For only the second time in the festival’s history, Blind Guardianwill be on stage at Summer Breeze in Dinkelsbühl this year. The power metal legends from Krefeld made their debut in 2022 – and delivered an epic evening back then.
This Friday, the time has come again: from 9:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., the bards of Blind Guardian will take over the Main Stage. In addition to timeless classics such as “Nightfall”, “Mirror Mirror”, or “Valhalla”, you can also expect the legendary “The Bard’s Song – In the Forest” – a moment where the audience now sings louder than Hansi Kürsch himself. You should definitely not miss this performance.
If you already want to know more tracks you might expect, you can take a look at the setlist from the last Blind Guardian concert on July 11, 2024, in Córdoba, Spain, here:
Blind Guardian – Setlist, Teatro de la Axerquía, Córdoba
Already this year, Weedeater have hit the old dusty trail with their Season of Mist labelmates Bask before joining Napalm Death and Melvins for a savage imperial death march. But the Cape Fear legends have plenty more sludge in the tank. The band are rolling up 2025 with a fresh strand of headlining shows, plus dates with Acid Bath, High on Fire and Baroness in honor of the The Red Album and Blue Record.
Weedeater 2025 Fall + Winter US Tour Dates August 28 – Chesapeake VA @ Riff House [TICKETS]* August 30 – Pittsburgh PA @ Thunderbird [TICKETS]* August 31 – Cleveland OH @ No Class [TICKETS]* September 1 – Chicago IL @ Sleeping Village [TICKETS]* September 3 – Kansas City MO @ Warehouse [TICKETS]* September 5 – Denver CO @ Marquis [TICKETS]^ September 6 – Salt Lake City UT @ Metro [TICKETS]^ September 8 – Boise ID @ Neurlox [TICKETS]^ September 9 – Seattle WA @ Neumos [TICKETS]^ September 11 – Vancouver BC @ Rickshaw [TICKETS]^ September 13 – Portland OR @ Polaris Hall [TICKETS]^ September 14 – Portland OR @ Polaris Hall [TICKETS]^ September 17 – San Francisco CA @ Great American Music Hall [TICKETS]^ September 19 – Austin TX @ Ripple Fest [TICKETS] September 20 – Los Angeles CA @ The Lodge Room [TICKETS]^ September 21 – San Diego CA @ Brick By Brick [TICKETS]^ September 23 – Costa Mesa CA @ The Wayfarer [TICKETS]^ September 24 – Costa Mesa CA @ The Wayfarer [TICKETS]^ September 25 – Pioneertown CA @ Pappy + Harriets [TICKETS]^ September 26 – Phoenix AZ @ Walter Studios [TICKETS]^ September 27 – Albuquerque NM @ El Rey [TICKETS]^ September 28 – Oklahoma City OK @ 89th Street [TICKETS] September 30 – Huntsville AL @ Mad Malts [TICKETS]* October 1 – Atlanta GA @ Culture Shock [TICKETS]* October 2 – Knoxville TN @ Core [TICKETS]* November 8 – Wilmington NC @ Port City Blitz [TICKETS] November 12 – Chicago IL @ Salt Shed w/ Acid Bath + High on Fire [SOLD OUT]
*w/ Left Lane Cruiser and Adam Faucett ^w/ Baroness
Weedeater’s full discography is available now on Season of Mist
The brainchild of guitarist/vocalist/solitary force, James McBain, HELLRIPPER has been running like a denim-vested, backpatch-encrusted William Wallace, brave-hearting his way through metal’s bloodiest battlefields since first coagulating his personal darkness in 2014. Taking armaments from ‘Kill ‘Em All’ era Hetfield and ‘Welcome to Hell’ era Mantas, McBain has immersed his fascination with darkness and speed with Scottish history and come with bloody masterpieces like 2023’s’ Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ that Metal Injection stated, ‘Bursts with growth and a mature exploration of darkness and eeriness while maintaining that original high-octane burning.”
“I’m very pleased to announce that HELLRIPPER is now working with Century Media Records!” comments McBain. “It’s a label that I’ve followed for a long time now and am honoured to become a part of such a great legacy. We share a common vision for the future of the band, and together, we vow to spread the word of the Goat Kvlt! I’m excited to embark on this new chapter of the band’s journey and I can’t wait to share it with you all! All Hail the Goat!”
McBain is presently sharpening his blades and casting new spells that will transmogrify into HELLRIPPER‘s Century Media debut, due around the vernal equinox of 2026. In the meantime, McBain and his trusted roundtable of sonic knights have taken to battle on European soil, leaving the likes of Norway’s Beyond the Gates, Czech’s Brutal Assault, and Germany’s Summer Breeze bloodied and staggering in their wake. In March 2025, HELLRIPPER played their first U.S. show at Houston’s Hell’s Heroes festival to a similarly stunned crowd of fans who were left beaten, bruised and beer-soaked by a crowd-swimming McBain by the set’s epic conclusion.
“HELLRIPPER is the high-bar for thrash”, states Century Media, Vice President of A&R, Mike Gitter. “Like an angry billy goat, with his beard washed in blood, James McBain is a feral force that brings together the best elements of metal, black metal, crusty, d-beat punk and speed metal. James’ sonic evil knows no boundaries and isn’t afraid to push the extremes of earslaughtering noise or unexpected guitar melodies. Century Media is proud to be a refuge for the Goat Horde!”
Enter the GOAT KVLT and check out a glimpse of what’s to come HERE.
HELLRIPPER Festival Apperances:
16 August 2025: Essen (DE) @ Turock Sommerfest 17 August 2025: Eindhoven (NL) @ Dynamo Metal Fest 23 August 2025: Sheffield (UK) @ Cosmic Vibration Fest 05 September 2025: Huttikon (CH) @ Meh Suff! Metal Festival 19 September 2025: Villingen-Schwenningen (DE) @ Black Forest Festival 20 September 2025: Schrobenhausen (DE) @ Metal im Woid Festival 11 October 2025: Leiden (NL) @ Metal Experience Festival 09 November 2025: Manchester (UK) @ Damnation Festival 06 December 2025: Wolverhampton (UK) @ Bloodstock Winter Gathering 21 March 2026: Aalst (BE) @ Oilsjt Omploft Fest 28 March 2026: Bern (CH) @ emMetal Rocks
Finnish thrash metal juggernauts BLOODRIDE return with the lyric video for “King of Pain”, the latest offering from their new album, Deafening — out now worldwide through Wormholedeath.
“King of Pain” is a vicious psychological purge — a relentless dive into numbness, rage, and the unbearable weight of existence. With razor-edged riffs and raw, unfiltered lyrics, the track explores a protagonist trapped in a cycle of self-loathing and emotional torment, ruled by a need to feel something — even if it’s pain. It’s not just a song; it’s a scream from the void, a twisted anthem for those who’ve ever stared into the abyss and dared it to stare back.
Formed in Helsinki in 2000, BLOODRIDE have spent over two decades perfecting their signature cocktail of razor-sharp thrash, death metal menace, and hardcore aggression. The band’s previous album, Idiocracy (2021), was praised across international metal media for its unrelenting energy and cutting social commentary — a tradition that Deafening carries forward with even greater ferocity.
Finnish alternative metal outfit Relicon unveils a haunting new music video ahead of their upcoming EP “Ephemeral Triumphs,” set for release on August 29, 2025.
“Emergence” is a slow-burning, atmospheric piece that drifts between gothic gloom and alternative metal. Rich with aching beauty and emotional depth, the track explores themes of inner dissonance, quiet resilience, and the search for solace. Haunting melodies and textured instrumentation build a cinematic world where sorrow breathes—and in a poignant turn, guest musician Tommi Palomäki adds mournful saxophone lines that deepen the track’s ethereal pull.
Relicon, the brainchild of Antti-Pekka Meronen, began in 1998 as a solo project, with Antti writing and recording everything himself. After evolving into a full band in the mid-2000s and releasing four demos, the group eventually disbanded. Antti continued creating music online with occasional collaborators until a long hiatus between 2012 and 2017.
In 2024, Relicon signed to WormHoleDeath and released the EP “Consequences of Disbelief.” Soon after, drummer Mikko Kuhno and longtime bassist Tuukka Mauranen joined the fold. The trio’s follow-up EP, “Ephemeral Triumphs” (2025), blends re-recorded early material with new experimental directions—including the haunting track “Emergence” featuring guest saxophonist Tommi Palomäki.
Fusing Finnish melancholy with gothic and alternative metal, Ephemeral Triumphs dives into themes of inner collapse, surreal journeys, and eerie lullabies—marking Relicon’s boldest statement yet.
Wormholedeath is proud to present the release of Temtris’ seventh studio album, Queen of Crows — now available on all major streaming platforms and in physical format.
Carving a relentless path through melody and fire, Queen of Crows is a searing nine-track journey into the raw core of the human experience. With emotion-charged storytelling and razor-sharp sonic execution, the album sees Temtris reach new creative heights. Expect thunderous rhythm sections, blazing dual guitars, and the commanding, sky-splitting vocal power of frontwoman Genevieve Rodda — all wrapped in the band’s signature blend of classic heavy metal and modern grit.
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 