December isn't dark enough for us yet, so we thought we should change that with another dose of Black Metal.
Founded in 2015, the band released their latest album at the end of September this year, striking a chord that is simply impossible to ignore.
With brutal sounds, surrounded by melancholic and gloomy melodies, they dedicate themselves to the various aspects of existence. A journey through the deep human abyss, light, darkness and everything the soul experiences between origin and demise.
An exceptional live performance of raging guitar riffs, thundering drums and ripping vocals from front woman Nova will be presented by Convictive!

Here is a song from the current album “Rastlos”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIBv82xrQ2I

Markus Stock with two projects at the castle?
We won't say no.
After 2019, he returns with Sun Of The Sleepless for a 2025 exclusive show to surround the old walls with his poetic black metal laments, brimming with cold and dense atmosphere.
Formed in 1998, the band has released one EP, one 7” and one album till now.
His music also appeared on four splits.
We look forward to icy, poetic and deep black metal.

Here is a audio sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzP3Sr0xDnc&ab_channel=ProphecyProductions

Falkenbach at the castle?
We certainly won't say "no" to that. Since the band will unfortunately never play live, we are delighted that this young band from Saxony has made it their mission to honor the masterpieces of the legendary Vratyas Vakyas and presenting them live.
The band which was founded at the beginning of 2023, will present songs from all creative phases and albums.
This is the first time we are inviting a tribute band and we are delighted that Gjallar celebrating their debut at our festival which means we all can finally enjoying "Falkenbach live" for the first time ever!

Song snippets can already be heard on their Instagram account.
And here a song by the legend itself: https://youtu.be/qYDe86iFp7s?si=whcI_dtAiDNgbJ8K

Before we take a short break from announcements, we wanted to reveal another huge black metal band.
The American musicians with a Colombian background celebrating worldwide success. They have been active since 1988 and have released a demo, two splits, three EPs and nine albums till now.
The band themselves see their music as rituals in which the vocals are used to conjure up ancient gods, the drums act as pagan war drums and the guitar is used to summon demons.
We are very pleased that INQUISITION Official will be holding one of their live rituals at our festival!

Here is a song of their album “Black Mass for a Mass Grave”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6abHv9ZhN5o&ab_channel=AgoniaRecords

The next band was formed in 2004 and released two albums and a demo till 2010. Unfortunately, that was the end of the band - until now! After 14 years, they have returned and released an EP called “Ära” at the end of June via their former label and our friends from TrollZorn.
The Melodic Death / Pagan Metallers from Magdeburg deal in their music with authenticity, loyalty, individuality, self-discovery and self-realization as well as contemporary philosophical questions of worldview and anthropological social criticism.
We are really looking forward to seeing our “old” companions from Tarabas Band!

Here is a song from the EP in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCXbnCxV9CE&ab_channel=TrollZornRecords

There's still a portion of Norwegian black metal missing in our line-up.
It's been a while since they played in Germany, so we're more than pleased that we can finally change that, as their latest album “A Journey Told Through Fire” is currently playing on repeat.
The Bergen-based band has released four albums, a demo and an EP to date, in which the soul of melodic black metal is embodied by an emotive aura paired with furious energy.
SWORN offer a sonic journey into a realm where atmosphere and intensity come together.

Here is a song from the current album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Oj0lzlFWo

The following band from the beautiful Harz region is not unknown to us. In 2022, they already tore up our stage at our little sister festival, the Fimbul Festival, with their spherical, dark sounds.
Inspired by the deep dark forests, the rugged mountain landscape, the legends and myths of their homeland, as well as the occult and human abysses, the band has been able to record a number of successes in the meantime.
In addition to playing festivals in the summer, they recently played a European tour in well-known clubs to celebrate their debut album “Dawn of Eternal Existence”, which was released a month ago.
We're looking forward to our friends of Abglanz.

You can listen to the debut in full length here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6rLe1cNc98&ab_channel=BlackMetalPromotion

Put your foot on the gas pedal and off you go with this next band.
Founded in 2006, the Swedish death metallers are bursting with power and energy. They have released seven studio albums, three splits, three EPs and a demo during this time. After several line-up changes in their career, they have now reached their peak and most recently released an absolute beast in 2022 with “Mass Destroyer” via Agonia Records.
Demonical are a more than worthy breakout into a different genre and we're really looking forward to a heavy dose of Swedish death metal!

Here's a song from their recently released live album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GUEc9A3ynM&ab_channel=AgoniaRecords

Italy's folk metal scene is known to be very big and brings out some treasures.
We are pleased to welcome one of the biggest and most successful to the Dark Troll!
Founded in 2007, the band from Lombardy has released four albums so far. Their latest album “Future to Come” saw the light of day in March this year and shows once again how good and multi-faceted the band is.
Our anticipation is huge and we hope you are as excited about Furor Gallico as we are!

Here is a song from the current album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8xeZu024RQ&ab_channel=ScarletRecords

We are delighted to present another gem.
The one-man project from Ukraine was founded in 2012 and has already released six albums, while the last one was released past March. Forest ambience meets atmospheric black metal and leads the listener into the infinity of the unknown.
Join us in welcoming this hot and more than rare act Severoth!

Here is a song from the latest album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bk8-J5KtOI