First bands announced: Brutal Assault to welcome British legends The Sisters of Mercy, plus The Ghost Inside and Animals as Leaders!
Czech metal festival Brutal Assault has unveiled the first bands set to perform on August 5–8, 2026, within the walls of its traditional venue, the Josefov Fortress. Visitors from all over the world can look forward to more than 30 confirmed artists so far, headlined by British gothic rock icons The Sisters of Mercy, American metalcore powerhouse The Ghost Inside, and progressive trio Animals as Leaders. Tickets, along with a variety of additional services, are available now on the festival’s website.
Since the 1980s, The Sisters of Mercy have been heralds of dark gothic rock and post-punk. Their style, built on dark atmospheres, melodic lines, and a commanding stage presence, will offer Brutal Assault audiences a cultural and musical experience that reaches beyond the boundaries of metal. American metalcore titans The Ghost Inside stand among the most respected acts of the modern metalcore movement. With crushing breakdowns, emotional vocals, electrifying energy on stage, and lyrics centered around overcoming adversity, their set is bound to be one of the most anticipated shows of the festival. Their fellow Americans Animals as Leaders will deliver their virtuosic, technically demanding music that fuses progressive metal with elements of jazz, funk, and electronic music. The precision of their compositions and the immersive atmosphere they create will bring a sense of experimentation and artistic mastery to Josefov.
The year 2026 will also be one of big comebacks at Brutal Assault – alongside the already announced The Sisters of Mercy, fans can expect cult Norwegian black metal ensemble Old Man’s Child, embarking on their first tour in over 20 years, or Swiss thrash metal strike force Coroner, who are set to release their first studio album in 32 years this October. The lineup will also feature plenty of festival mainstays: death metal fans can look forward to American heretics Deicide, technical masters Cryptopsy and Fallujah, the atmospheric Septicflesh, and slam veterans Internal Bleeding and Sanguisugabogg. Black metal fans will be thrilled by legends like Marduk, the aforementioned Old Man’s Child, Swiss pioneers Triptykon, French post-black visionaries Alcest, or American experimenters Deafheaven. Thrash devotees will get their dose with Coroner, the American provocateurs Municipal Waste, and their compatriots Death Angel. As always, the festival won’t neglect the experimental side of the spectrum, currently represented by Crippling Alcoholism, Master Boot Record, and Wyatt E.
In addition to full festival tickets – selling out at record speed this year – fans can also purchase a wide range of supplementary services, including hotels, parking, locker boxes with USB chargers, and even a children’s camp for the youngest visitors. Following last year’s successful pilot edition, the camp is expected to see enormous demand and sell out quickly. Tickets and additional services are available on the festival’s official website.
Full Line-Up:
200 STAB WOUNDS, ALCEST, ALLT, AMORPHIS, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, ARTHUR BROWN, CORONER, CRIPPLING ALCOHOLISM, CRYPTOPSY, DEAFHEAVEN, DEATH ANGEL, DEICIDE, DRACONIAN, ELDER, FALLUJAH, INTERNAL BLEEDING, MARDUK, MASTER BOOT RECORD, MUNICIPAL WASTE, OLD MAN’S CHILD, RISE OF THE NORTHSTAR, SANGUISUGABOGG, SAOR, SEPTICFLESH, SIGNS OF THE SWARM, SLOPE, THE GHOST INSIDE, THE SISTERS OF MERCY, TRIPTYKON, VADER, VENDED, WYATT E.
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