Heavy Montréal

{{Short description|Annual heavy metal and hard rock festival}}

{{Update|date=March 2018}}

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{{Infobox music festival

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| location = Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| years_active = {{hlist|2008|2010–2016|2018–2019|2023}}

| dates = 27 & 28 July (2019 dates)

| website = {{URL|https://heavymontreal.com/}}

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Heavy Montréal (stylized as Heavy MONTRÉAL, formerly known as Heavy MTL) is a two-day, summer heavy metal and hard rock music festival held annually at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It also includes various other events at different venues across the city. The "MTL" in the former name, Heavy MTL, served as both an abbreviation for "Montreal" and "Metal". In 2014, the festival was officially renamed as "Heavy Montréal".[https://web.archive.org/web/20140625055509/http://heavymontreal.com/blog/heavy-mtl-becomes-heavy-montreal/ Heavy MTL Becomes Heavy Montréal] In 2023, the festival revived the "Heavy MTL" moniker once again through its logo.

History

Since the festival's first edition in 2008, Heavy Montréal, known until 2014 as "Heavy MTL", has seen some of the world's most successful heavy metal acts, such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Kiss, Dethklok, Rob Zombie, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, Godsmack, In Flames, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, System of a Down, Five Finger Death Punch, Children of Bodom and Babymetal.

In 2011, a sister event, Heavy T.O., was created for Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Both events were held during the same weekends, with most bands playing one day in Montreal and the other in Toronto. Despite the Toronto event's popularity, however, promoters ceased operations there after the festival's 2012 incarnation.

For the 2014 festival, Heavy MTL was officially rebranded as "Heavy Montréal". This was done as an "evolution" of the festival, with efforts made to include a wide array of styles in its programming.

The festival took a one-year hiatus in 2017, citing the renovations taking place that year in Parc Jean-Drapeau and the increase in other cultural events due to Montreal celebrating its {{Interlanguage link|375th Anniversary of Montréal|lt=375th anniversary|fr|375e anniversaire de Montréal}}.{{Cite web|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|date=2016-12-07|title=Heavy Montreal Will Not Return in 2017|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/heavy_montreal_announces_2017_hiatus|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}} In November 2019, event promotions company Evenko announced that Heavy Montreal would not occur in 2020, in part due to "the number of non-festival metal/rock concerts that will be announced over the next few months", said Evenko chief operating officer Jacques Aubé.{{Cite web|last=Olivier|first=Annabelle|date=2019-11-21|title=Heavy Montreal hits pause on 2020 metal music festival|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6200368/heavy-montreal-hits-pause-on-2020-metal-music-festival/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Global News|language=en-US}}

Past editions

=2019=

The lineup included:{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/heavy-montreal-2019-lineup/|title=Heavy Montreal 2019 lineup|date=12 February 2019|work=consequence.net|access-date=29 July 2020}}

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+ Saturday, 27 July 2019
Stage Heavy

!Stage de l'Apocalypse

!Stage de la Foret

!Stage du Jardin

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Fever 333

Kataklysm

Beartooth

Killswitch Engage

Godsmack

Ghost

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Galactic Empire

Anonymus

Quiet Riot

Hatebreed

Steel Panther

Evanescence

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Harm's Way

Devin Townsend

All That Remains

Cancer Bats

Municipal Waste

Watain

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Brand of Sacrifice

Lorna Shore

Nekrogoblikon

Rivers of Nihil

The Faceless

Carnifex

Cattle Decapitation

Dying Fetus

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+ Sunday, 28 July 2019
Stage Heavy

!Stage de l'Apocalypse

!Stage de la Foret

!Stage du Jardin

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Knocked Loose

Despised Icon

Skillet

In This Moment

Slash

Slayer1

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Mountain Dust

Beast in Black

Atreyu

Gamma Ray

Clutch

Anthrax

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Dopethrone

Skálmöld

Fu Manchu

Gloryhammer

Terror

Counterparts

Stick to Your Guns

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Junkowl

Dirty Honey

The Great Sabatini

Metalachi

3Teeth

Demolition Hammer

=2018=

Heavy Montreal returned in 2018 after a one-year hiatus.

The lineup included:{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/news/heavy-montreal-2018-daily-schedules-revealed|title=Heavy Montreal 2018 daily schedules revealed|date=22 July 2018|work=metalnerd.net|access-date=11 December 2018}}

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+ Saturday, 28 July 2018
Stage Heavy

!Stage de l'Apocalypse

!Stage de la Foret

!Stage du Jardin

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Pallbearer

Sword

Tech N9ne

I Prevail

Marilyn Manson

Rob Zombie

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Born of Osiris

Lee Aaron

Baroness

Alestorm

Underoath

Emperor

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Veil of Maya

The Black Dahlia Murder

Witchcraft

Napalm Death

Red Fang

Between the Buried and Me

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Jungle Rot

Entheos

Soreption

Allegaeon

The Agony Scene

Erra

Jinjer

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+ Sunday, 29 July 2018
Stage Heavy

!Stage de l'Apocalypse

!Stage de la Foret

!Stage du Jardin

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Helix

Demon Hunter

Voivod

Asking Alexandria

Hollywood Undead

Limp Bizkit1

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Intervals

Emmure

Ultra Vomit

Sleep

Trivium

Gojira

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Blind Witness

Power Trip

Warbringer

Gloryhammer

Eyehategod

Perturbator

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Nonhuman Era

Get the Shot

Bad Omens

Havok

Khemmis

Necrotic Mutation

  1. Replaced Avenged Sevenfold{{cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2018/07/24/avenged-sevenfold-to-cancel-their-performance-at-heavy-montreal-limp-bizkit-to-take-over/|title=Avenged Sevenfold to cancel their performance at HEAVY MONTRÉAL; Limp Bizkit to take over|date=24 July 2018|work=canadianbeats.ca|access-date=11 December 2018}}

=2016=

The 2016 edition of Heavy Montréal took place on 6–7 August 2016.{{cite web|url=http://heavymontreal.com|title=Heavy Montréal: Destination nord-américaine par excellence|work=heavymontreal.com|access-date=31 January 2017}} For 2016 the festival was held on a new site in Parc Jean-Drapeau, la Plaine des Jeux.

The lineup included:{{cite web|url=http://www.metalnerd.net/heavy-montreal-2016-daily-lineup-revealed/|title=Heavy Montreal 2016 daily lineup revealed|date=7 July 2016|work=metalnerd.net|access-date=11 December 2018}}

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+ Saturday, 6 August 2016
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Blabbermouth.NET stage

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Pop Evil

Escape the Fate

Fear Factory

Trivium

Sabaton

Mastodon

Five Finger Death Punch

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USA Out of Vietnam

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Carcass

Sebastian Bach

Black Label Society

Nightwish

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Inquisition

Skeletonwitch

Repulsion

Attila

Suicide Silence

Cult of Luna

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+ Sunday, 7 August 2016
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Blabbermouth.NET stage

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I Prevail

Despised Icon

Saint Asonia

Blind Guardian

Alter Bridge

Breaking Benjamin

Disturbed

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We Came as Romans

Animals as Leaders

Kataklysm

Zakk Wylde

Killswitch Engage

Volbeat

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Mantar

Beartooth

Memphis May Fire

B.A.R.F.

Suffocation

Napalm Death

Candlemass

= 2015 =

The 2015 edition of Heavy Montréal took place over three days from 7 to 9 August 2015.

The lineup included:{{cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/03/09/lineup-heavy-montreal-2015/|title=And the Lineup for Heavy Montreal 2015 is...|date=9 March 2015|work=metalsucks.net|access-date=31 January 2017}}

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+ Friday, 7 August 2015
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Apocalypse stage

!Forest stage

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The Flatliners

Anonymus

Extreme

Meshuggah

Korn

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Gorguts

Venom

Arch Enemy

Lagwagon

Alexisonfire

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Brothers of the Sonic Cloth

Revocation

The Acacia Strain

Veil of Maya

Lofofora

Neurosis

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toyGuitar

Beyond Creation

Cattle Decapitation

Nothing More

.moneen.

Augury

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+ Saturday, 8 August 2015
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Apocalypse stage

!Forest stage

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Slaves on Dope

Rocket from the Crypt

Abbath

Testament

NOFX

Faith No More

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Deafheaven

Lita Ford

Gojira

Billy Talent

Iggy Pop

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The Brains

Glassjaw

Swingin' Utters

B.A.R.F.

Devin Townsend Project

Dying Fetus

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Mass Murder Messiah

Ion Dissonance

Masked Intruder

Dig It Up

The Agonist

Battlecross

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+ Sunday, 9 August 2015
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Apocalypse stage

!Forest stage

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Fozzy

Coal Chamber

Dokken

Asking Alexandria

Bullet for My Valentine

Slipknot

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Motionless in White

Warrant

Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg

Within Temptation

Lamb of God

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Omnium Gatherum

Insomnium

Jasta

Pig Destroyer

Sanctuary

Ihsahn

Nuclear Assault

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Exes for Eyes

Sandveiss

Dead Tired

Small Brown Bike

Upon a Burning Body

Wilson

=2014=

The lineup included:[https://web.archive.org/web/20140524044134/http://heavymontreal.com/lineup/ Lineup]

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+ Saturday, 9 August 2014
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Apocalypse stage

!Forest stage

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Monster Truck

Overkill

Apocalyptica

Dropkick Murphys

Anthrax

Metallica

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Babymetal

Pennywise

Three Days Grace

Voivod

The Offspring

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Eagle Tears

Mass Hysteria

Municipal Waste

Whitechapel

Protest the Hero

The Vandals

Madball

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Kublai Khan

Biblical

Unlocking the Truth

Whores.

Nekrogoblikon

Beyond Creation

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+ Sunday, 10 August 2014
Molson Canadian stage

!Heavy stage

!Apocalypse stage

!Forest stage

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GrimSkunk

Exodus

Symphony X

Hatebreed

Twisted Sister

Slayer

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Bat Sabbath

Death Angel1

Epica

Body Count

Bad Religion

Lamb of God

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La Corriveau

Nashville Pussy

Cynic

We Came as Romans

Alestorm

Unearth

Fucked Up

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Beheading of a King

Sworn In

Gideon

Stick to Your Guns

The Motorleague

Nepentes

Truckfighters

  1. Replaced Dirty Rotten Imbeciles

=2013=

For the 2013 edition, Heavy MTL also featured a live pro wrestling event showcasing men and women of the Montreal independent wrestling scene.

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+ Saturday, 10 August 2013
Molson Canadian stage

!Jägermeister stage

!Galaxy stage

!Ring Heavy Mania

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Obey the Brave

Hellyeah

Gwar

Steel Panther

At the Gates

Danzig with Doyle

Avenged Sevenfold

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Device

Halestorm

Sick of It All

Black Label Society

A Day to Remember

Megadeth

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Death Lullaby

Within the Ruins

Blackguard

Baroness

Oceano

Newsted

All Shall Perish

Motionless in White

Wintersun

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Wall of Death – Battle Royal

Buxx vs. Franky

3.0 vs. TDT

Green Phantom vs. SeXXXy Eddy

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+ Sunday, 11 August 2013
Molson Canadian stage

!Jägermeister stage

!Galaxy stage

!Ring Heavy Mania

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Huntress

Finntroll

Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals

Machine Head

Mastodon

Rob Zombie

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Augury

The Acacia Strain

Amon Amarth

August Burns Red

Children of Bodom

Godsmack

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Of Temples

Slaves on Dope

Indian Handcrafts

Structures

Unexpect

Pallbearer

Havok

Cryptopsy

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Wall of Death – Battle Royal

6 Way Scramble

Kickin n' Stompin+Green Phantom vs. TDT+ Buxx Belmar

Player Uno vs. Franky the Mobster

=2012=

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+ Saturday, 11 August 2012
Heavy MTL stage

!Jägermeister stage

!Apocalypse stage

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Diemonds

Veil of Maya

Between the Buried and Me

Cannibal Corpse

Deftones

System of a Down

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Job for a Cowboy

Periphery

Kataklysm

Killswitch Engage

Five Finger Death Punch

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Bookakee

Dark Century

Rose Funeral

Exhumed

Fleshgod Apocalypse

Goatwhore

Origin

The Faceless

Battlecross

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+ Sunday, 12 August 2012
Heavy MTL stage

! Jägermeister stage

! Apocalypse stage

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Dance Laury Dance

Protest the Hero

Gojira

The Dillinger Escape Plan1

In Flames2

Slipknot

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Blind Witness

Overkill

Trivium

Suicidal Tendencies

Marilyn Manson

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Hollow

The Agonist

Iwrestledabearonce

B.A.R.F.

Emmure

Cancer Bats

Sword

Voivod

  1. Replaced Dethklok
  2. Replaced Lamb of God
  3. Replaced High on Fire

=2011=

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+ Saturday, 23 July 2011
Heavy MTL stage

!Jägermeister stage

!Budweiser stage

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Slaves on Dope

Red Fang

Suicide Silence

Machine Head

In Flames

Godsmack

Disturbed

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Dead and Divine

All Shall Perish

Death Angel

Unearth

Trivium

Billy Talent

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Mass Murder Messiah

Straight Line Stitch

Blackguard

Kingdom of Sorrow

GrimSkunk

Necronomicon

Dissension

Cryptopsy

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+ Sunday, 24 July 2011
Heavy MTL stage

!Jägermeister stage

!Budweiser stage

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Lazarus A.D.

Girlschool

As I Lay Dying

Morbid Angel

Opeth

Kiss

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Endast

Times of Grace

Annihilator

Children of Bodom

Anthrax

Motörhead

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Les Guenilles

Anonymus

Slaves on Dope1

Diamond Head

DevilDriver

The Catalyst

Gorguts

  1. Replaced The Sword

=2010=

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+ Saturday, 24 July 2010
Heavy MTL stage

!Jägermeister stage

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Skeletonwitch

High on Fire

Kataklysm

Anvil

Rob Halford

Slayer

Megadeth

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36 Crazyfists

Baptized in Blood

Melissa Auf der Maur

Fear Factory

Testament

Mastodon

Alice Cooper

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+ Sunday, 25 July 2010
Rockstar Mayhem Festival stage

!Jägermeister stage

!Silver Star stage

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Hail the Villain

Despised Icon

Airbourne

Winds of Plague

Five Finger Death Punch

Lamb of God

Rob Zombie

Korn

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Beneath the Massacre

Shadows Fall

Chimaira

Hatebreed

Alexisonfire

Avenged Sevenfold

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Deadly Apples

Les Ékorchés

Norma Jean

Diamond Head

3 Inches of Blood

In This Moment

Atreyu

=2009=

Due to the high number of metal live shows performed in Montreal during the year (Metallica, AC/DC, Kiss, Dream Theater, Marilyn Manson, Motörhead and many more) it was announced that the festival would not take place in 2009 and return in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/heavy-mtl-2009-cancelled |title=Heavy MTL 2009 Cancelled|date=21 April 2009|work=montrealgazette.com|access-date=31 January 2017}}

=2008=

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+ Saturday, 21 June 2008
Black stage

!Red stage

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Lauren Harris

3 Inches of Blood

Hatebreed

Mastodon

Iron Maiden

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Unexpect

Overkill

Symphony X

HammerFall

Type O Negative

Mastodon

Dethklok

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+ Sunday, 22 June 2008
Black stage

!Red stage

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Death Boat

Priestess

Drowning Pool

Voivod

Three Days Grace

Mötley Crüe

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Your Favorite Enemies

Warrant

Shadows Fall

Anthrax

Disturbed

See also

References

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