Lords of Metal about the Fear Dark Festival 2009: "Gezien de prestaties van de bands, het goede geluid en het bier was deze avond duidelijk gezegend!"
Lords of Metal about the Fear Dark Festivals 2007: ''Vanavond is eens te meer bewezen dat er een aantal zeer interessante bands bestaan die meer aandacht verdienen.''
Metalfan.nl about the Fear Dark Festivals 2006: ''The atmosphere got better with every band and fortunately that was because of the quality shown on stage.''
About Fear Dark Festival 2010: some good news soon!!!!!!
2010:
yep, 2010 is coming and it looks we will do at least 3 fests over Europe in March 2010! News about the dates, locations, city's, countries and bands is coming soon!
HISTORY
Legendary, nearly cult: through the years the Fear Dark Festivals have become one of the most important festivals-tours within the European metalscene. The first Fear Dark Festival took place in 2002 in Ede, Holland. Nowadays this 'mini Ozz-fest' travells from town to town through Holland, Germany and Switzerland.
Through the years both known and unknown bands were invited to join the Fear Dark Festivals. Some only played one festival, others were lucky to join over 10 festivals so far. Among the bands that joined the Fear Dark Festivals are names like Eluveitie, Dark Fortress, Thy Majestie, Kekal, Endstille and Extol.
Here the complete list of bands that played one or more Fear Dark Festivals: BrainFaq (D), Crimson Moonlight (S), Dark Fortress (D), Drottnar (N), Eluveitie (CH), Endstille (D), Excelsis (CH), Exhale (S), Extol (N), Ever Since (CH), Finsterforst (D), Firereign (D), Immortal Souls (FIN), Inevitable End (S), Kekal (IND), Lightmare (D), Miseration (S), Morphia (NL), My Silent Wake (UK), Natan (B), Noiz (D), Pantokrator (S), Punish (CH), Random Eyes (FIN), Royal Anguish (USA), Sacrificium (D), Saphena (D), Seventh Avenue (D), Slechtvalk (NL), Stagewar (D), Taketh (S), Thy Majestie (I), Whispering Gallery (NL) and World To Ashes (D).
View the history of the Fear Dark Festivals:
2009:
05/15 / De Kelder - Amersfoort (NL)
With: Slechtvalk, Miseration, My Silent Wake, Inevitable End
2008:
06/01 / LKA Longhorn - Stuttgart (D)
With: Endstille, Eluveitie, Thy Majestie, Slechtvalk, Finsterforst, World To Ashes
05/31 / Rock City - Uster (CH)
With: Thy Majestie, Slechtvalk, Punish, Excelsis
05/23 / Het Kasteel - Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
With: Thy Majestie, Slechtvalk, Exhale, World To Ashes
05/24 / Hedon - Zwolle (NL)
With: Thy Majestie, Slechtvalk, Exhale, World To Ashes
05/25 / Unitas - Wageningen (NL)
With: Thy Majestie, Slechtvalk, Exhale, World To Ashes
2007:
05/20 / ZV Bunker - Chemnitz (D)
With: Eluveitie, Morphia, Saphena, World To Ashes
05/19 / Nordpark - Aurau (CH)
With: Morphia, Ever Since, Saphena, World To Ashes
05/18 / Komma - Esslingen am Neckar (D)
With: Eluveitie, Morphia, Saphena, Firereign, World To Ashes, Stagewar
05/13 / Hedon - Zwolle (NL)
with: Eluveitie, Thy Majestie, Drottnar and Whispering Gallery
05/12 / Staddijk - Nijmegen (NL)
with: Eluveitie, Thy Majestie, Drottnar and Whispering Gallery
05/11 / Het Kasteel - Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
with: Eluveitie, Thy Majestie, Drottnar and Whispering Gallery
2006:
05/28 / Nordpark - Aarau (CH)
with: Eluveitie, Morphia, Royal Anguish, Taketh
05/27 / Atomino - Chemnitz (D)
with: Eluveitie, Morphia, Royal Anguish, Saphena, Taketh
05/26 / LKA Longhorn - Stuttgart (D)
with: Dark Fortress, Eluveitie, Morphia, Royal Anguish, Taketh
05/14 / Hedon - Zwolle (NL)
with: Eluveitie, Morphia, Royal Anguish, Taketh
05/13 / De Kei - Ede (NL)
with: Eluveitie, Morphia, Royal Anguish, Taketh
05/12 / Het Kasteel - Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
with: Eluveitie, Morphia, Royal Anguish, Taketh
2005:
03/06 / Hedon - Zwolle (NL)
with: Slechtvalk, Eluveitie, Random Eyes, Pantokrator
03/05 / De Kei - Ede (NL)
with: Extol, Slechtvalk, Eluveitie, Random Eyes, Pantokrator
03/04 / Alter Gasometer - Zwickau (D)
with: Slechtvalk, Eluveitie, Random Eyes, Sacrificium, Pantokrator
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