Agglutination Metal Festival is a metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 festival

Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...

 held annually in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 since 1995. The 2007 edition will take place on August 11 in Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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2009

Held on 10 August 2010 at Campo Sportivo, Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

 (Potenza)

• U.D.O.
  U.D.O.
  U.D.O. is a German heavy metal band founded by lead singer Udo Dirkschneider in 1987.-1987–1992:After Udo Dirkschneider left Accept in 1987, a large fan community followed him to U.D.O....
  
  
• Vader
  Vader (band)
  Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian...
  
  
• Extrema
  Extrema (band)
  Extrema is an Italian thrash metal band, formed in 1986 and currently signed to V2 Records. Originally based in Milan, they sing in English language.-Current members:* Gianluca Perotti * Tommy Massara * Paolo Crimi...
  
  
• Fabio Lione
  Fabio Lione
  Fabio Tordiglione is an Italian singer who has sung with many music bands including Rhapsody of Fire, Labyrinth, Ayreon, Vision Divine and Athena, and as a touring lead singer with American band Kamelot...
  
  
• Forgotten Tomb
  Forgotten Tomb
  Forgotten Tomb is an Italian blackened doom metal band, formed in Piacenza in 1999 by Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio. The lyrical themes of the band's early albums revolve mostly around depression and suicide, while the recent albums lyrics deal with negativity and nihilism.Forgotten Tomb's...
  
  
• Fratello Metallo
• Trick or Treat
• Ecnephias
• Symbolyc

2008

Held on 9 August 2008 in Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

• Dark Tranquility
• Vision Divine
  Vision Divine
  Vision Divine is a progressive power metal band formed in Italy in 1998.-History:Originally a solo project from Olaf Thörsen...
  
  
• Dismember
  Dismember (band)
  Dismember was a Swedish death metal band that formed in 1988. They are well known in the death metal underground. They split up in October 2011.-History:...
  
  
• Domine
  Domine
  Domine is an Italian heavy metal band formed in 1983. The power metal band from Florence, who began releasing demo tapes in 1986, got some attention with their first album, Champion Eternal, released in 1997. Domine went on to release four more albums, touring Europe and playing at many festivals...
  
  
• Metal Gang with Pino Scotto
• DGM
  DGM (band)
  DGM is an Italian metal band. They originally formed in 1994 as an entirely instrumental band....
  
  
• Savior from Anger
• Denied
• Nefertum

2007

Held on 11 August in Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo

Sant'Arcangelo is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• Gamma Ray
  Gamma Ray (band)
  Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
  
  
• Infernal Death
• Golem
  Golem (band)
  Golem is a German extreme death metal band. They took part in the 2007 Chronical Moshers Open Air festival. They should not be confused with a 1970s progressive rock band from Germany with the same name.-History:...
  
  
• Kaledon
  Kaledon
  Kaledon are an Italian power metal band from Rome, Italy.-History:Kaledon was formed in late 1998 by guitarist Alex Mele, after he ceased activity with his former band River Of Change, together with bass player Paolo Lezziroli and rhythm guitarist Tommy Nemesio...
  
  
• Dark Lunacy
  Dark Lunacy
  Dark Lunacy is an Italian melodic death metal band, often using a string quartet-Biography:The band was founded in 1997 by singer Mike Lunacy and guitarist Enomys. It was not until 1999, with the addition of drummer Baijkal and bassist Harpad, that the band became complete and released their first...
  
  
• Fire Trails
• Tankard
  Tankard (band)
  Tankard is a thrash metal band from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, founded in 1982. After losing their guitarist because of their image as a bunch of drunks, they moved on to issue their first record in 1986. From that point on, the band has continuously made songs and records in the same style they...
  
  

2006

Planned for August 10 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

, but cancelled because of heavy rain.

• Vision Divine
  Vision Divine
  Vision Divine is a progressive power metal band formed in Italy in 1998.-History:Originally a solo project from Olaf Thörsen...
  
  
• Sinister
  Sinister (band)
  Sinister is a death metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, assembled in 1988, disassembled in 2003, and reassembled in 2005 by Adrie Kloosterwaard on vocals and Alex Paul on guitar...
  
  
• Majesty
• Dark Lunacy
  Dark Lunacy
  Dark Lunacy is an Italian melodic death metal band, often using a string quartet-Biography:The band was founded in 1997 by singer Mike Lunacy and guitarist Enomys. It was not until 1999, with the addition of drummer Baijkal and bassist Harpad, that the band became complete and released their first...
  
  
• Marshall
• Pandaemonium
• Kragens
• Aleph
• Infernal Angels
• Megawatt

2005

Held on August 13 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• Mayhem
  Mayhem (band)
  Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo, Norway and regarded as one of the pioneers of the influential Norwegian black metal scene...
  
  
• Freedom Call
  Freedom Call
  Freedom Call is a German power metal band formed in 1998.-Biography:Freedom Call was formed in 1998 by old friends Chris Bay and Daniel Zimmermann during an off-period for the latter's main band, Gamma Ray...
  
  
• Necrodeath
  Necrodeath
  Necrodeath is an Italian extreme metal band from Liguria. It is one of the first extreme metal bands originating in Italy. They take inspiration from Slayer, Possessed, Kreator, Celtic Frost and Bathory...
  
  
• Mesmerize
• Schizo
• Valiance

2004

Held on August 12 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• Iron Savior
  Iron Savior
  Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and then-drummer for Blind...
  
  
• Marduk
  Marduk (band)
  Marduk is a black metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. The band formed in 1990 and released their first record in 1991. Their name is derived from the Babylonian god Marduk, patron deity of Babylon.-Musical style:...
  
  
• Crystal Ball
• Novembre
  Novembre
  Novembre is a progressive death metal/gothic doom metal band.-Biography:Starting out in 1990 as an Italian death metal band , Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although most of their lyrics are in English, vocalist Carmelo Orlando sings in Italian occasionally in many of their...
  
  
• Centurion
• Thy Majestie
  Thy Majestie
  Thy Majestie is an Italian Power metal band that formed in 2000. Their music is typically cinematic, epic, symphonic, progressive and darker than typical power metal with symphonic influences. They have released four full-length albums.-Biography:...
  
  
• Rain (band)|Rain
• Nameless Crime
• Disguise
• Walkyrya

2003

Held on August 9 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

. Vader

Vader (band)

Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian...

 were scheduled to perform before Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981.The band released a few career highlights albums...

, but they missed their plane.

• Virgin Steele
  Virgin Steele
  Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981.The band released a few career highlights albums...
  
  
• Labyrinth
  Labyrinth (band)
  Labyrinth is a power metal band formed in 1991 in Massa, Italy. The band underwent a change in style and themes after the departure of Olaf Thorsen in 2002.-1990s:...
  
  
• Theatres des Vampires
  Theatres des Vampires
  Theatres des Vampires is an Italian gothic metal band with strong black metal influences, mostly noted for the predominant theme of vampirism within their lyrics.-History and background:In 1994, Alessandro Nunziati form Theatres des Vampires....
  
  
• Beholder
• Fire Trails
• Elvenking
  Elvenking (band)
  Elvenking is a folk/power metal band from Italy. As of 2010, the band has released one demo, one single, and six full-length studio albums.- Biography :...
  
  
• Marshall
• Rosae Crucis
• Mantra
• Requiem K626
• Hunchback

2002

Held in August in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

.

• Destruction
  Destruction (band)
  Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "three kings" of the Teutonic thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator and Sodom...
  
  
• Vicious Rumors
  Vicious Rumors
  Vicious Rumors is an American power metal band founded in 1979 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.The brainchild of Geoff Thorpe, the band has been active on the metal scene since its inception in 1979...
  
  
• Drakkar
• Undertakers
• Stormlord
  Stormlord (band)
  Stormlord is an epic black metal band from Rome, Italy. They have released four full-length albums, which are: Supreme Art Of War , At The Gates Of Utopia , The Gorgon Cult , and Mare Nostrum...
  
  
• Heimdall
• Infernal Poetry
  Infernal Poetry
  -History:At the time of their foundation, Infernal poetry were known as Necronomicon, releasing the demo Under the Gothic Cathedral under that name, before changing their name in 1997 to Infernal Poetry. They released two more demos under the name of Infernal Poetry before a European tour in...
  
  
• Holy Knights
• Adimiron

2001

Held on August 11 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

.

• Ancient
  Ancient (band)
  Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Eidsvåg, Nesset, formed in 1992. The band has released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works...
  
  
• Thoten
• White Skull
• Secret Sphere
  Secret Sphere
  Secret Sphere is an Italian symphonic power metal band from Alessandria formed by guitarist Aldo Lonobile in 1997.- Band members :*Aldo Lonobile − guitars*Ramon R...
  
  
• Highlord
• The Black
• Natron
• Schizo
• Glacial Fear
• Requiem K626
• Brazen
• Enemynside
• Dark Secret
• Rainy Night

2000

Held on August 12 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

. Antropofagus were also scheduled to appear.

• Domine
  Domine
  Domine is an Italian heavy metal band formed in 1983. The power metal band from Florence, who began releasing demo tapes in 1986, got some attention with their first album, Champion Eternal, released in 1997. Domine went on to release four more albums, touring Europe and playing at many festivals...
  
  
• Vision Divine
  Vision Divine
  Vision Divine is a progressive power metal band formed in Italy in 1998.-History:Originally a solo project from Olaf Thörsen...
  
  
• Undertakers
• Glacial Fear
• Stormlord
• Art Inferno
• Arcadia
• Steel Cage
• Humanity
• Eclipse
• Eden Shape

1999

Held on August 13 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• White Skull
• Moonlight Comedy
• Ahriman
• Tenebrae Oburiuntur
• Obscure Devotion
• 3rd
• Terremoto
• Kiss of Death
• Pino Miale

1998

Held on August 11 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• Athena
  Athena
  In Greek mythology, Athena, Athenê, or Athene , also referred to as Pallas Athena/Athene , is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, warfare, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, justice, and skill. Minerva, Athena's Roman incarnation, embodies similar attributes. Athena is...
  
  
• Undertakers
• Lacrima Christi
• Heimdall
• Glacial Fear
• Inchiuvatu
• Hastings
• Aura
• Memories of a Lost Soul
• Unthory
• Black Sunrise
• Funeral Fuck

1997

Held on August 12 in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• Overkill
  Overkill (band)
  Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...
  
  
• White Skull
• Megora
• Aggressive Fear
• In Human Memories
• Deleterio
• Black Sunrise
• Flash Terrorist
• Stormlord
• Lost Innocence
• Harem
• Funeral Fuck

1996

Held in August in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• White Skull
• Lost Innocence

1995

Held in August in Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte

Chiaromonte is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata....

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• Marshall