{"id":3667,"date":"2025-07-21T12:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=3667"},"modified":"2025-07-22T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:15:18","slug":"summer-breeze-2024-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=3667","title":{"rendered":"Summer Breeze 2024 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, Summer Breeze! For its 25th edition the festival marked the great finale of the open air summer in West Bavaria again. Regarding the festival area we got the impression the organizers seemed to have found its ideal set up due to the stages, etc.. Short ways between the stages as a varied program lead by Heaven Shall Burn, Amon Amarth, Architects and Meshuggah attracted 45000 fans to sell out Summer Breeze for another time. This year&#8217;s innovation were the arrival slots of each visitor \/ car which improved the organization around the main arrival days tuesday and wednesday a lot. So most of the time the check-in ran quicker than expected. And important for many SB-maniacs: The gargoyles being placed next to the Main Stage were back. With the huge screens besides them those ones even impressed more. After the thunderstorm warning hadn&#8217;t come true on wednesday, the weather turned out to another real Summer Breeze, so sometimes the way to the first bands in the hot noon felt a bit heavy, but was mostly worth it anyway. At this year\u2019s Summer Breeze 131 bands appeared on 4 stages in four days for about 45000 visitors (Sold out!).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-1024x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8304-2048x1143.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Stage<br>Brothers Of Metal<\/strong> The Power Metal eightpeace didn&#8217;t just populate the stage, it also attracted surprisingly many supporters to open this year&#8217;s Main Stage action by this more fun-orientated act. The rarely clothed Swedes entertained them with their Power Metal and introduced by \u201eThe Other Son Of Odin\u201c a new track from their forthcoming release while the fans didn&#8217;t hesitate to accept this party invitation.<br><strong>The Amity Affliction<\/strong> Party isn&#8217;t the first word to be associated with the melancholic sound of the quartet from Brisbane. To my surprise long-time-member Ahren Stringer missed and got replaced by Jonathan Reeves (Kingdom Of Giants) for this year&#8217;s summer shows. Anyway, they rocked and convinced by their combination between hard riffs as shouts and clean vocals with great melody hooks. From the beginning by \u201ePittsburgh\u201c, \u201eAll My Friends Are Dead\u201c and \u201eDrag The Lake\u201c to the final \u201eDon&#8217;t Lean On Me\u201c and \u201eSoak Me In Bleach\u201c Joel Birch &amp; Co inspired the crowd to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8281-2048x1376.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Flogging Molly<\/strong> By cheering with a can of beer into the crowd fronter Dave King introduced the audience. This scene described the following 80 minutes all too well. The Folk Punk sevenpiece from Los Angeles took care about a good mood over the Main Stage area keeping the spectators dancing and singing with them. Supported by violin as banjo besides the classic band instrumentation they entertained very well from the opener \u201eDrunken Lullabies\u201c to the finisher \u201eSeven Deadly Sins\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-1024x905.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-1024x905.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-768x679.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-1536x1357.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8300-2048x1810.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Meshuggah <\/strong>The almighty innovators of Tech Death, Djent, etc. came to hypnotize Dinkelsb\u00fchl. Or as vocalist Jens Kidman described it: \u201eWe&#8217;re just here to fuck with your brain.\u201c And so they did from the opening \u201eBroken Cog\u201c and \u201eRational Gaze\u201c while several moshpits started. One of the best light shows in Metal demonstrated the strength of Meshuggah performances for another time. Suppported by this as the high-skilled instrumentalists being tight as fuck let this show become a live monster nobody could escape from. By the epic final consisting of the classic \u201eFuture Breed Machine\u201c, \u201eBleed\u201c and \u201eDemiurge\u201c they left their fans. A couple of them had to check their neck the following morning due to constant headbanging.<br><strong>Lord Of The Lost <\/strong>The following formation couldn&#8217;t hold the high level had set by the headliner before. Being called \u201eLord Of The Last\u201c after their failure at this year&#8217;s Eurovision Song Contest the Goth Rockers from Hamburg started motivated into the show demonstrating they&#8217;re back on track. Supported by lots of pyros they did finishing by their ESC-song \u201eBlood And Glitter\u201c.<br><strong>Enslaved <\/strong>Old school fans might have got disappointed by their setlist, but to my as many others&#8217; pleasure the Blackies from Norway decided for a pretty Prog-orientated one. Just sad only a smaller audience was present to witness compositions as \u201eRuun\u201c or the final \u201eHavenless\u201c live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>T-Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sylosis <\/strong>The quartet from Reading had to begin in pure heat and in front of shadow seeking spectators. But their Neo-Thrash was able to assemble a respectable crowd in front of the T-Stage. Lead by Josh Middleton, who had stopped his guest phase with Architects to concentrate on his own band, \u201eStained Humanity\u201c, the circle-pit-creating \u201eAltered States Of Consciousness\u201c as \u201eA Sign Of Things To Come\u201c got its support.<br><strong>Obscura <\/strong>This Tech Death home game should have deserved more supporters. Anyway, the quartet around bandleader Stefan Kummerer and his new as talented line-up performed a tight show. Especially in its final part containing \u201eDevoured Usurper\u201c (\u201eThe only ballad of the whole fuckin&#8217; festival.\u201c &#8211; Kummerer), \u201eThe Anticosmic Overload\u201c, \u201eSeptuagint\u201c and \u201eIncarnated\u201c they inspired several headbangers to move on the \u201emost beautiful wednesday in a long time\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-1536x1012.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8294-2048x1350.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Pain <\/strong>The longtime Industrial Metal project of Hypocrisy&#8217;s mainman Peter T\u00e4gtgren came to entertain around midnight. Although they overacted a bit by their changing costumes as they did musically. By \u201ePush The Pusher\u201c, \u201eGo With The Flow\u201c and \u201eParty In My Head\u201c they considererd three tracks from their new album \u201eI Am\u201c. The fourpiece finished by their jubilated hymn \u201eShut Your Mouth\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wera Tool Rebel Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Viscera <\/strong>The quintet around the former vocalist of Heart Of A Coward, Jamie Graham, played a well-balanced set considering their both albums \u201eObsidian\u201c and \u201eCarcinogenesis\u201c. Their UK-Deathcore convinced completely and caused several moshpits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Stage<\/strong><br><strong>Crypta <\/strong>Maybe they&#8217;re used to the heat from home: The four young women from Sao Paulo welcomed the first battalions of headbangers in the hot noon. Lead by the charismatic fronter Fernanda Lira they caused the first hair windmills by their Death Metal smashers like the opener \u201eThe Other Side Of Anger\u201c, \u201eLord Of Ruins\u201c as the final \u201eFrom The Ashes\u201c.<br>Dynazty First part of the show it didn&#8217;t seem to work to convince by their Power Metal. But all of a sudden the fivepice from Stockholm stretched their \u201eHeartless Madness\u201c turning  into a long singalong game with the crowd. So it turned out to some kind of madness by heart.<br><strong>The Baboon Show<\/strong> Another formation from Stockholm continued the program. The two women + two men acted motivated, but just a couple of visitors in the front took notice of their Punkrock. The fourpiece got the most applause for \u201eYou Got A Problem Without Knowing It\u201c including a \u201eRun To The Hills\u201c &#8211; interlude.<br><strong>The Black Dahlia Murder<\/strong> The following appearance happened within a melancholic aura. After the suicide of longtime vocalist as sympathic icon of the fivepiece from Detroit, Trevor Strnad, his bandmates decided the only other active bandfounder left, guitarist Brian Eschbach, was the only possible successor behind the microphone. And after a few minutes he did well. By the opener \u201eAftermath\u201c and \u201eMammoth&#8217;s Hand\u201c they introduced two new songs from their forthcoming album. After applause for thase one the<br>classics \u201eStatutory Ape\u201c, \u201eNightbringers\u201c and \u201eEverything Went Black\u201c started massive moshpit action.<br><strong>J.B.O.<\/strong> The four weirdoes welcomed thousands of fans to their home game again. Several jokes and a loud singalong during the band hymn \u201eEin Guter Tag Zum Sterben\u201c entertained very well. So the show ended in a positive atmosphere by \u201eEin Fest\u201c.<br><strong>Jinjer <\/strong>The red clothed Tatjana Shmaylyuk set the visual focus while the acoustic one got set by her variable voice and the tight as high-skilled band. She announced her wish to reach peace for the world which couldn&#8217;t be shouted more authentic than by an Ukrainian musician. The following \u201eI Speak Astronomy\u201c, \u201ePisces\u201c and \u201ePerennial\u201c left no doubt about the musical approach of the quartet.<br><strong>Behemoth <\/strong>After the first tones and shouts behind a white curtain this one fell with the first riff of \u201eOnce Upon The Pale Horse\u201c. The Polish fourpiece performed a bombastic live show supported by lots of smoke and fire while \u201eOra Pro Nubis Lucifer\u201c, \u201eOv Fire And The Void\u201c as \u201eBlow Your Trumpets Gabriel\u201c got celebrated by the crowd. The classic double \u201eChant For Eschaton 2000\u201c and \u201eO Father O Satan O Sun\u201c finished another Blast from Gdansk.<br><strong>Architects <\/strong>About 15 years ago I watched this band from Brighton appearing on the Party Stage on the former tent stage. Nowadays grown to a sixpiece they headlined the festival thursday attracting thousands of fans packing the Main Stage area and performing on a two-level stage set surrounded by digital screens projecting movies and huge pyros. Starting with the new unreleased \u201eSeeing Red\u201c the crowd screamed and started to move. \u201eBlack Lungs\u201c, \u201eThese Colours Don&#8217;t Run\u201c, \u201eHereafter\u201c and \u201eGravedigger\u201c produced lots of crowdsurfers inside the jumping crowd. Well-moderated by vocalist Sam Carter \u201eRoyal Beggars\u201c, \u201eDoomsday\u201c and \u201eMeteor\u201c raised the atmosphere to the maximum. By the encores \u201eNihilist\u201c and \u201eAnimals\u201c the biggest highlight of the weekend besides Meshuggah found its end.<br><strong>Dark Tranquillity<\/strong> After their surprise appearance on the Campsite Circus Stage on tuesday the Gothenburg sixpiece returned to the Main Stage. Their slot around midnight was-well planned into friday when their new masterpiece \u201eEndtime Signal\u201c was supposed to be released. The first half consisted of well-known compositions like the opener \u201eThe Wonders At Your Feet\u201c, \u201eTerminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)\u201c, \u201eAtoma\u201c, \u201eThereIn\u201c and \u201eLost To Apathy\u201c. From midnight and the beginning release day on front runner Mikael Stanne &amp; Co performed six brandnew songs before leaving the enthused fans by \u201eMisery&#8217;s Crown\u201c.<br><strong>Exodus <\/strong>The Bay Area Thrash icon started their show later and had to deal with sound problems deep in the night. Anyway, their die-hard-fans still celebrated classics like \u201eBonded By Blood\u201c, \u201eBlacklist\u201c as \u201eToxic Waltz\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>T-Stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Born Of Osiris<\/strong> Without keyboarder Joe Buras the formation from Illinois started into their high-approached set containing older material like the opener \u201eOpen Arms To Damnation\u201c and \u201eBow Down\u201c as newer songs like \u201eAngel Or Alien\u201c and \u201eWhite Nile\u201c. The audience reacted with applause and pit-action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-1536x813.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8342-2048x1084.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Ocean<\/strong> Right after midnight the sound of the Prog Post Metal quintet from Berlin fit perfectly. Beginning by \u201ePreborial\u201c its sound had something magic in the darkness. Supported by a wonderful light show, the amazing voice of Loic Rossetti and the brilliant band this atmosphere became constant during this hour. Besides the crowdsurfing vovalist the fans celebrated this show in action as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-1024x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-1536x828.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8360-2048x1104.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wera Tool Rebel Stage<\/strong><br><strong>Siamese <\/strong>Two years ago the Danish quintet was my opener to the Summer Breeze returning right from ending quarantine to Dinkelsb\u00fchl. This year they appeared on the same stage, but this time again with violinist Christian who had replaced the sick Marc on bass in 2022. The set became part of some kind of a release show. After opening by \u201eSloboda\u201c and \u201eHome\u201c singer Mirja &amp; Co presented five songs from their new album \u201eElements\u201c who earned good support. The older \u201eOcean Bed\u201c became the final jubilated statement of this concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-1024x859.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-1024x859.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-1536x1288.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8427-2048x1717.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Stage<\/strong><br>Future Palace Pretty huge stage for a trio. Anyway, the Modern Metal act from Berlin assembled a respectable companionship in front of the stage opening the day in the hot noon. Even the unreleased \u201eDreamstate\u201c, \u201eDecarabia\u201c and \u201eMalphas\u201c from their forthcoming album got celebrated.<br><strong>Warkings <\/strong>In front of a digital backdrop showing a big pile of skulls the musicians entered the stage in different warrior costumes, e.g. the drummer as a Spartan. Their Power Metal just seem to fascinate the first rows of hardcore supporters till the fourpiece got support by a female vocalist bringing more heaviness as variety into the final \u201eSparta\u201c more spectators sang along with.<br><strong>Megaherz <\/strong>To the sound of the movie \u201eSicario\u201c the Industrial Metal held in German language started and dealt with several current society issues. The audience could have been a bigger one, but everybody seemed to know the hit \u201eMistst\u00fcck\u201c chanting together with the band.<br><strong>Neaera <\/strong>What a return: Shouter Benny Hilleke directly conducted and jumped into the crowd to initiate the first massive wall of death for \u201eArmamentarium\u201c within the first minutes of the show. Before \u201eTorchbearer\u201c he got the water hose by the security to cool down the heated fans. \u201ePacifier\u201c and the title song of their new album \u201eAll Is Dust\u201c didn&#8217;t reduce the moshpit action which got even raised by \u201eLet The Tempest Come\u201c in participation with the Callejon-shouter and the final \u201eSpearheading The Spawn\u201c.<br><strong>Delain <\/strong>The rebuilt band with new bandmembers around mainman Martjin Westerholt returned to Dinkelsb\u00fchl to add a few melodic colors into the heavy friday program. The new singer Diana Leah convinced through the whole set which got closed by the band classic \u201eWe Are The Others\u201c.<br><strong>Motionless In White<\/strong> The fivepiece from Pennsylvania brought more modern sound and heaviness back on stage. Acting completely in corpsepaint the band had raised a respectable fan base seeminly knowing most of the lyrics and celebrating their faves from \u201eMeltdown\u201c to \u201eScoring The End Of The World\u201c.<br><strong>Feuerschwanz <\/strong>The Folk Metal ensemble attracted lots of supporters on the Main Stage area. Appearing for the sixth time at the Summer Breeze their Folk Metal obviously is very popular in Dinkelsb\u00fchl. While the audience seemed to know all the tracks all too well just the covers \u201eValhalla Calling\u201c (Miracle Of Sound), \u201eDragostea Tin Dei\u201c (O-Zone) and \u201eWarriors Of The World United\u201c (Manowar) sounded familiar to me. Anyway, the medieval dressed musicians as their fans had fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-1536x841.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8438-2048x1121.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Amon Amarth<\/strong> Pure bombast awaited the packed Main Stage infield when the Swedes entered the stage. With their numerous of vinking hymns they didn&#8217;t mind firing the classics \u201eGuardians Of Asgaard\u201c and \u201eThe Pursuit Of Vikings\u201c into the crowd when opening their set. Fronter Johan Hegg knew how to rule the masses and behind the riffmasters Jocke Wallgren&#8217;s drumriser throned on a huge helmet. Supported by numerous pyros they kept the crowd actively participating by headbanging, singing along as moshpit action. After the encores \u201eCrack The Sky\u201c and \u201eTwilight Of The Thunder God\u201c the five warriors left the jubilating supporters after another won battle.<br><strong>Lordi <\/strong>It was monster time around midnight. The former ESC winners from Finnland didn&#8217;t just entertain with their monstrous outfits and their Hardrock, but with funny comments of vocalist Mr. Lordi initiating an ironic anti-chant by the fans vs. a stage hand. By \u201eDevil Is A Loser, \u201eWould You Love A Monsterman?\u201c and \u201eHard Rock Hallelujah\u201c the well-entertaining show was over.<br><strong>Moonspell <\/strong>The Portuguese took their late shift as a chance and created the right atmosphere deep in the night. Starting with the classic double \u201eOpium\u201c and \u201eAwake\u201c the following hour Fernando Ribeiro &amp; Co reflected the different band phases while numerous fans headbanged. And the support raised during the final with \u201eAlma Mater\u201c and \u201eFull Moon Madness\u201c while the moon in the sky looked nearly full. What a magic picture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>T-Stage<\/strong><br><strong>Callejon <\/strong>After a Backstreet Boys intro the Metalcore quintet entered the stage together for the last time but one before three members will quit. No wonder they opened very motivated by \u201ePorn From Spain 3\u201c. Other highlights became \u201eUtopia\u201c, the Die-\u00c4rzte-cover as anti-nazi-hymn \u201eSchrei Nach Liebe\u201c, the phenomenal ballad \u201eMann Im Spiegel\u201c and \u201eSnake Mountain\u201c celebrated by the fans with singalongs and several moshpits. For the final \u201ePorn From Spain 2\u201c sixstringer Kotsche crowdsurfed into the audience playing his guitar inside the pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8452-2048x1136.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Main Stage<\/strong><br><strong>Samurai Pizza<\/strong> Cats Dressed in own SPC-baseball-jacket-uniforms and the vocalist with a pink mask for the first few seconds of the opener \u201eOutcast\u201c the band entered the stage. Starting the final day on the Main Stage of SB 2025 the fivepiece from the Ruhr Region motivated by songs from their debut \u201eYou&#8217;re Hellcome\u201c to circle-pits and a wall of death.<br><strong>Nestor <\/strong>Completely different music, but similar effect: The Swedes played Hardrock for the stadium masses. The number of spectators wasn&#8217;t that high, but a respectable number of fans celebrated the well- balanced set considering titles from their debut \u201eKids In A Ghost Town\u201c and from their new release \u201eTeenage Rebel\u201c. Just sad they had overrun their time management and were forced to cancel their final song.<br><strong>Rise Of The Northstar<\/strong> Right in time the fivepiece from Paris began their set right in time and caused much moshpit again from the beginning. So their Hardcore ruled the battlefield \u201eAgain And Agian\u201c.<br><strong>Eclipse <\/strong>Back to Hardrock: The quartet from Stockholm spread good mood over the Main Stage ground. No matter with melodies like those of \u201eGot It!\u201c, \u201eThe Hardest Part Is Losing You\u201c or the new \u201eSpark\u201c from their forthcoming album \u201eMegalomanium II\u201c.<br><strong>Orden Ogan<\/strong> The Teutonic Power Metal combo came with flames heating up the atmosphere even a bit more, but that just worked for their die-hard-fans. Considering \u201eConquest\u201c, \u201eMoon Fire\u201c and the title track from their new output \u201eThe Order Of Fear\u201c didn&#8217;t help. The final \u201eThe Things We Believe In\u201c got the loudest reactions.<br><strong>Spiritbox <\/strong>When you scroll back in the latest years and ignore the pandemic it&#8217;s unbelievable how fast this quartet from Vancouver rose with their innovative Metal, but far away from easy listening. The presence as the variable voice of Courtney LaPlante of course are one factor, and so it was in Dinkelsb\u00fchl. But the riffing is as was another one by ex-members of Courtney&#8217;s former band Iwrestledabearonce and As I Lay Dying. By their setlist well-balanced between their debut masterpiece \u201eEternal Blue\u201c and the newer EP<br>\u201eThe Fear Of Fear\u201c they convinced completely. Thousands of fans jumped and sang along during \u201eJaded\u201c, \u201eThe Void\u201c, \u201eRule Of Nines\u201c, \u201eCircle With Me\u201c as \u201eHoly Roller\u201c several moshpits raged on the infield. But why did they finish their awesome show ten minutes too early?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8493.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8493-877x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8493-877x1024.jpg 877w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8493-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8493-768x897.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8493.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Subway To Sally<\/strong> The sevenpiece and their Folk Metal are steady guests in Dinkelsb\u00fchl as popular in the audience. Lead by three guitars, the rhythm section, a violin and the front entertainer Eric Fish as supported by a couple of special effects they animated the audience to participate. The encores \u201eSanctus\u201c, \u201eGott Spricht\u201c and \u201eVeitstanz\u201c as the extra encore \u201eJulia Und Die R\u00e4uber\u201c including a lout chanting crowd marked the end of a medieval Folk party.<br><strong>Heaven Shall Burn<\/strong> For a last time the German Metalcore icon played a show before recording a new album. In the history of the Summer Breeze they had performed seeveral epic battles, and so they did again. Supported by lots of pyros and other special effects the quintet ruled from the opener \u201eCounterweight\u201c over the classic \u201eBehind A Wall of Silence\u201c, the Edge-Of-Sanity-cover \u201eBlack Tears\u201c, \u201eVoice Of The Voiceless\u201c, \u201eGodiva\u201c, \u201eHunters Will Be Hunted\u201c and the band hymn \u201eEndzeit\u201c. For another time the hugest circle-pits as walls of death reigned over the infield. Combined with the clever statements these 90 minutes became an outstanding concert again. By the Blind-Guardian-cover \u201eValhalla\u201c the show got conluded by thousands of fans singing along with the band.<br><strong>Korpiklaani <\/strong>The Folk Metal combo from Lahti had the mission to hold the specators in front of the stage partying. Of course many had left after the final day&#8217;s headliner, but those ones who stayed had fun with several played songs from the new \u201eRankarumpi\u201c release (the opener \u201eKotomaa\u201c, \u201eAita\u201c, \u201eKalmisto\u201c, \u201eOraakkelit\u201c, the title track and \u201eSaunaan\u201c) as with the classics \u201eWooden Pints\u201c, \u201eMets\u00e4mies\u201c and the set closing \u201eVodka\u201c.<br><strong>Insomnium <\/strong>Another band from Finland, but with a complete different approach: The quartet around the German speaking fronter Niilo Sev\u00e4nen played a brilliant Meldodic Death Metal show bringing this year&#8217;s Summer Breeze to a worthy end. Supported by a wonderful light show \u201e1696\u201c as \u201eUnsung\u201c created a special own atmosphere. By \u201eMortal Share, \u201eWhile We Sleep\u201c and \u201eHeart Like A Grave\u201c they inspired the headbangers to mobilize their final energy left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>T-Stage<\/strong><br><strong>Before The Dawn<\/strong> After the rebuild of his band Tuomas Saukkonen and his band are back. Within this reconstruction he moved behind the drumkit doing a couple of backing grunts as well. Paavo Lapotti nowadays is the main micro man singing the clean as grunting the dirty vocals. By \u201eMy Darkness\u201c, \u201eDying Sun\u201c and the final \u201eDeadsong\u201c the Finns got remarkable support by the headbangers.<br><strong>Unearth <\/strong>The Metalcore institution from Boston returned to Dinkelsb\u00fchl to show again they&#8217;re still performing one of the most agile shows in Metal. Lead by the shouts of vocalist Trevor Phipps and the phenomenal leads of guitarist Buzz McGrath \u201eIncinerate\u201c as \u201eGiles\u201c forced the moshpit action. Their great classic final consisting of \u201eThis Lying World\u201c, \u201eMy Will Be Done\u201c and \u201eBlack Hearts Now Reign\u201c left no one motionless at the T-Stage area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483-1024x948.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483-1024x948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483-768x711.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483-1536x1422.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8483-2048x1895.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wera Tool Rebel Stage<\/strong><br><strong>Unprocessed <\/strong>After 2019 the quartet returned to the Wera Tool Rebel Stage to perform their innovative Prog Metal. Their live experience they had won over the latest years transfered to this show couldn&#8217;t get ignored. They just should stop their annoying \u201eBounce\u201c-shouts. By \u201eSacrifice Me\u201c they presented a new composition. The classic \u201eHaven\u201c marked the end of an amazing show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1002\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529-1024x1002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529-1536x1503.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8529-2048x2004.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><br>This year&#8217;s Summer Breeze got a sunny one again fitting to its name. The organization ran well and the bands rocked. So they will in 2025 the SB published the first bands for:<br>Machine Head, Gojira, In Extremo, Blind Guardian, Within Temptation, Saxon, Dimmu Borgir, Tarja &amp; Marko Hietala, Donots, The Halo Effect, August Burns Red, Static X, Fit For A King and Mr. Hurley &amp; Die Pulveraffen.<br>At the Summer Breeze the visitors could again enjoy the variety of food as beverages to the prices of the post-pandemic editions before (e.g. 5 \u20ac for 0.4 l can of beer including different types or softdrink).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-768x1134.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-1040x1536.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-1387x2048.jpg 1387w, https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSCN8472-scaled.jpg 1734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking forward to Summer Breeze 2025! Special thanks go out to Tony Brehm, Jagger &amp; the SB- team! On the airfield of Dinkelsb\u00fchl \/ Sinnbronn rocked, drank and partied Tobi Wan Kenobi, Nele,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wirwa, Fleiter and Nina!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday Congratulations, Summer Breeze! For its 25th edition the festival marked the great finale of the open air summer in West Bavaria again. Regarding the festival area we got the impression the organizers seemed to have found its ideal set up due to the stages, etc.. Short ways between the stages as a varied program &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/?page_id=3667\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Summer Breeze 2024 Review&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3667"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3689,"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3667\/revisions\/3689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.metal-festivals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}