Thu, Jul 23
Voivod
Turock, Essen
Thrash Metal
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Metal Concerts in Ruhrgebiet
The Ruhr region is the industrial heart of Germany's metal scene — venues line up back to back from Bochum to Dortmund to Essen.
Upcoming Metal concerts in Ruhrgebiet
Fri, Jul 24
The Haunted
Turock, Essen
MetalThrash Metal
Sat, Jul 25
Sudden Mosh Festival 2026
Druckluft, Oberhausen
Metalcore
19:00
Sat, Jul 25
Speed Attack Dortmund (Exorcism, Justify, Hexenaltar, Blood Atonement, Amputator)
Hirsch Q, Dortmund
MetalDeath Metal
Sun, Jul 26
The Troops Of Doom
Kulttempel, Oberhausen
Death MetalThrash Metal
16:30
Tue, Jul 28
As Everything Unfolds
FZW, Dortmund
MetalMetalcore
20:00
Tue, Jul 28
Evergreen Terrace
Don't Panic, Essen
MetalcoreHardcore
Wed, Jul 29
Unearth
Kulttempel, Oberhausen
MetalcoreMetal
19:00
Thu, Jul 30
Mushroomhead
Don't Panic, Essen
MetalIndustrial
20:00
Fri, Jul 31
Festival
Dortmund Deathfest 2026
Junkyard, Dortmund
MetalDeath Metal
Sat, Aug 1
Festival
Dortmund Deathfest 2026
Junkyard, Dortmund
Death Metal
Sun, Aug 2
Crowbar
Turock, Essen
MetalDoom Metal
Wed, Aug 5
Soulfly
Matrix Bochum, Bochum
MetalDeath Metal
Wed, Aug 5
Animals As Leaders
Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen
Progressive MetalMetal
20:00
Wed, Aug 5
CRIMSON GLORY & Gäste
Turock, Essen
MetalPower Metal
Thu, Aug 6
Armored Saint
Turock, Essen
MetalPower Metal
20:00
Thu, Aug 6
The Ghost Inside
Junkyard, Dortmund
MetalMetalcore
19:00
Fri, Aug 7
Opeth
Amphitheater Nordsternpark, Gelsenkirchen
Progressive MetalDeath Metal
19:00
Mon, Aug 10
Midnight
Junkyard, Dortmund
MetalBlack Metal
19:30
Tue, Aug 11
Black Label Society
Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen
MetalRock
19:00
Tue, Aug 11
LEFT TO DIE
Turock, Essen
MetalDeath Metal
Tue, Aug 11
KMFDM
Kulttempel, Oberhausen
MetalIndustrial
18:30
Fri, Aug 14
Mortal Sin
Kulttempel, Oberhausen
MetalThrash Metal
19:00
Tue, Aug 18
Sacred Reich
Junkyard, Dortmund
Thrash MetalMetal
20:00
Fri, Aug 21
Festival
Nord Open Air 2026 – Freitag
Cafe Nord, Essen
Thrash Metal
15:00
Sat, Aug 22
Orden Ogan
Saloon Bar Restaurant Buhne, Dortmund
MetalPower Metal
17:00Sat, Aug 22
Festival
Nord Open Air 2026 – Samstag
Cafe Nord, Essen
Metal
15:00
Fri, Aug 28
Lacrimas Profundere
Kulttempel, Oberhausen
MetalGothic
19:30
Fri, Sep 4
Seraina Telli
Matrix Bochum, Bochum
MetalRock
20:00
Fri, Sep 4
ENFYS
Helvete, Oberhausen
Metalcore
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