Monthly Archives december 2025

X-Mass Tsunami hits Brutal Assault

Forget the silent night – we are unleashing the X-Mass Tsunami update, washing away genre boundaries and bringing over 30 new names to the fortress!

From djent masters PERIPHERY and deathcore heavyweights THY ART IS MURDER or FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, through a dark electronic invasion led by CARPENTER BRUT, PERTURBATOR, and KMFDM, to absolute legends CRADLE OF FILTH and KATATONIA.

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12 thrash and death bands ready for Brutal Assault

A hefty dose of death and thrash is here — we’re bringing you 12 bands oscillating between technical precision, sheer intensity, and raw brutality. Last year, Grave delivered one of the best death-metal performances we’ve ever seen in their original lineup, so we simply had to book them again. The legends Monstrosity will play a very special set made up solely of tracks from Imperial Doom and Millennium. Australian thrash will be represented by underground cult heroes Mortal Sin, Demolition Hammer will make a major comeback after a long hiatus and Left to Die will bring the very best from Death’s early era. Slam crew PeelingFlesh will make their Fortress debut, and it will also be their only European festival appearance of the summer.

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