Let's continue bit by bit with our line-up.
Today we have a black metal duo from Leipzig, which was founded in 2022.
The project, inspired by Icelandic black metal, creates a gripping world of sound with minimal instrumentation.
The sound of the recently released debut album, which is a mixture of chaos and atmosphere, melody and rage, is completely convincing.
We are delighted to welcome Mýrdal to the line-up.

Here is the link to the debut album “Helvíti”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXsb4lWf5Mo

It remains absolutely crazy. The line-up for next year shows what it's made of! Something unthinkable is coming true. We were able to establish a fantastic conversation, quickly realized that we were on the same wavelength and are thrilled to be able to confirm an incredibly rare appearance by an absolute legend.

It's a project that was founded in 1996 by mastermind Andreas Hedlund.
The band from Skellefteå, Sweden, has released ten albums and one EP till now, each of which speaks for itself and is absolutely convincing. In addition to several other projects, a new album is currently in the making, which will be released later this year.
As if this announcement wasn't already enough, this show will be even more special than it already is, because it will be an insane 80-minute set including a song composed especially for the Dark Troll that will never be heard before or since. When we heard that by Andreas, tears were streaming down our faces.
We are infinitely happy about Vintersorg!

Here is a song and video from their album "Naturbål":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34D_Tq46z2o

Guys! We're freaking out...
After years of hard work, we can once again fulfill a dream and we hope that it makes you as happy and proud as it makes us!
The performance of this band in the atmosphere of the castle ruins at night will provide unforgettable moments full of goose bumps and tears.
The atmospheric Icelandic rock'n'roll sound, which is unique to the band, offers a journey through ice and snow, fire and lava as well as breathtaking soundscapes of their homeland, one of the most beautiful countries of all, Iceland. This is reflected on all seven albums, five EPs and three demos and will be continued on the eighth album which will be released later this year.
With a chaos of happiness, we are very happy to welcome the almighty SÓLSTAFIR with a 75 minute set at the legendary Dark Troll!

Here is a first taste of the upcoming album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6qKV8s9-BA

Gold brings wealth, gold brings death!
Dwarf mines under the troll ruins? That would be extraordinary, but not impossible. Let's see if the next band can uncover them.
The pagan metal band, founded in 2016, was already with us in 2022 and stepped in at super short notice for a band that had to cancel due illness. This year, it was important to us to have the band on board early and from the beginning on. And this will happen next year.
The band will also be releasing their new EP "Aurum" before Dark Troll, which we will be able to hear in full at the castle.
We are very pleased that our friends from Thjodrörir will be joining us.

Here's a song for those of you who don't know the band yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWWFTf7l8g0&ab_channel=Thjodr%C3%B6rir

Today a band that has never been our guest before, at least not in this combination.
Long overdue, we are delighted to welcome the duo, which was founded in 2000 and recently released their seventh album. The album was inspired by strange stories, poems and other literature of horror and the macabre.
The masters of horror metal will take the castle ruins into dark spheres and provide some goosebump moments!

Here is a chapter of the one-song epic "Weird Tales": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIH14baSdPo&ab_channel=ProphecyProductions

Today we can unveil a band that wasn't released upfront. After seven long years, the international band is finally returning to the castle ruins!
The black/doom metallers want to present historical facts in a new light and from a new perspective. They have set themselves the following motto: "History is written by the victors. We are the voice of the dead".
The band's performance is captivating, leaves you in total emotional chaos and is an absolute must-see. You should definitely not miss it.
We are delighted to finally be able to have our friends of The Committee back at the Dark Troll!

Here is a song from their latest album "Utopian Deception": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRxsB0H_otY&ab_channel=TheCommittee-Topic

Today we have the last band that you could already catch in the program book and on the banner of this year's festival. Everything that follows has not yet been teased

Now it's getting “ugly”, now it's getting brutal, because the Hamburg black metal hope is back after an injury-related break.
Uncompromising and raw, inspired by Finnish black metal with occasional impulses from French and German black metal, they formed their very own style.
Back with their old strength, Animatrum, Host of Cinder and Valfor are working on new songs for the eagerly awaited follow-up album. We are already certain that it will build on their previous success and turn the black metal scene on its head.
We are extremely happy about the "Galgenvögel" of Totenwache!

If you don't know the band yet, here's a link to a song of their EP “Kriegswesen”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idxM9_-OHi0&ab_channel=BlackMetalPromotion

Good evening everyone. We have the next band in the pipeline and in their founding year 2009 they have come up with something that can definitely be characterized as a unique selling point. The Dutch write and perform their lyrics in Frisian. A beautiful language which, like so many others, is unfortunately being spoken less and less and is therefore in danger of dying out. All the better that it will now live forever in their music. The whole thing dressed in a powerful folk metal guise and a show that has it all. Their acoustic albums are also an absolute guarantee for even more diversity in the fantastic music they create.
To date, the Frieslanders have released five albums and we are really looking forward to Baldrs Draumar's show!

Here is a song from their latest album “Njord”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69u6Q3aGXD4&ab_channel=BaldrsDraumar

The line-up continues as promised.
After more than 20 years of existence, the next band is no longer an insider tip.
The defining sound, made up of siren-like lead guitars, classic black metal vocals paired with clean-voiced choirs, a clear focus on language and a serious folkloristic approach, is unmistakable and runs through all ten albums.
The current album “Daudswiärk” is less than three weeks old and is already seamlessly building on the success of the previous albums.
We're delighted to finally have Horn back on our stage since their first visit in 2018 and we hope you're just as happy we are about it!

Here's a song of the aforementioned new album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW9YQ8z78iQ&ab_channel=BlackMetalPromotion