In a unique tribute to Czech classical composer, Bedřich Smetanat, black metal band, Cult Of Fire will join their forces with the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague. Together they will deliver a special set commissioned by Brutal Assault, an experience not seen at the festival before, and rarely elsewhere. Keep reading below for more details.
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The year 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the biggest composers in the history of Czech classical music. Bedřich Smetana, born on 2 March 1824, rightly earned a special place in the hearts of his contemporaries and generations that followed. And his music and his passion for the Czech culture have helped pave the path for the Czech modern era nation.
More than a century and a half later, an extreme metal scene started forming in what was still Czechoslovakia. A handful of bands planted seeds for what would later become part of the so-called second wave of black metal. True to this tradition, Cult Of Fire have picked up the torch of the black flame and become one of the very few internationally known metal bands emerging from the homeland of Brutal Assault. By now, they have brought their music and visual experiences to most continents of the world, and have grown into a headlining act for many special events.
This unique performance will exclusively feature new music by Cult Of Fire, directly and indirectly inspired by Bedřich Smetana. While you may have seen black metal bands with symphonic orchestras before, you have not seen one at Josefov Fortress yet. It’s important to note that this is not a usual concert of a metal band playing their own songs with orchestral arrangements. This is a commissioned piece of music, written by Vladimír Pavelka (Cult Of Fire) and arranged by Martin Šanda for the band and Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague, paying homage to a classical composer – either by directly reworking Bedřich Smetana’s music, or writing their own music inspired by his works. This performance may as well become the fastest one in the history of the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague (or any other such metal-meets-symphonic collaborations on that matter), as Cult Of Fire bring their fury along with the passion for one of the greatest composers in the Czech history. This special project is poised to become yet another milestone in the history of Brutal Assault. One that has to be eye-witnessed.
A list of all currently announced bands:
Abbath perf. Immortal
Aborted
After The Burial
Akhlys
Architects
Armored Saint
Baroness
Behemoth
Blockheads
Bodysnatcher
Born Of Osiris
Broken Hope
Brutus
Cancer Bats
Carcass
Cryptopsy
Cult Of Fire with Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague
Cynic
Cytotoxin
Čad
Dark Tranquillity
Darkest Hour
Darvaza
Deathstars
Deicide
Devil Master
Dødheimsgard/DHG
Dopelord
Dopethrone
Emperor
Escuela Grind
Evil Invaders
Exodus
Exumer
Forbidden
Gaupa
God Is An Astronaut
Grand Magus
Guilt Trip
Hatebreed
Havok
Heathen
Hexvessel
Hirax
Humanity’s Last Breath
Impaled Nazarene
Incantation
Jinjer
Julie Christmas
Kalmah
Kampfar
Khold
Laibach
Laid To Waste
Left To Die
Legion Of The Damned
Lik
Madball
Master Boot Record
Mental Cruelty
Misery Index
Motionless In White
My Dying Bride
Necrot
New Model Army
Night Verses
Obscura
Party Cannon
Pig Destroyer
Plini
Primordial
Red Fang
Riverside
Rotten Sound
Sadus
Satyricon
Severe Torture
Show Me The Body
Skeletal Remains
Sněť
Soil
Spiritbox
Spiritworld
Stoned Jesus
Svalbard
Ten56.
Terrorizer
Testament
Textures
The Amity Affliction
The Black Dahlia Murder
The Obsessed
This Is Hell
Toxic Holocaust
Triumph Of Death perf. Hellhammer
Tulus
Uada
Ufomammut
Unto Others
Ved Buens Ende
Villagers Of Ioannina City
Vltimas
Vomitory
Whitechapel
Yellow Eyes
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/4vumy0d7V
Spotify playlist 2024: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2gPj5boPDxS2wMDe9ReP5v