Amsterdam Metalfest was a biannual metalfestival that took place in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

' capital city,

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

. As from 2015, it was held in the much acclaimed venue

Melkweg Melkweg (Dutch for "Milky Way") is a music venue and cultural center on Lijnbaansgracht, near Leidseplein in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is housed in a former dairy and includes four music halls as well as a cinema, a restaurant and an exhibitio ...

(Dutch for "Milky Way") and organised by Metal Amsterdam. Amsterdam Metalfest endeavors to provide a stage for local and (inter)national metalbands and, in doing so, re-establishing the Amsterdam metalscene. It was originally organized i
The Sugarfactory
featuring Dutch bands like

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, The New Dominion, Red Eyes, Illucinoma and others. The May 2018 edition line-up is

Fleshgod Apocalypse Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian symphonic death metal band. Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Nuclear Blast. History Formation and ''Oracles'' (2007–2009) Fleshgod Apocalypse was formed in April 200 ...

, Obscura,

The Charm The Fury The Charm The Fury was a Dutch metal band from Amsterdam, formed in 2010. In 2013 The Charm The Fury released their first album, '' A Shade of My Former Self,'' throughout Listenable Records, after independently releasing the EP The Social Me ...

, Hideous Divinity, For I Am King, Onegodless.

Past billings

October 2016

Textures (NL),

Aborted Aborted is a Belgian death metal band formed in 1995 in Waregem. The group currently consists of vocalist, founder, and only constant member Sven de Caluwé, along with guitarists Ian Jekelis and Dan Konráðsson. Although the band originally ...

(BE) ''performing

Retrogore ''Retrogore'' is the ninth studio album by Belgium-based death metal band, Aborted. It was released on 22 April 2016 worldwide, through Century Media Records. It is the first Aborted album with guitarist Ian Jekelis, and the last with bassist ...

in its entirety'', Humanity’s Last Breath (SE) ''Dutch debut'', Exivious (NL) ''global exclusive'', Seita (NL) and Hibakusha (NL).

April 2016

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(POL),

Carach Angren Carach Angren () is a Dutch symphonic black metal band, founded in 2003 by two members of the now-defunct bands Inger Indolia and Vaultage. Their style is characterized by prominent usage of orchestral arrangements, black (sometimes death) metal ...

(NL),

God Dethroned God Dethroned is a Dutch extreme metal band from Beilen, originally formed in 1990. Biography God Dethroned was formed in 1990 by singer and guitar player Henri Sattler, with Hans Leegstra (guitar) and Ard de Weerd. Sattler and Leegstra had p ...

(NL), Heart Of A Coward (UK), Herder (NL) and Veil of Delusions (NL).

October 2015

(BE), Seita (NL),

Cultura Tres Cultura Tres is a band that started in Maracay, Venezuela in 2006. The band was formed by brothers Alejandro and Juanma Montoya. During the band's time making sludge-doom music, guitarist brothers Alejandro and Juanma Montoya produced independen ...

(VEN), Ethereal (NL), Red Eyes (NL) and Hillsphere (NL).

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://metalamsterdam.com 2013 establishments in the Netherlands Heavy metal festivals in the Netherlands Festivals in Amsterdam