Motocultor Festival
Encyclopedia
Motocultor Festival is an annual music festival
which takes place in Brittany, north-west France
, in mid-August. The programme features a variety of heavy metal
and hardcore
acts. Notable artists that have performed at previous festivals include Pestilence
, Destruction
, Sodom
, Entombed
, Korpiklaani
, Shining, Punish Yourself
, Dagoba
, Koritni
, Madball
and Loudblast
.
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
which takes place in Brittany, north-west France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in mid-August. The programme features a variety of 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...
and hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
acts. Notable artists that have performed at previous festivals include Pestilence
Pestilence (band)
Pestilence is a death metal band from the Netherlands founded in 1986. Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. After disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994, Pestilence has reunited in 2008...
, Destruction
Destruction (band)
Destruction is a German thrash metal band. They are considered one of the "three kings" of the Teutonic thrash metal scene, the others being Kreator and Sodom...
, Sodom
Sodom (band)
Sodom is a German Thrash metal trio from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981.Along with the bands Kreator and Destruction, Sodom is considered one of the "big three" of Teutonic thrash metal...
, Entombed
Entombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
, Korpiklaani
Korpiklaani
Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Finland who were formerly known as Shaman.-Biography:While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding folk music, Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal...
, Shining, Punish Yourself
Punish Yourself
Punish Yourself is a French electronic rock band best known for their stage theatrics and innovative style of industrial/punk music. They describe their style as "Fluo Cyber Punk".-Current members:...
, Dagoba
Dagoba (band)
Dagoba is a French industrial metal/groove metal band formed in 2000 by vocalist Shawter out of a previous band.-Biography:In 2001, Dagoba signed on Enternote Records and recorded its first EP, Release the Fury, in digipak format and accompanied by a video for "Rush"...
, Koritni
Koritni
Koritni is an Australian rock and roll band from Sydney, Australia born out of the ashes of the band Green Dollar Colour.- History :After the breaking-up of Green Dollar Colour, Lex Koritni decided to form a new band. Helped by the French guitar player Eddy Santacreu, bassist Matt Hunter, rhythm...
, Madball
Madball
Madball is a New York-based hardcore band that originated in the late 1980s, as a side-project of Agnostic Front .- History :Madball was founded in 1988 and featured most of Agnostic Front's members...
and Loudblast
Loudblast
Loudblast is a Death/Thrash band that pioneered the genres in France, and one of the most important French metal bands of the 1990s.The band began in 1986 in the northern city of Lille. Its first recording was a split CD with the Nice based band Agressor. They have released eight albums on the...
.