We hope you had a wonderful time with your loved ones, just like we did.

Today, we are excited to announce the next big thing: the Swedish melodic black metal band Naglfar will be haunting our old walls for the first time. Founded in 1992, the band has released seven albums to date and continues to thrill us with their unique sound, which combines melodic elements with the raw aggression of black metal.

Here is the title track from their current album, “Cerecloth”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HwLeofAMss

We wish you all a blessing Winter Solstice!

Today we would like to announce a band that has been with us since 2017. With powerful melodies and a unique soundscape, paired with profound lyrics, they have always created an unmistakable closeness to the Arpitanian culture and nature. After intensive creative processes, their new album ‘Autumn Embrace’ is soon ready for release. With its attention to detail and dense compositions, Enisum captivates its listeners musically and emotionally, giving them the opportunity to experience their music in different facets – profound, rousing, and intense. Don't miss their Veil of Darkness release tour in April.

Here is a song from their current album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFunBjKvNgI

We are delighted to present another young, up-and-coming band.
Founded in 2018, this band now represents our beautiful neighbouring country, Switzerland, at Dark Troll.
The Valaisans are skilled at transforming guttural singing in the Valais dialect, aggressive guitar riffs, and a wide range of folk instruments such as bouzouki, flute, harp, dulcimer, frame drum, rattles, and animal horns into a fascinating sound universe.
The lyrics are based on dark, often pagan folk tales from the Swiss Alps – legends in which the boundary between nature and the spirit world is blurred.
Join us in looking forward to Tylangir!

Take a look at their music video for the song ‘Johanneli Fii’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25V0jNIIXS4

Back to our own business:
We are delighted to represent another of our neighbouring countries alongside Denmark and Poland.
The Austrian band was formed in 2018 and is dedicated to post-black metal.
Melancholic, deeply emotional sounds, whose black metal nuances often meet light-footed post-metal elements, are the order of the day here.
To date, they have released two highly acclaimed albums, and we are very pleased that Weltenbrandt will be gracing us with their presence next year!

Here is a song from their current album ‘Transzendenz Schatten Romantik’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0u_s2glz5Ro

The following band is actually a repeat performer at this year's event. The response was tremendous, and both you and us celebrated the Falkenbach Tribute Band enthusiastically. The guys are also absolutely great people and more than just pleasant companions.
For this reason, we decided that we would like to enjoy the whole thing in the dark as well, and without further ado, we decided to invite the band once again.
We hope you are as excited as we are to listen to the sounds of Gjallar in a gloomy atmosphere!

Here is a live recording of this year's performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC43TVrCKjo

There is still some space left in the line-up, and we are very excited to give you the next update.
Formed in 2023, the duo, consisting of talented members from Horn and Halphas, creates a distinctive sound. Their minimalistic, powerful, and profound black metal, enriched with influences from doom and heavy metal, is difficult to compare with other bands.
After their debut album, they have taken a step further and developed their style towards a more synthesizer-driven sound. This transformation allows the band to weave unusual rhythmic elements from electronic music into their unique black metal cosmos.
Join us in welcoming Spere to our ancient walls!

Here's a song from the upcoming album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfFRuuxW62M

We continue with good friends and long-time companions. Next year, they will have been active for an incredible 28 years, and at the beginning of December, they will release their fifth album, entitled ‘Aus uralter Zeit’!
Thematically, this time it will be more mystical than ever before. They are among the founding fathers of German pagan metal, and we are very happy to have them with us for our 15th anniversary. We are, of course, talking about XIV Dark Centuries (Official)!

If you would like a preview of the upcoming album, take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggyrmho9FG4

Most of you know that we have many long-standing companions and that loyalty and faithfulness are very important to us. But we also love to venture into new, unknown territory. Today's band announcement offers us both.
On the one hand, we can once again mention the following catchphrase: ‘Crew love is true love,’ because our drum technician plays the drums in the following band. On the other hand, they are just getting started, having formed exactly one year ago. This month, their debut EP ‘Cryptic Saturnalia’ will finally be released, featuring five songs plus an intro.
Please join us in welcoming the occult black metal band Saturnebula.

If you'd like a sneak preview, you can watch and listen to the live version of their song 'Bloodred Sky' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opc5kn33Cg

One of the two headlining bands from our Rites Of The Blood Moon Tour will also be honouring us this year at the 15th anniversary of Dark Troll!

Anyone who wants to experience 30 years of Latvian pagan metal heritage, not only indoors but also open air among our castle ruins, is warmly invited to join us.

Known for their unique mix of thunderous metal and traditional Latvian heritage, Skyforger take their listeners on a journey where ancient myths, strong melodies and historical themes come to life. With lyrics deeply rooted in the culture and stories of the Baltic lands, the band keeps the spirit and identity of their homeland alive through their music.

Here is a song from their eighth album ‘Teikas’, released this May:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yRaNQBeIUM

If you're looking for exciting bands that you don't see everywhere, you've come to the right place. Everyone who has been with us from the beginning knows that every year we bring in at least one band from abroad that has never played in Germany before. We want to continue this tradition and are delighted to welcome the Polish post-black metal band ZØRZA to our line-up!
Through hypnotic haunted melodies along with melancholy and raw emotion, the band, founded in 2022, crafts a oneiric journey to a forgotten realm where the line between the real world and the mystical blurs.

Here is a song from their album “Hellven”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjyru4cYx9o