X-Mas Festival was a heavy metal festival/tour held annually in Europe from 1999 to 2005. It was organized by the Belgian booking agency Metallysee. The 2006 and 2007 editions have been cancelled, and the future of the festival is in doubt. Metallysee plans to launch a new tour in January 2008 under the name Black Winter Festival.[1]
| X-Mas Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Heavy metal |
| Dates | December |
| Location(s) | Europe |
| Years active | 1999-2005 |
History edit
The 2006 edition was cancelled after Unleashed, Six Feet Under, God Dethroned, Cataract and soon later Krisiun decided to pull out, Trail of Tears disbanded and Soilwork refused to headline the tour. The last announced lineup featured Gorefest, Belphegor, Prostitute Disfigurement, Madder Mortem, SkyForger and Darzamat. The owner of the agency blamed one of his employees for the cancellation, and this person left the company.[2] Despite this, the 2007 edition was also called off without a reason. The lineup should have featured Mayhem, Samael, Malevolent Creation, Onslaught, Wykked Wytch, Blood Red Throne and Innerfire. The Onslaught website claims that the festival has been postponed, and will be held in January 2008 under the name Black Winter Festival.[3]
Lineups edit
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2003 edit
2002 edit
- Six Feet Under
- Exodus
- Marduk
- Immolation
- Kataklysm
- Hate Eternal
- Dying Fetus
- Impaled Nazarene
- Macabre
- Antaeus
- Ragnarok
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1999 edit
References edit
- ^ Metallysee news Archived November 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Belgian booking agency apologizes for string of European tour cancellations", Blabbermouth.net, May 21, 2007
- ^ Onslaught news
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