Agglutination Metal Festival Explained
Music Festival Name: | Agglutination Metal Festival |
Years Active: | 1995 – present |
Dates: | August |
Website: | Agglutination.it |
Agglutination Metal Festival is an Italian metal festival held annually in Basilicata, among the towns of Senise, Chiaromonte and Sant'Arcangelo (Potenza). Born in 1995 as an event to promote emerging groups, it is one of the first metal festivals in Italy and one of the most long-lived metal events in Europe.[1] [2]
It has hosted bands such as Overkill, Cannibal Corpse, Venom, Mayhem, Stratovarius, Carcass, Exodus, Gamma Ray, Dark Tranquillity and Marduk. Among the Italian bands that performed at the Agglutination are Rhapsody of Fire, Bulldozer, Necrodeath, Stormlord, Labyrinth and Theatres des Vampires. Due to the containment measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was not scheduled in 2020 and 2021.
Lineups
1995
- August in Chiaromonte: Marshall and other local bands
1996
- August in Chiaromonte: White Skull, Lost Innocence and other local bands
1997
- 12 August in Chiaromonte: Overkill, White Skull, Megora, Aggressive Fear, In Human Memories, Deleterio, Black Sunrise, Flash Terrorist, Stormlord, Lost Innocence, Harem, Funeral Fuck
1998
- 11 August in Chiaromonte: Athena, Undertakers, Lacrima Christi, Heimdall, Glacial Fear, Inchiuvatu, Hastings, Aura, Memories of a Lost Soul, Unthory, Black Sunrise, Funeral Fuck
1999
- 13 August in Chiaromonte: White Skull, Moonlight Comedy, Ahriman, Tenebrae Oburiuntur, Obscure Devotion, 3rd, Terremoto, Kiss of Death, Pino Miale
2000
- 12 August in Chiaromonte: Domine, Vision Divine, Undertakers, Glacial Fear, Stormlord, Art Inferno, Arcadia, Steel Cage, Humanity Eclipse, Eden Shape
2001
- 11 August in Chiaromonte: Ancient, Thoten, White Skull, Secret Sphere, Highlord, The Black, Natron, Schizo, Glacial Fear, Requiem K626, Brazen, Enemynside, Dark Secret, Rainy Night
2002
- 12 August Chiaromonte: Destruction, Vicious Rumors, Drakkar, Undertakers, Stormlord, Heimdall, Infernal Poetry, Holy Knights, Adimiron
2003
- 9 August in Chiaromonte:[3] Virgin Steele, Labyrinth, Theatres des Vampires, Beholder, Fire Trails, Elvenking, Marshall, Rosae Crucis, Mantra, Requiem K626, Hunchback
2004
- 12 August in Chiaromonte: Iron Savior, Marduk, Crystal Ball, Novembre, Centurion, Thy Majestie, Rain, Nameless Crime, Disguise, Walkyrya
2005
- 13 August in Chiaromonte: Mayhem, Freedom Call, Necrodeath, Mesmerize, Schizo, Valiance
2006
- 10 August in Chiaromonte (cancelled):[4] Vision Divine, Sinister, Majesty, Dark Lunacy, Marshall, Pandaemonium, Kragens, Aleph, Infernal Angels, Megawatt
2007
- 11 August in Sant'Arcangelo: Gamma Ray, Infernal Death, Golem, Kaledon, Dark Lunacy, Fire Trails, Tankard
2008
- 9 August 2008 in Sant'Arcangelo: Dark Tranquility, Vision Divine, Dismember, Domine, Metal Gang with Pino Scotto, DGM, Savior from Anger, Denied, Nefertum
2009
- 10 August in Sant'Arcangelo: U.D.O., Vader, Extrema, Fabio Lione, Forgotten Tomb, Fratello Metallo, Trick or Treat, Ecnephias, Symbolyc
2010
- 9 August in Sant'Arcangelo: Cannibal Corpse, Korpiklaani, Pino Scotto, Handful of Hate, Airborn, Marshall, Ver Sacrum, Solisia
2011
- 20 August in Chiaromonte: Bulldozer, Majesty, Bömbers (feat. Abbath), Node, PTSD, Tyrannizer Order, Aura, Stige
2012
- 25 August in Chiaromonte: Dark Tranquillity, Rhapsody of Fire, Rotting Christ, Ecnephias, Vexed, Lunocode, Poemisia, Twilight Gate, Ghost Booster
2013
- 10 August in Senise: Overkill, Stratovarius, Marduk, Eldritch, Folkstone, Heavenshine, Blind Horizon, Rebürn
2014
- 23 August in Senise: Carcass, Entombed A.D., Belphegor, Buffalo Grillz, Elvenking, Eversin, Sinheresy, Lehman
2015
- 9 August in Chiaromonte: Obituary, Edguy, Inquisition, Necrodeath, Forgotten Tomb, Arthemis, Feline Melinda, Carthagods
2016
- 21 August in Chiaromonte: Therion, Exodus, Taake, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Nanowar of Steel, Dewfall, De La Muerte, Real Chaos
2017
- 19 August in Chiaromonte: Venom, Sodom, White Skull, In.Si.Dia, Assaulter, Gravestone, Ghost of Mary, Memories of a Lost Soul
2018
- 19 August in Chiaromonte: Death SS, Pestilence, Folkstone, Necrodeath, Witchunter, Ad Noctem Funeriis, Circle of Witches, Rome in Monochrome
2019
- 17 August in Chiaromonte: Napalm Death, Death Angel, Carpathian Forest, Strana Officina, Carthagods, The Black, Scream Baby Scream
2022
- 6 August in Senise: Asphyx, Nargaroth, Vanexa, Fulci, Sailing To Nowhere, Napoli Violenta, Funeral, Mirko Gisonte, Eyelids
2023
- 12 August in Chiaromonte: Carcass, Nocturnal Depression, Sacrilege, Plakkaggio, Xenos, Essenza, Coexistence
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: AGGLUTINATION METAL FESTIVAL 2018: meet & greet esclusivo con i DEATH SS. metalitalia.com. italian. 19 July 2018. 2 November 2018.
- Web site: XXIV AGGLUTINATION METAL FESTIVAL: il programma completo del festival. metalpit.it. italian. 12 June 2018. 2 November 2018.
- [Vader (band)|Vader]
- Planned for 10 August in Chiaromonte but cancelled because of heavy rain Web site: Agglutination Metal Festival: annullato per maltempo . 12 August 2006 . truemetal.it . italian. 2015-12-19.