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Metal music festival lineup announcements

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Metal music festivals have begun releasing lineup details and schedules for upcoming years. In August 2026, specific details emerged for several 2026 editions. The inaugural 666 United Metal Fest is scheduled for August 22, 2026, at the palace complex in Łęka Wielka, featuring Arkona, Doomas, Dymna Lotva, Odium Humani Generis, Heretique, Supreme Void, Wisieleci, and Dysangelium. The Deathfeast Open Air festival in Andernach has released its schedule for August 20 to 22, 2026, with performers including Signs Of The Swarm, Coffin Feeder, Jasad, and Revocation. Other 2026 announcements include the Bloodstock Festival, which features Judas Priest, Testament, Black Label Society, Mushroomhead, Body Count, 200 Stab Wounds, Orbit Culture, Kittie, WREX, and Dream State. Additionally, Castle Rat is scheduled to appear at the Summer Breeze Open Air festival. The Rockstadt Extreme Fest recently concluded its twelfth edition at a new location in Ghimbav, featuring acts such as Marilyn Manson, Heaven Shall Burn, In Flames, and Lamb of God. Separately, the Party. San Metal Open Air is scheduled for August 6 to 8, 2026, in Schlotheim, with a lineup including Hypocrisy, Marduk, and Testament. Looking further ahead, organizers for the Reload Festival and the Inferno Metal Festival have released initial lineups for 2027. The Reload Festival will feature Electric Callboy and a special anniversary concert by Heaven Shall Burn, alongside a tribute to Alexi Laiho. Norway’s Inferno Metal Festival has announced its first ten artists, including black metal acts Kampfar, Mgła, and Trelldom. ~~Newer updates focus on 2027 anniversary celebrations.~~ Death Feast Open Air will mark its 20th anniversary from August 25 to 28, 2027, moving to the Blaue Lagune in Wachtendonk. New updates include the thirteenth edition of Thunder Fest, scheduled for September 12, 2026, in Bytów, featuring Samael and The Crown. For 2027, the second Hells Bells Festival in Szczecin has announced Therion and Mgła.

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