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BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2025

7-8 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

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FABIO LIONE’S DAWN OF VICTORY (ITA)
IRON SAVIOR (DE)
INNERWISH (GR)
THE AWAKENING (SA)
IOTUNN (DK)
HERETOIR (DE)
WITHIN SILENCE (SK)
SYMPHONITY (CZ)
ALTERIUM (ITA)
BARTH. (NL)
BATTLED (NL)
SLEDEON (NL)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2024

1-2 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

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EVERGREY (SE)
THEOCRACY (USA)
SAOR (UK)
SUNBURST (GR)
IMMORTAL SOULS (FIN)
ASHTON NYTE (SA)
ALTERIUM (ITA)
VIRTUAL SYMMETRY (CH)
UNDAWN (NL)
NEVERUS (NL)
EPHEMERAL (DE)
ANGELIC FORCES (NL)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2023

3-4 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

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EXTOL (NO)
XANDRIA (DE)
SERENITY (AT)
TEMPERANCE (ITA)
IN VAIN (NO)
FELLLOWSHIP (UK)
HAMRADUN (FO)
LYRRE (PL)
CONFESSION OF A TRAITOR (UK)
LEONOV (NO)
FLOWERLEAF (BR/DE)
NEVERUS (NL)

Foto's: Jeffrey Heinen & Bas Schipper 

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2022

4-5 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

FIREWIND (GR)
SWALLOW THE SUN (FIN)
SCAR SYMMETRY (SE)
SLEEPING ROMANCE (ITA)
SIGNUM REGIS (SK)
WYTCH HAZEL (UK)
IOTUNN (DK)
FALLEN SANCTUARY (AUT/ITA)
VETRAR DRAUGURINN (NL)
SÁWOL (FIN)
VRS:NSMV (DE)

Foto's: Niels de Zwarte & Rik Paauw 

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2021

5-6 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

ORDEN OGAN (DE)
NARNIA (SE)
LEAVES' EYES (DE/FIN)
ERIC CLAYTON AND THE NINE (USA/NL)
HAMFERD (FO)
MAJESTICA (SE)
TEMPERANCE (ITA)
MORGARTEN (CH)
SCARLET STORIES (NL)
TERRADOWN (NL)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2020

Covid-19 Edition

6 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

ERIC CLAYTON AND THE NINE (USA/NL)
SCARLET STORIES (NL)

CANCELLED

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2019

8/9 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

SIRENIA (NO)
CELLAR DARLING (CH)
DARKWATER (S)
IN MOURNING (S)
NIGHTLAND (ITA)
DROTTNAR (NO)
BLACKBRIAR (NL)
KALIDIA (ITA)
RISING INSANE (DE)
CHARLES-HENRI MAULINI (FR)
METUS (PL)
ASKARA (CH)
HYPERSONIC (ITA)
MONOGRAF (NO)

Foto's: Niels de Zwarte en Rik Paauw

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2018

9/10 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

TOURNIQUET (USA)
ERIC CLAYTON AND THE NINE (USA/NL)
PYRAMAZE (DK/USA)
POWER QUEST (UK)
SIGNUM REGIS (SK)
FEDERICO TRUZZI (ITA)
DIVINER (GR)
ANGEL NATION (UK/FIN)
LEONOV (NO)
DESPICABLE HEROES (NL)
OPUS IRAE (DE)
2STRINGS (ITA)
J'ACCUSE (NL)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2017

3-4 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

LIVING SACRIFICE (USA)
XANDRIA (D)
SLEEPING ROMANCE (ITA)
FLESHKILLER (NO/USA)
GIDEON (USA)
DARK SARAH (FIN)
WIND ROSE (ITA)
SEA+AIR (D/GR)
UNDAWN (NL)
THE MEMORY REMAINS (NL)

Expositie: Felipe Machado Franco

Foto's: Niels de Zwarte en Rik Paauw

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2016

11-12 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

THEOCRACY (USA)
NARNIA (S)
SELFMINDEAD (S)
MYRATH (TUN)
MANTRIC (N)
VARDØGER (N)
SLEEPING ROMANCE (ITA)
WITHIN SILENCE (SK)
DALIT (N)
UNDAWN (NL)
LEONOV (N)
SHADOWRISE (NL)
EMPIRE OF THE WOLVES (NL)

Expositie: Ton Dekkers

Foto's: Niels de Zwarte en Rik Paauw

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2015

13-14 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

ANCIENT BARDS (ITA)
SIGNUM REGIS (SK)
SLEEPING ROMANCE (ITA)
THE ALGORITHM (F)
CAT O'NINE TAILS (FIN)
EMPIRE 21(S)
ARSTIDIR (ISL)
BLOODWORK (UK)
LA-VENTURA (NL)
NIGHTLAND (ITA)
MORGARTEN (CH)
DESPICABLE HEROES (NL)
I AM THE DECEIVER (D)
DESOLATE FIELDS (NL)

Expositie: Thijs Jansen

Foto's: Niels de Zwarte en Rik Paauw

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2014

8 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

ORPHANED LAND (ISR)
WAR OF AGES (USA)
GLORYHAMMER (UK)
IMMORTAL SOULS (FIN)
CRIMSON MOONLIGHT (S)
SAFEMODE (S)
PENE CORRIDA (NL)
AKELEI (NL)
LA-VENTURA (NL)
DESPICABLE HEROES (NL)
PREMNATH (NL)

Expositie: Peter van Rijsbergen

Foto's: Niels de Zwarte

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2013

1-2 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

SWALLOW THE SUN (FIN)
THEOCRACY (USA)
SPARKLANDS (NL)
TODAY FOREVER (D)
SLECHTVALK (NL)
ANTIMATTER (UK)
SACRIFICIUM (D)
THE CHARM THE FURY (NL)
ALIENS ATE MY SETLIST (D)
RACHÈL LOUISE (NL)
THE FORESHADOWING (ITA)
SLEEPING ROMANCE (ITA)
ABOUT AN AUTHOR (D)
MY ENDLESS WISHES (S)
SENSE VS. SANITY (NL)
STARTLED BY SILENCE (NL)

Expositie: Jeffrey Heijnen (Spyker, author of the book 'Hardcore')

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2012

2-3 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

ANTESTOR (NO)
OH, SLEEPER (USA)
INHALE/EXHALE (USA)
SEVENTH ANGEL (UK)
MYRATH (TUN)
IN MOURNING (SE)
THY MAJESTIE (ITA)
THE LETTER BLACK (USA)
NEMESEA (NL)
SOCIAL SUICIDE (NO)
ILLUMINANDI (PL)
TAKETH (SE)
ALIENS ATE MY SETLIST (D)
GRIM ORDEAL (NL)
IT NEVER RAINS (NL)
PREMNATH (NL)
MARIUS (USA)
THE CIRCLE ENDS (NL)

Expositie: Niels de Zwarte (photo-expo of previous editions of Brainstorm Festival)

Foto's: Metalshots

SAVIOUR MACHINE UNMASKED/ UNPLUGGED

6 September 2012 / Theater Odeon / Zwolle

SAVIOUR MACHINE (USA)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2011

4-5 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

WAR OF AGES (USA)
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE (USA)
STREAM OF PASSION (NL)
IMMORTAL SOULS (FIN)
THE WOUNDED (NL)
DARKWATER (SE)
DROTTNAR (NO)
SINBREED (D)
CIRRHA NIVA (NL)
IN THE MIDST OF LIONS (USA)
DEADEND IN VENICE (D)
BEYOND THE DUST (FR)
PORTALL (NL)
AKELEI (NL)
BURIAL EARTH (NL)

Expositie: Premnath Gonesh (Slechtvalk)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2011
(PRE-PARTY)

31 October / Stédsj / Barneveld

THEOCRACY (USA)
MOTHER OF SIN (NL)
APERTURE (NL)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2010

5-6 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

DEMON HUNTER (USA)
INNERWISH (GR)
IN VAIN (NO)
THE SPIRIT THAT GUIDES US (NL)
OFFICIUM TRISTE (NL)
SLECHTVALK (NL)
MY SILENT WAKE (UK)
DARK SKY (D)
RYFFHUNTR (D)
IN GRIEF (NO)
EREBUS (NL)
THENAME (NL)

Expositie: Felipe Machado Franco (Blind Guardian, Rhapsody Of Fire, Rob Rock, etc.)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2009

13-14 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

NARNIA (SE)
MAD MAX (D)
FORSAKEN (MAL)
MY DARKEST HATE (D)
DEUTERONOMIUM (FIN)
SEVENTH AVENUE (D)
IN VAIN (NO)
DROTTNAR (NO)
MORRIGU (CH)
RIFT (D)
PROJEKT KLONE (NL)

Expositie: Kristian 'Necrolord' Wåhlin (Dissection, Bathory, Extol, etc.)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2009
(PRE-PARTY)

31 October / De Kelder / Amersfoort

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE (USA)
SACRIFICIUM (D)
EREBUS (NL)
LOAD (NL)

BRAINSTORM FESTIVAL 2008

21-23 November / Gigant / Apeldoorn

SEVENTH ANGEL (UK)
REBELLION (D)
THY MAJESTIE (ITA)
SEVENTH AVENUE (D)
MEHIDA (FIN)
MISERATION (SE)
MORPHIA (NL)
HARMONY (SE)
MONOBLOCK (D)
MENA BRINNO (USA)
A NEW DAWN (NL)
WORLD TO ASHES (D)

Expositie: Eliran Kantor (Testament, The Old Dead Tree, Thy Majestie, etc.)