Hammersonic Festival

Hammersonic Festival
Genre	Heavy metal, punk rock, rock
Location(s)	Jakarta, Indonesia
Years active	2012–2018 2023-present
Website	hammersonic.com

Hammersonic Festival is an annual international rock and metal music festival held in Jakarta, Indonesia since 2012. This festival is known as the largest metal festival in Southeast Asia, ^{[1] [2]} which features a variety of metal bands from all over the world. ^[3] Since its inception, the festival has featured international artists such as; Slipknot, Lamb of God, Megadeth, Bullet for My Valentine, As I Lay Dying, Epica, Kreator, Trivium and others.

In 2023, the festival is held by approximately 140,000 audiences, which around 20-25% of those are from abroad. ^[4]

Lineups

Year	Dates	Venue	Performers
2012 [5]	28 April 2012 [3]	Lapangan D, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex [3]	Co-Headliners: Suffocation, DRI, Nile International Acts: Dawn Heist, Chtonic, Nothnegal, Psycroptic, The Arson Project Local Acts: Burgerkill, Deadsquad, Seringai, Sucker Head, Agnostic Front, Death Vomit, Noxa, Funeral Inception, Straight Out, Death Vertical, Down for Life, Massacre Conspiracy, Koil, GxSxD, Impiety, Divine Codex, Cyanide Serenity, Dreamer, Psycroptic
2013 [6]	27-28 April 2013 [3]	Allianz Eco Park, Ancol Dreamland [3]	Co-Headliners: Cannibal Corpse, Cradle of Filth, Obituary International Acts: Epica, As I Lay Dying, Destruction, Lock up, Gorod, Hour of Penance, Putrid Pile, Gorod, Kapital, Rezume, Unremains, Belligerent Intent, Sil Khannaz, Ethereal Sin, Whoretopsy, Inanimacy, Advent Sorrow, Sensory Amusia, Ouroboros, The Amenta, Voyager, Saturnian, Dyscarnate Local Acts: [7] [8] Burgerkill, Power Metal, Seringai, Edane, Dying Fetus, Outright, Revenge, Down For Life, Kraken, Rising The Fall, Hellcrust, Sucker Head, Dead Vertical
2014 [9]	27 April 2014	Lapangan D, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex [3]	Co-Headliners: Bullet for My Valentine, Kreator, Hatebreed International Acts: Morbid Angel, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Belphegor, Origin, King Parrot Local Acts: [10] Burgerkill, Siksa Kubur, Jasad, Koil, Down for Life, Suri, Alice, Revenge The Fate, Final Attack, Paper Gangster, Deadly Weapon, Funeral Inception
2015 [11]	8 March 2015 [3]	Lapangan D, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex [3]	Headliner: Lamb Of God International Acts: Mayhem, Unearth, Ignite, Vader, Deathstar, Terrorizer, Avulsed, Warbringer, The Faceless, Heaven the Axe, Silent Knight Local Acts: Mesin Tempur, Revenge The Fate, Roxx, Death Vomit, Nectura, Inlander, Beside, Thrashline, Fraud, Warkvlt, Salahudin Al Ayubi, Moses Bandwidth, Nails Of Imposition, Malmoved, Animistic, Cassandra, Colossvs, Demented Heart, Overthrown, Prostanica
2016 [12] [13]	16-17 April 2016 [14]	Eco Park and E Convention, Ancol Dreamland [14]	Co-Headliners: Asking Alexandria, Angra International Acts: Darkest Hour, Suffocation, Drowning Pool, Walls of Jericho, Internal Bleeding, Obscura, Onslaught, Gorgoroth, Leave's Eyes, Rise of the Northstar, Local Acts: NOXA, Deadsquad, Edane, Koil, Revenge the Fate, Dead Vertical, Divine
2017 [15] [16]	7 May 2017 [15]	Eco Park, Ancol Dreamland [15]	Headliner: Megadeth International Acts: Tarja, Abbath, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Entombed AD, Northlane, I See Stars, Earth Crisis, Putrid Pile Local Acts: Burgerkill, Seringai, Siksa Kubur, Suckerhead, Revenge the Fate, Killharmonic, Vallendusk, Trojan
2018 [17] [18]	22 July 2018 [19]	Carnaval Beach, Ancol Dreamland [15]	Headliner: In Flames International Acts: Dead Kennedys, Ihsahn, Escape the Fate, H20, Brujeira, Vital Remains, Revocation, Visceral Disgorge, Winds of Plague, Eternal Rest, Wardaemonic Regional Acts: Valley of Chrome (Philippines), Deflled (Japan), Emerging from the Cocoon (Taiwan), Witchseeker (Singapore), Shambles (Thailand), Senjakala (Brunei) Local Acts: Deadsquad, Funeral Inception, Getah, Holykillers, RTF, Saint Loco, Straightout, Marjinal, Noxa, Hellcrust, Infery, Koil, Tcuklmay, Forgotten, Bersimbah Darah, Kameradz, Kalndestin, Misanthropic Imperium, Cerebral Endema, Down for Life
2019			Festival not held [20]
2020			Festival cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [21] [22]
2021			Festival not held [20]
2022			Festival not held [20]
2023 [23]	18-19 March 2023	Carnaval Beach, Ancol Dreamland	Headliner: Slipknot International Acts: Amon Amarth, Trivium, Black Flag, Story of the Year, Comeback Kid, Born of Osiris, Vio-lence, Tiny Moving Parts, Sinister, Within Destruction, Batushka, Disentomb, Devourment, Deez Nuts, Stillbirth, Suicide Silence, Watain Regional Acts: Thy Regiment (Malaysia), Dads in the Park (Bangladesh), Greyhoundz (Philippines), Defying Decay (Thailand), World End Man (Japan) Local Acts: Deadsquad, Burgerkill, Holykillers, Jeruji, Muntah Kawat, Pure Wrath, Revenge The Fate, Straightout, Vox Mortis, Cancelled Acts: Saosin
2024 [24]	4-5 May 2024 [2]	Carnaval Beach, Ancol Dreamland	Co-Headliners: Lamb of God, A Day To Remember International Acts: As I Lay Dying, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saosin, Atreyu, Cradle of Filth, Suicide Silence, Fear Factory, Marty Friedman, Suffocation, Misery Index, Crossfaith, We the Kings, Nervosa, Tiny Moving Parts, Venom Inc., Stand Atlantic, Blood Red Throne, Madball, Dvrk, Bleeding Through, Freedom of Fear, Sppedball, Regional Acts: Annalynn (Thailand), Tools of the Trade (Malaysia), Arcadia (Philippines) Local Acts: Rezume, Strangers, Saint Loco, RE:UNION (Killing Me Inside) Cancelled Acts: Alesana, Convergence [25]
2025			Festival not held
2026 [26]	2-3 May 2026	NICE Pantai Indah Kapuk	Headliner: My Chemical Romance International Acts: Memphis May Fire, New Found Glory, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Parkway Drive, A Skylit Drive, Of Mice & Men (band), Knuckle Puck, Blessthefall

References

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19. Pratama, Febriyantino Nur. "Kumpulkan Line Up Band Jadi Tantangan Utama di Hammersonic 2018". detikhot (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
20. None. "Kronologi 'Kembalinya' Hammersonic: Sejak Pengumuman Pada 2019, Hingga Kini Ditunda Sampai 2022". hai.grid.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
21. TV, CNBC Indonesia. "Hammersonic Festival 2020 Batal, akan Ada Kembali pada 2021". CNBC Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
22. "Lacuna Coil Batal Tampil di Hammersonic 2020 karena Corona" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
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26. Fauziyah, Najla Nur (2025-07-09). "My Chemical Romance in Indonesia: Hammersonic 2026 Ticketing Kicks off". Tempo. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

External links

• Official website