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DONG: Haggard coming…


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Our friends of the DONG Open Air have news:
You thought that we were done? Wrong? Haggard will be one of the headliners of the sixteenth Dong Open Air! The masters of the symbiosis of death metal and medieval classics are currently working on the completion of their newest album “Grimm”, but still – just like Bloodbath – rarely go on stage. Which is yet another reason we’re majorly excited!
And since we’re talking about rare occasions: You quite certainly have never seen our latest addition, Ignition, live before. That’s probably because this power metal act just very recently emerged from the depths of Duisburg. But they already managed to create some impressive stuff! Check out their band profile and see if you can spot any known faces plotting to play good music!
If you now think we’re done announcing the line-up – you’re wrong again! 🙂 Get your ticket now, so you have something to do while you’re waiting for July!
See you soon!
Your Dong Team

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ROCKHARZ: GAMMA RAY + TWO HOT NEWCOMERS – BILLING FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY COMPLETED! LABELNIGHT WILL FOLLOW!


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10 years after their first and only guest performance at ROCKHARZ so far – back then in Dorste – Hamburg’ metal flagship around Kai Hansen is setting its sails to “ENTER AUF!” to the Harz Mountains. Since 2015, singer and guitarist Kai Hansen is supported by Frank Beck on the vocals. Look forward to melodic Metal at its best! GAMMA RAY return to ROCKHARZ!

The opposite of legend, namely new hopefuls in the business, are the other two confirmations, which are completing our band billing (Thursday to Saturday):

We are looking very much forward to presenting AND THEN SHE CAME at this year’s Rockharz Open Air. With an an all-new blend of hook-laden, cinelectric heaviness, this quartet is guaranteed to deliver a no-holds-barred jaw-dropper of a show.

The band’s eponymous debut album will be released on June 24th. But who is AND THEN SHE CAME? Come back and find out soon.

The final confirmation are ROCK DEVILZ, who will blow your breakfeast out of your hand with lusty Old School Rock. Singer of the recently founded band is no one less then Mephisto himself: Falko Illing, for years protagonist of “FAUST, the rock opera”, which is prestented regularly and with huge success at the Goethesaal on the highest hill of the Harz Mountains, the Brocken. If you are interested in classic literature or just being up to flush your highly cultural ears, we recommend the following link: http://www.faust-rockoper.de/

The only thing that is missing now is the complete billing of the AFM Labelnight – that is, those to be on stage next to J.B.O. on Wednesday. But don’t be sad, these ones will be presented soon! Watch out!

Link:
http://www.rockharz.com/

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Bad Religion at With full force 2016!



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Hello friends,
finally we can announce a new name for your favourite festival: Founded 36 years ago and by now not a bit quieter, socially critical and more snappy than ever before the punkrock dinosaurs BAD RELIGION. The gentlemen from Los Angeles have released 17 official albums and fascinate millions of fans worldwide at their concerts but haven’t made it to the heaviest field yet. Now the time has come! Look forward to the only and exclusive festival gig 2016 in Germany – at the FULL FORCE! Your WFF Team

Link:
http://www.withfullforce.de

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SAXON WILL BRING THE EAGLE TO ROCKHARZ!


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Every time they play a special show, SAXON bring their stage eagle with them. This icon of NWoBHM, that first was used by SAXON on their world tour in 1983, is a symbol for a time when Heavy Metal conquered the world and when for the first time hundreds of thousands of fans flooded Metal shows. And this year, this glistening bright entity of steel will decorate the ROCKHARZ ROCKSTAGE. SAXON don’t give a fuck about our light bulb prohibition or our electricity bill. But anyway, we are looking forward to be able to say: THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!

Link:
http://www.rockharz.com/

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Skyclad at DONG 2016


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Our friends of the DONG Open Air have news:
There are news from Skyclad! Dave Pugh, guitarist from 1991 to 1995, is part of the current lineup! Dave was part of the recordings of “Prince of the Poverty Line” and “The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea,” which by now are not only classics, but also turned out fairly thrashy for folk metal. This old facet shines anew with Dave in the band, so we felt compelled to invite the Claddies back to the hill!
Along with Skyclad, we asked apRon to join us, a young bad from Germany who have a tendency for some circus airs on stage, and a sound somewhere between System of a Down and Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung. If you are not entirely sure what this means, make sure you’re there to find out!
Another blow right in your face will be delivered by Kryptos. The guys from Bangalore devoted their lives to old school thrash and are rightfully India’s most popular metal export!
Horns up,
Your Dong Team

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CHILDREN OF BODOM – ONLY FESTIVAL SHOW IN GERMANY IN 2016 @ ROCK HARZ


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Finland’s Melodic Death barrel no. 1 are planning their next attack on your neck muscles. Not only that they would like to erase the bad taste after their cancellation some years ago for the second time, no, they also have chosen the ROCKHARZ for their only festival show in Germany in 2016! So, there are only two options left: Go into the pit for some collective moshing or drink a shot of Schnaps for every “fuck” of frontman and guitar hero Alexi Laiho… however, it will hurt! The Hate-Crew returns to Ballenstedt!

Link:
http://www.rockharz.com/