Graspop Metal Meeting is a metal festival in Dessel, Belgium that has taken place each year since 1996. It is rather surprising that despite the size of the festival grounds, being quite small, (upholding a perimeter of only 3,736 km) the festival has become legendary for the amount of international spectators it brings. The event was not originally a heavy festival. In 1995, the headliners billed were Joe Cocker and Simple Minds. Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Dessel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Joe Cocker OBE (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, Sheffield) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ... Simple Minds is a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ...

Founder Peter Van Geel realized that mainstream rock music wasn't the ticket. He reflected on the most memorable acts of the preceding years: Motörhead, Ramones, Paradise Lost, and so forth. He also considered his own musical preferences and that started him thinking: why not go for a drastic reorientation? Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Halifax, England. ...

Peter discussed the matter with Werchter festival promoter Herman Schueremans, who advised him to get in touch with Bob Schoenmaekers, the owner of the Biebob concert venue and metal club in nearby Vosselaar. A couple of years earlier, Schoenmaekers had set up his "Midsummer Festival" in Vosselaar and he was thinking of an open air festival. The initial contact soon led to close collaboration. The duo decided to launch a brand-new metal festival under the name of "Graspop Metal Meeting". The date of choice was to be the last weekend of June. Rock Werchter is a music festival in the village of Werchter in Belgium. ... Herman Schueremans (Leuven, 1954-01-05) is a Flemish politician and concertpromotor. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Antwerp Arrondissement Turnhout Coordinates , , Area 11. ...

2008 Edition

The 2008 edition might be from Friday 20 June - Sunday 22 June, because it's always been in the third week of June. However, the Graspop organisation might choose another date.

Previous line-ups

• June 30 1996:

Joe Cocker, Simple Minds, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Life of Agony, Channel Zero, Sick Of It All, Fear Factory, Helloween, Skin, Gorefest, Type O Negative, Morbid Angel, Downset, Shelter, Drain, Manhole Joe Cocker OBE (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, Sheffield) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ... Simple Minds is a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... Slayer circa 2004. ... Life of Agony or LoA is a hardcore/hard rock band from Brooklyn, New York. ... Sick Of It All (SOIA) is a New York Hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar), Armand Majidi (drums) and Rich Capriano (bass) in 1984. ... Fear Factory is a Los Angeles, California based metal band. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. ... Skin were a hard rock band active in the mid 90s. ... Gorefest is a Dutch band from Zeeland founded in 1989 as a death metal band by De Koeyer, Harthoorn, van Schaik and Hoogendoorn . ... Type O Negative is a band from Brooklyn, New York. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... downset. ... Shelter is a Hare Krishna hardcore punk band formed by Ray Cappo of Youth of Today. ... Manhole was a fast metal hardcore band from Los Angeles with the rap vocals from Tairrie B bringing up subjects like freedom, sexism, racism and rape. ...

• June 29 1997:

Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Biohazard, Saxon, Obituary, Grip Inc., Samael, Entombed, Pist-on, My Dying Bride, Tiamat, Moonspell, Cradle of Filth, The Gathering, Dimmu Borgir, Madball, Lagwagon, Ryker's, Millencolin, Deviate, Handsome Megadeth is an American Thrash Metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Biohazard was a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Cover of Cause of Death (1990) Obituary is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida. ... Grip Inc. ... Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. ... Entombed is a Swedish metal band which formed in 1987 (see 1987 in music) under the name of Nihilist. ... My Dying Bride is a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... Tiamat is a band from Sweden that was formed in Stockholm, in 1988. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Madball is a New York band that originated back in the late 1980s, as a side-project of the legendary NYHC outfit Agnostic Front (Where none other than AFs front man Roger Miret would let his little brother Freddy Madball Cricien take the microphone on lead vocals during AF... -1... Template:Musique Rock Rykers is a hardcore punk or hatecore band from Kassel in Germany. ... Millencolin is originally a skate punk band that was formed in October of 1992 by Erik Ohlsson, Mathias Färm and Nikola Sarcevic in Örebro, Sweden. ...

• June 28 1998:

Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Deftones, Soulfly, Savatage, Coal Chamber, Obituary, Spiritual Beggars, Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Within Temptation, Primus, Madball, Pro-Pain, Misfits, Congress For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Soulfly is a heavy metal band started by Max Cavalera in 1997 after his decision to leave Sepultura. ... Savatage is a progressive heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. ... Coal Chamber was a nu metal band from Los Angeles, CA, USA formed in 1994. ... Cover of Cause of Death (1990) Obituary is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida. ... Spiritual Beggars is a stoner rock band from Halmstad, Sweden. ... Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Halifax, England. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... First off, If you listen to In Flames you kick ass In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... Within Temptation is a metal band from the Netherlands. ... Primus is a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in California in the mid-1980s. ... Madball is a New York band that originated back in the late 1980s, as a side-project of the legendary NYHC outfit Agnostic Front (Where none other than AFs front man Roger Miret would let his little brother Freddy Madball Cricien take the microphone on lead vocals during AF... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... For the movie, see The Misfits (movie). ...

• June 27 1999:

Manowar, Sepultura, Motörhead, Stormtroopers Of Death, The Gathering, Kreator, Primal Fear, Darkane, Ancient Rites, Cradle of Filth, Mercyful Fate, Immortal, Anathema, Children of Bodom, Hypocrisy, Danzig, Slapshot, Ryker's, Pitchshifter, Ignite, Out Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... Stormtroopers of Death, more commonly known as S.O.D., formed in New York in 1985. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kreator is a popular thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. ... Primal Fear is a German power metal/heavy metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex-Gamma Ray), Mat Sinner ( Bass and Vocals/SINNER), Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann (Guitars). ... Darkane, (formerly known as Agretator), is a Heavy Metal band from Helsingborg, Sweden. ... Ancient Rites is a Belgian black metal band formed in early 1989. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal group who are often cited among the influences in the black metal, thrash metal, power metal, and progressive metal genres. ... Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ... Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, who - together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride - helped develop the doom death genre. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Hypocrisy is a death metal band from Sweden. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... High energy band of the straight edge movement. ... Template:Musique Rock Rykers is a hardcore punk or hatecore band from Kassel in Germany. ... Pitchshifter are an English rock/metal/industrial metal band from Nottingham. ... Ignite is a hardcore band from Orange County, California, that formed in 1994. ...

• June 24 2000:

Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Rollins Band, Saxon, Testament, Gamma Ray, Entombed, Dirty Deeds, My Dying Bride, Anathema, Tristania, Samael, Apocalyptica, Cannibal Corpse, God Dethroned, Oceans Of Sadness, Cro-mags, Madball, Skarhead, No fun at all, 59 Times the Pain, Liberator, Bombshell Rocks, Voice Of A Generation Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rollins Band is a rock music group led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... Gamma Ray is a power metal band from north of Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer and songwriter Kai Hansen. ... Entombed is a Swedish metal band which formed in 1987 (see 1987 in music) under the name of Nihilist. ... My Dying Bride is a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, who - together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride - helped develop the doom death genre. ... Tristania is a gothic metal band from Norway, formed in the end of 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. ... Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. ... Apocalyptica is a Finnish musical group consisting of three, formerly four, classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Statistics Genre: Death metal Country: Holland Status: Active Time: 1990- Background God Dethroned is a death metal band from the Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Madball is a New York band that originated back in the late 1980s, as a side-project of the legendary NYHC outfit Agnostic Front (Where none other than AFs front man Roger Miret would let his little brother Freddy Madball Cricien take the microphone on lead vocals during AF... No Fun At All No Fun At All were a melodic skate-punk band that was formed back in the summer of 1991. ... Biography Hailing from Västerås, Sweden Bombshell Rocks were founded by singer Mårten Cedergran, the guitar players Richard Andersson and Sami, bassist Mini, and drummer Chrille in late 1995. ...

• June 23 2001:

Judas Priest, Cradle of Filth, Megadeth, Bad Religion, Motörhead, Suicidal Tendencies, Savatage, Marduk, Within Temptation, Dropkick Murphys, Sick Of It All, Six Feet Under, Macabre, Shelter, Awkward Thought, Primal Fear, The Haunted, Orphanage, Backfire, Farmer Boys, Unleashed, Kill II This, Pist-on, Nevermore, Rose Tattoo, Destruction, Devin Townsend, Ancient Rites, Metalium, Action In DC Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Megadeth is an American Thrash Metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that was originally formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars), and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... Suicidal Tendencies are a hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Venice, California. ... Savatage is a progressive heavy metal band founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. ... Marduk is a Swedish black metal band, who are based in Norrköping. ... Within Temptation is a metal band from the Netherlands. ... Dropkick Murphys are a celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.[1] First playing together in the basement of a friends barbershop, they blended Oi!, Irish music, and hardcore. ... Sick Of It All (SOIA) is a New York Hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar), Armand Majidi (drums) and Rich Capriano (bass) in 1984. ... Six Feet Under (often abbreviated as SFU) A side project band started by Chris Barnes of Cannibal Corpse and Allen West of Obituary. ... Macabre are a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and ever since have never had a line-up change. ... Shelter is a Hare Krishna hardcore punk band formed by Ray Cappo of Youth of Today. ... Awkward Thought are a classic New York Hardcore Punk band that formed in the 1990s. ... Primal Fear is a German power metal/heavy metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex-Gamma Ray), Mat Sinner ( Bass and Vocals/SINNER), Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann (Guitars). ... The Haunted is a Swedish thrash metal band with melodic death metal influences, formed in 1996. ... Orphanage was a metal band from the Netherlands. ... There is also a german Metal Band called Farmer Boys. ... Unleashed is a death metal band. ... Nevermore is an American progressive metal band from Seattle, Washington assembled in 1991 from the ashes of the power metal band Sanctuary. ... Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson and slide guitarist Peter Wells. ... Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in Lörrach, in southern Germany in 1982. ... Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian musician currently residing in British Columbia. ... Ancient Rites is a Belgian black metal band formed in early 1989. ... Metalium is a power metal band from Hamburg, Germany. ...

• July 5 - July 6 2002:

Slayer, Dream Theater, Machine Head, Bruce Dickinson, Halford, My Dying Bride, Biohazard, Immortal, Cannibal Corpse, Tristania, Symphony X, Hypocrisy, Arch Enemy, Slapshot, The Vandals, D.R.I., Deviate, Dismember, Subzero, Calibre, Evergrey, Saxon, Agnostic Front, Anathema, Moonspell, Kreator, After Forever, Less Than Jake, In Extremo, Doro, Skarhead, Rage, Manic Movement, Massif, Xeah Slayer circa 2004. ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Halford was formed in 1999 by then ex-lead Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford and is an attempt to return back to his old heavy metal roots after ending two previous projects: the street metal experience known as Fight, and the Industrial Metal experiment known as 2wo. ... My Dying Bride is a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... Biohazard was a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. ... Immortal is a black metal band from Bergen, Norway. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Tristania is a gothic metal band from Norway, formed in the end of 1996 by Morten Veland, Einar Moen and Kenneth Olsson. ... Symphony X is a American progressive / neo classical / power metal band from New Jersey founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo. ... Hypocrisy is a death metal band from Sweden. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... High energy band of the straight edge movement. ... The Vandals are an American punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. ... Dismember is a Swedish death metal band. ... Subzero is an American metalcore band from New York, New York. ... Calibre playing at Marquee in Sydney in 2006. ... Evergrey is a Progressive Metal/Power Metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, who - together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride - helped develop the doom death genre. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ... Kreator is a popular thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. ... After Forever is a symphonic metal band from the Netherlands, which relies on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In Extremo (Latin:at the end or in the extreme) is a German folk metal band originating from Berlin. ... Doro Pesch live Doro Pesch (real name: Dorothee Pesch, born 3 June 1964, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a female vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene, which was primarily a male-dominated genre of music. ... Rage is a heavy metal band from Germany, currently consisting of Peter Peavy Wagner (Bass, Vocals), Victor Smolski (Guitar), and Mike Terrana (Drums). ...

• July 4 - July 5 2003:

Alice Cooper, Within Temptation, Ministry, Anthrax, Stone Sour, Murderdolls, Lacuna Coil, Sick Of It All, Six Feet Under, Hatebreed, Finntroll, Prong, Arch Enemy, The Haunted, Youth Of Today, Doro, Pro-Pain, Destroyer 666, Convict, Killer, Type O Negative, Stratovarius, Sepultura, Apocalyptica, Opeth, Overkill, Samael, Masterplan, Mastodon, Atreyu, Oceans Of Sadness, Aborted Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Within Temptation is a metal band from the Netherlands. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by front-man by Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Stone Sour is a Grammy-nominated American melodic hard rock band founded by Corey Taylor, famous for being the vocalist for the nu metal band Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman. ... Murderdolls is a rock band formed in 2002. ... Lacuna Coil is an alternative metal/gothic metal band from Milan, Italy. ... Sick Of It All (SOIA) is a New York Hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar), Armand Majidi (drums) and Rich Capriano (bass) in 1984. ... Six Feet Under (often abbreviated as SFU) A side project band started by Chris Barnes of Cannibal Corpse and Allen West of Obituary. ... Hatebreed is a metalcore band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex-Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... The Haunted is a Swedish thrash metal band with melodic death metal influences, formed in 1996. ... Youth of Today was a straight edge hardcore band from New York City. ... Doro Pesch live Doro Pesch (real name: Dorothee Pesch, born 3 June 1964, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a female vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene, which was primarily a male-dominated genre of music. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Destroyer 666 are an Australian black metal band formed in 1994 by guitarist K.K. Warslut, following his departure from the cult black metal band Bestial Warlust. ... Type O Negative is a band from Brooklyn, New York. ... Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, formed in 1984, still active today. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... Apocalyptica is a Finnish musical group consisting of three, formerly four, classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. ... Opeth is a Progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Overkill is one of the first Thrash Metal bands, formed in the early 1980s in New Jersey (but often attributed to New York City), and very active ever since. ... Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. ... For the Oasis album, see The Masterplan. ... Mastodon is a Grammy-nominated[1] band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Atreyu (IPA: /ə.tɹeɪ.yu/) is a Metalcore band formed in Orange County, California in 1998. ... Aborted, formed in 1995, is a Belgian brutal death metal band. ...

• June 25 - June 27 2004:

Iced Earth, Exodus, Anathema, Hypocrisy, In Extremo, After Forever, Suffocation, Circle II Circle, Action in DC, Epica, Dillinger Escape Plan, Cowboys & Aliens, Alice Cooper, Slipknot, Motörhead, Cradle of Filth, Queensrÿche, Soulfly, My Dying Bride, Agnostic Front, Anthrax, Terror, Blood for Blood, Pleymo, Oomph!, Morbid Angel, Brides of Destruction, Evergrey, Backfire, Discipline, Scarve, Do or Die, Judas Priest, Life of Agony, Dimmu Borgir, Saxon, Fear Factory, Children of Bodom, Therion, Hatebreed, Testament, Ill Nino, Death Angel, Ignite, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, Dying Fetus, Malevolent Creation, Seven Witches, Shadows Fall, Destruction Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, Progressive metal, Speed metal and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi Kürsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ... Anathema are an English band from the city of Liverpool, who - together with Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride - helped develop the doom death genre. ... Hypocrisy is a death metal band from Sweden. ... In Extremo (Latin:at the end or in the extreme) is a German folk metal band originating from Berlin. ... After Forever is a symphonic metal band from the Netherlands, which relies on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. ... Suffocation is an American death metal band. ... For a period of eight years from 1992 until August 2000, Zachary Stevens was the lead singer of Savatage. ... Not to be confused with Epica (album). ... Dillinger Escape Plan is a mathcore band that integrates grindcore with a little bit of free jazz via variating time signatures and free jazz guitar interludes. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Queensrÿche (pronounced IPA: ) is a heavy/progressive metal band formed in 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle. ... Soulfly is a heavy metal band started by Max Cavalera in 1997 after his decision to leave Sepultura. ... My Dying Bride is a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Terror, formed in 2000, is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Los Angeles, California. ... Blood for Blood was a hardcore band from Charlestown, Massachusetts. ... Pleymo is a rapcore band from France. ... OOMPH! is a German crossover group. ... Morbid Angel is a Florida-based death metal band assembled in 1983. ... Brides of Destruction is a hard rock supergroup containing Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns amongst others. ... Evergrey is a Progressive Metal/Power Metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Scarve is a six member tech metal band from France. ... Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ... Life of Agony or LoA is a hardcore/hard rock band from Brooklyn, New York. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Fear Factory is a Los Angeles, California based metal band. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. ... Hatebreed is a metalcore band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. ... Testament is an American thrash metal band from California. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. ... Ignite is a hardcore/punk rock band from Orange County, California. ... Chimaira are a metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Killswitch Engage (often abbreviated as KSE or Killswitch) are a Metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts. ... Dying Fetus are an American technical/brutal death metal band, presently noteworthy for their virtuosity, dual mid-range and gurgling vocals, and reality-based pseudo-political lyrics. ... Malevolent Creation is a death metal band originally hailing from Buffalo, New York. ... Seven Witches is an American Heavy Metal band from New York. ... Shadows Fall are a five-piece metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Destruction is a German thrash metal band formed in Lörrach, in southern Germany in 1982. ...

• June 24 - June 26 2005:

The Ga*Ga*s, Alter Bridge, Helmet, Papa Roach, Within Temptation, System of a Down, Iron Maiden, Immolation, Enslaved, Grave Digger, Metal Church, Megadeth, Nevermore, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Caliban, H2O, Madball, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Kreator, Chimaira, Judasville, Sengir, Cowboys & Aliens, Axamenta, In-Quest, Autumn, Skitsoy, Soilwork, Epica, Kamelot, Hatebreed, Accept, Slayer, Slipknot, Behemoth, Gorefest, Amon Amarth, Samael, Sirenia, In Flames, Peter Pan Speedrock, Pro-Pain, Rose Tattoo, Mastodon, Sick of it All, Anthrax, Stormrider, DragonForce, Axel Rudi Pell, Primal Fear, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dio, Dream Theater, Oceans of Sadness, Dark Tranquillity, Nuclear Assault, Arch Enemy, Lacuna Coil, Hatesphere, Murphy's Law, Walls of Jericho, Amen, Terror Alter Bridge is an American rock band[1] formed by Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips (former members of Creed), with Myles Kennedy (lead vocals and guitar formerly of The Mayfield Four). ... Helmet is an African funk band formed in Guinea-Bissau by George W. Bush (vocals/dildo) with Pinochet (dildo), Osama Bin Laden (dildo) and Saddam Hussein (dildo) in September 11, 2001. ... Papa Roach is a four-piece nu metal band from Vacaville, California. ... Within Temptation is a metal band from the Netherlands. ... For the bands self-titled album, see System of a Down (album). ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... Immolation is a death metal band from Yonkers, New York. ... Enslaved is a progressive black/viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway. ... Grave Digger is a German power metal/speed metal band formed in the mid 1980s. ... Metal Church is an American thrash metal band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Megadeth is an American Thrash Metal band led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. ... Nevermore is an American progressive metal band from Seattle, Washington assembled in 1991 from the ashes of the power metal band Sanctuary. ... The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as just Eighties Matchbox) are a psychosis rock band from Brighton, England, formed in 1999. ... Caliban, a metalcore-band, was formed in Hattingen, Germany in 1997 under the name Never Again. ... H2O is an American melodic hardcore punk band formed in 1995 after singer Toby Morse got tired of touring as a roadie for hardcore acts such as Sick of it All. ... Madball is a New York band that originated back in the late 1980s, as a side-project of the legendary NYHC outfit Agnostic Front (Where none other than AFs front man Roger Miret would let his little brother Freddy Madball Cricien take the microphone on lead vocals during AF... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kreator is a popular thrash metal band from Essen, Germany. ... Chimaira are a metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. ... In-Quest is a Technical death metal band based in Belgium. ... Autumn is a gothic rock band formed in 1995. ... Skitsoy is an alternative rock band consisting of Franky Desmet-Vandamme a. ... Soilwork are a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. ... Not to be confused with Epica (album). ... Kamelot is a power metal band that incorporates many elements of symphonic and progressive metal into their music. ... Hatebreed is a metalcore band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. ... Accept was a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by Udo Dirkschneider. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Slipknot (sometimes typeset as SlipKnoT to fit their logo) is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. ... Behemoth is an influential Polish blackened death metal band. ... Gorefest is a Dutch band from Zeeland founded in 1989 as a death metal band by De Koeyer, Harthoorn, van Schaik and Hoogendoorn . ... Amon Amarth is a viking-themed melodic death metal band from Sweden founded in 1990 in Tumba, named after a location in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland. ... Sirenia is a gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of gothic metal and symphonic metal, as well as black metal and death metal elements. ... First off, If you listen to In Flames you kick ass In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... Peter Pan Speedrock (PPS or PPSR in short) is a Dutch band from Eindhoven. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Rose Tattoo is an Australian blues/hard rock band, led by Angry Anderson and slide guitarist Peter Wells. ... Mastodon is a Grammy-nominated[1] band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Sick Of It All (SOIA) is a New York Hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar), Armand Majidi (drums) and Rich Capriano (bass) in 1984. ... DragonForce are a British power metal band formed in London, England in 1999. ... Axel Rudi Pell (Born June 27, 1960) is a german guitar wizard, playing melodic speed/power metal. ... Primal Fear is a German power metal/heavy metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex-Gamma Ray), Mat Sinner ( Bass and Vocals/SINNER), Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann (Guitars). ... Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ... Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. ... Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band comprised of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy. ... Dark Tranquillity is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Nuclear Assault is a thrash metal band formed in 1984. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex-Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... Lacuna Coil is an alternative metal/gothic metal band from Milan, Italy. ... Hatesphere is a Danish melodic, death/thrash metal band. ... Murphys Law is a hardcore band from New York. ... Walls of Jericho are a female-fronted hardcore band formed in 1998 from Detroit, Michigan named after power metal band Helloweens album of the same name. ... Amen (sometimes all-capitalised to AMEN) is a cross-genre hard rock band formed in 1994, continuing on today. ... Terror, formed in 2000, is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Los Angeles, California. ...

• June 23 - June 25 2006:

Guns N' Roses, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Lacuna Coil, Satyricon, Soulfly, Cradle of Filth, In Flames, After Forever, Helloween, Saxon, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Michael Schenker Group, Moonspell, Evergrey, Edguy, Trivium, Y&T, The Gathering, Leaves' Eyes, Leatherwolf, Gojira, My Dying Bride, Nile, Alice in Chains, The New York Dolls, Stone Sour, Obituary, Bullet for My Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold, Bloodsimple, Akercocke, Exodus, Armored Saint, DragonForce, Ignite, Ensiferum, Machine Men, Sevendust, Stream of Passion, Sengir, Death Angel, Jon Oliva's 'Pain', Ill Niño, Beyond Fear, Enthroned, In-Quest, The Maple Room, Battalion, Iconoclasm, Panchrysia, Callenish Circle, Leng Tch'e, Ancient Rites. Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motörhead are a Grammy Award-winning British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy (real name Ian Kilmister), who has remained the sole constant member. ... Lacuna Coil is an alternative metal/gothic metal band from Milan, Italy. ... This article is about the band. ... Soulfly is a heavy metal band started by Max Cavalera in 1997 after his decision to leave Sepultura. ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... First off, If you listen to In Flames you kick ass In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... After Forever is a symphonic metal band from the Netherlands, which relies on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. ... Saxon are a British heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. ... Opeth is a Progressive death metal band from Sweden. ... Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, formed in 1995 by ex Carcass guitarist Michael Amott. ... The Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G.) is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed by the former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. ... Moonspell is a Portuguese Gothic Metal band, formed in 1992 and released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. ... Evergrey is a Progressive Metal/Power Metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. ... Edguy is a power metal band from Fulda, Germany. ... Trivium is a metal band from Orlando, Florida. ... Y&T (Yesterday & Today) is a rock band who formed in 1974. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Leaves Eyes is a gothic metal band with folk metal elements from Norway/Germany assembled in 2003, shortly before singer Liv Kristine was fired from Theatre of Tragedy. ... Leatherwolf is a Los Angeles-based heavy metal band known for their triple lead guitar approach. ... Gojira is a French progressive death metal band. ... My Dying Bride is a British doom/death metal band formed in 1990. ... Nile is a brutal / technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, USA assembled in 1993. ... Alice in Chains is a popular and influential rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987. ... The New York Dolls were a glam rock band in the 1970s that prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era. ... Stone Sour is a Grammy-nominated American melodic hard rock band founded by Corey Taylor, famous for being the vocalist for the nu metal band Slipknot, and former drummer Joel Ekman. ... Cover of Cause of Death (1990) Obituary is a death metal band from Tampa, Florida. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Avenged Sevenfold is an American metal/hard rock band. ... bloodsimple are an American metalcore/alternative metal band formed in 2002. ... Akercocke is a British progressive blackened death metal band. ... Exodus is an American thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by singer/drummer Tom Hunting, guitarists Tim Agnello and Kirk Hammett, and bassist Carlton Melson. ... Armored Saint is a Los Angeles, United States, based heavy metal band. ... DragonForce are a British power metal band formed in London, England in 1999. ... Ignite is a hardcore band from Orange County, California, that formed in 1994. ... Ensiferum (Latin ensÄ­fÄ•rum (neuter adjective) meaning sword bearing) is a Viking / Folk metal band from Helsinki, Finland. ... Originally starting life as an Iron Maiden cover band, Machine Men are a Finnish band who specialise in playing traditional, melodic heavy metal. ... This article is about the popular music group. ... Stream of Passion are a rock opera band founded by Arjen Lucassen to showcase the vocals of Marcela Bovio. ... Death Angel is a Filipino-American thrash metal band from San Francisco, California. ... Most famous for his time as frontman and vocalist to the band Savatage, Jon Oliva has also composed music for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra headed up the 1993 project Dr. Butcher and his own 2005 album Jon Olivas Pain. ... Ill Niño is a six-piece latin metal American band from New Jersey in the USA. // Ill Niño formed in late 1999 when they were originally called El Niño, after the weather phenomenon. ... This article is about Beyond Fear, the book. ... ENTHRONED was formed in Charleroi in 1993 by Cernunnos. ... In-Quest is a Technical death metal band based in Belgium. ... Callenish Circle is a melodic death metal band from the Netherlands. ... Leng Tche is a grindcore band based in Belgium. ... Ancient Rites is a Belgian black metal band formed in early 1989. ...

• June 22 - June 24 2007:

Friday: Aerosmith, Chris Cornell, Within Temptation, Type O Negative, Blind Guardian, Celtic Frost, Therion, Sabaton, Grave Digger, Vader, 1349, Pain Of Salvation, Amorphis. This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of the rock bands Soundgarden (1984-1997) and Audioslave (2001-2007). ... Within Temptation is a metal band from the Netherlands. ... Type O Negative is a band from Brooklyn, New York. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Celtic Frost is an extreme metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash, black, doom and death metal genres. ... Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. ... Sabaton is a power metal band from Sweden formed in 1999. ... Grave Digger is a German power metal/speed metal band formed in the mid 1980s. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... 1349 is a black metal band hailing from a suburb of Oslo, Norway. ... Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive metal band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. ... Amorphis is a Finnish metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen in 1990. ...

Saturday: Iron Maiden, KoRn, Heaven and Hell, Life of Agony, Cannibal Corpse, Tiamat, Dimmu Borgir, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Lamb of God, Sirenia, Brutal Truth, Drowning Pool, Atheist. Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... This article is about the band. ... Heaven and Hell is a music collaboration featuring current Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler along with former members Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice (who post-Sabbath worked together in Dio playing songs from their Black Sabbath era together at times). ... Life of Agony or LoA is a hardcore/hard rock band from Brooklyn, New York. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ... Tiamat is a band from Sweden that was formed in Stockholm, in 1988. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. ... Lamb of God is a Grammy-nominated five-piece metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formerly known as Burn the Priest. ... Sirenia is a gothic metal band from Stavanger, Norway which incorporates a mixture of gothic metal and symphonic metal, as well as black metal and death metal elements. ... Brutal Truth is a New York City-based deathgrind band that was formed in 1990 by ex-Anthrax and Nuclear Assault bassist Dan Lilker. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Atheist is a progressive death/thrash metal band from Florida, USA, founded in 1984, whose music was technical and sometimes reminiscent of jazz. ...

Sunday: Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Black Label Society, Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Finntroll, Mastodon, Chimaira, Moonsorrow, Devil Driver, Unearth, Korpiklaani, In This Moment, Turisas, Eluveitie. Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne, December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the lead vocalist of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a popular solo artist, and the star of the reality show, The Osbournes. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Black Label Society is a heavy metal band formed by Zakk Wylde, with 9 albums released to date. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Amon Amarth is a viking-themed melodic death metal band from Sweden founded in 1990 in Tumba, named after a location in J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ... Mastodon is a Grammy-nominated[1] band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Chimaira are a metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Moonsorrow is a folk/viking metal band formed in Helsinki, Finland in 1995. ... DevilDriver is a death metal band based out of California, USA.Their debut album is the self-titled DevilDriver released on October 23, 2003 under Roadrunner Records. ... Unearth (formed 1998) is a metalcore band with melodic death, groove, and thrash metal influences from Winthrop, Massachusetts. ... Korpiklaani (Forest Clan in Finnish) is a folk metal band from Finland. ... In This Moment is an American metalcore band formed in 2005. ... Turisas is a Finnish folk metal band founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish god of war. ... Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Switzerland. ...

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