

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Blitz Metal Fest 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am – Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: Blitz Metal Fest returns in 2026 with its most ambitious edition yet: a two‑night metal onslaught across two levels at Ding Dong Lounge. Tāmaki Makaurau comes under siege as rising underground forces, progressive heavyweights, thrash purists and chaotic improvisers collide in a weekend built for distortion, blast beats and bodies moving in the pit.

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Night One – The First Strike  
Friday 27 March • 6PM–11:30PM  
Live bands upstairs at Dead Witch. Metal DJs downstairs at Ding Dong Lounge.

Lineup:  
Master Frank Fu  
Brackenwood Coven  
Sovereign  
More bands to be announced

Master Frank Fu  
Kung Fu Metal where Eastern instruments meet Western distortion. Erhu melodies, double‑kick fury and explosive stagecraft.

Brackenwood Coven  
Instrumental doom from the darker corners of Aotearoa’s underground, conjuring abyssal heaviness and hypnotic riffs.

Sovereign  
Debuting with Forever and After, delivering sharp riffs and relentless rhythm from the local metal underground.

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Night Two – The Final Siege  
Saturday 28 March • 6PM–11:30PM  
Live bands upstairs at Dead Witch. Metal DJs downstairs at Ding Dong Lounge.

Lineup:  
Earthscraper  
Neural Decay  
Bottom Of The Barrel  
More bands to be announced

Earthscraper  
Progressive metal, metalcore and power metal collide in shifting, time‑bending heaviness built on chunky riffs and soaring choruses.

Neural Decay  
Thrash velocity with no frills and no filler. Relentless riffs and pounding rhythms.

Bottom Of The Barrel  
All improv, no mercy. Unpredictable, fully improvised metal that swings from crushing sludge to frantic thrash without warning.

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Happy Hour &amp; Food  
Happy Hour runs 7PM–8PM and 12AM–1AM each night.  
Full food menu available all night.

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Tickets (per night)  
$5 Early Bird Presales (limited)  
$15 General Admission  
$25 Door Sales  
30% off presales for Super Members  

Buy a ticket to either night and you’ll receive a limited‑time 40% discount code by email for the other night. Check your inbox before booking so you can use it.

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Location  
Ding Dong Lounge  
26 Wyndham Street, Auckland CBD  

R18

Artwork by Indium Design
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/auckland/blitz-metal-fest-2026/200029812343142
- **Event Categories**: Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://dingdongloungenz.com/tix?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=auckland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Auckland
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Ding Dong Lounge
- **lat**: -36.847197455697
- **long**: 174.76460695267
- **full address**: Ding Dong Lounge, 28 Wyndham St, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand, Auckland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ding Dong Lounge (https://allevents.in/org/ding-dong-lounge/1851704)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am (+13:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ding Dong Lounge, 28 Wyndham St, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand, Auckland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ding Dong Lounge
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Blitz Metal Fest 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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