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EN FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER ANNOUNCED
Iron Savior confirmed, Heretoir also coming
Power-metal band Iron Savior is confirmed as headliner for the first day of Brainstorm Festival. On Friday 7 November, the German band will close the mainstage. What can you expect from these guys? In one word: quality. After all, Iron Savior is one of the most experienced power-metal bands in Europe, and fans of Helloween, Judas Priest and Gamma Ray should definitely mark this show in their programguide.
A completely different band awaits us on Saturday afternoon. Heretoir plays melodic post-black-metal. The emotional voice of singer Eklatanz varies from subdued clean pieces to screaming outbursts. This diversity is also the musical basis of the band. The Germans cleverly build their songs from quiet pieces to fast blast beats. Never boring, always surprising. Moreover, Heretoir will bring a new album.
This year, Fabio Lione’s Dawn Of Victory will headline Brainstorm Festival. Furthermore, InnerWish, The Awakening (Friday mainstage, Saturday theaterstage), Iotunn, Within Silence, Never Obey Again and Sledeon are confirmed. Finally, the Italian band Alterium will play an acoustic show on the theaterstage and the band will provide spontaneous unplugged shows in the café on Saturday evening. The last bands will be announced in the near future.
Brainstorm Festival will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November at Podium Gigant in Apeldoorn. In addition to performances on the mainstage, special shows can be seen in the accompanying theater hall. The festival also offers space for an exhibition, a metalmarket, clinics, interviews and meet & greets.
ITALIANS RETURN TO BRAINSTORM FEST
Alterium confirmed for an acoustic performance
The Italian power-metal band Alterium returns to Brainstorm Festival. This time they leave the metal at home, but will give an acoustic show full of power in the theater. In addition, the band around singer Nicoletta Rosellini will increase the atmosphere in the café on Saturday evening, where they will play various unplugged songs.
This year Fabio Lione’s Dawn Of Victory will headline Brainstorm Festival. Furthermore, InnerWish, The Awakening (Friday mainstage, Saturday theaterstage), Iotunn, Within Silence, Never Obey Again and Sledeon have been confirmed. More names will be announced in the near future.
Brainstorm Festival will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November at Podium Gigant in Apeldoorn. In addition to performances on the mainstage, special shows can be seen in the accompanying theater hall. The festival also offers space for an exhibition, a metalmarket, clinics, interviews and meet & greets.
>FEMALE VOICES COMING TO BRAINSTORM FEST
Never Obey Again and Sledeon will steal the show
With Never Obey Again from Italy and Sledeon from nearby Arnhem, we welcome the first two female-fronted metal bands to Brainstorm Festival 2025. Both bands still have to take the necessary steps in their careers, but we are convinced that they will wrap the audience in Apeldoorn around their fingers.
Evanescence, Linkin Park and Paramore are just a few bands that come to mind when listening to Never Obey Again. The band is energetic, melodic and convincing. Sledeon is a bit more subdued, playing progressive modern metal and steadily gaining ground in the Netherlands. Mix Lacuna Coil with Delain and add a touch of Vola. Sound good? It does sound good indeed!
Previously, the bands InnerWish, The Awakening, Iotunn, Within Silence and headliner Fabio Lione’s Dawn Of Victory were confirmed for Brainstorm Festival. More names will be announced in the near future.
Brainstorm Festival will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November at Podium Gigant in Apeldoorn. In addition to performances on the mainstage, special shows can be seen in the accompanying theater hall. The festival also offers space for an exhibition, a metalmarket, clinics, interviews and meet & greets.
LINE-UP FURTHER EXPANDED (2)
The Awakening and Within Silence confirmed
The South African gothic-rock band The Awakening and the Slovakian melodic metal band Within Silence have been confirmed for Brainstorm Festival. This means the line-up is gradually taking shape. After all, Fabio Lione’s Dawn Of Victory, InnerWish and Iotunn were previously confirmed. More names will follow in the near future.
With The Awakening, Brainstorm Festival has acquired a very special band. Last edition, frontman Ashton Nyte could already be admired solo in the theater. This year he will come with his entire band for two exclusive Dutch shows: Friday on the mainstage, Saturday in the theater. During their career, The Awakening became one of the most important export products of the South African alternative music scene. The self-titled album released last year further confirms the band’s status.
Within Silence is an old acquaintance for loyal festival visitors, although we have to go all the way back to 2016. The band released the new ‘The Eclipse Of Worlds’ at the end of 2024, which was particularly well received by the international music press. Within Silence also achieved great success in The Netherlands. This third album shows a driven band that has rediscovered itself. The energy that the Slovaks show on the new album will undoubtedly produce a great show live.
Brainstorm Festival will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November at Podium Gigant in Apeldoorn. In addition to performances on the mainstage, special shows can be seen in the accompanying theater hall. The festival also offers space for an exhibition, a metalmarket, clinics, interviews and meet & greets.
NEW CONFIRMATIONS
Both InnerWish and Iotunn play Brainstorm 2025
Both InnerWish and Iotunn are among the trendsetters of the current metalscene. Both bands released new albums at the end of 2024, and the reception was clear: these are two top-acts! Reason for Brainstorm Festival to secure both bands for the upcoming festival.
InnerWish is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year. The band emphasizes power-metal, but further colors it with progressive metal and melodic metal. The new album ‘Ash Of Eternal Flame’ also continues on that path. The band managed to secure a recorddeal with the major Reigning Phoenix Music, and with 95/100 points in Aardschok it can only be concluded that the Greeks have been reborn.
The Danish Iotunn, with singer Jón Aldará (Hamferd) behind the microphone, is the revelation of the past year. With the new album ‘Kinship’ the band is very successful. It’s subdued, it’s hard, it’s melodic, it’s aggressive: Iotunn knows how to forge a whole from all those influences. After their debut-album we already managed to get hold of the band, and with this new banger we are happy to bring Iotunn back.
Brainstorm Festival will be held on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November at Podium Gigant in Apeldoorn. In addition to performances on the mainstage, special shows can be seen in the accompanying theater hall. The festival also offers space for an exhibition, a metalmarket, clinics, interviews and meet & greets.
