Mon, Nov 2
Future Palace
Zeche Carl, Essen
MetalcoreRock
19:45City · KRACH
Metal Concerts in Essen
Essen mixes underground venues (Don't Panic, Cafe Nova) with big halls (Grugahalle) and sits in the heart of the Ruhr region.
Upcoming Metal concerts in Essen
Mon, Nov 2
VINTA
Zeche Carl, Essen
Metal
19:45
Thu, Nov 5
Festival
Metal & Hell Festival 3
Don't Panic, Essen
Schizophrenia, Critical Defiance, Atom Smasher, DET, Syrion, Desaster
Death MetalThrash Metal
18:00
Fri, Nov 6
Festival
Metal & Hell Festival 3
Turock, Essen
Metal Inquisitor, Ketzer, The Coffinshakers, Amethyst, Warhammer, Parish, Kant, Mechanic Tyrants, Vendul
Metal
15:00Sat, Nov 7
Festival
Metal & Hell Festival 3
Turock, Essen
At War, Fifth Angel, Denial Of God, Wheel (Germany), Transilvania, Disfuneral, Sacrilegia, Leatherwitch, Cutthroat
MetalThrash Metal
15:00
Sun, Nov 8
Wodanaz Metalfest II
Turock, Essen
Wolfheart, Månegarm, Obscurity, Helgrindur
Melodic Death MetalDeath Metal
Tue, Nov 17
Prong
Turock, Essen
MetalThrash Metal
Wed, Nov 18
Shakra
Don't Panic, Essen
Metal
Thu, Nov 19
DUST BOLT
Turock, Essen
Thrash MetalMetal
Fri, Nov 20
Harvest of Eden
Don't Panic, Essen
Metalcore
19:00
Fri, Nov 27
An Evening With Knives
Noisebox, Essen
MetalDoom Metal
19:00
Fri, Nov 27
Autumn's Requiem
Don't Panic, Essen
Keitzer, Grufflo, Scraper
Death MetalGrindcore
19:00
Tue, Dec 1
GEOFF TATE plays "Operation Mindcrime" & more
Turock, Essen
Geoff Tate
MetalRock
Sat, Dec 5
Sacred Reich
Turock, Essen
Thrash MetalMetal
Sun, Dec 6
Hiraes
Don't Panic, Essen
MetalDeath Metal
18:00
Tue, Dec 8
Darvaza Europa Tour 2026
Turock, Essen
Darvaza
Black Metal
Sat, Dec 12
Ghost Hammer
Grend Kulturzentrum, Essen
Metal
Mon, Dec 14
Nile
Turock, Essen
Nile, Intrepid, Redsphere, Orecus
Death MetalMetal
Sat, Dec 19
Feuerschwanz: Metfest 2026
Grugahalle, Essen
Feuerschwanz, Brothers Of Metal, Melissa Bonny
MetalFolk Metal
18:45
Wed, Dec 30
Der Pott bebt: Born From Pain, Risk It!, Life Beyond, Skullhammer, Escape, Failed Territory - Essen
Don't Panic, Essen
Born From Pain, Risk It, Life Beyond, Skullhammer, Escape, Failed Territory
HardcoreMetalcore
Thu, Jan 7
Rhapsody Of Fire + Serious Black - 30 Years Celebration Tour
Turock, Essen
Rhapsody of Fire, SERIOUS BLACK, Aeon Gods, SubMasq
MetalPower Metal
18:15
Sat, Jan 9
Torment of Souls
Turock, Essen
Death Metal
17:00
Sat, Jan 9
Winterschlussverkloppe 9: HATEdotCOM, Swamp Mammoth, Midland X
Don't Panic, Essen
HATEdotCOM, Swamp Mammoth, Midland X
Melodic Death MetalThrash Metal
20:00
Fri, Jan 15
Knife – Dark Gospel Over Germany Tour
Don't Panic, Essen
Knife, Sacred Steel, Catbreath
MetalBlack Metal
Fri, Jan 15
John Diva & The Rockets of Love
Turock, Essen
John Diva & The Rockets of Love, Fighter V
MetalRock
19:00Sat, Jan 30
FEUERSCHWANZ - METFEST
Grugahalle, Essen
Feuerschwanz
MetalFolk Metal
Fri, Feb 12
Serenity
Turock, Essen
Serenity, Secret Sphere
Power MetalMetal
19:00
Fri, Feb 12
Spearhead - Return of the War Master 2026/27
Don't Panic, Essen
SPEARHEAD, Blood Fire Death, Subconscious
Death Metal
Thu, Feb 18
The Hirsch Effekt
Don't Panic, Essen
MetalHardcore
Sat, Feb 20
Festival
Endzeit Festival 2027
Zeche Carl, Essen
Legion of the Damned, Exumer, Decaptacon, Persecutory, Distant Thunder
MetalThrash Metal
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