Monthly Archives mars 2026

Candlemass and Hocico instead of Sisters of Mercy – Brutal Assault

It is with great regret that we must announce Sisters of Mercy will not be performing at this year’s Brutal Assault. The cancellation is due to the band moving up the recording schedule for their new album. We sincerely apologize to all fans of these British icons; we are already in talks to bring them to the fortress for next year’s edition instead.

To balance out the bad news, we have two exciting additions to the lineup! Joining us in Josefov this year are the Swedish masters of epic doom metal, CANDLEMASS, and the Mexican aggrotech/EBM ensemble, HOCICO!

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Merch Contest at Brutal Assault – first round of voting

Wow, we really didn’t expect such an avalanche! We received over 140 designs in total for our merch contest, and we want to say a massive THANK YOU to each and every one of you who participated. Going through them was a hell of a job, and since there were so many amazing designs, we’ve decided to ultimately produce two t-shirts based on your submissions. Because of this, voting will take place in two rounds. The first one starts now and runs for exactly 4 days, and the second round will kick off the exact moment the first one ends.

Voting is super simple: visit the post on our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1460075889121623, and use the emoji next to the design to vote for your favorite...

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