Monday 8th February 2016 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by wenn

The 18 most awesome metal festivals in the world, 2016

If metal and moshing is your thing...

Hellfest: 17 - 18 June, Clisson, France. <a href=

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Hellfest: 17 - 18 June, Clisson, France. Tickets available here.

Download: 10-12 June, Donington, England. <a href=

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Download: 10-12 June, Donington, England. Tickets available here.

Sweden Rock Festival: 3-6 June, Solvesborg, Sweden. <a href=

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Sweden Rock Festival: 3-6 June, Solvesborg, Sweden. Tickets available here.

Greenfield: 9-11 June, Bern, Switzerland

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Greenfield: 9-11 June, Bern, Switzerland Tickets available here.

Nova Rock: 9-12 June, Neusiedl , Austria. <a href=

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Nova Rock: 9-12 June, Neusiedl , Austria. Tickets available here.

Rockavaria: 26-28 May, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. <a href=

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Rockavaria: 26-28 May, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tickets available here.

Copenhell: 23-25 June, Copenhagen, Denmark. <a href=

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Copenhell: 23-25 June, Copenhagen, Denmark. Tickets available here.

Summer Breeze: 17 - 20 August, Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. <a href=

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Summer Breeze: 17 - 20 August, Dinkelsbuhl, Germany. Tickets available here.

DesertFest: 29 April - 1 May, Various Venues, London. <a href=

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DesertFest: 29 April - 1 May, Various Venues, London. Tickets available here.

Graspop Metal Meeting: 17 - 19 June, Dessel, Belgium. <a href=

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Graspop Metal Meeting: 17 - 19 June, Dessel, Belgium. Tickets available here.

MetalDays: 24 - 30 July, Tomlin, Slovenia. <a href=

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MetalDays: 24 - 30 July, Tomlin, Slovenia. Tickets available here.

Resurrection Fest: 7-9 July, Viveiro, Spain, <a href=

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Resurrection Fest: 7-9 July, Viveiro, Spain, Tickets available here.

Obscene Extreme: 13-17 July, Trutnov, Czech Republic, <a href=

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Obscene Extreme: 13-17 July, Trutnov, Czech Republic, Tickets available here.

Fort Rock: 30 June - 1 May, Fort Myers, Florida, US, <a href=

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Fort Rock: 30 June - 1 May, Fort Myers, Florida, US, Tickets available here.

Tons Of Rock: 23 - 25 June, Halden, Norway.
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Tons Of Rock: 23 - 25 June, Halden, Norway. Tickets available here.

FortaRock: 4 - 5 June, Nijmegen, Netherlands, <a href=

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FortaRock: 4 - 5 June, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Tickets available here.

Bloodstock Open Air: 11 - 14 August, Catton Park, Derbyshire, UK

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Bloodstock Open Air: 11 - 14 August, Catton Park, Derbyshire, UK Tickets available here.

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Inferno: 23-26 March, Norway. Tickets available here.

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Do you like to live life loud? Well, if metal and moshing is your thing, then you'll know that there's no crowd quite like a field of proper rock fans. If you want a festival experience that's nothing but pure adrenaline with the volume turned up to 11, then look no further - as we've scoured the globe for the 18 most awesome metal festivals of the year.

From England to Florida via Norway, France Spain, Croatia and beyond, these are the most intense and impressive heavy metal and hard rock line-ups on offer this year.

Throw your horns us, open this place up, and get ready to rock your way through 2016.

The 18 most awesome metal festivals in the world, 2016

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