Earthshaker Fest
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Earthshaker Fest is a heavy metal
Heavy metal music
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 music festival
Music festival
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 held annually in Germany
Germany
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 since 2003. The 2007 edition took place on July 19 – July 21, 2007 in Kreuth
Kreuth
Kreuth is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.-Schloss Ringberg:The castle Ringberg was owned by the dukes of Bavaria and was donated to the Max Planck Society in 1973.-Wildbad Kreuth:...

, Bavaria
Bavaria
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.

2007

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