If you’ve been counting the bands, you know we’re actually done with our announcements. However, to celebrate our 15th anniversary, we’ve decided to add one more band to the lineup this year.
This band will remain a secret until the festival itself - so come and be surprised!
Who do you think it might be?

We’re thrilled to announce another top-notch band for our 15th anniversary.
The band is eagerly looking forward to finally playing at Schweinsburg again after nine long years—and we’re just as excited to welcome them back after such a long time.
The Finnish extreme metal band brings together a unique blend of melodic and hopeful elements, acoustic fragility, and hard black and death metal, all the way to atmospheric doom. With seven albums under their belt, they have become a fixture in the realm of exceptionally well-crafted melodic death metal.
Join us in welcoming Wolfheart!

Here’s a song from their latest EP, “Draconian Darkness II”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2pWWPcIsy8

Just two months to go until Dark Troll, and we’re thrilled to announce the penultimate band today!
The Dutch band joins a long list of bands from recent years that have performed in Germany for the very first time. And not only that: they also join the ranks of bands from recent years that have even celebrated their world premiere at Dark Troll!

Founded in 2016 by Martin van Beek as a solo project, it has evolved over the past year into a full-fledged band project featuring renowned musicians.
The symphonic black/death metal band Lucifer's Cold Embrace has released one EP and one album to date and is deeply rooted in historical themes; driven by a dark, cinematic atmosphere, their second EP, titled “Scherprichter,” is set to be released soon.

Here’s a snippet of one of the songs we can expect to hear live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVJm1oxlKTk

The band carousel keeps turning.
It won't be long now, and we still have a few treats in store for you.

As most of you know, it's not unusual for us to feature individual bands from other genres, which many of you find to be a welcome change.
That's why we're happy to confirm Frantic Amber, a band from Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2008!
The all-female melodic death metal band creates an intense mix of brutal riffs and rousing melodies, combined with aggressive growl vocals. Their live shows are described as an explosive whirlwind of energy with flying hair, strong stage presence, and unique charisma.

Here's a song from their current album “Death Becomes Her”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzyy0SIZJs

We are back from our “Rites of the Blood Moon” tour and will be focusing a little more on the Dark Troll in March before the “Veil of Darkness” tour kicks off in April.

We are pleased to announce another German premiere today. Founded in 2022, this folk metal band from Denmark combines melodic depth and Norse mythology with a stage presence designed to touch the audience with emotions and primal instincts – where our ancestors and ancient legends go hand in hand with the deep shadows of modern fears. Last December, they released their first EP, “Epos.” They are currently working on their first album. Join us in looking forward to seeing the band Vætte in Germany for the first time!

Here is a song from their current EP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7aal9Vx1do

Probably the hottest folk-metal act of the new era returns to the Schweinsburg after three years.
Founded in 2015, the band from the Netherlands combines conceptual storytelling with massive death and pagan metal riffs, driving rhythms, rich orchestrations, folklore-inspired melodies, and authentic Dutch vocals.
They will be performing new songs from their eagerly awaited album!
We are very happy to have Vanaheim back with us!

Here is a song from their current album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUZ7glnLw2E

Lang, lang ist's her. Im Jahr 2019 waren die 2001 gegründeten Schweden das erste und letzte Mal bei uns auf der Burg. Umso mehr freuen wir uns, dass sie sich in diesem Jahr die Ehre geben und zurückkehren!
Und nicht nur das: Wir freuen uns, ankündigen zu dürfen, dass sie ihr sehnlichst erwartetes neues Album, das auf den Namen "Nifelheim" hören wird, mit im Gepäck haben.
Die Band verwebt Traumwelten mit der Grundlage und Kraft des Heavy Metal, in symbiotischer Verbindung mit der typischen Melodik und Melancholie der nordischen Folkmusik.
Wir freuen uns und heißen die wundervollen Fejd willkommen zurück!

Hier ist ein Song vom kommenden Album (die auf dem Album erscheinende Version wurde nochmals überarbeitet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKf_Haz1mYU

We are slowly approaching the finish line, but we still have a few bands left for you.
Today we continue with some old friends! They played 10 years ago at Dark Troll, so we thought it would be a good opportunity to finally invite them back for our 15th anniversary.
With eight albums under their belt, the Westphalian band celebrated their 20th anniversary last year!
The band's music manifests deep-seated feelings, a discomfort with the dreary zeitgeist, and the intellectual monotony of the masses. Culture – decline – decay – tragedy – contempt – rebellion – lostness in the modern world... All these aspects are reflected in the concept of

It has been quite a while since they last visited us. This year, they are returning.
Barbarossa Pipes & Drums from Sangerhausen grew out of a passion for Scottish music. The joy of making music together and their love for Scotland are at the forefront of what they do.
The musicians from the beautiful South Harz region will open one of the festival days and really get us going with their bagpipes, drums, and traditional hymns!

We wish you all a healthy, successful, and happy New Year! We hope you all had a good start to the year, and we look forward to seeing you all again at our 15th anniversary celebration at the castle!

To kick off the new year, we are delighted to announce another star in the black metal firmament. The band from Bavaria was formed in 2016, has released three albums to date, and is in the focus of attention. Their sound is characterized by emotion and combines searing melodies, raging blast beats and melancholic, clean guitar passages into a melodic, dynamic blend. So, it was only a matter of time before GROZA would conquer Schweinsburg too.

Here is a song from their current album ‘Nadir’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndf3fTN0ZL0