187 events for the next 18 months
American metal band Sacred Reich takes the stage at Poppodium Het Podium.
Metal Tribute Night with three tribute bands: The Hunting Party plays Linkin Park, Psychosocial performs Slipknot, and Victims Of A System covers System of a Down.
Canadian deathcore band Despised Icon performs at Patronaat in Haarlem.
Pene Corrida delivers a Party-Metal show packed with humor and energy, transforming pop hits into metal versions. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album 'Volume Juan'.
Three tribute bands celebrate Linkin Park, Slipknot and System of a Down at this metal night, featuring classic hits and authentic performances.
Three metal bands - HESKEN, Release the River and Crush - take the stage at Poppodium Corneel as part of the Corneel Oorverdovend festival.
English power-metal band Fellowship plays with Slovak support Signum Regis, bringing melodic anthems and high-energy performances.
American sludge metal pioneers EYEHATEGOD perform in Helmond, with support from fuzz rock trio Baardvader.
British progressive metal band Threshold performs their classic album Hypothetical in full to mark its 25th anniversary.
Austrian symphonic power metal band Serenity brings an exclusive Benelux show of epic metal to Helmond.
Her Majesty returns to its classic format with a tribute to a leading artist or band.
Hardcore matinee featuring American band Ignite and Canadian metalcore act Cancer Bats at Muziekgieterij.
Two progressive metal bands - Belgian Hippotraktor and French Hypno5e - share the bill at Muziekgieterij. An evening of intricate guitar work and cinematic metal.
Exclusive black metal night featuring Destruction Ritual (France), Sanctvs (Canada), and Lvthn (Belgium) in Arnhem. A rare chance to experience three bands from different underground traditions.
Sheer Terror, the legendary New York hardcore-metal band, plays in Goes with support from British streetpunk band Tear Up.
The Obsessed, the legendary stonerdoom band of Scott 'Wino' Weinrich, performs their cult classic 'The Church Within' in full - heavy, raw Black Sabbath worship.
Two American death metal bands: Drawn and Quartered, a Seattle legend since the 1990s, and the trio Noroth perform at Musicon.
Hard rock band Shinedown brings their 'Dance Kid Dance Act II' show to Tilburg.
Belgian metal band Hippotraktor brings their new album 'Annihilist' to Groningen. Post-metal with polyrhythmic grooves and atmospheric passages.
Canadian experimental metal band BIG | BRAVE performs with Dead Neanderthals, two Roadburn alumni bringing heavy minimalist soundscapes and raw improvisational intensity to Paradox.
Hippotraktor takes the stage at Merleyn, an intimate live music venue in Nijmegen.
Norwegian metal band Shining delivers their signature 'blackjazz' - a collision of avant-garde metal, electronics and virtuoso saxophone - at dB's in Utrecht.
Three metalcore bands - Sorcery, Cutthroat and Damnation - perform at Poppodium Iduna.
Back Alley Ritual presents three metal bands: Swedish Sorcery (40 years active), Irish Cutthroat, and Sons Of Snakes with their debut demo.
Two Dutch thrash metal bands Grindpad and Razorblade Messiah deliver an evening of aggressive riffs, moshpits and spectacle at So What! in Gouda.
Metal night at Baroeg featuring the album release of Distant and four supporting bands.
Metal night featuring three Dutch bands: HESKEN (progressive death metal from Zwolle), Release the River (blackened death metal from Leiden) and Crush (heavy rock from Flevoland).
Swedish black metal legends Marduk bring their uncompromising sound to De Cacaofabriek. Three decades of extreme metal intensity from one of the genre's most respected acts.
Canadian metal legends Anvil perform songs from their first three albums, with Belgian support band KILLER.
Metalcore and deathcore bands from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany perform at Willemeen, featuring Caedere, Human Vivisection and Embedded.
Four bands from the northern metal scene - Deafened To Death, Written In Blood, Insurrection and Boneripper - perform at BadhΓ»s.
American metal band Korn performs at Ziggo Dome with Architects and Pixel Grip.
Wende performs at Podium Victorie in Alkmaar.
Italian doom metal collective Messa brings their heavy, atmospheric sound to Tilburg on their European and UK autumn tour.
Chemicide and VELOZZA bring an evening of thrash metal to Musicon. The American thrash band plays alongside Dutch VELOZZA in a concert packed with energy and raw sound.
Two Belgian metal bands: Turpentine Valley delivers dark post-metal with dynamic tension, while Ka'Una blends ambient and psychedelic elements into their sound.
Japanese metal trio Boris performs their landmark album Pink in full for its 20th anniversary, with support from Planning for Burial.
American hardcore bands Sheer Terror and The Drowns take the stage at Willem Twee Fabriek.
Co-headline show featuring the metalcore bands Temptations For The Weak and Mantah at Muziekgieterij. Temptations For The Weak brings their new album 'The Venom Inside' with a guest appearance by Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage).
Extreme metal night featuring Season of The Dead (horror-inspired death metal with ex-Goblin members) and Hungarian thrash/speed metal band TΓΌrbΓΆwitch. Doors at 20:00, show starts 20:30.
Belgian progressive post-metal band HIPPOTRAKTOR delivers heavy grooves, technical riffs and atmospheric passages that appeal to fans of Gojira and Meshuggah.
Progressive death metal evening featuring Changeling (the project of Tom GeldschlΓ€ger), Obsidian Tide and Demichron at Willemeen.
Four Dutch extreme metal bands - Mouflon, Canyon Literature, Arteria and Stilte - perform at Musicon. An evening of death metal, deathcore and black metal.
Italian acts Ozone Dehumanizer and Click & Doye deliver rap hardcore, death rap and black metal at this intense evening.
Pene Corrida plays popular hits in an energetic party-metal style, delivering over 75 songs in 75 minutes. The band covers artists like Miley Cyrus, Avicii and Adele in a relentless show packed with recognizable melodies.
Three blackened thrash bands - DevastatiΓΆn, Spellkeeper and Sapovnela - perform at Astrant for a night of raw, aggressive metal.
Four progressive metal and rock bands perform at CAPS Loud!, CAPSLOC's regular night for heavy music. Expect dynamic performances ranging from melodic passages to intense, hard-hitting sound.
Metalcore bands Employed To Serve and CABAL deliver a heavy night at 013 Tilburg.
British metalcore band President brings their album 'The Blood of Your Empire' to life at 013. A mysterious and intense evening for metal fans.
Three metalcore and deathcore bands perform at ACU Utrecht: Cornered, Insurgent, and Visceral Contempt.
American hardcore legends Pro-Pain bring their intense, uncompromising sound to the intimate dB's venue, showcasing new album Stone Cold Anger.
American progressive metal band Hail The Sun takes the stage at Hall of Fame.
BLACKGOLD is an English nu-metal band performing in masks. Their sound draws from Limp Bizkit, Korn and System of a Down, with a playful attitude and recent EP 'E.P Phone Home!'
Two American metalcore bands, Hatebreed and Life of Agony, perform together at Doornroosje. A heavy night of raw energy and intensity.
Sugar Spine brings metal and deathcore to dB's in Utrecht, with support from Tilburg hardcore band BRACES.
German death metal band Fleshcrawl delivers a night of heavy, crushing metal at Metropool Enschede.
Metalcore singer Violent Vira (Amy Gonzales) brings her fierce, melodic sound to De Helling in Utrecht. A debut Dutch show featuring her brand new album.
Metal festival in Drachten with I Am Morbid, Atheist, Cancer, Monument of Misantrophy and additional acts.
Metalstorm brings four metal bands to JC Kompleks: Skaldgrim, Remain Untaimed, Sayas and Ceremony deliver an evening of raw power and brutal energy.
Metal concert featuring Critical Defiance, DET, and Headless Hunter at Walrus.
Four death metal bands from the US and UK - I Am Morbid, Atheist, Cancer, and Narcotic Wasteland - perform at Morbidfest in Dordrecht.
American metal band PRO-PAIN takes the stage in Drachten with support from Spear and Schizm.
The Metallicas perform a tribute to Metallica with a full band in De Theaterbakkerij.
Three metalcore and hardcore bands from the US and the Netherlands perform at Musicon: Moral Law, Rising Risk and Spear.
American metal band Imperial Triumphant performs in Nijmegen with Knoll opening the show.
French post-metal/post-rock quartet Lost in Kyiv performs in Groningen with their latest album 'We're All Going to Be Fine', heavier and more direct than ever.
The Ruins of Beverast presents the Tempelschlaf Tour with IMHA TARIKAT and ESOTERIC at Muziekgieterij. An evening of three extreme metal acts blending traditional and unconventional black metal.
Canadian heavy metal band Smoulder performs in Tilburg.
Sugar Spine brings their Soul Before Spirit Tour to 013 in Tilburg with an aggressive blend of hardcore, metalcore and deathcore.
Four metal bands perform at Baroeg Rotterdam: Mental Cruelty, Ov Sulfur, Extermination Dismemberment, and Sun Eater.
Swedish progressive metalcore band Allt brings their Ataraxia European Tour to 013 Tilburg.
Two tribute bands deliver classic heavy metal from Metallica and Pantera at Grenswerk.
Sugar Spine performs at Willemeen in Arnhem.
American metal band Sevendust brings their signature 'soul metal' sound to Tilburg.
A heavy metal night at Doornroosje with Mental Cruelty, Ov Sulfur, and Extermination Dismemberment.
Swiss noise rock band Coilguns brings their powerful live show to 013 in Tilburg.
Wednesday 13, The Birthday Massacre and Killus deliver a night of rock and metal at Baroeg Rotterdam.
Sunday afternoon metal show featuring Mosaic, XII Thorns and Serve at Muziekgieterij.
Swedish metal band Avatar takes the stage at Gashouder for a heavy metal concert.
German avant-garde noisepunk duo DΕΈSE delivers a chaotic, virtuoso show packed with absurd mashups, German humour and unfiltered noise.
Metal band MORBID takes the stage at Hall of Fame in Tilburg.
Sugar Spine performs at Hedon in Zwolle.
Avant-garde black metal from Leeds: A Forest Of Stars present their new album 'Stack Overflow in Corpse Pile Interface' with Nemorous as opener.
Folk-metal and symphonic metal night featuring TΓ½r, Twilight Force, Dragonland and Vanaheim.
Irish folk-metal band The Scratch brings their album Pull Like A Dog to Deventer, inspired by Olympic rowers Gary and Paul O'Donovan. DUG opens the show.
Pene Corrida transforms pop hits into heavy metal covers. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, the band delivers party-metal with humor and high energy.
Dark Oath delivers symphonic death metal infused with mythological and folkloric elements at 013 in Tilburg.
portrayal of guilt plays Hall of Fame in Tilburg on 5 December 2026.
American screamo and metalcore act Portrayal of Guilt performs at Hall of Fame.
German industrial metal band Stahlzeit takes the stage at Poppodium De Bosuil.
Dark Satanklaas-themed metal night featuring Razorblade Messiah, Hallowed Fire and De Stoeptegels. Early bird tickets from β¬ 6.66.
Mickey Lyxx and Fodkua deliver hard rock and metal with female frontwomen at The Little Church in Almelo.
Two Dutch bands for confrontational music: Teardrinker and Terzij de Horde bring post-hardcore, sludge and black metal to Willem Twee Fabriek.
An evening of live music with Torturerama, Mancuerda, and Daemorthan at SoundVille Rotterdam.
Progressive metal pioneers QueensrΓΏche perform in Tilburg. The American band is known for their complex, ambitious sound and classic albums.
David Ellefson brings his Bass Warrior Tour to Den Haag with a complete performance of Megadeth's 'Countdown To Extinction' and highlights from his solo career.
Two bands, thrown and Counterparts, perform together in Tilburg.
American bassist David Ellefson, former Megadeth member, performs an evening of bass music and career stories.
Progressive metal band Polyphia performs in Amsterdam with support from Perturbator and opener RJ Pasin.
Progressive modern metal with heavy riffs, electronic textures and symphonic elements - cinematic and occasionally catchy.
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson performs at Poppodium Iduna.
American death metal legends Nile bring their signature blend of brutal riffs and Egyptian mythology to Heerlen, with special guests Redsphere, Intrepid & Orecus.
Irish folk-metal band The Scratch brings their album Pull Like A Dog with support from Americana-folk duo DUG at VERA.
Swedish metal band Evergrey performs in Rotterdam with Ignea and Stellar Circuits as support acts.
Ares takes the stage at Neushoorn in Leeuwarden.
Iron Laiden delivers a heavy metal evening at Musicon, a concert for metal fans.
Swedish metal band Evergrey performs their new album Architects Of A New Weave with guest Mikael Stanne and support from IGNEA and Stellar Circuits.
Utrecht hardcore band State Power performs their debut album Hyperstition, a raw assault on technocapitalism fueled by aggressive energy and biting social commentary.
BRUNT performs live at SoundVille Rotterdam for an evening of music.
Metal concert with Nile, Redsphere, Intrepid and Orecus at Baroeg.
Green Lung takes the stage in Tilburg with High On Fire as special guest. An evening of heavy metal and doom rock.
German metal legends Accept mark their 50th anniversary with a special tour in 2026.
Swedish stoner rock band Greenleaf brings heavy, guitar-driven riffs and haunting vocals to VERA Groningen.
Russian folk-metal band Arkona performs at P60 with Seth and The Great Old Ones.
Tribute to Ronnie James Dio featuring songs from his time with Rainbow and Black Sabbath, led by vocalist John Cuijpers and guitarist Frank PanΓ©.
Belgian post-metal band Hippotraktor returns to Vlaardingen with their new album arriving in October 2026. Progressive metal with layered guitars and polyrhythmic drums.
Two tribute bands honour Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath with an evening of metal classics: Ultimate Ozzy performs his solo work, Bloody Sabbath brings the early Sabbath years to life.
Tribute bands to AC/DC, Iron Maiden and MotΓΆrhead perform together in one night of classic heavy metal.
Rhapsody of Fire and Serious Black headline the Motocultor Across Europe Tour at 013 in Tilburg, with support from Submasq, Aeon Gods and Rock Out.
Up The Irons, an Iron Maiden tribute band with over 25 years of experience, performs a setlist of classics and deep cuts. The band has toured with original Maiden members and earned praise from Steve Harris himself.
Ellende performs at Hedon in Zwolle on 9 January 2027.
Void of Metal brings together three metalcore and deathgroove bands: 2Destroy, Damnation and Arteria. An evening of heavy riffs and dynamic performances at Poppodium Corneel.
Metalcore band Imminence plays in Tilburg with August Burns Red and House of Protection as support acts.
The Gathering plays Amsterdam on 16 January 2027, performing their albums Mandylion and Nighttime Birds in full.
Midjonno Prog returns for its second edition featuring four progressive rock and metal bands, including Dutch act Golden Caves and Italian band Methodica.
Two international hardcore bands - Fight From Within from the US and Nicolas Cage Fighter from Australia - perform in Heerlen with Dutch support from Swanslaughter.
Regressive Hypnosis performs at Poppodium Boerderij, a metal band delivering their powerful sound.
Two dark metal acts: Wolvennest brings psychedelic rock and black metal with ceremonial aesthetics, Satanic Witch adds industrial influences.
Two Belgian bands with raw sound: RONKER brings speed noise between hardcore-punk and grunge, CESAR SUN plays psychedelic stonerpunk. Saturday, 23 January at Poppodium Phoenix.
American metalcore band Wage War performs at Melkweg in Amsterdam.
Frozen Soul brings their 'No place of warmth' tour to 013 in Tilburg with classic death metal.
State Power brings their debut album 'Hyperstition' to VERA: aggressive, fast-paced hardcore with a critical message against technocapitalism.
Dutch symphonic metal band Epica performs an evening of orchestral metal with powerful vocals and bombastic arrangements at the Koninklijk Theater CarrΓ©.
Four tribute bands deliver a night of industrial rock and metal classics, with Deaftones, NIN, Korn Again and Spouky Kids honouring Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Korn and Marilyn Manson.
Metalcore bands Spite and Emmure bring their NEW WORLD KILLER tour to 013 in Tilburg with an intense metal evening.
Ukrainian metal band SKRYPTONITE brings their 2027 European tour to Amsterdam.
The Black Dahlia Murder marks two decades of their landmark album Nocturnal with a melodic death metal show in Tilburg.
Greek death metal band Dead Congregation performs at Baroeg. An evening of intense, dark metal.
Three metal bands perform at Cpunt Hoofddorp: Cryptosis, Epistulum, and Beyond the Pale share the bill for one night.
FEUERENGEL performs a tribute to the German industrial metal band Rammstein at 013.
Metal Inferno night featuring Belgian band Cyclone, Deadhead and German Deathfist in Arnhem.
FEUERENGEL delivers a tribute to Rammstein's powerful industrial metal sound at this Groningen venue.
American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch celebrates their 20th anniversary with a world tour stop in Amsterdam.
Finnish metal band Amorphis performs the Borderland tour in Tilburg on 14 February, supported by Insomnium and Unto Others.
Finnish metal band Lost Society takes the stage with HOKKA in Dordrecht.
The Metal Studs play at Poppodium De Bosuil in Weert on Valentine's Day.
Tarja, one of the most influential voices in symphonic and heavy metal, performs her Frisson Live show in Groningen.
The Tool Experience tribute band returns to Heerlen with a new line-up, performing Tool's hypnotic sound enhanced by lasers and projections.
Fleddy Melculy takes the stage in Alkmaar for an evening of music and entertainment.
British metalcore band Bullet For My Valentine performs in Amsterdam. Mobile-only tickets available.
Fleddy Melculy brings their new album 'L'Avocat Du Diable' with full force to Luxor Live. The heavy band is known for energetic performances and sharp lyrics.
PENE CORRIDA takes the stage at Musicon in The Hague for a performance lasting over two hours.
Finnish disco-metal band Turmion KΓ€tilΓΆt delivers an intense and chaotic live show mixing 1990s disco beats, heavy metal and crowd-pleasing moments.
Forever Nu! Tour 2027 brings four tribute bands together for a nu-metal celebration featuring CHOP SUEY (System of a Down), Slip-NOT UK (Slipknot) and tributes to Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit.
Four tribute bands celebrate the Big 4 of thrash metal in honour of Cliff Burton, the legendary Metallica bassist who would have turned 65 ten days before this event.
The Halo Effect brings melodic death metal to 013 with Lacuna Coil as special guest.
Shred Fest brings five bands of technical death metal and extreme metal to Leeuwarden: Obscura, Pestilence, Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK.
Wende performs at 013 Tilburg with the programme 'Er is nog tijd'. An artist who defies easy categorization.
Edition #11 of Hèll On Sphinx: free hardcore and punk rock show featuring Load Tha Nine (USA), Recount (D), Pulsation and Deafened To Death at Muziekgieterij.
Cult of Luna presents their darkest album 'In the Shadow of Your Shadow' in Maastricht. The Swedish sludge metal band brings guest vocalists Joe Duplantier and Eugene Edwards, with support from BRUIT β€ and Youth Code.
Theocracy launches the European 'Grand Mosaic Tour 2027' in Heerlen with support from Greek progressive metal band Sunburst and Slovak act Signum Regis.
Finnish death metal outfit Bloodred Hourglass headlines this Nordic metal showcase at De Helling, joined by Scandinavian veterans Brymir and Estonian innovators Pridian.
Two American heavy metal bands bring their 1980s-inspired sound to Arnhem: High Spirits and Savage Master, featuring raw riffs and theatrical energy.
Four metal bands perform at Poppodium Iduna: Evil Invaders, Heathen, Exhorder and Warfield.
Symphonic metal legends Kamelot perform their Dark Asylum World Tour at De Oosterpoort in Groningen.
Finnish metal band Blind Channel returns to Melkweg with their new album 'Painstream'. After eighteen months away, they present their most honest and ambitious record yet.
Tribute band Ozzyfied plays iconic tracks spanning Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath years and solo work.
Swedish rock band Bombus brings heavy riffs and punk-rock energy to Heerlen. An evening of tight, powerful rock.
Australia's Thunder From Down brings Australian rock and heavy metal to Parktheater Eindhoven.
Four metal bands perform at Baroeg Rotterdam: Uuhai, Manticora, Blossom Cult and Only Human.
Alcest and Agriculture bring an evening of blackgaze to 013 Tilburg, two bands pushing the boundaries of metal.
Four bands perform at Burgerweeshuis: UUHAI, MANTICORA, BLOSSOMCULT and ONLY HUMAN.
Doom metal night featuring the Vancouver-based trio Castle and Dutch doom specialists Hex Tar at Willemeen.
Megadeth performs on 24 March 2027 in Amsterdam. This is a mobile-only show; resale is currently unavailable.
French blackgaze pioneers Alcest play Groningen with Agriculture as support.
Nu-metal night featuring Chop Suey, Slip-Not, Blimp Trizkitz and a Linkin Park tribute band from the UK.
Tribute night with four British bands honouring System Of A Down, Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit. CHOP SUEY, Slip-Not UK, Blimp Trizkits and LP Tribute UK perform at De Spot.
DragonForce takes the stage with Visions of Atlantis and Wings of Steel at 013 Tilburg for a night of power metal.
The Metallicas brings a Metallica tribute show to Cpunt Hoofddorp.
Finnish metal band Sonata Arctica performs with Rage and the Lingua Mortis Orchestra at Poppodium Boerderij.
Progressive metal band Allegaeon takes the stage in Haarlem with Gorod and Halysis supporting.
German thrash metal legends Tankard take the stage in Leiden.
Annual metalnight featuring three bands: electronic act Locus Negativ, thrash metal cover band THRASHCAN and German power quartet Grey Moray.
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Dutch artist Caro performs at PHIL in Haarlem.
Pene Corrida transforms pop hits into metal versions: a jubilee concert celebrating 15 years of party-metal covers with humour and high energy.
Finnish guitarist Timo Tolkki celebrates the classic Stratovarius catalogue with an international band of seasoned rock and metal musicians.
Three metal bands from the US and Netherlands perform at Walrus: Drawn & Quartered, Noroth and Necrotesque.
Metal icon and solo artist Floor Jansen performs an intimate show at De Oosterpoort.
Aggro-punk band NASTY plays in Utrecht with Crawlspace, Pintglass and Premonition. An evening of hardcore, thrash and hip-hop.
KamFest opens with three symphonic metal bands: Xandria, Leaves' Eyes and Elegy perform on 30 October at 013 Tilburg.
Three extreme metal bands - Radeloos///Ziedend, Serotonin and Novelization - bring crustpunk, black metal and grindcore to Heerlen.
Dutch artist Caro performs at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven.
American metal band The Browning takes the stage in Leiden.
Finnish metal band Beast In Black performs at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg.
Escalpo and Kezus Krijst bring an evening of metal-punk and political punk to Musicon. Brazilian band Escalpo combines death metal with punk, while Rotterdam's Kezus Krijst plays uncompromising concrete punk.
Solstice takes the stage with a support act at Poppodium Boerderij for an afternoon of live music.
Hardcore Vibes Band delivers an evening of hardcore music at Eetcafe De 2 Gemeenten.
HESKEN performs at 't Ukien in Kampen with music that runs late into the night.
Dutch metal trio Cryptosis and thrash metal band Hallowed Fire perform at Musicon. Cryptosis showcases their new album Celestial Death.
Three Dutch metal bands perform together at Mukkes: Wode, Lijkschouwer and Griis play in Leeuwarden.
Two tribute bands in one night: October Rust channels Type O Negative while Meatallica delivers Metallica's Master of Puppets in full force.
Dutch death metal band God Dethroned performs at Het Podium in Hoogeveen.
Tribute band Meatallica performs the classic songs of Metallica at Rabotheater The Meenthe.
Wende takes the stage at Neushoorn in Leeuwarden.
Metal concert with Archspire, Crown Magnetar, The Zenith Passage, and Analepsy in Nijmegen.
Metal Tribute Night with three tribute bands: The Hunting Party plays Linkin Park, Psychosocial performs Slipknot, and Victims Of A System covers System of a Down.
Heavy On The Rocks: Halloween Edition brings three bands with hard-hitting guitars and raw riffs to Poppodium Corneel in Lelystad.
Heavy rock evening with Tiffany Kills and Seven Thirty at Musicon. Two bands of seasoned musicians perform live rock on 23 October.
Ontaard takes the stage at EKKO in Utrecht for an evening of music and energy.
Metal concert featuring Unholy Craft, Cirith Gorgor, and Reinkaos at Baroeg Rotterdam.
Three symphonic metal bands from Switzerland, France and Germany deliver an evening of orchestral grandeur, emotion and power. Deep Sun plays exclusively in the Netherlands.
British metalcore band Acres headline this four-act bill with new album 'Host', supported by Australian shoegaze-emo duo Wayside, Pennsylvania metalcore act What Lies Below, and German 'heavy pop' band Lifespark.
Progressive metal band TEMIC, featuring members of Devin Townsend and Haken, performs with Italian support act Kingcrow.
Three extreme metal bands from Belgium, Italy and Switzerland: Wolvennest blends black metal with psychedelia and ambient, Bedsore adds prog rock, and VΓgljΓ³s closes with classic Norwegian black metal.
Swedish melodic death metal band Amon Amarth performs at Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch.
American metalcore band I Promised The World brings screamo and post-hardcore energy to Utrecht. Six young musicians channeling early 2000s influences like Glassjaw and Mineral.
Changing Tides performs at Patronaat in Haarlem.
Three metal bands - Benediction, Pentacle and Nightbearer - perform at Baroeg Rotterdam for a night of heavy metal.
Hardcore Birthday Bash at Musicon: an evening of hardcore music on 18 October.
Swedish symphonic metal band Eleine takes the stage in Hoogeveen.
Norwegian symphonic metal band Dimmu Borgir performs at Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Three metal bands take the stage: Ten Ton John, Narcolepsy, and Betrayed by Rage, with influences ranging from trash metal to metalcore.
German metalcore band The Narrator plays at 013 in Tilburg.
Danish hardcore punk band Status Symbol performs at Vera.
Two German and Dutch metal bands at Musicon: Firtan brings progressive black metal with violin and synthesizers, Bezwering plays their own 'Gueldrian Undeath Metal'.
Two tribute bands - Chop Suey (System of a Down) and Slip-NOT (Slipknot) - perform together at Muziekgieterij. Raw metal with aggressive early material and deep cuts.
Changing Tides performs at Dynamo in Eindhoven.
NO BARRIER marks its birthday with a night of punk, emo, rock and metalcore at FLUOR.
The Metal Heads concert in Leiden on 16 October has been cancelled.
American metalcore band Humanity's Last Breath performs at 013 Poppodium.
A hardcore night with three bands: Belgian act MINDWAR, CURSELIFTER, and SWELL at Occii.
New York black metal band Krallice brings their technically intricate and genre-blending sound to Utrecht. A rare European appearance from one of metal's most prolific and experimental acts.
Krallice performs at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on 15 October 2026.
Los Angeles heavy rock band DEATHCHANT blends proto-metal and sludge with a groovy, doomy edge. Regular Desert Fests performers, they've shared stages with metal and stoner legends.
Killer opens for American heavy metal legends ANVIL at P60. A night of classic heavy metal.
Jhariah performs live at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on 14 October 2026.
American heavy metal band Anvil plays at P60 with Killer as support.
Two Limburgian bands take the stage: Abyss delivers gothic metal with heavy riffs and raw energy, while Sumire brings modern rock with post-grunge edge. A night of local music at Muziekgieterij.
Danish metal band BAEST brings their Colossal European Headline Tour to Hall of Fame.
The Narrator performs at Patronaat in Haarlem on 11 October 2026.
The band CKRAFT performs at Neushoorn in Leeuwarden.
French metal band Skelethal and Spanish duo Mancuerda perform at Bunker in Gemert.
Paralysis performs at Metropool Enschede on Saturday, 10 October.
French OSDM act Skelethal and Den Haag doom/death band Mancuerda deliver heavy riffs and dark atmospheres in a double bill.
FEUERENGEL delivers a tribute to Rammstein with hard-hitting German industrial rock and an impressive live spectacle.
Three bands present themselves in one evening: NΓVASTΓNAR plays classic hard rock from the 1960s-80s, DEL PIERROS brings Frisian hobby rock and BLACK FUSE combines grunge and stoner-rock.
Up The Irons performs a themed show around Iron Maiden's classic album 'Somewhere in Time' with pyrotechnics and a three-metre-tall Eddie figure. Heavy metal support from Acid Attack.
Swedish symphonic metal band Eleine brings their powerful sound to Het Podium.
Metal bands TerraDown and Inferum take the stage at Poppodium Corneel in Lelystad.
Two Dutch metal bands: TerraDown brings melodic metal with strong band chemistry, while Inferum delivers a rawer, confrontational sound with baritone guitars and an intense live performance.
Top tribute bands for Metallica, AC/DC and Iron Maiden perform their heroes' greatest hits with light shows and special effects.
Bokkeryers delivers doom, sludge and thrash with punk attitude and Limburgian flair at 013 in Tilburg.
German hard rock legend Axel Rudi Pell performs in Heerlen with his regular band, featuring vocalist Johnny Gioeli and former Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli. Support from Night Laser.
American metal band Shadow of Intent delivers technically demanding music and high-energy live performances.
British thrash metal legends Onslaught perform at Het Podium in Hoogeveen.
Swedish rock band HΓ€llas performs their Panorama Fall Tour at Hall of Fame.
Noise and industrial night featuring American band WOLF EYES alongside Dutch acts Cuntroaches and THOHH at Occii.
Metal band Onslaught plays live in Arnhem.
Varials, a metalcore band from the US, plays Poppodium 013 in Tilburg.
Australian metalcore band The Amity Affliction performs at 013 in Tilburg.
Swedish doom metal trio Monolord performs at Patronaat in Haarlem.
Swedish heavy metal band HΓ€llas performs at Paard in Den Haag.
TORMENTO and DJ FASTCUT bring their European tour to Amsterdam's Toekomstmuziek.
Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath takes the stage in Zoetermeer.
Beppie Kraft performs her show at Theater Heerlen in Parkstad Limburg Theaters.
Three metal bands - Perdition Temple, Force of Darkness, and Witchfukker - perform at Walrus.
Unprocessed performs at 013 Next Stage in Tilburg.
Einar Solberg, vocalist of Norwegian progressive metal band Ulver, performs a live show at Sjiwa Baarlo.
Souls of Diotima, the Italian metal band fronted by Claudia Barsi, presents their latest album 'Arcade' with a modern metalcore sound.
Tenside and Aurorawave take the stage with special guest Sugar Spine at Grenswerk.
Juf Roos performs at Cultuurhuis De Klinker in Winschoten.
Dutch band Semuta performs at Hulsman.
Dutch band Semuta performs at Cafe Classen.
BOMBSTRAP presents their debut album BIG ENEMY with support from Loogie, BLOED and Cancer Void. Nihilistic hardcore from Rotterdam and Manchester.
Marcel Coenen performs at Manifesto in Hoorn.
Beppie Kraft performs an evening of her work at Theater Heerlen in Heerlen.
Ukrainian metal band Jinjer performs at AFAS Live in Amsterdam.
Death metal band Braincasket performs at De Musykfabryk.
Spiritbox performs in Amsterdam as part of their Tsunami Sea UK + EU Tour 2026.
Canadian metalcore band Spiritbox takes the stage in Amsterdam.
Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath performs at Doornroosje in Nijmegen.
