Festival dijadwalkan dari 24 Jun hingga 26 Jun 2005 (2 hari).
Graspop Metal Meeting berlangsung di Dessel, Belgium. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Graspop Metal Meeting
Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, System of a Down, Dream Theater, Within Temptation, Amon Amarth, Papa Roach, Alter Bridge, In Flames.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
heavy metal
rock
punk
metal
death metal
hard rock
hardcore
power metal
thrash metal
progressive metal
metalcore
melodic death metal
melodic metal
speed metal
symphonic metal
alternative metal
black metal
gothic metal
thrash