As Brutal Assault had to be inevitably postponed to 2021 lots of you have been curious about the line-up. With great pleasure we can announce that the vast majority of the original line-up (90 %) is now confirmed for the next year! If you can’t find any of your bands…
Festival/Tour News
NIGHTWISH – postpone their European tour
During these most peculiar and challenging times we’ve been forced to reschedule our shows, and that’s now also the case with the European leg of the Human. :II: Nature. World Tour. Please check the new dates below. 01.05.21 – 🇬🇧 UK – Birmingham 02.05.21 – 🇬🇧 UK – London 03.05.21…
CIRROSIS (AKA CRS) participate in the largest festival in the history of Mexican metal. MOSHFEST
After 20 years without performing live, CIRROSIS (AKA CRS) returns to participate in the largest festival in the history of Mexican metal: MOSHFEST. After the successful release of their second album The Collector of Truths, which has received excellent reviews in the international press, legendary Mexican tech death band CRS…
Tribulation announces new album, ‘Where the Gloom Becomes Sound’, and European Tour
Sweden’s Tribulation return in the spotlight with a much-anticipated new album entitled Where the Gloom Becomes Sound, to be released via Metal Blade Records (in North America) // Century Media Records (worldwide excluding North America) in January 2021. Having most recently toured comprehensively across Europe with Ghost in support of…
HELLOWEEN – Postpone UNITED ALIVE PART 2 European Tour 2020
With a heavy heart we herewith announce that we are forced to postpone our UNITED ALIVE PART II European Tour 2020. Initially scheduled to take place from the end of September until mid of November 2020, we now rescheduled the tour from April to June 2021. Tickets will remain valid,…
ProgPower USA XXI has been postponed until 2021
Due to ongoing restrictions regarding social gathering amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ProgPower USA XXI has been postponed. The festival will return to Center Stage in Atlanta, September 8-11, 2021. Refunds for all four days will be available for the next thirty (30) days. Tickets will automatically transfer to the new…
Speed Metal Party: Whiplash (USA) + more // Tullikamarin Klubi Tampere Finland
Speed Metal Party is coming again! A handsome table setting has been received for the metal festival to be held at the Customs Chamber Club on Saturday 15 August. The main band is the legendary WHIPLASH. Founded in 1984, the American Thrash metal band released the classic Power and Pain…
Gefle Metal Festival is postponed until 2021
We are very sad to have to inform you that Gefle Metal Festival won’t take place this year. We were hoping that the effects of the Corona virus would be over in July but we realize that this won’t be the case. The most important is the safety for the…
Sabaton Open Air 2020 postponed to 2021
After closely following the development around Covid-19 during the spring and analyzing the current situation in both Sweden and other countries, it is now time to take the very hard decision to postpone this year’s festival. This would have been our 13th festival since the start in 2008. The last…
SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2020 CANCELLED
In the last few weeks we have been working hard investigating the possibilities to reschedule the 2020 festival from June to the end of the summer. For a while it looked doable, as we received a very positive response to the plan from artists, suppliers and collaborators. However, due to…
Graspop Metal Meeting 2020 postponed to 2021
The Belgian government has just announced new measures: there are to be no mass gatherings in Belgium until the end of August 2020. We have done everything we could to make sure that Graspop Metal Meeting could go ahead this year, so it is with deep regret that we inform…
Wacken Open Air 2020 Cancelled
THIS YEAR’S WACKEN OPEN AIR HAS BEEN CANCELLED Dear Metalheads, yesterday, the German government decided that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, no mass gatherings will be allowed until August, 31st 2020. We are facing an unprecented situation in our 30 years: It is with heavy hearts that we have to…
COPENHELL 2020 – CANCELLED
COPENHELL WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR The eleventh edition of COPENHELL will unfortunately not take place this year. We were really looking forward to four great days with you this June, but due to the unprecedented situation it is impossible to proceed. The safety of our artists, guests, staff…
Alberta’s Decimate MetalFest 2020 Cancelled
Due to the global COVID 19 situation and the uncertainty of events and public gatherings, Decimate MetalFest announces they will be cancelling their 2020 edition. The festival was to be held on June 12-14 to Millet, AB at the Millet Agriplex (5400 45th Avenue) with camping available at the Millet Lions Memorial Campground. Millet, AB is 60kms south of Edmonton and…
Steelfest 2020 / Info – Hyvinkää Finland
STEELFEST – 14th -15th of May 2021 Steelfest does it. The festival offers and presents a wide range of the most extreme death/black bands of the underground. Hardly any other festival has such a triumphant offering as Steelfest. The festival has become important amongst extreme metal fans traveling from…