X-Mas Festival was a heavy metal festival/tour held annually in Europe from 1999 to 2005. It was organized by the Belgian booking agency Metallysee. The 2006 and 2007 editions have been cancelled, and the future of the festival is in doubt. Metallysee plans to launch a new tour in January 2008 under the name Black Winter Festival. History The 2006 edition was cancelled after Unleashed, Six Feet Under, God Dethroned, Cataract and soon later Krisiun decided to pull out, Trail of Tears disbanded and Soilwork refused to headline the tour. The last announced lineup featured Gorefest, Belphegor, Prostitute Disfigurement, Madder Mortem, SkyForger and Darzamat. The owner of the agency blamed one of his employees for the cancellation, and this person left the company. Despite this, the 2007 edition was also called off without a reason. The lineup should have featured Mayhem, Samael, Malevolent Creation, Onslaught, Wykked Wytch, Blood Red Throne and Innerfire. The Onslaught website claims that the festival has been postponed, and will be held in January 2008 under the name Black Winter Festival. Lineups 2005 Hypocrisy Exodus Entombed Naglfar Wintersun Fear My Thoughts 2004 Marduk Napalm Death Finntroll Vader The Black Dahlia Murder 2003 Deicide Destruction Nile Amon Amarth Akercocke Dew-Scented Graveworm 2002 Six Feet Under Exodus Marduk Immolation Kataklysm Hate Eternal Dying Fetus Impaled Nazarene Macabre Antaeus Ragnarok 2001 Cannibal Corpse Kreator Marduk Nile Krisiun Vomitory 2000 Morbid Angel Enslaved The Crown Dying Fetus Behemoth Hypnos 1999 Morbid Angel Krisiun God Dethroned Amon Amarth Gorgoroth Occult References External links Heavy metal festivals in Europe Concert tours Music festivals established in 1999