUILLITY CONFIRMED!

DARK TRANQUILLITY belong to the true godfathers of the melodic death metal genre. In their sound the band combines all typical and significant features of the Swedish death-culture, but always orientated to individuality, further development and modernity. Stagnation and uncreative music are words that do not belong in DT´s world. A fact Mikael Stanne and his colleagues have proven once more on their latest, melody-filled bomb called “We Are The Void”, which brought DARK TRANQUILLITY sensational chart entries all over Europe. Despite of their eagerness to experiment and develop, the cult-band reached to bind fans and metal-lovers to their music all over the years. Just think of classic-releases such as “The Gallery”, “Haven” or “Damage Done”.

It’s time to honor true Swedish death metal at METALFEST 2012!

TICKETS & FANPACK

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FOUR GREAT BAND FROM THE REGION CONFIRMED!

METALFEST Croatia this week announcing four great bands from the region from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Bosnia. Important thing for METALFEST is giving the opportunity to bands from region to perform on big metal festival with big names. 200 registered bands, of which 120 from the Croatia, can’t be wrong indicator. Next four bands from region are:

GORTHAURS’S WRATH
MEPHISTOPHELIAN
DECONTROLLED
TOXICDEATH

On next Friday we´ll be announcing another new band to play METALFEST 2012, so stay tuned!

You will have chance to win tickets, meet & greet, VIP passes, t-shIrts and other killer stuff in our competitions. Visit our Facebook page and become part of big metal familly.

TICKETS & FANPACK

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W.A.S.P. CONFIRMED!

egendary US band W.A.S.P. with idolized Blackie Lawless will celebrate their 30th anniversary next year. Yep, correct, 30 years! The perfect reason to make your way to METALFEST to cheer mighty W.A.S.P. and join their celebrations. A fantastic live spectacle is for sure because W.A.S.P. always let the crowd go crazy with their classic metal songs. A new W.A.S.P. album is expected to be released next year as well, so do not miss this very unique opportunity and be a part of metal history!

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250 ADDITIONAL FANPACKS – THE LAST EDITION!!!

We have new METALFEST ticket prices from beginning of November 2011. Buy tickets for METALFEST Croatia in our METALFEST Online-Store, other authorised stores and via ticketing services! After we sold Fanpack in the first two weeks, our limited and unique t-shirt become ‘must have’ item. So, after numerous emails and phonecalls, we decided to print additional (and LAST) edition of t-shirts for Fanpack, limited on just 250 pieces. You can buy Fanpacks exlusively and only on our METALFEST Online-Store. Be fast, because 250 is very small number 🙂

TICKETS

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ALESTORM SAILS TO ZADAR!

Once again, Scottish drinking pirates of ALESTORM are about to board their pirate ship and preapre for adventure on Adriatic Sea. The barrels of rum are stored, the sabers are sharpened and the captain’s cabin is decorated for party! Christopher Bowes, master of these buccaneers, and his crew have a freshly carved acoustic-treasure titled ‘Back Through Time’ ready, which had already been opened for you to hear at Heidenfest tour 2011. Doubtlessly you have to love ‘True Scottish Pirate Metal – there’s hardly another subgenre that reaches to pleasure the masses like it does. Don’t miss this upcoming, excessive party at METALFEST 2012, so be there and dance, drink and party with ALESTORM! Show in Zadar will be super special, because Croatian Metalfest is only European Metal open air festival located on the sea beach!

TICKETS

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BEHEMOTH CONFIRMED!

mbraced by science-fiction-inspired occultism, BEHEMOTH – the Polish kings of extreme metal – follow the art of high technical, sophisticated and zestful death metal with vital black metallic elements. Especially within the last years, Poland’s metal-triumphators BEHEMOTH have made their way up and outscored many dominant high class acts of the scene. After years of intensive touring and constantly releasing successful albums with international chart-success, the mystical circle around Nergal and his followers Seth, Orion and Inferno has finally reaped the fruits of their hard work. Now BEHEMOTH stand on top of the death/black-genre, ready to unleash a historic bedlam to this earth! METALFEST 2012 will be the first Open Air events for BEHEMOTH after the cured leukaemia-disease of Nergal. Their live show is going to be an intense spectacle, that´s for sure! So you better don´t miss it!

The music video for the track „Lucifer“ off BEHEMOTH’s 2009 release „Evangelion“ can now be seen here: Uncensored version: vimeo.com

TICKETS

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FAN PACK SOLD OUT!

The limited early-bird package (limited to 1.000) including ticket and T-Shirt for the super special price of only 52,00 Euros is already completely SOLD-OUT for Metalfest Croatia, just in first two weeks of presale, 8 months before festival. From now Metalfest Croatia offering single tickets for 44,00 Euros as well in our online store! Thank you goes to all headbangers. This is a great success for the first edition of Metalfest Croatia!

DEATH ANGEL SPECIAL SHOW!

Among the youngest bands ever to storm the metal genre, Death Angel have come to be known as one of the most influential bands to emerge from the thriving Bay Area Thrash Metal Scene in the early 1980s, an era when one could catch Cliff Burton (Metallica) at the front of the stage at Ruthie’s Inn banging his head to Death Angel’s inventive style, and speedy, complex arrangements. Still present these days and stronger than ever, Death Angel are prepared to destroy the stage at METALFEST 2012 with an exclusively special song selection of “The Ultra Violence” – a true classic and definitely metal history at its best!
Watch here the latest DEATH ANGEL Video for ‘Truce’:

TICKETS & FANPACK

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IN EXTREMO CONFIRMED!

German high class medieval rockers pack their instruments and prepare to start their march to METALFEST 2012. Frontman and singer „Das letzte Einhorn“ („The last unicorn“) and the audacious bards of IN EXTREMO power up the time-machine and lead you with kettledrum, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy and heavy guitar-sounds into one of the most epic times ever. The fold will be filling you with pleasure for dancing, drinking and having a great time. Hold up high the drinking horns for an opulent celebration of medieval spirit.

Watch the new IN EXTREMO clip ‘Siehst du das Licht’ here:

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POWERWOLF CONFIRMED METALFEST 2012!

POWERWOLF are the bishopric of evil and occultism. With rousing, bombastic heavy-metal-hymns, this five-piece casts a spell on helpless souls addicted to heavy sounds. Under the banner of the pentagram, the “WOLF” marches into all Metalfest´s 2012 to unleash all devastating darkness at once, yet with their glorious and fantastic sing-along refrains and party vibes! Look forward to a power-metal-spectacle! Their new album “Blood of the Saints” is now available with the hitsingles “We Drink Your Blood” and “Dead Boys Don´t Cry”, which will doubtlessly break all hell loose when being played live! Watch out! WE DRINK YOUR BLOOD (video)

TICKETS & FANPACK

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VADER CONFIRMED!

VADER, death metal force from Poland, was founded 1983 and they are considered to be among the veterans of traditional death. With their album ‘Welcome To The Morbid Reich’ they will make sure to deliver the full force of death metal to METALFEST visitors. Barely any other band play their death metal so brutal, technically perfect, mean, disgusting and fast as hell as VADER do. Buckle up for an infernal live set. Welcome To The Morbid Reich, and welcome VADER to METALFEST 2012!

TICKETS & FANPACK

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FIVE GREAT BANDS FROM THE REGION!

METALFEST Croatia this week announcing five great bands from the region, two from Slovenia and three from the Croatia. Important thing for METALFEST is giving the opportunity to bands from region to perform on big metal festival with big names. 200 registered bands, of which 120 from the Croatia, can’t be wrong indicator. First five bands from region are:

BREZNO
DOOMED
ASHES YOU LEAVE
INFERNAL TENEBRA
RISING DREAM

On next Friday we´ll be announcing another new bands to play METALFEST 2012, so stay tuned! Confirmed bands for now for METALFEST HR are:

BLIND GUARDIAN
KREATOR
HYPOCRISY
ENSIFERUM
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
BREZNO
DOOMED
ASHES YOU LEAVE
INFERNAL TENEBRA
RISING DREAM

You will have chance to win tickets, meet & greet, VIP passes, t-shIrts and other killer stuff in our competitions. Visit our Facebook page and become part of big metal familly.

TICKETS & FANPACK

Buy tickets and fan packs for METALFEST Croatia in our online store, 44Eur for festival ticket and 52 Eur for fan pack limited on 1000 pieces. Also visit www.metalcamp.com and combine headbangers holidays on sea and mountains. METALFEST WEBSHOP – GRAB YOUR TICKETS!