KALTENBACH OPEN AIR 2025
MARDUK - Black Metal, SWE
VADER - Death Metal, POL
UNLEASHED - Death Metal, SWE
TANKARD - Thrash Metal, GER
ARCHGOAT - Black Metal, FIN
HORNA - Black Metal, FIN
INQUISITION - Black Metal, COL
SARGEIST - Black Metal, FIN
SEVERE TORTURE - Death Metal, NED
HATE - Blackened Death Metal, POL
IN THE WOODS... - Progressive Pagan Metal, NOR
SKYFORGER - Pagan Black Metal, LAT
PANZERFAUST - Black Metal, CAN
BLUTGOTT aka DEBAUCHERY - Death Metal, GER
BAEST - Death Metal, DEN
AFSKY - Black Metal, DEN
ENISUM - Black Metal, ITA
SPASM - Goregrind, CZE
KNIFE - Blackened Speed Metal, GER
DOOMAS - Doomed Death Metal, SVK
VINEGAR HILL - Melodic Death Metal, AUT
MORTAL STRIKE - Thrash Metal, AUT
PARENTAL ADVISORY - Death Metal, AUT
INFERNAL TENEBRA - Death Metal, CRO
ATROX TRAUMA - Death Metal, HUN
EBONY ARCHWAYS - Darkened Heavy Metal, AUT
SENNTUS - Dark Metal, AUT
VERMOCRACY - Melodic Death Metal, AUT
PLAGUEPREACHER - Black Metal, AUT
HORNS OF HATTIN - Epic Symphonic Death Metal, AUT
GRAUFAR - Blackened Death Metal, AUT
DAARK - Antisocial Heavy Metal, AUT
CREMATION - Death Metal, AUT
OUTRAGE - Death Metal, AUT
SUNBORN - Melodic Death Metal, AUT
DRAUGR - Pagan Black Metal, AUT
In summer 2025, Kaltenbach Open Air, Austria’s most renowned and legendary Extreme Metal Festival, takes place for the 18th time. Following the event’s tradition, it once again welcomes its visitors in front of the spectacular backdrop of the Styrian Alps nearby the small village of Spital am Semmering.
For three days headbangers from far and wide will set the mood and create a unique atmosphere. Not only has the outstandingly impressive location highlighted this festival, but also an annual star-studded billing. From 21 to 23 August 2025, the ground will be shaken by established heavyweights and ambitious newcomers.
Do not miss this extraordinary event!
RUNNING ORDER
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟏. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
12:40-13:10 Sunborn
13:30-14:00 Horns of Hattin
14:20-14:50 Senntus
15:10-15:40 Parental Advisory
16:00-16:40 Vinegar Hill
17:00-17:40 Enisum
18:00-18:50 Baest
19:10-20:00 In The Woods…
20:20-21:20 Sargeist
21:40-22:40 Archgoat
23:00-00:10 Unleashed
00:30-01:10 Mortal Strike
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟐. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
12:20-12:50 Outrage
13:10-13:40 Vermocracy
14:00-14:30 Ebony Archways
14:50-15:30 Infernal Tenebra
15:50-16:30 Spasm
16:50-17:40 Afsky
18:00-18:50 Blutgott
19:10-20:00 Skyforger
20:20-21:20 Severe Torture
21:40-22:40 Horna
23:00-00:10 Vader
00:30-01:10 Daark
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟑. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
12:20-12:50 Draugr
13:10-13:40 Cremation
14:00-14:30 Graufar
14:50-15:30 Atrox Trauma
15:50-16:30 Doomas
16:50-17:40 Knife
18:00-18:50 Panzerfaust
19:10-20:00 Hate
20:20-21:20 Inquisition
21:40-22:40 Tankard
23:00-00:10 Marduk
00:30-01:10 Plaguepreacher
Also check out other Festivals in Mürzzuschlag.
