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METALFEST OPEN AIR 2024 – 31.5. – 2.6.2024, Amphitheater Lochotín, PILSEN

The 13th edition of the international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR, which takes place from May 31st to June 2nd in the beautiful Lochotín amphitheater in PILSEN, announces that both, the BLUE AND GREEN camps are SOLD OUT! Both of these campsites are located in the immediate vicinity of the festival grounds and are always the first choice of accommodation for festival fans. So it was only a matter of time these popular campsites completely filled capacities!

Those of you who didn't manage to se...

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Wednesday 20.03.2024 – 18:45, PRAGUE, RoxyFriday 22.03.2024 – 20:00, BRNO, SonoSaturday 23.03.2024 – 20:00 OSTRAVA, GarageThe German heavy-metal legend U.D.O., led by the unmistakable voice of master Udo Dirkschneider, is coming to the Czech Republic this week with their new release "Touchdown" for 3 concerts! On Wednesday, 20.3. they play in PRAGUE, club Roxy, on Friday 22.3. in BRNO in Sono centre and on Saturday 23.3. in OSTRAVA, in the Garage club. The special guest of the concerts is the young heavy-metal band TAILGUNNER...

Live in December in PRAGUE!

BLUES PILLS – Happy F*cking Birthday Tour 2024 – 1.12.2024 – PRAGUE, Rock CaféUnusual Nordic raw power of rock'n'roll and blues with a pinch of soul...do you know a better treatment for a rocker's soul? BLUES PILLS from Sweden will come to treat you already this year, on December 1st, 2024, to Prague's Rock Café, with a brand new material called "Birthday", which will be released in August! The title track, the single "Birthday" is out now! Taste and get ready for December!Ticket sales for this concert will start on Wednesday, Marc...

Live in July in VIZOVICE!

MASTERS OF ROCK 2024 – 11. – 14. 7. 2024, VIZOVICE, R. Jelínek´s distilleryOne of the biggest living icons of world heavy-metal JUDAS PRIEST released a week ago the long-awaited new album "Invincible Shield", with which he perfectly confirms that he is undoubtedly the most iconic pure-blooded heavy-metal legend, and in absolute top form! Play this new album, produced by the master Andy Sneap, at full 100% volume up at home, so that you and your neighbors can enjoy every note of this masterpiece, the new JUDAS PRIEST album.

Expect no e...

...and confirm special guests!

KISSIN´DYNAMITE, Massive Wagons, Airstrike – “Back With A Bang – Europe Tour 2024” – 12.10.2024 – BRNO, Sono CentrumNews!...and a  good dose... the popular German rockers KISSIN'DYNAMITE don't skimp on it!

1) announce a new studio album aptly titled "Back With A Bang!", which will be released on July 5th and which you can even pre-order >>HERE<<

It's the band's eighth studio album, the successor to the successful record "Not The End Of The Road"

...with a new video from their new album!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2024 – 31.5. – 2.6.2024, Amphitheater Lochotín, PILSENBLACK SONIC PEARLS, an internationally recognized alternative/modern rock band, invites you to enjoy a pleasant listen to their debut album "Sonixomnia", which has just been released and from which they are now sending you the first video taster called "Black Butterfly".And especially! Join them on the tour, which will soon also bring them to the pleasant amphitheater Lochotín in PILSEN, for the 13th edition of the international metal festival ME...

...they will play in OSTRAVA! What do you think?

LORDI, All For Metal, Supreme Unbeing – Unliving Pictour Show 202422.4.2024 – PRAGUE, Roxy23.4. in OSTRAVA, GarageMonday nights tend to be about nothing, don´t you think? But Monday April 22nd will be a big exception! This evening, the famous band of metal monsters LORDI will arrive at the Prague´s club Roxy, as part of their European tour "Unliving Pictour Show 2024". Together with them, you will be entertained there by very special guests of the tour: the very popular and ambitious group of metal enthusiasts ALL FOR ME...

ROCK CASTLE 2024 – 15th – 17th of August 2024, castle park, MORAVSKÝ KRUMLOV

Their successful European crusade "For King and Crown" has already hit PRAGUE and after the battle, many metal hearts and souls have been captured forever... WARKINGS continues to ravage and with their unbelievably catchy and perfect shows, they gain legions of enthusiastic followers...

Immortal warriors WARKINGS forged their musical steel in the tradition of Powerwolf, Sabaton, Hammerfall and Running Wild and stormed the global metal scene like creatures from another world! Four ancient kings -...

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LORD OF THE LOST, The Raven Age, Hell Boulevard – 17.04.2024, PRAGUE, Roxy15 years on the scene, more than 500 performances in almost 40 countries, 8 studio albums, 3 albums together with an orchestra and almost 60 music videos...that's LORD OF THE LOST! One of the most creative and active modern metal bands today.

Their 15-year journey around the world's stages has been winding and at times difficult, but the band's unrelenting efforts and incredible strength have finally been rewarded. Their album "Blood & Glitter" (2023) s...

...METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2024 – 31.5. – 2.6.2024, Amphitheater Lochotín, PILSENDo you know the Norwegian folk-metallers TROLLFEST? Do you like pink and flamingos? Can you take metal with a bit of perspective and humor? Then the new single and video "Smoldering Failure" of these Norwegians is the best invitation to their show at this year's, already 13th, Pilsen metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR! It's here quite early, it starts this year already on May 31st and it brings again a very strong line-up of performing bands this year! Check out the website

AVATAR, Aether Realm – “The Great Metal Circus 2024 Tour” – TOMORROW, 13.3. - 19:30 - PRAGUE, SaSaZuIt's coming! The diabolical king of metal extravaganza – Johannes Eckerström with his faithful company. AVATAR, will arrive tomorrow at the Prague´s club SaSaZu, they will find you and your soul will….dance!

Expect a completely unique and extremely catchy, colorful metal circus that will grab you and won't let go...expect a great dose of music, energy and light weirdness! The special guest of the tour is the fantastic American melodic-death-metal band AETHER REALM!So tom...

...as part of which they will also come to the 20th edition of the MASTERS OF ROCK festival!

MASTERS OF ROCK 2024 – 11. – 14. 7. 2024, VIZOVICE, Area of the R. Jelínek´s distillery

ACCEPT have been a long-term driving force in the world of heavy metal. Now they return with the eagerly awaited and highly acclaimed new studio album 'H U M A N O I D', which will see the light of day on April 26th, 2024! It was again produced by Andy Sneap (Judas Priest, Amon Amarth, Testament, Saxon etc.), at his Backstage Recording Studios Ltd., in Derbyshire, UK. "H U M A N O I D"

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FIREWIND, MASTERPLAN - MASTERS OF FIRE Tour 2024 – 14.3.2024 – ZLÍN, Masters of Rock Café

The famous and experienced hard-rock-power-metal masters FIREWIND and the melodic-power-metal star, the Germans MASTERPLAN, will arrive on their European tour "Masters of Fire" already this Thursday, 14.03 at the Masters of Rock Café in ZLÍN! FIREWIND, fronted by the excellent guitarist Gus G and with the extraordinary vocal wizard Herbie Langhans (Avantasia, Radiant, Seventh Avenue) behind the microphone, will come to boast of the brand new, already tenth...

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AVATAR, Aether Realm - "The Great Metal Circus 2024 Tour" – 13.03.2024, 19:30 - PRAGUE, SaSaZu

Famous melodic death-metal freaks AVATAR will bring their slightly twisted and bizarre, but highly addictive and captivating metal circus next Wednesday, 13.3. to PRAGUE, club SaSaZu!AVATAR can't wait to see you all dancing in diabolical creations in their metal circus, which they'll be unpacking soon in Prague, along with special tour guest, American melodic death-metal band AETHER REALM! Arrive at the top club SaSaZu on time for this top notch a...

 Roland Grapow of Masterplan sends you his invitation!

FIREWIND, MASTERPLAN - MASTERS OF FIRE Tour 2024 – 14.3.2024 – ZLÍN, Masters of Rock CaféThe world-famous and absolutely brilliant melodic-power-metal bands FIREWIND and MASTERPLAN will arrive next week, on Thursday, March 14th, at the Masters of Rock Café in ZLÍN! On their "Masters o Fire Tour 2024", both these metal stars present their new albums. MASTERPLAN goes on tour after 11 long years! Now they feel that it is the right time to return to the spotlights, to the world stages. Roland Grapow himself cordially invi...

...we are adding one more show!

SEPULTURA, Jinjer, Obituary, Jesus Piece – 23.11.2024 – PRAGUE, O2 universum – SOLD OUTSEPULTURA, Jinjer, Obituary, Jesus Piece – 24.11.2024 – PRAGUE, O2 universum – ADDED DATE!Brazilian-American metal icon SEPULTURA are celebrating an incredible 40 years on the global metal scene, while also announcing the end of their concert career! Unexpected and even surprising news for many. But SEPULTURA is not leaving without a proper, very personal farewell! For all fans around the world, they have prepared last one, massive and in every way spectac...

APOCALYPTICA – Plays Metallica Vol. 2 Tour 2024 – 11.10.2024 – PRAGUE, O2 universumFamous Finnish cellists APOCALYPTICA are excited to announce the follow-up to their debut record and another new tribute to Metallica, "Apocalyptica plays Metallica vol 2". On their 9th album, these classically minded cello dynamos return to their roots, but you can expect a number of surprises, incl. unique guests.This fall, APOCALYPTICA goes out with this new venture on the big "APOCALYPTICA – Plays Metallica Vol. 2 Tour 2024", which will also stop on October 11th in PRAGUE, O2 universum.

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...from the last year's "Masters"!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2024 – 31.5. – 2.6.2024, Amphitheater Lochotín, PILSEN

The stellar ORDEN OGAN became real heroes at last year's Masters of Rock when they played an absolutely incredible show in the sweltering heat, with the sun directly in their faces and on their leather coats... We filmed an interview after the show, check it out. Let's hope that the weather at this year's METALFEST in PILSEN (May 31st - June 2nd, 2024) will be more favorable for ORDEN OGAN, because the guys are already looking forward to this show in the beaut...

THE ANSWER, Final Stair – 10.04.2024 – PRAGUE, Storm clubNorthern-Irish hard-rock legend THE ANSWER is releasing the long-awaited album "Sundowners" on March 17th, and they're going to present it in Europe in April! On April 10th, PRAGUE, the Storm club, will stand in their way! Everyone who likes nice, classic hard-rock, definitely come! THE ANSWER can stir the blood in each of you! The special guest is the new rock trio FINAL STAIR from Berlin, who pride themselves on a very creative and exceptional style, a powerful sound and a stunning live show! They prove that even thre...

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WARKINGS, Winterstorm, Dragony – For King And Crown Tour 2024 – 8th of March 2024, 19:20 PRAGUE, Storm

The mighty immortal metal warriors WARKINGS bring their "For King and Crown" tour this Friday, 8.3. to PRAGUE, the Storm club, to launch their very unique, original and engaging show! On this fantastic journey through Europe, they are accompanied by loyal comrades, the German folk-power metal band WINTERSTORM and the well-known Austrians DRAGONY! Don't miss it! Everyone's meeting is already at 19:00 at the Storm Club when the doors open!

...and look forward to MASTERS OF ROCK 2024! RAGE are preparing a spectacular show for you there!

MASTERS OF ROCK 2024 – 11. – 14. 7. 2024, VIZOVICE, Area of the R. Jelínek´s distilleryVizovice´s MASTERS OF ROCK will celebrate their 20th anniversary this July! German heavy metal giants RAGE celebrate their 40th anniversary! And when you put it all together, you get not 60, but 100... 100% of metal in one place, on one summer date - 11 - 14 July 2024, the grounds of the R. Jelínek´s distillery VIZOVICE!

RAGE's new album 'Afterlifelines' is out on 29.3. and now, to ...

...on sale!

SAFEBOX service is already such a small and integral part of our summer rock-metal festivals, and this year will be no different! You can always find the SAFEBOX service, i.e. a locker, at the main entrance to the festival grounds!The sale of individual lockers online has already started and since there is a lot of interest in them, we recommend that you buy your locker as soon as possible! SafeBox lockers are monitored by cameras and staff. With locker (50x30x30cm) you will receive a key and have NON-STOP access to it throughout the duration of the festival. The S...

...a special tour guest!

GLENN HUGHES – Classic Deep Purple – 50th Anniversary Burn Tour 2024 + Rook Road – 28.4.2024 – BRNO, Sono Centrum

The world-renowned rock icon, the famous and unforgettable "Voice of Rock" and above all the likable and tireless titan of the world rock scene - master GLENN HUGHES brings his very special and amazing concert to BRNO, Sono Centrum for this year's celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the famous "Purples" album „Burn“! Mark the date 28th of April 2024 on your calendars and reserve this evening for this fantastic rock treat!

...in BRNO! We are sending the concert program!

AMARANTHE & DRAGONFORCE, Infected Rain – 6.3.2024 - BRNO, Sono Centrum – SOLD OUT!The Swedish metal virtuosos AMARANTHE, the British extreme power-metal band DRAGONFORCE and the popular modern band INFECTED RAIN are coming to Brno's Sono Center this Wednesday, March 6th, to give you a huge dose of metal energy, passion and beauty as part of their very successful European tour! Get ready for a very dynamic, perfectly crafted, breathtaking show in a packed concert hall! And most importantly, come on time! Here is the concert pr...

...2024 in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2024 – 31.5. – 2.6.2024, Amphitheater Lochotín, PILSEN3 months remain until the start of this year's, already the 13th edition of the international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR, which takes place at the beautiful Lochotín amphitheater in PILSEN! The festival already knows all the performing bands and they are already divided into individual festival days. The festival program is therefore complete and you can find it on the festival website www.metalfest.czToday we hav...

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