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Neuborn Open Air Festival 2026
It is the end of August, autumn is already knocking at the door, and it is time for another festival, N.O.A.F. at Wörrstadt near to Mainz. Arrival on Friday is easy-peasy: no traffic jams and an easy-to-find location, crowd, food and beverage tent, festival merchandise, external merch dealers, and of course my friends from Metality e. V. are all prepared for the spectacle to come. In its 21st year, it is the 20th edition of N.O.A.F. — Corona messed up the counting…
Party.San Saturday
The program on Saturday starts as early as 10:00, basically in the middle of a headbanger’s usual night, ages before coffee and breakfast. But what can we do? Exactly: four of us conquer our weaker selves, get up early, have coffee and scrambled eggs, and stand in front of the first band right on time. Dutch tribute band GOREFUNEST open the Frühschoppen on the Tent Stage with a spectacular set of Gorefest songs.
Party.San Friday
Friday starts slightly earlier, as already mentioned. Nevertheless, there is still enough time for a proper shower and breakfast until we get ready for the funny gig of the first band on the Main Stage. It is a tradition to wear funny clothes and costumes in the audience on Friday morning. You can see unicorns and dinosaurs in a mosh pit when Danish GUTTURAL SLUG take the stage.
Party.San Thursday
For 30 years, a small – indeed, NOT sooo small – community of dedicated metalheads has met for one of Germany’s most illustrious festivals. It is the place for real fans and enthusiasts, the place for experts and music lovers rather than for so-called festival tourists who just consume the atmosphere but neither breathe nor smell nor live it. For me, it is only the third time, but I have been completely in love with Party.San Open Air from the very first minute.
Dimmu Borgir returns to the U.S. with their, “Grand Serpent Rising” tour at Denver, Colorado’s Mission Ballroom August 18th, 2026
It has been 8 years since Dimmu Borgir toured the U.S. and I was crazy excited to have...
Rock & Metal Day’z 2026
Spending your summer holidays at festivals will always be exciting. But there usually are boring days in between. One way to combat this is to become part of the festival crew. That's what I've been doing for years. So, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I drive to Oschersleben to help set up the stage, the infield and the stalls before the festival starts on Thursday 25 June. It was damn hot at 40°C in the shade, but there was no shade. Still, we made it through.
ROCKHARZ 2026 SATURDAY
I turn over in bed and suddenly it's Saturday morning, the last day of my two-week festival holiday before I drive home on Sunday. I already miss my cats...
Nevertheless, at 11:20, it's time for the sensational newcomer, PINHEAD, to open on the Rock Stage. I’m not the only one blown away by their raw industrial modern metalcore this early in the day. Finland is very progressive in this case...
ROCKHARZ 2026 FRIDAY
The nights are short at festivals, and this Friday morning is no exception. After a tasty and filling breakfast of coffee, bread, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, cucumber, tomato, ham and cheese, more coffee, it's time to get ready for the metal performances of this morning.
ROCKHARZ 2026 – Wednesday and Thursday
As some of you may know, we spent over a week at the Rock Metal & Day’z festival in Oschersleben before moving on to the ROCKHARZ festival on Tuesday 30 June. It's less than a 50 km trip, so we arrive early enough to check in and set up camp without any stress. Incidentally, the system of dedicated routes for the individual campgrounds, which has been in place for a while now, worked very well again.
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Bloodhunter – Sons Of The Abandoned
Welcome to Spanish Extreme Metal, welcome to Bloodhunter’s forthcoming release “Sons of the Abandoned”. Bloodhunter already made its name in the scene, especially vocalist Diva Satanica is well known for her strong und unique growl technics.
Below the Radar & Eye2Eye
Let’s get ready for Party.San 2026
Festival season has just begun. There are more festivals to come. What we can see on the horizon looks promising. We will see mainstream festivals, small festivals, large festivals and extreme festivals. Party.San in Schlotheim is one of these extreme metal festivals.
BAN! Better than nothing! 2026
As last year, I once again thought outside the box. Thus, when my colleague Sarah gave me the Spotify-playlist of her Besser Als Nix-Festival, I decided to expand the scope another time and for two days, given that 90% of the Friday/Saturday bands can be counted to Rock and Metal genre. Enjoy the report about a festival with a mix of music, food, beverages, diversity, inclusion and just plain fun for all generations.
Bloodhunter – Sons Of The Abandoned
Welcome to Spanish Extreme Metal, welcome to Bloodhunter’s forthcoming release “Sons of the Abandoned”. Bloodhunter already made its name in the scene, especially vocalist Diva Satanica is well known for her strong und unique growl technics.