Metal Heads Mission
Encyclopedia
Metal Heads Mission is an annual music Metal
Fest near Yevpatoria, Crimea
, in Ukraine
. In 2009 the fest reached its tenth year. It is organized by Iofik Sergey bassist of Ukrainian brutal death metal band Mental Demise. It usually takes place in the beginning of August, in Crimea peninsula and lasts 3 days. The beach is literally 25 feet (7m) away from the stage. MHM is the largest Metal fest in the CIS
, and an estimated 3,000 heavy metal fans attend annually.
Many legendary heavy metal
bands have played the fest such as Cannibal Corpse
, Moonspell
, Samael
, Agnostic Front
, Pro-Pain
, Fleshgore
, Napalm Death
, Dead Infection
, Cerebral Turbulency, Moonfog
, Mental Demise, Suffocation
, Benediction
, Vader
and Immolation
.
and more
and more
and more
and more
and more
and more
and more
and more
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
Fest near Yevpatoria, Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
, in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. In 2009 the fest reached its tenth year. It is organized by Iofik Sergey bassist of Ukrainian brutal death metal band Mental Demise. It usually takes place in the beginning of August, in Crimea peninsula and lasts 3 days. The beach is literally 25 feet (7m) away from the stage. MHM is the largest Metal fest in the CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
, and an estimated 3,000 heavy metal fans attend annually.
Many legendary heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands have played the fest such as Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
, Moonspell
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
, Samael
Samael (band)
Samael is a industrial black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.-Biography:Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for...
, Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...
, Pro-Pain
Pro-Pain
Pro-Pain is a New York-based hardcore band formed in 1991 by vocalist and bass guitarist Gary Meskil and drummer Dan Richardson, both former members of Crumbsuckers. Debut album Foul Taste of Freedom was released in 1992, displaying hardcore punk and rap metal influences, after which the band...
, Fleshgore
Fleshgore
Fleshgore is a death metal/groove metal band formed in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Since their formation in late 2000, the band has gone through a number of line-up changes. Guitarist Igor Lystopad is the only original member...
, Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
, Dead Infection
Dead Infection
Dead Infection is a goregrind band from Poland. Since forming in early 1990, they have released three full-length albums and several split albums and singles. They are the second band from Poland after Vader that made a deal to release a CD/LP with a non-European label. Their second album, A...
, Cerebral Turbulency, Moonfog
Moonfog
Moonfog Productions is a Norwegian-based record label founded by Satyricon vocalist/guitarist/bassist/keyboardist Satyr and Tormod Opedal. The establishment date is uncertain, but is most likely around 1993, the year Satyricon released their debut album...
, Mental Demise, Suffocation
Suffocation (band)
Suffocation is an American death metal band that was formed in 1989 in Long Island, New York. The band comprises vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Guy Marchais, drummer Mike Smith and bassist Derek Boyer. Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for...
, Benediction
Benediction (band)
Benediction is a British death metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in February 1989.-Biography:The Birmingham-based death metal band Benediction were formed in February 1989 by Paul Adams , Peter Rew , Darren Brookes , and Mark "Barney" Greenway...
, Vader
Vader (band)
Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian...
and Immolation
Immolation (band)
-History:The band formed in May 1986 by Andrew Sakowicz and Dave Wilkinson under the name Rigor Mortis . The name was changed to Immolation in April 1988, after the Warriors of Doom demo which was recorded as Rigor Mortis and Demo I which was recorded as Immolation...
.
2011 - Yevpatoria, Crimea, August 5-August 7
- KataklysmKataklysmKataklysm is a Canadian death metal band. They call their musical style "northern hyperblast" after an advertisement in M.E.A.T. magazine describing another band, Fear Factory, as "hyperblast". The term refers to the extremely fast blast beats that Kataklysm's drummer, Max Duhamel, fuses into the...
- VomitoryVomitoryVomitory can refer to:*Vomitorium, an architectural feature in Ancient Roman amphitheatres.*Vomitory, the entrance to Hell.*Vomitory, a brutal death metal band from Sweden....
- ThelemaThelemaThelema is a religious philosophy that was established, defined and developed by the early 20th century British writer and ceremonial magician, Aleister Crowley. He believed himself to be the prophet of a new age, the Æon of Horus, based upon a religious experience that he had in Egypt in 1904...
- Endname
- TriggerTrigger-Technology:* Trigger , a mechanism that actuates the firing of firearms* Image trigger, a device used in highspeed cameras* Schmitt trigger, an electronic circuit* Trigger circuit, IBM's name for a flip-flop...
- Hell:On
- Balfor
- Sworn AmongstSworn AmongstSworn Amongst are a metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England.After the band's inception in September 2002 they made their first live appearance in May 2004...
and more
2010 - Sevastopol, Crimea, August 5-August 7
- Cannibal CorpseCannibal CorpseCannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
- Napalm DeathNapalm DeathNapalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
- Cyanide Serenity
- DaturaDatura (band)Datura is an electronic band from Bologna, Italy. It was created in 1991 by the musicians Ciro Pagano and Stefano Mazzavillani and the DJs Ricci who is now deceased, and Cirillo , who is one of Italy's most famous DJs and continues to work...
- Full Scale Conflict
- HollenthonHollenthonHollenthon is a melodic death metal band from Austria. The band includes many symphonic elements in their work, while their earlier material contains some black metal influence.-History:...
- Moribund Oblivion Moribund OblivionMoribund Oblivion is a Turkish black metal band from Istanbul. The band was formed by vocalist Bahadır Uludağlar in 1999. There have been several line-up changes prior to the current line-up, which now consists of Bahadir Uludaglar, Can Agriboz, Savas Sungur, Onur Burgaz and Emre Kutucularoglu who...
- Sworn AmongstSworn AmongstSworn Amongst are a metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England.After the band's inception in September 2002 they made their first live appearance in May 2004...
and more
2009 - Sudak, Crimea, July 31-August 2
- CryptopsyCryptopsyCryptopsy is a Canadian technical death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 1988. The band has sold over 300,000 records.-Necrosis :...
- GraveGrave (band)Grave is a Swedish death metal band that formed in 1986 by vocalist and guitarist Ola Lindgren, who is their only constant member. The band had particular success in the early 1990s, and their first four albums, Into the Grave, You'll Never See..., Soulless and Hating Life, cemented their...
- SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- Mental Demise
- Epitome
- Flying
- Cyanide Serenity
- TOL
and more
2008 - Sudak, Crimea, August 4-August 9
- GorgorothGorgorothGorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
- MoonspellMoonspellMoonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...
- SamaelSamael (band)Samael is a industrial black metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.-Biography:Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for...
- Pro-PainPro-PainPro-Pain is a New York-based hardcore band formed in 1991 by vocalist and bass guitarist Gary Meskil and drummer Dan Richardson, both former members of Crumbsuckers. Debut album Foul Taste of Freedom was released in 1992, displaying hardcore punk and rap metal influences, after which the band...
- CynicCynic (band)Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...
- Agnostic FrontAgnostic FrontAgnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...
- All Shall PerishAll Shall PerishAll Shall Perish is an American deathcore band from Oakland, California, formed in 2002. Currently, the band is signed to Nuclear Blast and have released four full-length albums through the label. Their latest record, This Is Where It Ends was released on July 26, 2011...
- Sworn EnemySworn Enemy-Biography:The band formed in 1995 as "Downfall" and later on as "Mindset", a product of the extremely expansive and influential New York Hardcore scene...
- WarbringerWarbringerWarbringer is an American thrash metal band. The band formed in 2004. Warbringer is signed to Century Media Records. Century Media signed Warbringer after seeing them at a local show in LA. Originally, a Century Media rep was at the show to see another LA thrash metal band but decided to sign...
- HateHate (band)Hate is a Polish death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 1990. Their most recent album, Erebos, was released in 2010, under Listenable Records.-Biography:...
- FleshgoreFleshgoreFleshgore is a death metal/groove metal band formed in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Since their formation in late 2000, the band has gone through a number of line-up changes. Guitarist Igor Lystopad is the only original member...
- Devilish ImpressionsDevilish ImpressionsDevilish Impressions is a Polish avant-garde black metal band. They were formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash.-Biography :The band was officially formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash...
- Mental Demise
and more
2007 - Yevpatoria, Crimea, August 2-August 8
- CalibanCaliban (band)Caliban are a five-piece metalcore band from Germany. They have released seven studio albums to-date, and two split albums with the band Heaven Shall Burn.-History:...
- DeicideDeicide (band)Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...
- SuffocationSuffocation (band)Suffocation is an American death metal band that was formed in 1989 in Long Island, New York. The band comprises vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Guy Marchais, drummer Mike Smith and bassist Derek Boyer. Suffocation rose to prominence of death metal and created a blueprint for...
- VaderVader (band)Vader is a Polish death metal band from Olsztyn, formed in 1983. According to Piotr Wiwczarek, the band's founding singer and guitar player, the band's name was inspired by Darth Vader from the Star Wars film series. Lyrical themes include stories by H. P. Lovecraft, WW2, horror and anti-christian...
- BenedictionBenediction (band)Benediction is a British death metal band from Birmingham, England. They were formed in February 1989.-Biography:The Birmingham-based death metal band Benediction were formed in February 1989 by Paul Adams , Peter Rew , Darren Brookes , and Mark "Barney" Greenway...
- ImmolationImmolation (band)-History:The band formed in May 1986 by Andrew Sakowicz and Dave Wilkinson under the name Rigor Mortis . The name was changed to Immolation in April 1988, after the Warriors of Doom demo which was recorded as Rigor Mortis and Demo I which was recorded as Immolation...
- Devilish ImpressionsDevilish ImpressionsDevilish Impressions is a Polish avant-garde black metal band. They were formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash.-Biography :The band was officially formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash...
- Sickbag
and more
2006 - Yevpatoria, Crimea, August 11-August 13
- TiamatTiamat (band)-Biography:Initially, the band played straightforward black metal under the name Treblinka. After having recorded the album Sumerian Cry in 1989, vocalist/guitarist Johan Edlund and bassist Jörgen Thullberg parted ways with the other two founding members, and subsequently changed the name to Tiamat...
- Holy MosesHoly MosesHoly Moses is a German thrash metal band. They are well noted for being fronted by Sabina Classen and for being one of the very first German thrash metal bands.-Formative years: 1980-1985:...
- Ahumado Granujo
- CenotaphCenotaph (band)Cenotaph is a Technical deathgrind band from Ankara, Turkey. They formed in 1994 and released their first demo, Life Immortal in 1995; since then, they have released four full-length albums.- Biography :...
- FirelakeFirelakeFirelake is a Ukrainian melodic death metal band from Kiev. The band was formed in 1997 by Oleg Yavorsky , Alexey Akulshyn and Andrey Salnikov...
- Neglected Fields
- SanatoriumSanatorium (band)Sanatorium is a Macedonian thrash metal band from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia-Members:Pero Stefanovski , Konstantin Kačev , Goran Stanković and Goran Atanasov on drums.-Biography:...
- Parricide
and more
2005 - Yevpatoria, Crimea, August 5-August 7
- Napalm DeathNapalm DeathNapalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
- Hypnos
- CenotaphCenotaph (band)Cenotaph is a Technical deathgrind band from Ankara, Turkey. They formed in 1994 and released their first demo, Life Immortal in 1995; since then, they have released four full-length albums.- Biography :...
- Ahumado Granujo
- Neglected Fields
- FirelakeFirelakeFirelake is a Ukrainian melodic death metal band from Kiev. The band was formed in 1997 by Oleg Yavorsky , Alexey Akulshyn and Andrey Salnikov...
- SanatoriumSanatorium (band)Sanatorium is a Macedonian thrash metal band from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia-Members:Pero Stefanovski , Konstantin Kačev , Goran Stanković and Goran Atanasov on drums.-Biography:...
- Parricide
and more
2004 - Yevpatoria, Crimea, August 7-August 8
- Pungent StenchPungent StenchPungent Stench was a darkly humorous death metal band from Vienna, Austria, which formed in 1988. Their last known lineup consists of Martin Schirenc , El Gore , and Alex Wank...
- Dead InfectionDead InfectionDead Infection is a goregrind band from Poland. Since forming in early 1990, they have released three full-length albums and several split albums and singles. They are the second band from Poland after Vader that made a deal to release a CD/LP with a non-European label. Their second album, A...
- Epitome
- Castrum
- Mental Demise
- Rasta
- DarzamatDarzamatDarzamat is a Polish symphonic black metal band formed in 1995. Although there is a claim about Darzamat being a name of a Slavonic forest god, it comes from Latvian mythology denoting garden goddess . Their latest album, Solfernus' Path, was released on August 28, 2009...
- CremasterCremasterCremaster is a term derived from the Greek verb κρεμάννυμι = "I hang ", not from Latin cremare = "to burn". It may refer to:* The cremaster muscle, part of genital anatomy in human males** Cremaster reflex, a reflex in the muscle...
and more