United Forces Festival 2026

08/21/2026 – 08/22/2026Joe's e.V., Oer-Erkenschwick

MetalThrash MetalBlack Metal

United Forces is the underground speed, thrash and heavy metal festival at Joe's e.V. in Oer-Erkenschwick. The 5th edition offers two days of NWOTHM with Iron Kobra, Hellish Crossfire and international guests from Poland and Romania.

Festival days

Festival lineup (all 2 days)

Playlist on Spotify· 18 songs8 artists

Running order not published yet — the day split is still open.

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

Iron Kobra

Metal

Iron Kobra is a German heavy metal band from Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, formed in 2008. The group draws on...

Hellish Crossfire

Thrash Metal, Black Metal

Hellish Crossfire is a German black/thrash metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2002. They release their albums on the...

SexMag

Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Metal

SexMag is a Polish death/thrash metal band from the Silesian voivodeship, formed in 2019. The group combines old-school...

Leather Brigade

Metal

Leather Brigade is a Romanian speed metal band formed in 2020 in Bucharest. Drawing on NWOBHM, speed metal and punk,...

Menacer

Thrash Metal

Menacer is a thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon (USA), formed in 2004. Their sound draws on classic, old-school...

Frenatron

Metal, Thrash Metal

Frenatron is a Polish thrash metal band formed in 2015. They are part of the Polish underground metal scene.

Dagger Maniac

Metal, Thrash Metal

Dagger Maniac is a heavy metal band from Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2021.

Sphinx

Metal, Black Metal

Sphinx is a black/speed metal band from Gelsenkirchen that has been celebrating raw old-school metal in the spirit of...