HelmFest 2026

Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 07/30

Trapjaw is a German thrash/death metal band from Bielefeld.

Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal

Playing on 07/31

Entgeist is a German blackened death metal band from Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Metal

Playing on 08/01

Faithfully Mine is a German female-fronted metal band from the Braunschweig area. Their self-titled debut album was...

Thrash Metal, Metal

Playing on 07/30

Traitor is a German thrash metal band from Balingen, formed in 2004, known for their raw Teutonic thrash and intense...

Folk Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal

Playing on 07/31

Obscurity is a German melodic death/black metal band with strong Viking metal influences, hailing from Velbert in North...

Folk Metal, Metal

Playing on 08/01

Wolfchant is a German pagan metal band formed in 2003 in St. Oswald. They play epic pagan metal with influences of...

Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal

Playing on 07/30

Defacing God is a melodic death metal band from Aalborg, Denmark, formed in 2015. Fronted by vocalist Sandie Gjørtz,...

Metal, Gothic

Playing on 07/31

Eden weint im Grab is a German gothic/dark metal band known for its German-language, macabre horror-themed lyrics.

Metal, Power Metal

Playing on 08/01

Bronze is an international (Swedish/Spanish) traditional heavy metal band, formed in 2023 out of the band Kramp....

Death Metal, Metalcore

Playing on 07/30

We Are Perspectives is a German deathcore band from Bottrop.

Metal, Progressive Metal

Playing on 07/31

ArseA is an Italian heavy/progressive metal band from Soriano nel Cimino, formed in 2006. In 2008 they represented...

Power Metal, Metal

Playing on 08/01

Axenstar is a Swedish power metal band from Västerås, formed in 1998. Their debut album 'Perpetual Twilight' appeared...

Metal, Death Metal

Playing on 07/30

Wolves of War is a German symphonic death metal band from Hamburg, formed in 2016, known for martial orchestral...

Rock, Progressive Metal

Playing on 07/31

The Cryptex is a German progressive rock/metal band from Salzgitter, formed in 2009. They have toured with acts such as...

Playing on 08/01

Reliquiae is a German medieval dark rock band from Wallenhorst near Osnabrück. They blend medieval music with rock...

Metal

Playing on 07/30

Tortuga is a German heavy metal band from Dillingen/Saar, formed in 2014. Their pirate-themed blend of 1980s rock,...

Metal, Power Metal

Playing on 07/31

Paragon is a German power/heavy metal band from Hamburg with a long-running discography, including 'Force of...

Metal, Black Metal

Playing on 08/01

Orkrist is a Slovak melodic black metal band with medieval and folk influences.

Metal, Rock

Playing on 07/30

Orage is a German heavy metal/heavy rock band from Bochum-Wattenscheid with sci-fi-themed songs.

Metal

Playing on 07/31

Heaven's Guard is a German symphonic metal band from Hanover, formed in 2017. Their debut album 'Pathfinder' was...

Metal, Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal

Playing on 08/01

Path of Destiny is a German band from Saalfeld (Thuringia), formed in 2007, playing symphonic melodic death/black metal.

Metal

Playing on 07/30

Last Instance is a German heavy metal band from Hankensbuettel, formed in 2018, blending classic heavy metal with...

Metal

Playing on 07/31

Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 08/01

Fatal Embrace is a German thrash metal band from Berlin. Delivering aggressive, classic thrash, they have released...

Punk

Playing on 07/31

8 Ball Knees is a German pop-punk band from Braunschweig; their album 'Chapter II' was released in 2023.

Metal, Doom Metal

Playing on 08/01

Iron & Stone is a German doom/stoner/sludge metal band from Hildesheim, known for their ton-heavy riffs.