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Fortress is waiting.
Brutal Assault returns to the 18th-century Josefov Fortress in Jaroměř, Czech Republic for another multi-day collision of extreme metal, dark electronics, hardcore, doom, industrial, post-metal, synthwave and ritual atmosphere.
The quick hit
Where
Jaroměř – Josefov Fortress
5. května street, 551 01 Jaroměř-Josefov, Czech Republic
The site is not a generic fairground. It is a historic military fortress with stone pubs, walls, tiny squares, underground atmosphere and enough weird corners to feel like a temporary metal city.
What kind of lineup?
Dominant extreme metal, but not trapped by genre borders: death metal, black metal, hardcore, doom, industrial, dark folk, synthwave, avant-garde and ambient all have space here.
Officially, the 2026 lineup page was showing 92% confirmed in the late-May window, with the official banner also flagging the edition as 92% sold.
Lineup highlights
A few reasons the 29th edition reads like a full-contact map of heavy music rather than a normal festival poster.
Body Count feat. Ice-T
CrossoverThrashHardcore
Street-level rage, rap-metal history and a rare Central/Eastern European exclusive make this one of the most obvious “do not miss” sets of the weekend.
Periphery
DjentProgressive
Modern prog metal with huge hooks, rhythmic math and a three-guitar wall that should sound monstrous inside the fortress.
Primus
Alternative Metal
Les Claypool’s mutant funk circus does not fit neatly into anything, which is exactly why it fits Brutal Assault. Expect weirdness, groove and cult-level musicianship.
Wardruna
Dark Folk
A ritual comedown from the blastbeats: archaic instruments, Norse atmosphere and a huge sense of place after dark.
Waltari with full orchestra
Special SetSymphonic Death Metal
A one-off style festival moment: Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! Death Metal Symphony in Deep C with orchestral force behind it.
Candlemass
Heavy Doom
Epic doom royalty in a fortress setting is almost too perfect. Slow riffs, huge vocals, and cathedral-sized drama.
Cradle of Filth
Extreme Gothic Metal
One of the Saturday-night gothic anchors: theatrical, extreme, familiar and built for a massive festival crowd.
Animals as Leaders
Progressive MetalFusion
For the guitar nerds and rhythm obsessives: hyper-technical instrumental metal that should reset everyone’s brain mid-festival.
Amorphis
Progressive Metal
Melodic, heavy and emotional, Amorphis bring the kind of big-song craftsmanship that balances the more chaotic side of the bill.
Triptykon
BlackDeathDoom
Tom G. Warrior’s darkness belongs in a stone military fortress. This is a set for people who want atmosphere as much as impact.
Daily vibe map
- Tuesday warm-up: The Laws playing Sarcófago, AHAB, FILTH and more early damage.
- Wednesday: Periphery, Triptykon, Municipal Waste, Amenra, Crowbar and Nevermore energy.
- Thursday: Body Count, Deicide, Amorphis and Waltari’s full-orchestra death metal symphony.
- Friday: Primus, Animals as Leaders, Clawfinger, Marduk and the Misþyrming & Nergal Sventevith set.
- Saturday: Cradle of Filth, Wardruna, Candlemass and The Ghost Inside for the final push.
Ticket links & prices
Official shop pricing visible in the late-May/early-June ticket window. Prices can change or sell out, so treat the official ticket page as the final word.
Full festival pass
€225.00
Final edition BA 2026 festival pass, e-ticket.
Tuesday daily pass
€42.49
Warm-up day access for the impatient.
Wed–Sat daily pass
€106.66
Each full festival day was listed at the same single-day price.
Kids voucher
€4.49
Festival pass voucher for kids 0–12.99 years.
Junior voucher
€85.00
Festival pass voucher for juniors 13–17.99 years.
Brutal Express train
from €10.66
Prague → Hradec Králové train ticket; return option listed at €21.49.
Why this edition matters
The 29th Brutal Assault is not just “another European metal fest.” It is a fortress-based heavy-music pilgrimage where a death metal lifer can watch Deicide, a prog nerd can lock into Animals as Leaders, a goth kid can wait for Cradle of Filth, an industrial head can hit KMFDM or Front Line Assembly, and everyone can wander into KAL at 2 AM for dark ambient decompression.
For an international traveler, the appeal is simple: a massive, genre-fluid lineup, a venue with real atmosphere, and a Czech setting that turns the whole trip into more than four days in front of stages.
