...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...

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...

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...

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...

...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!

... 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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

...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...

...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...

...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

...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...

...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...

One-day ticket sales start this Friday!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025Planning of this summer starts today! We have for you the program of the 14th edition of international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR, which opens the summer festival season for all metal fans!All performing bands have been announced and are now arranged in a precise timetable according to which the entire festival in the beautiful Lochotín Amphitheater in PILSEN will run. It's time to start planning your stay at METALFEST in detail. As every year, the ve...

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

The international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR, which opens the summer festival season every year at the beginning of June in the Pilsen´s Lochotín Amphitheatre, today welcomes the Lebanese death-doom metal band KIMAERA to its busy program this year!

KIMAERA, founded in 2000 by singer and guitarist Jean-Pierren Haddad, combines influences of oriental metal, doom and death metal with light gothic undertones, sounding harmonious and melodicly, occasionally with the sounds of violin or piano. KIMAERA ...

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

W.E.B. an extraordinary Greek band radiates darkness and death through adrenaline and poetry. Born from the need to scream, explode, create powerful emotions and share them with the audience, is W.E.B. constantly paving the way to become one of the leading European symphonic-extreme metal bands. With 5 albums, they are coming to the Pilsen´s Lochotín Amphitheatre in early June to blow you all away with their brutal, catchy, straightforward and very epic music. W.E.B. is coming to METALFEST 2025 to move, provo...

...at METALFEST 2025!

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

The 14th edition of international metal festival METALFEST OPEN AIR is diversifying its busy program this year with another, original band! HOUSE OF DAWN!

The band was founded in 2020 by Jacob Cámara, an experienced international musician from Spain, who has worked in bands such as Vendetta FM, Michale Graves or Southern (Pantera tribute). However, Jacob felt the need to create a new project, with an unprecedented style and founded HOUSE OF DAWN, the only Spanish band (a...

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PLZEŇ - 6. – 8. 6.2025Dutch symphonic metal titans EPICA will release their ninth studio album “Aspiral” on April 11th. The album’s title is derived from the eponymous bronze sculpture made by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski in 1965 and signifies renewal and inspiration – key words that define EPICA in 2025. In Szukalski’s work, every detail is a work of art in itself, and there is always more in the story than you initially think. The band saw this as a perfect analogy for the creation of this album: each song ...

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025AD INFINITUM begins a new era! With their 4th album “Abyss”, this modern metal band moves further, improves their already stellar identity and brings a new, more aggressive and sonically complex recording that once again pushes the boundaries of modern metal. Check out the latest video for the song “Aftermath”.

AD INFINITUM is a force held by the multi-talented beauty Melissa Bonny, supported by the masterful guitar of Adrian Thessenvitz, Korbinian Benedict’s driving and powerful bass an...

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheater, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025Swedish power metal champions MAJESTICA invite fans on another electrifying ride with their second single “A Story In The Night” from their highly anticipated album “Power Train”, out on February 7th, 2025! Pre-order the album >>HERE<<

A thrilling display of speed, melody and storytelling, “A Story In The Night” is a power metal anthem that captures the heartbreaking essence of the genre. The so...

... live at METALFEST in PILSEN!

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025After the most successful year in the history of the band LORD OF THE LOST, the frontman of the band, CHRIS HARMS, started 2025 by fulfilling his beloved dream. On January 31st, he will release his first solo album "1980"! Pre-orders for the album are open >>HERE<<Chris has revealed another single from this new album "She Called Me Diaval". Another song reviving the synth-pop me...

METALFEST OPEN AIR 2025 – Lochotín Amphitheatre, PILSEN - 6. – 8. 6. 2025Swedish power metal superhit makers DYNAZTY have released their third single 'Call of the Night' from their upcoming album "Game of Faces", which will be released on February 14th. Pre-orders are now open >>HERE<<

Singer Nils Molin comments: "Night-time. A time for calm and tranquility or a time for fears, deceit and villainousness? When light shifts so does the mind of man. 'I have seen the depths of the ...