Blind Guardian confirmed!
Published: December 13 2022 at 08:34
Now we can proudly present BLIND GUARDIAN, who were one of the pioneer bands in the genre we call Power Metal. The band was already formed in 1984 by Hansi Kürsch (vocals, bass) and Andre Olbrich (guitar) under the name Lucifer's Heritage, but when they signed a record deal with No Remorse Records, they changed their name to Blind Guardian to avoid speculation about Satanism. Since the debut album "Battalions of Fear" (1988), the band has released 11 more albums. From the beginning it was a lot of speed metal, but already by the third record "Tales From the Twilight World" (1990), the band started to write more complicated music. From the sixth album "Nightfall in Middle Earth" (1998), the band's music took the form that most probably associate them with today. Bombastic songs with orchestral arrangements, double stomp and Hansi Kürsch's epic lyrics influenced by fantasy authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, Michael Moorcock, Stephen King, George R. R. Martin and others. Don't miss this legendary band that will deliver a gig you will never forget!
Smash Into Pieces and Diamond Head to replace Bourbon Boys och Angel Witch Unfortunately, we have to announce that two booked bands will not be coming to us this summer. Bourbon Boys who sadly couldn't get their summer schedule together and Angel Witch who writes as follows: "We are sorry to report that, as with our 2022 live run, Angel Witch have been forced to cancel our summer shows in 2023 due to continuing issues well beyond the band's control. We hate to disappoint our fans and let down the promoters who have put their faith in us yet again and no one is more frustrated and upset than the band themselves about this...
Published 15 March 2023 at 09:23
3-day tickets with pre-party included sold out Now the first 3000 3-day with the pre-party included is over and we have released regular 3-day/3-day VIP We have now also released a "Pre-party ticket" which costs SEK 250 + advance purchase fee. Since we will only have one area open and one stage running on this day, we will only have a total of 4000 people inside the pre-party, so only 1000 pre-party tickets will be released. At our pre-party we will have five bands playing: Local favorites SLAKKTEN, the band THE CRYPT who are doing their first ever festival gig and will be something of a horse. We...
Published 3 March 2023 at 08:53
Complete running order! Now we have the complete running order up (except for the s slots that will be for the bands in our band comeptition) Click here for the complete running order!
Published 20 January 2023 at 19:29
KK's PRIEST confirmed - only show in Sweden In 1969, the first edition of one of the world's biggest bands within the New Wave of British Heavy Metal - Judas Priest - was formed. One of the founders was guitarist KK Downing. KK was in the band until 2011 and over the years, he was one of the songwriters for most of the metal world's biggest songs as "Breaking the Law", "Living After Midnight" and "Painkiller". After KK left Judas Priest, he has not been very active as a musician. He has made a few guest appearances on records and some occasional live performances but not more than that....
Published 9 January 2023 at 08:58