Today, NUCLEAR BLAST and SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR announce another round of a beloved tradition, shaking the grounds of Dinkelsbühl year by year: 2021 will see the 10th anniversary of the NUCLEAR BLAST Label Night at SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR on Wednesday, August 18th, taken over by TESTAMENT, EXODUS, PARADISE LOST, BENEDICTION and FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE.
NUCLEAR BLAST states: “2020 would have been Nuclear Blast Records’ 10th Anniversary of the Summer Breeze label night. Unfortunately, we all know what happened: the darkest year in the history of rock festivals. But we are more than happy that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel and want to thank all fans for staying patient. The rescheduled Anniversary Night will be celebrated with Testament, Paradise Lost and Benediction, who are dying to present to you their latest albums that came out during the ill-fated Corona year, as well as Thrash titans Exodus and the Italian Death Metal innovators Fleshgod Apocalypse, who will both be presenting new songs as well. It’s going to be special! We want to thank the entire Summer Breeze team for their years of friendship and cannot wait to celebrate the return of the festival experience with all of you. And thanks again to all metal fans around the world for supporting the scene! We are bonded by blood!”
SUMMER BREEZE Festival adds: “The Nuclear Blast Label Night at the SUMMER BREEZE is by now well established.The Donzdorf-based label sends a bunch of illustrious names, to spice up the beginning of the festival on the T-Stage. The following Nuclear Blast bangers will hit the stage on festival Wednesday: TESTAMENT, PARADISE LOST, EXODUS, BENEDICTION and FLESHGOD APOCALPYSE.”
Day passes are not sold for the Wednesday’s event, the NUCLEAR BLAST label night can be attended with a regular festival ticket. You can purchase tickets for the SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR 2021 here: https://www.sbtix.de/home
The world’s leading independent metal label, Nuclear Blast Records, will celebrate its 30th anniversary at Summer Breeze Open Air, Dinkelsbühl, Germany this year! Due to this special event, the Nuclear Blast Label Night won’t take place on the first day of the festival as usual. Instead of the aforementioned label night, the line-up of the mainstage on Friday, August 18th, will be representing the heavy metal powerhouse. All bands that will be playing at “Blast Bash – 30 Years of Nuclear Blast” on the mainstage on this day, are signed to Nuclear Blast, so fans will get a great overview of some of the label’s varied roster.
The following acts can be seen at the main stage on Friday, August 18th, in celebration of Nuclear Blast‘s 30th anniversary: AMORPHIS, AVERSIONS CROWN, BATTLE BEAST, BETONTOD, CELLAR DARLING, CHILDREN OF BODOM, ELUVEITIE, EPICA, HATEBREED, KREATOR, MEMORIAM, SONATA ARCTICA, and WINTERSUN. The accurate running order will be announced a few weeks beforehand!
The label, founded by Markus Staiger back in 1987, has become the most important and biggest independent metal label over the years. It all began with the release of two hardcore/punk samplers and IMPULSE MANSLAUGHTER‘s debut, and now Nuclear Blast accommodates top-selling bands such as SLAYER, SABATON, NIGHTWISH, MACHINE HEAD, DIMMU BORGIR, BLIND GUARDIAN, EDGUY, and many more. But the label is still taking care of up-and-coming bands; this fact has been cemented by recent signings THE CHARM THE FURY, SPOIL ENGINE, and DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME, which can also be seen at Summer Breeze.
You can see the following Nuclear Blast / Arising Empire / SharpTone Records band live on stage at Summer Breeze:
KREATOR, HATEBREED, CHILDREN OF BODOM, ELUVEITIE, WINTERSUN, AMORPHIS, EPICA, BETONTOD, OVERKILL, SONATA ARCTICA, DECAPITATED, POSSESSED, SUFFOCATION, BELPHEGOR, BATTLE BEAST, WHILE SHE SLEEPS, MEMORIAM, CELLAR DARLING, FALLUJAH, AVERSIONSCROWN, DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME, IMMINENCE, THE CHARM THE FURY, SPOIL ENGINE
2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the Summer Breeze Open Air, which can now look back on a history almost unparalleled in Germany and Europe.
Everything began in 1997 in the Swabian town of Abtsgmünd, where promoter Achim Ostertag was then desperately searching for a chance to play with his band of the time, Voodoo Kiss. “Why not just organize a festival ourselves?” thought the group, who had only just outgrown their teen years. The result was the first Summer Breeze, held – in a tent at that time – on the Abtsgmünd fairground, the same place that hosted the festival until 2005 (with the exception of 1998, the only year that went without a Summer Breeze festival).
The second Summer Breeze 1999 was held in a tent again, and there were already bands that would often return in later years, such as End Of Green and 99 headliners Night In Gales, with the latter on the bill once again this year.
A year later, Summer Breeze became an open air festival and was held over the course of three days for the first time.
Summer Breeze Open Air kept constantly growing, which led to the location reaching its full capacity in 2005. No wonder, considering the international greats who had graced Abtsgmünd with their presence until then: In Flames, Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Paradise Lost, Kreator, In Extremo, Subway To Sally, Lacuna Coil, and many more.
After a frenetic search, a new location was found in neighbouring Bavaria, which was more than apt to accomodate the festival’s increased requirements and also flexible enough to allow more changes in the future. The wonderful medieval town of Dinkelsbühl, one of the last three German cities that keep their surrounding walls intact, became the new home of Summer Breeze Open Air.
The rapid increase in attendance, from 11,000 people in 2006 to 33,000 in 2011, clearly proves that the change in location met the fans’ approval. However, despite its enormous size, which makes it the second biggest all-Metal festival in Germany with three open air stages and one tent stage, Summer Breeze has never lost any of its familiar character and its friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
From the very beginning, the promoters always had the well-being of their patrons in mind, a fact that becomes evident once again this year. 85.- Euros for a three-day ticket (including an exclusive warm-up show the day before) with 100 bands playing is synonimous with real value for money, the kind you don’t find very often these days.
Nevertheless, the organizing team are not cutting corners or resting on their laurels. Year in and year out they work diligently to improve the logistical planning, including the general hygiene situation, in order to guarantee all festivalgoers the best possible service.
For example, at Summer Breeze open Air 2012 it is possible for the first time to reserve larger camping areas in advance for groups of 20 people and more. At the same time, popular features such as the free bus shuttle between the town of Dinkelsbühl and the festival site on Sinbronn airfield are being kept and expanded.
Musically speaking, the Summer Breeze Open Air anniversary sees an impressive bill featuring the best of the festival history. Many bands that have brought the audience near boiling point in the last years will be on hand again to heat up the festival atmosphere. Let us just mention a few names such as Amon Amarth, Within Temptation, Subway To Sally, Immortal, Behemoth, Sick Of It All, Six Feet Under or Sepultura.
But in 2012 there’s obviously also room for new, up-and-coming bands and hot insider tips, for which Summer Breeze has always had a good nose (think of a band like Volbeat, who made it from opener to headliner in just a few years!). Australia’s Be’lakor, who will be playing in Dinkelsbühl for the second time after their 2010 appearance, or Finland’s masters of melancholy Ghost Brigade should be enough to bring our point across.
The Summer Breeze bill is open to all stylistical variations, as everyone has come to expect from a festival that is well-known for its open-mindedness. Medieval bands such as Corvus Corax compete for the crowd’s favor with electro deathcore (We Butter The Bread With Butter), traditional Metal (In Solitude, Iced Earth), female fronted Metal (Within Temptation, Epica), danceable gothic electronica (ASP), all kinds of death Metal, be it old-school, modern or technical (Unleashed, Behemoth, Six Feet Under, Nile, Vallenfyre, Asphyx), party-compatible thrash (Tankard, Municipal Waste), modern Metalcore (Unearth, Architects), grim black Metal (Immortal, Shining), experimental sounds (Glorior Belli, Tanzwut) and the most brutal the scene has to offer (Cattle Decapitation, AnaalNathrakh). Variation is spelled with a capital V, as there is something for everyone! If you don’t have a good time, it’s your own fault!
In this spirit we cordially invite everyone who has the slightest inclination towards heavy or dark music to celebrate the Metal party of the year from August 16th to 18th, 2012 in Dinkelsbühl, Bavaria at the anniversary edition of Summer Breeze Open Air!
Drum-cam footage of Mike Terrana‘s performance with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen at this year’s edition of the Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):
ARCH ENEMY, BOLT THROWER, CALIBAN, CORVUS CORAX, DECAPITATED, EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS, FARMER BOYS, HAIL OF BULLETS, HAYSEED DIXIE, J.B.O., KALMAH, KAMPFAR, KVELERTAK, MARDUK, MOONSORROW, PRIMORDIAL, SALTATIO MORTIS, SKELETONWITCH, SONIC SYNDICATE, TARJA TURUNEN, THE HAUNTED, TURISAS, TÝR, VOMITORY, WITCHERY
Tickets can be purchased for 72 euros (excluding pre-sale fees, including parking/camping) at Silverdust-Shop.de. The first 10,000 tickets get a free DVD with live footage and impressions from the 2009 edition of the festival.
Metalheads from all over the world take the road to Dinkelsbuehl (Germany) to the SUMMER BREEZE Open Air Fest 2010 on 19th, 20th and 21st of August! Shame on you if you even think that it is just another way to spend your holidays or to waste your death time; Summer Breeze is the destination for all your music dreams and wishes. No way! Already sold out!
For the 13th edition of the fest an assault by goth and metal people from all around the world to Deutschland is expected, in order to enjoy a top-quality line-up. From Black to Death, Hardcore to Symphonic, every metalhead will get his beloveds.
2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the Summer Breeze Open Air, which can now look back on a history almost unparalleled in Germany and Europe.
Metalheads from all over the world take the road to Dinkelsbuehl (Germany) to the 
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