Difference between revisions of "Screamfest"

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Established

2009

Website

screamfest.com.au

Venue (s)

Enmore Theatre, Sydney

History

Screamfest was a metal festival that took place over the New Year's period 2009/2010 at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. It was promoted as one of the largest metal events ever held in Australia, featuring nine international acts and ten local artists. Finnish acts Sonata Arctica and Ensiferum, Germany's Edguy, Sweden's Dark Funeral and Spawn of Possession, US bands Malevolent Creation and Cynic and Rotting Christ from Greece appeared, with Malevolent Creation replacing original Day One headliners Destruction. Soon after the show, event organisers Just Say Rock Productions announced plans for another Screamfest for New Year's Eve 2010, but this failed to occur.

Line up history

31 December 2009/1 January 2010 - Sonata Arctica, Deströyer 666, Malevolent Creation, Rotting Christ, Spawn Of Possession, Vanishing Point, Synperium, Darker Half/Edguy, Dark Funeral, Cynic, Ensiferum, Black Majesty, Eyefear, Eye of the Enemy, Virgin Black, Killrazer, Universum, Defamer

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 ===History===
-Screamfest was a metal festival that took place over the New Year's period 2009/2010 at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. It is considered to be one of the largest metal events ever held in Australia, featuring nine international acts and ten local artists. Finnish acts '''Sonata Arctica''' and '''Ensiferum''', Germany's '''Edguy''', Sweden's '''Dark Funeral''' and '''Spawn of Possession''', US bands '''Malevolent Creation''' and '''Cynic''' and '''Rotting Christ''' from Greece appeared, with '''Malevolent Creation''' replacing original Day One headliners '''Destruction'''. Soon after the show, event organisers Just Say Rock Productions announced plans for another Screamfest for New Year's Eve 2010, but this failed to occur.
+Screamfest was a metal festival that took place over the New Year's period 2009/2010 at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. It was promoted as one of the largest metal events ever held in Australia, featuring nine international acts and ten local artists. Finnish acts '''Sonata Arctica''' and '''Ensiferum''', Germany's '''Edguy''', Sweden's '''Dark Funeral''' and '''Spawn of Possession''', US bands '''Malevolent Creation''' and '''Cynic''' and '''Rotting Christ''' from Greece appeared, with '''Malevolent Creation''' replacing original Day One headliners '''Destruction'''. Soon after the show, event organisers Just Say Rock Productions announced plans for another Screamfest for New Year's Eve 2010, but this failed to occur.
 ===Line up history===
 * 31 December 2009/1 January 2010 - '''Sonata Arctica''', [[Deströyer 666]], '''Malevolent Creation''', '''Rotting Christ''', '''Spawn Of Possession''', [[Vanishing Point]], [[Synperium]], [[Darker Half]]/'''Edguy''', '''Dark Funeral''', '''Cynic''', '''Ensiferum''', [[Black Majesty]], [[Eyefear]], [[Eye of the Enemy]], [[Virgin Black]], [[Killrazer]], [[Universum]], [[Defamer]]