Party.San Metal Open Air 2026 adds a massive new batch of bands, including Dark Funeral, Sacred Reich, Wolves in the Throne Room, Devourment, Misery Index, and many more.
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News Posts
German thrash outfit Bitterness share first track ‘WWH8’ from their upcoming new album ‘Hallowed Be The Game’, set for release next month via G.U.C. / Metal-Store24!
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German melodic death metal band Messmorality unleash ‘Demons’, a powerful new single tackling mental health and inner demons, and the first release featuring new vocalist Cherry Summerfield.
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Post-metal outfit Unverkalt are back with their third album ‘Héréditaire’ in February 2026 via Season of Mist and shared the single ‘Die Auslöschung’ as a first taste!
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German rock sensations April Art delivered an unexpected Christmas highlight last week by turning their summer hit ‘Karma Is A Beach’ into the festive anthem ‘Santa Is A Bitch’, out now via Reaper Entertainment!
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Post-metal outfit Coltaine released a new music video for ‘Mogila’, a track from last year’s debut album ‘Forgotten Ways’, released via Lay Bare Recordings!
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German extreme metal collective Der Rote Milan unveil their haunting new single ‘Où allez-vous’ from the upcoming album ‘Verlust’, set for release on December 12 via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork!
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German darkwavers EFF revealed the new track ‘Negative’, the second to be revealed from their highly anticipated debut album ‘Zero’, set for release next month!
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German power metal heroes Victorius are back with brand-new single ‘Raptor Squad Attack’, out with an arcade games inspired video and part of their upcoming album ‘World War Dinosaur’, set for release in April 2026 with Perception – A Division of Reigning Phoenix Music!
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German metalcore trailblazers Avralize has unleashed their sophomore album ‘liminal’ via Arising Empire and shared a music video for the explosive track ‘fading faster’ to celebrate!
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Photo Reports
Time for the last day of TOLLROCK – Day 3! No more rain, but slightly cooler temperatures but more awesome music. Live on stage a TOLLROCKERZ Band Contest with 3 local upcoming bands, DEINE COUSINE, ROGERS, BEYOND THE BLACK, ROYAL REPUBLIC and BONANSKA. What a day! We are looking forward to 2025 already and see what TOLLROCK will bring to the stage!
Day 2 of TollRock showed the other face of Eifel weather, but couldn’t stop the crowd nor the artist from having a blast: BASEMENTROCK, HOSTAGE, CLAWFINGER, U.D.O. and BIZKIT PARK took over the stage to rock the audience.
Big anniversary this year with TollRock taking place for 20th time! That is a serious reason to celebrate. On the additional opening day, Oi! outfit BOOZE AND GLORY opened up and the iconic H-BLOCKX took over to kick off the festivities.
The popular US horror movie inspired metalcore outfit Ice Nine Kills came to Munich and, helped by From Fall to Spring and Ghost Kid, left a trail of blood in the TonHalle.
For more than 40 years, AGNOSTIC FRONT brings the finest New York Hardcore to the concert hall stages and festivals around the globe. Europe and its loyal NY HC fan base is a reason to tour annually. This summer they hit European venues on their ‘Urban Decay Tour 2024’. With the opening date being a totally sold-out gig at Café Central in Weinheim, Germany. Turning every venue into a constant circle-pit and sweaty moshing area, the NYHC veterans excite the audiences of all ages. A band not to be missed out on whenever they come to a venue close to you!
On the last day of March 2024, there was a wonderful German punk rock evening taking place at Stuttgart’s LKA Longhorn. Berlin 2.0, Drei Meter Feldweg and Schmutzki – a beautifully staffed German language party night took place. No fancy bling-bling, just pure rock and punk in a packed to the core venue.
AUGUST BURNS RED, the metalcore giants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, are currently storming across European stages as part of their ‘Death Below’ tour. They are accompanied by THROWN and DYING WISH, bringing some of the best metalcore has to offer all across the continent!
Tonight we get to see them in Helsinki, but about a week-and-a-half ago, the Australian Polaris returned to Munich as one of the stops on their Europe together with Paledusk, Thornhill and Silent Planet.
Enter Shikari dropped by the Zenith Kulturhalle in Munich, Germany and amazed with an electric show, supported by an explosive Fever 333 and the locals of Blackout Problems opening the night!
It’s spring and the year kicks off with a metalcore highlight: Electric Callboy is on the ‘Tekkno World Tour 2024’, and we caught them at the Schleyerhalle venue in Stuttgart, Germany. In tow, the German sextet brought along the band Coldrain from Japan and Nothing More from the United States. They are setting ablaze the largest stages in Europe before heading on to the US, Canada, and a selection of summer festivals, don’t miss out!
Album Reviews
Letzte Instanz Germans do some storytelling with a warm voice and a tasteful musical environment.
German rockband Kadavar is releasing their fourth full-length album: Rough Times.
Das Leben ist Musik! The Reiter are back with their longest and most mature album to date. The good old Reitermania is stronger than ever, but on their tenth album, horizons are expanded and new genres play along.
A melancholic Black Metal pearl and a must have for fans of Imperium Dekadenz, Helrunar, Endstille and Totalselfhatred!
The wolves are back, time to join the pack or go home with your tail between your legs.
Oknos their new album Old World is out now, find out what we thought of it.
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