Rise Or Die

Name: Rise Or Die
Start: 2026-10-01
End: 2026-10-03
Location: Rise Or Die

took place · 1 Oct 2026

Rise Or Die, Heerlen

festival party

Foto: Spotify

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Description was written before the event

Rise Or Die returns in 2026 for its fourth edition, this time in the Gulpener Grote Zaal at Poppodium Nieuwe Nor in Heerlen.

The line-up features Madball, Born From Pain, Spear, Perennial Void and Reverse The Flow.

Line-up

Spear
Perennial Void
Reverse The Flow

About: Madball

For over 35 years, frontman Freddy Cricien has led this NYHC institution, binding generations of hardcore fans with raw guitar power and streetwise lyrics. Armed with their fresh tenth album 'Not Your Kingdom' (2026), Madball are back on the road through Europe.

studio albums released

concerts performed in 2025

What's new

2026-07
Madball released their tenth studio album 'Not Your Kingdom' on July 24, 2026 via Nuclear Blast Records, their first album since 'For the Cause' from 2018.
2026-05
The band announced 'Not Your Kingdom' together with the single 'Rebel Kids', a music video co-directed by singer Freddy Cricien.
2025-02
Madball played the eleventh edition of their annual Rebellion Tour through Europe, with Speed, Guilt Trip and Death Before Dishonor as support, among others.

Tour

YsselsteynPotsdamRostockSchneverdingenLeerRouenRennesHünxeKarlsruheBrooklynMonterreyGuadalajaraMexico City

Tracks

Set It Offtitle track from the eponymous album from 1994, a classic in the NYHC scene

Demonstrating My Stylealbum from 1996, considered one of the highlights in their discography

For the Causeninth studio album (2018), produced by Tim Armstrong of Rancid

Hardcore Liveseighth studio album (2014), the title refers to an ad-lib by Cricien on their very first release

Rebel Kidslead single from 'Not Your Kingdom' (2026)

About: Born from Pain

Since 1997, this Limburg hardcore band has built a reputation on relentless live shows and uncompromising lyrics about social frustration, backed by a Metal Blade Records discography and a loyal European underground following.

445

monthly listeners on Spotify

studio albums and EPs released

What's new

2026-09
Born from Pain signs with Polish Spook Records for a deluxe CD edition of 'Siege Mentality', planned for autumn 2026.
2026-01
The extended digital version of 'Siege Mentality (Deluxe)' was released on 30 January 2026 via Blood Blast Distribution.
2025-11
The EP 'Siege Mentality' - the first new music in five years - was released on 20 November 2025 on vinyl via Blood Blast Distribution and the independent label Black Gold Alliance.

Tracks

Sands of Timetitle track of the album of the same name from 2003, breakthrough in the European hardcore scene

Waralbum from 2006 on Metal Blade Records, recorded with producer Tue Madsen

In Love with the Endalbum from 2005, considered one of the highlights in their discography

True Lovealbum from 2019, last full studio album before the EP from 2025

Siege Mentalitytitle track of the EP from November 2025, first new music in five years

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