Metal Oceania

Metal Oceania is a annual metal music festival held in cities in Australia and New Zealand, showcasing new acts and overseas bands. It features bands from the sub-genres of death metal, doom metal, metalcore, gothic metal, and viking metal, as well as the occasional grunge or hard rock act such as Pearl Jam's appearance in 2008's Metal Oceania and Breaking Benjamin's to-be appearance at Metal Oceania 2010.

Origin
The concerts originated in Sydney and Melbourne in 2005, headlined by Linkin Park, Bloodbath, Arch Enemy and guests of honour Iron Maiden. The festival broadened in 2006, heading to Brisbane, Cairns, Perth and heading to New Zealand in Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. The concerts begin usually on the 10th of July in Sydney, finishing in mid-August. In 2007 Metal Oceania began the inititive to donate half their income to charity, which has gone on since.

Metal Oceania 2005
The festival began on June 10 2005 in Sydney, and ended on June 17 in Melbourne. The first Metal Oceania featured Linkin Park, Bloodbath, Arch Enemy and Iron Maiden, including the first appearance of Australian doom metal pioneers Satanika.

Line up

 * Linkin Park
 * Bloodbath
 * Arch Enemy
 * Iron Maiden
 * Satanika
 * Death Flower
 * Rokhello
 * Eternal Guardians
 * BloodHive
 * The Hills Have Eyes

Metal Oceania 2006
The festival expanded for its second year to Brisbane, Cairns, Perth and heading to New Zealand in Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. It was confirmed in early 2006 that metal gods Metallica would headline, and KoRn would co-headline.

Line up

 * Metallica
 * KoRn
 * Papa Roach
 * Cannibal Corpse
 * Battlelore
 * Metroid
 * Graceland Faith
 * Wolverine
 * Utheran
 * !Nurgle!

Metal Oceania 2007
In 2007 Metal Oceania began the inititive to donate half their income to charity, and announced that Killswitch Engage, Avenged Sevenfold and Slipknot were set for 2007. Metalcore band Metroid from Osaka, Japan returned after huge sucess at 2006's Metal Oceania, and Red Rose For Ruby made their debut at Metal Oceania 2007.

Line up

 * Killswitch Engage
 * Avenged Sevenfold
 * Slipknot
 * Alesana
 * November Doom
 * Red Rose For Ruby
 * Metroid
 * Death Flower
 * Van Helsing
 * Black Widow

Metal Oceania 2008
Metal Oceania returned for its third year in 2008 in what many recognise as it's best year. Following the announcement that the festival would continue; organisers announced on the official websiste that the prince of darkness himself Ozzy Osbourne would be headlining the show. Other acts confirmed were Draconian, grunge band Pearl Jam, Lacuna Coil, and Moonspell. The festival also heralded the return of Satanika shortly after the release of their 2008 album Into The Inferno, as well as the third requested appearance of audience favourite Metroid, from Osaka, Japan.

Line up

 * Ozzy Osbourne
 * Draconian
 * Pearl Jam
 * Lacuna Coil
 * Moonspell
 * Metroid
 * Satanika
 * Ammat
 * Severance
 * The Sickness Darkly
 * Sacrificial

Metal Oceania 2009
Metal Oceania's fourth year saw the appearance of headline act Cannibal Corpse, who previously co-headlined 2006's show.

Line up

 * Cannibal Corpse
 * Therion
 * Tristania
 * Kittie
 * Ammat
 * Van Helsing
 * Black Flower
 * Samhayn Ceremony
 * Lacerator
 * Graceland Faith
 * Abyssal Terror

Metal Oceania 2010
Metal Oceania is set for a 2010 festival, already confirmed are Disturbed, Bullet For My Valentine, My Dying Bride, and returning Satanika and Red Rose For Ruby. In late September of 2009 organisers announced that Breaking Benjamin and Daysend had joined the line-up.

Line up

 * Disturbed
 * Bullet For My Valentine
 * My Dying Bride
 * Satanika
 * Red Rose For Ruby
 * Breaking Benjamin
 * Daysend
 * Lacerator
 * Maxium The Hormone!
 * !Nurgle!
 * Rokhello
 * Deathscope
 * Karnage 6
 * Yggdrasill Burning
 * Jormundr
 * Metroid
 * Skulltaker
 * Abaddion