“We wanted it raw. We wanted it organic. We wanted it to sound the way we do in the live setting,” relays frontman Ben Falgoust of the band’s latest output, "Vengeful Ascension". Once again, the band delivers a masterpiece of Blackened Thrash/Death Metal at its best. Raise your for GOATWHORE coming over Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Since 2006, this band stands for Pagan Metal of highest quality and aspiration. Their latest outout "Trümmerfarben" is far from being genre standard and THORMESIS will prove their claim to the throne at Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Back in 1992, three Irishmen took their interest in Celtic history and mythology, blended it with traditional Irish music and metal, and in doing so, they created a new genre of music. The band has become known the world over as CRUACHAN and the genre has become Folk Metal. Now, they are up to celebrate their 25th anniversary at Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Hailing since 2006, this band celebrates Dark Doom Metal at its best. Due to their high-quality live performances DOOMAS became one of the leading metal bands of their home country Slovakia. Next year these masters of doom are going to prove their qualities at Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Heavy tunes meet driving grooves. Thrash Metal meets Stoner Rock. Since 2008, this brute mixture is what KILLING AGE are all about.Once again, their newest output "Devil's Child" combines all these trademarks and strengthens their reputation as one of Germany's best Groove Metal bands of today:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Hailing from Brazil since 2010, the members of this band have definitely one thing in common: their endless passion for old school Thrash Metal. We are very proud to announce that NERVOSA, one of the best known all female metal bands worldwide, are going to thrash the ultimate metal mountain madness in 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Founded in 2017, this Styrian band is determined to become one of Austria's finest newcomers in terms of Melodic Death Metal. VEINS OF SUFFERING, definitely a name to keep in mind:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Since their foundation in 2005, this Austrian horde consistently stands for premium Black Metal mixed up with old school Thrash Metal elements and high-quality live performances. After releasing their latest album "Denial Of Creation", mighty IRDORATH are ready to conquer Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Since 2006, these great warriors aim to bring back the myths and legends of the old gods. Viking Death Metal, that is how they define their style themselves. INTERREGNUM from Austria are ready for war and to crush Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Founded in 2005, this five-piece from Vienna, Austria combines different styles of metal in order to create their own style of modern melodic thrash death metal. In 2018, DYSTRUST will hit the metal mountain stage for their very first time. Welcome at Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
These guys cross all lines and do not make any compromises in order to create their own mixture of straight Gothenburg Death Metal and elements of Modern Metal. No masquerades, no bloody corpses, just five passionate musicians who put their aggressions into music. THE MORPHEAN from Upper Austria are to destroy Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Hailing from the depths of the Styrian woods, this legion stands for dark and pure Black Metal since their very beginning in 2006. Their latest output "Sagenlieder" is a raw manifest hailing the ancient gods of norse mythology and nature. Raise your for VARULV celebrating their cold art at Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
This project mutated into existence in 1999, when mastermind Joel Grind merged his love for classic punk and metal into his ideal band. Toxic Holocaust features blazing riffs, gravel-throated vocals and a deadly fixation on the evil in man and a post-apocalyptic world. Joel Grind wrapped all of these elements up with a DIY attitude in order to create his own style of Thrash Metal:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
Since 1993, they are continuously strengthening their reputation as one of the most extreme metal bands ever. Classicks like LUCIFER INCESTUS, PESTAPOKALYPSE VI, WALPURGIS RITES - HEXENWAHN and the latest output TOTENRITUAL have made them icons of worldwide extreme metal scene. We are proud to announce that BELPHEGOR, Austria's finest diabolical Death Black Metal art, are to headline Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
This band was formed in Vienna, Austria in January 2013 with the intention to prove that Austrian metal is still alive. VEIL OF DECEPTION created their own style by combining Heavy Metal with Groove Metal fragments and Stoner Rock attitude. In 2018, they are going to play at Kaltenbach Open Air for their very first time:
The sun will never reach the sky
When the eternal winter comes
There will be neither men nor gods
As the world lies under snow and ice Eternal Winter NECROPHOBIC
for GOATWHORE coming over Kaltenbach Open Air 2018:
