Today we are happy to present you one of the last two bands.
The black and death metal band from our capital has already picked us up live a few times with their music and therefore it was only a matter of time until we wanted to experience exactly that at the castle ruin.
The influences of all participants are as diverse as the thematic outpourings of the singer, who sinks into the music with a completely unique vocal delivery and live performance. Their extraordinary performance paired with German lyrics let every cliché of metal left completely untouched.
Hopefully you're just as into NALAR as we are!

Here is a song of the band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPdpEDzJyaM&ab_channel=NALAROfficial

Today we are happy to present you another band.
They're also joining Frost, who are both playing their first show in Germany!
Frontwoman Babs and guitarist Mäsi are no strangers to us, as they have played with their former band Caladmor in 2014 at our castle. Since then, the contact has remained and all the more we are happy to welcome her again after so many years. In addition, we are of course happy to meet the rest of the band!
Let yourself be transported to an enchanted forest scene, draped in twilight. Moonshine permeates the boughs above, casting your surroundings into undulating shades of bright silver and haunting dark, rippling shadows dance along as the music enfolds you, pulling you into the arms of the waterborn, of wazzara.
Wazzara combines post-metal, doom and blackgaze. Dreamy and ecstatic at the same time, the Swiss band weaves hypnotic riffs into melancholic, gloomy and ethereal soundscapes.

Here is a song from the album "Cycles": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MA11OIce0Q&ab_channel=wazzara

We still have a few spots open, but unfortunately we can't present you a new band today.
But we have updated our fancy flyer with all confirmed bands!

Primordial
Necrophobic
Saor
Afsky
KrOMleK
Black Messiah
Enisum
XIV Dark Centuries
Heretoir
Istapp
Waylander
Frost
Fimbulvet
Firn
Alvader
Skratte
Fuath
Venator
Bezwering
Depressive Witches
Nordic Raid
Morgarten
Vanaheim
Jarl

Ex Favilla Nos Resurgemus!
What is actually the quote of our little sister the Fimbul Festival, also applies quite well to this band. Because they have risen from the ashes of Wederganger, who played their farewell concert at Dark Troll in 2018. The band says of themselves that they invoke and voice the spirits from the corpse-filled soil of their native Gelderland.

We are happy to see our old friends again and hope you are looking forward to a huge portion of Gueldrian Undeath Metal of Bezwering!

Here is a song from the recently released album "Drodenkroning": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vxqg7UaZcg&ab_channel=Bezwering-Topic

First of all we would like to wish you all a healthy, successful new year with many wonderful and unforgettable moments. We hope that the Dark Troll 2023 may remain in the memory of us all again as an absolute highlight of the year.

Sooooo now but as promised the next great announcement!
Since 2017, they are always regular guests at the Dark Troll and count for very many to the absolute highlight of the line up. We have always had a deep friendship with the Italians and we are so proud to be the very first to announce that the new album is not far away, as the release is set for the 17th February via Avantgarde Music. Enisum's new masterpiece will be called "Forgotten Mountains" and will be presented in the dreamlike romantic atmosphere of the castle ruin and during the beautiful night.

Here is an old piece of the great "Seasons Of Desolation" album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHuqf-vpw_M&ab_channel=LysEnisum

We hope you all have a great time with your loved ones! Of course we also have a little Yule gift for you.
After we already invited Black Messiah, Istapp and KromleK for the twentieth anniversary of our friends from TrollZorn, we are happy to confirm the next band of the cult label.
They are not unknown to us as they've been part of our Fimbul Festival in 2021.
Originally formed in 2004, the band reformed after some turbulence in 2016 and could release their debut album "Wiedergänger" in 2019.
Welcome back to the Castle Ruin Jarl!

Here is the opener of their mentioned album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgGkIXHmjzM&ab_channel=Jarlofficial

We wish you all a beautiful winter solstice!
Fittingly, we have decided together with our good friends to present you the next band. We as well as the six Pagan veterans from Gelderland feel honored to celebrate the very first concert of their new project Alvader with us at the Dark Troll. For many years Joris, Mark, Reamon, Kevin, Ernstjan and Joost have been with us and all of them have been part of the Dutch cult band Heidevolk.
Once again they want to pay homage to native stories, nature and folklore with their music.

Fittingly, they have released a new song today, which is about exactly tonight. But listen for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy6vvET0CQg&ab_channel=Alvader

New announcement!
Translated as ‘hatred’ in Gaelic, Fuath is the atmospheric black metal side project of SAOR mastermind Andy Marshall. They take their inspiration from arguably black metal’s explosive period – the early to mid-1990s – the band channels unrelenting tenor and the iciness of forebears Darkthrone and Mayhem as well as the mystery and atmosphere of Windir. Originally started as a one off project, Fuath has now been performing shows since 2019 and we’re delighted to announce that Dark Troll Festival will be one of the festivals that has been handpicked by the band!

Today we present you the stylistic outlier of the upcoming edition.
The heavy metal band Venator, founded in 2016, comes from our beautiful neighboring country Austria and has released their debut album this year, attracting our attention. In addition, an EP and a split previously saw the light of day.

Today we have some Black Metal for your ears!
We are pleased to announce the band Depressive Witches, founded in 2018 by two brothers.
Hailing from Picardy, the band has already been able to release two albums, the latest of which was just released a week ago.
Their music is a mix of black metal, punk, heavy metal, joyful & darkened riffs. Lyrically it looks into adventures, magic battles/war, and high fantasy which take inspiration from RPG video games with medieval themes, nature, and black magic.