Metaltown

Metaltown
The Black Stage, one of the two main stages, in 2011
GenreHeavy metal, hardcore punk
DatesJune–July
2004–2012: 2 days
2013–2016: 3 days
Location(s)Gothenburg, Sweden
Years active2004–2016
WebsiteMetaltown In English

57°43′03″N 11°57′30″E / 57.71751°N 11.95825°E / 57.71751; 11.95825 The Metaltown festival was a three-day festival featuring heavy metal bands, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was arranged annually from 2004 to 2013.

The original Metaltown venue was at Frihamnen, but was moved in 2011 to Göteborg Galopp close to Gothenburg City Airport.[1] An indoor revival was held in 2016 at Trädgår'n.[2] An attempted revival in 2020 to be held at Frihamnen was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]

Participating acts

2004

Alice Cooper – Totalt Jävla Mörker – TurbonegroDimmu BorgirBrides of DestructionIn FlamesKee Marcello's K2EvergreyMustaschEdguyWithin Y – Debase – Notre Dame

2005

ApocalypticaDark TranquillityHanoi RocksHammerFallRammsteinBeseech – Enter the Hunt – TiamatSentencedNineAll Ends – Kakaphonia – Hell N' Diesel

2006

Cradle of FilthDanko JonesElectric EarthEngel – Enter the Hunt – EntombedEvergreyFingerspitzengefühlKhomaManimalMotörheadOpethSatyriconSoilwork – Sparzanza – The HauntedTool – Stonegard

2007

SlayerMastodonMachine HeadMeshuggahRaised FistNineCult of LunaHardcore SuperstarSturm und DrangSonic SyndicateMardukIll NiñoCandlemassEntombed

2008

In FlamesCavalera ConspiracyNightwishChris Cornell (cancelled) – Monster MagnetDimmu BorgirDanko JonesBullet for My ValentineConvergeDark TranquillityFinntrollHardcore SuperstarSabatonSoilworkTiamatAmon AmarthClutchJob for a Cowboy (cancelled) – Opeth (cancelled) – Killswitch EngageNifelheimDie MannequinGraveyardSonic SyndicateLillasyster – Path of No Return – SicWitchcraft – Cimmerian Dome – Dr. Livingdead – Keld – Torture Division – Dead by April (cancelled) – AvatarMarionetteSatyricon – The Brother Grim Side Show

2009

All Hell – All That RemainsAugust Burns RedBring Me the HorizonBulletChildren of BodomCult of LunaDead by AprilDir En GreyDisturbedDragonForceEvergreyGirugameshHatesphere – Hellzapoppin' – Illfigure – Marilyn MansonMeshuggahMuccMunicipal WasteMustaschMy Dying BrideNapalm DeathOpethPainPilgrimzSlipknot – Sterbhaus – TriviumThe HauntedVolbeat

2010

69 EyesAdeptAmon AmarthBetween the Buried and MeBleeding ThroughBrian "Head" WelchBullet for My ValentineCoheed & CambriaCynicDark TranquillityDream EvilFinntroll – From This Moment – Garcia Plays KyussHatebreedHellyeahIn FlamesKatatoniaKreatorNileRammsteinRaunchyRaubtierSabatonSkindredSodomSonic SyndicateSoulfly – Walking with Strangers

2011

MeshuggahHumanity's Last BreathCradle of FilthRaubtierParkway DriveEscape the FateSystem of a DownAt the GatesThe Black Dahlia MurderGraveyardSoilworkGhostVolbeatWatainKornKhomaCavalera ConspiracyAll That RemainsDoctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult – F.K.Ü – DeicideBring Me the HorizonArch EnemyAvenged SevenfoldAnvil – Bullet – Human Desolation – Madball – Corroded- Yersinia – Last View – Stillwell – Avenir

2012

In FlamesSlayerMarilyn MansonMachine HeadLamb of GodMastodonKillswitch EngageOpethWithin TemptationSabatonAnthraxKyuss Lives!HammerFallNasumDark TranquilityMayhemSoulflyCandlemassHypocrisyVaderGojiraTriviumPainDevilDriverPain of SalvationOzDarkest HourAdeptSkeletonwitchEngelAvatarVildhjarta – Skitarg – UnleashedPrimordial – Death Destruction – ShiningAura Noir – Descend – Unpure – Year of the Goat – Sectu – Kobra and the Lotus – Seventribe – Dethrone – Who Torched Cinderella – Alenah – Voiceless Location – Start a Fire – Imminence – Jason Rouse

2013

SlipknotKornMotörheadSabatonDanzigGhostMeshuggahAll That RemainsDanko JonesSoilworkTurbonegroAsking AlexandriaClutchGraveyardEntombedNapalm DeathCarcassThe Dillinger Escape PlanPentagramMardukKvelertakCult of LunaThe Devil Wears PradaThe Ghost InsideBetween the Buried and MeThe SwordWitchcraftHardcore SuperstarKatatoniaAmarantheLove and DeathNaglfarThe Kristet Utseende – The Resistance – Thyrfing – Terra Tenebrosa – Bombus – Thundermother – Eldkraft – Port Noir – Undercroft – Sister Sin – Constrain – Crunge – Imber – Nox Vorago – Degial – Tribulation – Eldrimner – Minora – bravo metal – bedeng metal

References

  1. ^ Strage, Fredrik (19 June 2011). "Metaltown del 1". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Metaltown Indoors". Metaltown. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ Risenfors, Kristian (24 February 2020). "Metaltown återuppstår från det döda". Mitt i Göteborg. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. ^ Rosenström, Anna (8 August 2020). "Metaltowns uppgång, fall och inställda comeback". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.