Kaltenbach Open Air
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Kaltenbach Open Air is a heavy metal
festival
held annually in Austria
since 2003. Its sixth edition will take place in Spital am Semmering
on July 18 and July 19.
, Austria
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, Austria
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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 Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
since 2003. Its sixth edition will take place in Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering is a municipality in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. It is home to the Stuhleck ski hill....
on July 18 and July 19.
2008
To be held on July 18 and July 19 in Spital am SemmeringSpital am Semmering
Spital am Semmering is a municipality in the district of Mürzzuschlag in Styria, Austria. It is home to the Stuhleck ski hill....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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