Metal & Hell Festival 2026

11/05/2026 – 11/07/2026

MetalThrash MetalDeath MetalBlack MetalDoom Metal

Metal & Hell Festival III, put on by Essen label Dying Victims Productions, runs from 5 to 7 November 2026: a Thursday warm-up at Don't Panic, then Friday and Saturday at Turock right next door on Viehofer Platz. 23 bands from 13 countries, from heavy, speed and thrash to doom, black and death metal. Thursday features Syrion, DET, Atom Smasher, Critical Defiance and Schizophrenia. Doors 5 pm, start 6 pm. Thursday and three-day tickets are sold out. Tickets: Friday or Saturday €60 each, both days €98 (plus fees).

Festival days

Full lineup

Playlist on Spotify· 76 songs23 artists

Lineup and set times are subject to change — please verify on the official festival website.

Schizophrenia

Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 11/05

Schizophrenia is a death/thrash metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, that draws influences from the early days of the...

Metal Inquisitor

Metal

Playing on 11/06

Metal Inquisitor is a German heavy metal band formed in 1998 in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Rooted in the NWOBHM...

At War

Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 11/07

At War are a speed/thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Virginia Beach, USA. Known for their Motörhead-influenced...

Critical Defiance

Thrash Metal

Playing on 11/05

Critical Defiance is a thrash metal band from Villa Alemana near Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2010. The band released...

Ketzer

Black Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 11/06

Ketzer is a black/thrash metal band formed in 2003 in Bergisch Gladbach near Cologne, Germany. With their debut album...

Fifth Angel

Metal

Playing on 11/07

Fifth Angel formed in 1984 in Bellevue, near Seattle, and is regarded, alongside acts like Queensrÿche and Metal...

Atom Smasher

Playing on 11/05

Atom Smasher was formed in Remscheid, Germany, in 2010 by Gordon Overkill (rhythm guitar, vocals) and The Judge (lead...

The Coffinshakers

Playing on 11/06

The Coffinshakers are a Swedish band from Karlstad, formed in 1995 by vocalist and guitarist Robert Fjällsby, aka Rob...

Denial Of God

Metal, Black Metal

Playing on 11/07

Denial of God is a black metal band from Sønderborg, Denmark, formed in 1991 and steeped in horror, Satanism and...

DET

Death Metal, Thrash Metal

Playing on 11/05

DET is a speed/death metal power trio formed in Helsinki, Finland in 2022. Its members have also played in bands such...

Amethyst

Metal

Playing on 11/06

Amethyst is a Swiss heavy metal band formed in 2020 out of the remains of the band Midas Touch. Musically, they draw on...

Wheel (Germany)

Metal, Doom Metal

Playing on 11/07

Wheel are a doom metal band from Dortmund, formed in 2009 out of the earlier group Etherial Sleep. Slow, epic riffing...

Syrion

Metal

Playing on 11/05

Syrion are a traditional heavy metal band from Lokeren, Belgium, in the style of the NWoBHM and US power metal. Early...

Warhammer

Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Metal

Playing on 11/06

Warhammer is a German death/thrash metal band from Castrop-Rauxel, formed in 1994. Heavily influenced by Hellhammer and...

Transilvania

Playing on 11/07

Transilvania is a black/thrash metal band from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, formed in 2014. Their lyrical themes include...

Parish

Rock, Doom Metal

Playing on 11/06

Parish is a proto-metal/doom trio from London. Drawing on influences such as Black Sabbath, Witchfinder General, Pagan...

Disfuneral

Playing on 11/07

Disfuneral is a death metal band from Nancy, France, formed in 2015 out of the earlier band Herpes. They describe their...

Kant

Rock

Playing on 11/06

Kant is a heavy psychedelic rock band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, active since 2019 and signed to Sound of Liberation...

Sacrilegia

Playing on 11/07

Sacrilegia is a blackened thrash metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2018 by Diego Rodrigues and Jason Keane....

Mechanic Tyrants

Metal

Playing on 11/06

Mechanic Tyrants are a speed metal band from Nuremberg. Their releases include "Meanhattan" (2022), "Speed Metal...

Leatherwitch

Metal

Playing on 11/07

Leatherwitch is the speed and heavy metal project of Polish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Marta Gabriel, formerly...

Vendul

Playing on 11/06

Vendul was founded in 2012 in Arnsberg, Germany, by Kauzer and Jenso, with Muck completing the lineup in 2013. The band...

Cutthroat

Playing on 11/07

Cutthroat is a death metal trio from Dublin, Ireland. Following two demos (2023, 2025), the band released its debut...