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Plzeňský Prazdroj has interesting discounts for METALFEST visitors again this year!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – 6. 6. – 8. 6. 2025, Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSENThe capital of beer is clearly PILSEN! This beautiful West Bohemian metropolis attracts not only for beer and tourist attractions, but over the past 14 years it has also become a center for metal fans from all over the world. The beginning of June here, in the beautiful Lochotín Amphitheater, traditionally belongs to metal! METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 will break out in the Lochotín Amphitheater on Friday, June 6th, and metal will reign here until Sunday, June 8th!And for METALFEST visitors, this year we a...

CREMATORY have released another stunning video clip! Check it out and get ready for METALFEST

... in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Friday 6. 6. – Sunday 8. 6. 2024, Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSENGerman gothic-dark metal brotherhood CREMATORY have released a new video clip for the song “The Future Is A Lonely Place” in support of their new, very impressive studio album “Destination”.

“For me, “The Future Is A Lonely Place” is the hit on the new album Destination and a worthy successor to “Tears of Time” and “Rise and Fall,” says CREMATORY founding member and drummer Markus Jüllich. “With this song, we wrote an anthem for eternit...

DEATH ANGEL released a new single. Live soon, at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Friday 6. 6. – Sunday 8. 6. 2024, Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSENThrash metal legend DEATH ANGEL returns with their first new single in 6 years! In anticipation of the upcoming summer European tour "Summer of Wrath", which will include a visit of the Lochotín Amphitheatre in PILSEN on Sunday, June 8th, at the 14th edition of the international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR, the band has released a brand new song called 'Wrath (Bring Fire)'. Check it out and look forward to really wild and angry thrash metal mayhem that awaits you at METALFEST!

PILSEN will come alive with metal! METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 is here in a month! Don't miss it!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 - 6. 6. - 8. 6. 2025, Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSENPILSEN will soon be rocking by metal again! In just 4 weeks, from Friday, June 6th to Sunday, June 8th, 2025, the 14th edition of the international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 will take place in the beautiful Lochotín Amphitheatre! Who's coming? Do you have tickets, accommodation, parking? You definitely shouldn't miss this fantastic metal start to the summer! 25 bands, world metal stars, will take turns on the stage of the Lochotín Amphitheatre, and most of them have also promised to participate i...

Get in shape for the Pilsen METALFEST! For example with a new single from ALESTORM!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Friday 6. 6. – Sunday 8. 6. 2024, Lochotín Amphitheatre, PLZEŇHave you seen and heard the new single from ALESTORM “Frozen Piss 2”? Ice, revenge and chaos, that’s what ALESTORM are coming for you now! “Frozen Piss 2” is the first single from the upcoming album “The Thunderfist Chronicles”, which will be released on June 20th, 2025. The single “Frozen Piss 2” spews fast riffs, pub choruses, magical keyboards and of course pure pirate madness.After the release of last year's EP "Voyage of the Dead Marauder" and an extens...

EPICA tunes you in with a new lyric video for the Pilsen´s METALFEST, which starts exactly

... in a month!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6.2025Titans of symphonic metal EPICA have released a new lyric video for their anthem “Eye Of The Storm”! This song is from their latest album “Aspiral”, which is already out and is a must for all fans of epic soundscapes and strong vocals.Check it out, listen to it and practice the chorus, which you will be 100% able to sing live with them in just a month, exactly on Friday, June 6th evening, at the 14th edition of the international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR in PI...

Pilsen´s METALFEST is here in a month! We are publishing the SIGNING SESSIONS program!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Friday 6. 6. – Sunday 8. 6. 2024, Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSEN

The 14th edition of international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR will start in the Pilsen Lochotín Amphitheater in just a month! The program of all three festival days is out>>HERE<< and in addition to the whole-festival tickets, tickets for individual days are also on sale!

Today you can already plan your visit of the signing sessions tent, which you will find in front of the festival area entrance...

German HEAVEN SHALL BURN released the first single from the upcoming album!

Live at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PLZN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025The rulers of extreme metal-death core HEAVEN SHALL BURN will release a new album “Heimat” at the end of June. The first single from the new album is out! Check out “My Revocation of Compliance”, and tune in to METALFEST! HEAVEN SHALL BURN will heat up the Lochotín Amphitheatre in PILSEN on the third festival night, on Sunday 8. 6.!

“Heimat” = German for “home / homeland / native land” - a term that refers to the relationship between people and spa...

Dear Czech metal fans, Antonio and Tetzel from ALL FOR METAL invite you to METALFEST!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PLZEŇ - 6. – 8. 6.2025

Exactly two years ago, in June 2023, the very popular metal band ALL FOR METAL held its big international concert premiere in PILSEN, right at METALFEST! These friendly and smiling metal heartthrobs and easy-going people are returning to METALFEST after two years and invite you all to celebrate this little big anniversary with them! At the same place, at approximately the same time, not only the vocal duo Antonio and Tetzel, but the whole band are looking forward to seeing you all in the Lochotín Amphitheatre!...

ATTENTION! Ticket prices for the METALFEST, MASTERS, OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH

...and ROCK CASTLE 2025 festivals are increasing next week!

Dear fans, the advantageous April prices for festival and one-day tickets for your favorite summer events METALFEST OPEN AIR in PILSEN, MASTERS OF ROCK in VIZOVICE. OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH and ROCK CASTLE in MORAVSKÝ KRUMLOV end next week, on Wednesday, April 30th! On May 1st, the prices for festival and one-day tickets will go up a bit again!

The programs of the METALFEST, MASTERS and ROCK CASTLE festivals are online, and in addition to festival season tickets, you can also order one-day tickets! Preparations for the f...

New album from symphonic metal titans EPICA is out! Live in June at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025

Symphonic metal masters EPICA are excited to release their brand new studio album “Aspiral” into the world, along with a new sci-fi music video for the song “Fight to Survive – The Overview Effect”.

The band about the album: “Everyone in the band pushed each other to create the best album possible. We have once again explored new musical and lyrical boundaries and we hope that Aspiral resonates with you as deeply as it did with us. The whole is truly greater than the sum of its par...

ALESTORM will play at METALFEST in PILSEN and then release a new album!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025

This year's Pilsen metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR will be a fantastic start to the summer not only for all of you, metal fans, but also for the Scottish pirates ALESTORM! Shortly after their performance at METALFEST, in the Lochotín Amphitheatre, they will release their new, already 8th album "The Thunderfist Chronicles"! This album will contain eight new anthems full of stormy riffs and absolutely ridiculous lyrics, pushing the vast sea of metal to new depths.

ALESTORM singer Christopher...

LORD OF THE LOST revealed new single and video! Live soon, at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025

Metal visionaries LORD OF THE LOST draw everyone's attention to their new single and video "My Sanctuary", which is the first, fascinating look at their upcoming album "OPVS NOIR Vol. 1", which is set for release on August 8th, 2025. Pre-orders are open>>HERE<<With "My Sanctuary" and the entire upcoming "OPVS NOIR" trilogy, the band returns to a much heavier sound compared to their latest hits. R...

Metalheads, ATTENTION! Favourable march ticket prices for the METALFEST, MASTERS,

...OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH AND ROCK CASTLE festivals end on Monday!

You still do not have your tickets for the summer rock-metal festivals METALFEST OPEN AIR (PILSEN, Lochotín Amphitheatre – 6. – 8. 6. 2025), MASTERS OF ROCK (VIZOVICE, R. Jelínek´s Distillery – 10. – 13. 7. 2025), OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH (Dolní Vítkovice – 2. 8. 2025) or ROCK CASTLE (MORAVSKÝ KRUMLOV, castle park – 14. – 16. 8. 2025) yet? We recommend taking a moment and getting them as soon as possible! You still have the weekend to do it, or Monday 31. 3. at the latest! On Tuesday 1. 4. the prices will go up again!

ATTENTION! The March special prices for festival and one-day tickets for METALFEST, MASTERS,

... OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH and ROCK CASTLE end in just one week!

March is slowly coming to the end and with it the special prices for festival and one-day tickets for the summer festivals METALFEST OPEN AIR in PILSEN (6. – 8. 6. 2025), MASTERS OF ROCK in VIZOVICE (10. – 13. 7. 2025), OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH (2. 8. 2025) and ROCK CASTLE in MORAVSKÝ KRUMLOV (14. – 16. 8. 2025)!Don't hesitate and purchase your summer tickets asap. Summer is slowly coming, so make sure you have a nice time this year full of the best rock-metal experiences! From April 1st, ticket prices are going up agai...

Dark metal icon CREMATORY has released a new single! Live soon at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025On May 2nd, the new album by legendary dark metal pioneers CREMATORY “Destination” will be released! Pre-order the album >>HERE<<Following the previously released first single, the epic title track of the album, CREMATORY is back with another single and video “Welt Aus Glas”.

The band says: "It's an electronic, danceable EBM song in the style of our electro hit "Shadowmaker" or "Tick Tack", combined wi...

Symphonic metal star EPICA decided it was time to release “T.I.M.E”, a new single!

Live at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6.2025EPICA has released a new song that takes listeners on a journey of self-discovery, as the title “T.I.M.E” stands for “Transformation, Integration, Metamorphosis and Evolution”. It delves into the art of dying, more specifically into the death of the ego and the necessary steps one must take to achieve personal and spiritual growth.This vision has come to life in a new, haunting music video, which you can watch now.

“T.I.M.E” is the 3rd single ...

FROZEN CROWN are sending a new video! Live soon, at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025

Italian power metallers, FROZEN CROWN, have released a video for the song “Night Of The Wolf”, taken from their latest album “War Hearts” (2024). Take a look…

You will feel their metal passion and majesty first-hand soon! FROZEN CROWN is coming to present their new album “War Hearts” at the Lochotín Amphitheatre in PILSEN, at the 14th edition of international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR, which traditionally opens the summer metal festival season at the beginning of June!F...

SAFOBOX lockers for the METALFEST, MASTERS OF ROCK and ROCK CASTLE are on sale!

Go to the METALFEST, MASTERS OF ROCK or ROCK CASTLE 2025 festival with peace in mind! SAFEBOX lockers allow you to enjoy every day fully, without dragging things and unnecessary worries about them. And what's the best? You have continuous access to the purchased locker throughout the whole event!Why order a locker?- Store your jacket, backpack and other things comfortably and safely.- You don't have to worry about where to put your valuables - everything will be under the supervision of cameras and staff.- Have peace in mind during concerts - no more dragging heavy bags ...

The new album of Italians LACUNA COIL is out with the first video! Live soon,

...at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 - Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. - 8. 6. 2025Italian metal titans LACUNA COIL celebrated this year's Valentine's Day by releasing their long-awaited new album "Sleepless Empire", but shortly before that they also managed to release the first video preview for it, the single "I Wish You Were Dead". Did you see it? Take a look and get ready for June!

LACUNA COIL will bring you this new album in a brand new and, as always, very unique and colorful show at the beginning of June at the Lochotín Amphithea...

The new album by power metallers DYNAZTY is out! You can enjoy it live at METALFEST

...in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025Did you celebrate this year's Valentine's Day by listening to the brand new album by power metallers DYNAZTY? Their new album "Game of Faces" was released just on Valentine's Day, and the band combined it with the release of a new video for the song "Fire To Fight". Take a look.

The new album “Game of Faces” was produced by DYNAZTY themselves and this new release will take you on an interesting and adventurous journey to discover the nature of the human mind and ex...

Metalheads ATTENTION! The favorable February prices for festival tickets to METALFEST,

...MASTERS, OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH and ROCK CASTLE end this Friday!

Friends, attention! We remind you that February is short and the super favorable February prices for festival tickets to this year's festivals METALFEST OPEN AIR (PILSEN), MASTERS OF ROCK (VIZOVICE), OSTRAVA V PLAMENECH (OSTRAVA) and ROCK CASTLE (MORAVSKÝ KRUMLOV) end this Friday, 28th of February!Take the opportunity and book a summer full of great rock-metal experiences as cheaply as possible! On Saturday 1st of March, the prices go up!

Tickets for all festivals are available

One-day ticket sales for METALFEST 2025 in PILSEN have started! Networks ticket sales

...have also started!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025The 14th edition of international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR starts in the beautiful Lochotín Amphitheater in PILSEN on Friday, June 6th at 12:30 and metal will rule here until Sunday, June 8th! All performing bands are known and divided into individual festival days. The festival program is online and can be found here: https://www.metalfest.cz/en/programToday we have great news for all fans who cannot make it to METALFEST for all 3 festival days. We are launching one...

STRATOVARIUS make your winter more enjoyable with a new video and look forward

...to seeing you at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PLZNE - 6. – 8. 6.2025STRATOVARIUS are one of the most famous power metal bands on the planet. Their sound is unique and the guys are constantly working hard to be where they are today, at the top of the world metal scene!

To make this time of year more enjoyable (if you are in the northern hemisphere!) STRATOVATIUS are sending you a new video full of beautiful shots of the winter landscape and the band and hope you like it!

STRATOVARIUS live, in early June in the cozy...

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