5 Of The Best European Metal Festivals

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Since we can't wait for the festival season to finally begin, we made a list of some of the best metal festivals in Europe. What's your favourite metal festival? Let us know in the comments below.
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@LBCuracao 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been going to MetalDays in Slovenia for years and love how it’s way more relaxed. Went to Wacken in 2019 and was spoiled for fun and good weather. Still want to go to many others!

@mandalorianscum1138 Жыл бұрын

I've been to Graspop 20 times, this year it will be my 21st, I was there in 1996 it still rules!

@Nightcrawl6 Жыл бұрын

then you should once go to the Hellfest, which is much more impressive, better prices and sound

@mandalorianscum1138 Жыл бұрын

@@Nightcrawl6 mostly the same program of Graspop and much farther away! The sound on Graspop has been bad once, due to weather conditions otherwise it's always been great!

@MoreAwsomeMetal Жыл бұрын

@@mandalorianscum1138 I used to do both festivals by the time they were spaced from one week. Graspop is very impressive, but I'm sorry to tell you that Hellfest's set list is far more diversified. when you say the same program you're only looking at the lead bands on the mainstage. Trust me, what the Hellfest offers on its side stage is mind blowing. If Hellfest is today above Graspop it's mainly for that. If Graspop has moved it's schedule from the last week of June to the 2nd last week of june is because the bands ending their Spring tour just wouldn't bother to spend one more week in Europe until Graspop once they've been to Hellfest the week before. I feel sad for this, because the two festivals are pretty awesome, but because of this schedule shifting of Graspop, I can't do both festival anymore, and the years I used to do so, you could just pretty much watch all the bands you've missed in Hellfest, therefore prioritizing on the more specialized ones that wouldn't be touring outside Hellfest. if only Graspop could be 1 week before HF, I would gladly do both festivals once again!

@mandalorianscum1138 Жыл бұрын

@@MoreAwsomeMetal I'm sorry to tell you that before this year hellfest had almost the exact same program! This year hellfest is more suckfest!

@MoreAwsomeMetal Жыл бұрын

@@mandalorianscum1138 you are out of your mind. Have you checked the line up under the Altar, Temple and Valley stages?

@CrazyWizardPyro 3 жыл бұрын

Greatings from Poland all metalheads ! :)

@krzychuj8212 2 жыл бұрын

witam

@CrazyWizardPyro 2 жыл бұрын

@@krzychuj8212 Hejka :)

@kingpietro1279 2 жыл бұрын

All hail vader !!!

@milosKL 2 жыл бұрын

Obscene Extreme Fest - of course!

@troikaenjoyer 11 күн бұрын

True

@mjf-vv5xj Жыл бұрын

Y'all get all the awesome festivals in Europe I wish we could get some cool festivals in the states

@erwinj9697 Жыл бұрын

my favourite is Dynamo Metalfest Eindhoven and Into the Grave in Leeuwarden (both in the Netherlands). Both small festivals which adds to the charm for me. I used to go to Wacken alot but it gets too expensive for me.

@littleraven28 Жыл бұрын

It comes down to the line up for me, meaning every year another festival can be better. Last year Hellfest was much better than Wacken. We decided to go to Graspop this year.

@anthonyvenedicto518 Жыл бұрын

This year's graspop is huge. I would go alone just to see gojira headlining, but tickets are ridiculously pricy.

@hunterkiller9991 16 күн бұрын

Going to Tolminator this year for the first time, can't wait to see it. The location itself is just amazing,

@annev3376 Жыл бұрын

I would recommend smaller festivals in Finland like Tuska (in Helsinki, city festival), or Nummirock (in Kauhajoki, outdoor camping in woods, near a lake).

@markiskocian 2 жыл бұрын

Brutal Assault

@piraq 2 жыл бұрын

Obscene Extreme (CZE)

@supereend666 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for festival season !!

@EZMETAL Жыл бұрын

Copenhell, Graspop, Dynamo, Into The Grave are the best ones for different reasons and sizes.

@bcbitchkkv Жыл бұрын

Brutal Assault, Metaldays & Ressurection Fest >

@MoreAwsomeMetal Жыл бұрын

Tuska, Motocultor, Oscene Extreme, Bloodstock, Netherland Deathfest, PartySan...

@westyNUFC Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to Download Festival this year. It's where my profile picture was taken last year and this will be my 5th time going. 🤘

@helldwarf6783 Жыл бұрын

Sweden Rock...

@tomaskostilek3572 2 жыл бұрын

There is missing Brutal Assault

@sidthegekste3391 Жыл бұрын

Dynamo Open Air in The Netherlands !!

@kornzey666 Жыл бұрын

Wacken has been slacking recently with the lineups, and I’d honestly switch its position here with Hellfest.

@rogermoore5764 Жыл бұрын

I was in Germany from 73-03 and in 80 they had a Summer Nights festival that traveled around Europe, 7 bands in the show and it was mostly Rock & Metal . Than came The Monsters Of Rock I've been to 5 of those that I can remember of hand. But there where always good bands at those shows at least 7 per show and 5 where legit headliners.

@madlipzjagd5378 Жыл бұрын

For Extreme Metal...Party San! Greetings from Germany.

@belgiantubergaming5374 3 жыл бұрын

There's a lot more very cool metalfestivals out there in Europe: Alcatraz (BE), Party.San (DE), Summer Breeze (DE) to name a few

@TheHeavyHunt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, for sure! Stay tuned for part 2! ;)

@Nightcrawl6 Жыл бұрын

summer brezze, bähhh. worst sound and organisation of all

@MoreAwsomeMetal Жыл бұрын

Brutal Assault, Motocultor, Roadburn

@photobearcmh Жыл бұрын

It's a smaller festival but, VOA Heavy Rock in Lisbon is a lot of fun.

@ralfhtg1056 Жыл бұрын

I love Wacken, I have been there 3 times now. But what makes me wonder: With Hellfest having far more than 100000 people attending and Wacken "only" around 85000, why is Wacken called the biggest Metal Festival? Especially when junk like Die Höhner, Alligatoah and 257er are playing at Wacken, whereas such crap doesn't even get an invitation to e.g. Hellfest. Oh and: since 2018 Wacken unofficially started on wednesday, and from 2023 onwards it officially starts on wednesday. And since the 2022 edition there are 9 stages, the tent that housed the W.E.T. and Headbanger stages has been removed and the 2 stages are now open air stages. But of course you could not know this when you made this video.

@davet1517 2 жыл бұрын

European Metal Festivals are so much bigger than the ones in America so many people geeezzzzz

@jcscomicsnmore448 Жыл бұрын

So Much BETTER Too!!! I've been coming to them since '04

@certifiedhoodclassic6325 Жыл бұрын

Copenhell in denmark is also amazing, i look forward to it every year

@TheBl4cKH4wK 19 сағат бұрын

Lineup wise I agree. But from what I heard from a danish friend there is only a camping area but without building up an actual camp due to limited space. Since hanging out with friends at the camp is a large part of my personal festival experience, Copenhell sadly isn't for me.

@thyxreaper 2 жыл бұрын

first festival I ever went to is heavy montreal 2019🤘🏻😌 my next goals is deathfest at LA & norway metal festival

@vargsieber Жыл бұрын

My top 5 would be: 5. Dark Easter Metal Meeting 4. Masters of Rock 3. Trveheim 2. Metalheadz Open Air 1. Keep it True For me the point of a festival is to see Bands you don't see otherwise and not the stuff that plays everywhere or the big names (which are better at a regular show than at a festival anyway).

@user-gl6ur7vf8o 3 күн бұрын

My favourite festival is Brutal Assault which takes place in Czeck republic

@arejaycee5704 Жыл бұрын

Bloodstock is a great Heavy Metal Festival not far from Donington in England A compact Festival its an enjoyable weekend and you don't have to walk miles to get anywhere Well worth a visit

@jackyboi8832 Жыл бұрын

I went to my first metal festival ( Copenhell ) and had an absolute blast 11/10 would recommend

@Crusader1099 Жыл бұрын

Brutal Assault is one i have attended the 2019,2022 and now in 2023. Great line ups, not a huge festival but enough and compact. They still have better prices then the rest of Europe which makes a big difference. Lots of good food as well. I am very much satisfied with that festival.

@bongodt2152 3 жыл бұрын

Copenhell in DK is also a banger

@svenwollaert7174 Жыл бұрын

alcatraz hard rock and metal festival in kortrijk, Belgium

@suoquainen Жыл бұрын

A metal festival best of without Obscene Extreme is not a best of.

@AndrewJShirley Жыл бұрын

The best I've ever been to is Bloodstock, Furyfest (now Hellfest) and Dynamo.

@yvs6663 Жыл бұрын

favorite festival so far? i would probably say its Metalfest in CZ. why? its just the right size, has just the right bands and the venue allows me to seat down and chill if i just want to check out a band i don't know. plus its quite affordable. having a kebab and a beer with a view of the stage didn't cost much more than they would if i had them at a street vendor at home. ive been to Metaldays many times but the lineup is getting worse and the festival is getting more and more expensive.

@OrgLeiter 3 жыл бұрын

See you in WACKEN 🤘🏻 Ye Banished Privateers 🏴‍☠️

@LordCastleHail Ай бұрын

You didn't even mention the best one: KEEP-OT-TRUE!

@Camilo-ju3qz 2 жыл бұрын

Saludos desde Nicaragua

@boriskalc825 Жыл бұрын

Summer breeze!!!!

@mihailsmaslovs6368 4 ай бұрын

Sweden Rock, Tons of Rock, Fuji Rock, Masters of Rock, SummerBreaze, Rockstadt, MetalDays, Tuska, CopenHell...

@darwinism14 2 жыл бұрын

Number 1 is Brutal Assault

@Xul Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this year was fuckn amazing again. :D But I kind of like that it doesn't get mentioned too often - it keeps away the mainstream crowds.

@jasonpatrickdeleon4701 Жыл бұрын

why Europe love metal rocks compare to US?

@rozvik Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jadeshibal9804 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonpatrickdeleon4701cuz you listen gay rap

@JpokeWmcu85 9 ай бұрын

Jij bent sowieso nederlander maat 😅🤟

@pimvl3866 2 жыл бұрын

where the fuck is dynamo open air

@avatar94100 Жыл бұрын

where would you rank Nova Rock in comparison?

@johannaolivia 2 жыл бұрын

Hellfest for sure🤟 Graspop is second place😊

@jasonpatrickdeleon4701 Жыл бұрын

why Europe love metal rocks compare to US?

@SebGigl Жыл бұрын

@@jasonpatrickdeleon4701 it's part of our DNA

@jcscomicsnmore448 Жыл бұрын

GMM!!!

@estebanarchipelago8014 2 жыл бұрын

Wacken is the biggest but Finnish Tuska ( at least rank 4 ) is bigger than some Resurection or Grasspop... LOL

@rubenthys3867 Жыл бұрын

It’s about the best, not the biggest. Bigger doesn’t always mean better

@paradise91260 2 жыл бұрын

Why Tuska festival Helsinki finland?

@TheJmm31 2 жыл бұрын

Hellfest of course ;)

@diegolozano534 3 ай бұрын

Brutal Assault is the best festival in the world

@petershortland478 Жыл бұрын

Download is great if your a newbie but real experience is in Europe

@chrisc3584 Жыл бұрын

Download isn't a metal fest its light rock with some metal bands

@jasonpatrickdeleon4701 Жыл бұрын

why Europe love metal rocks compare to US?

@nelsonm.deoliviera8155 Жыл бұрын

1313

@johannjohann6523 Жыл бұрын

please slow down, ya know burn one, before speaking so you can be understood when making a video.

@jsemik 2 жыл бұрын

Brutal assault >>>>>>> any of those

@marat9124 Жыл бұрын

graspop is so much better than wacken ,its not even comparable

@drstihl2007 Жыл бұрын

Wacken is neither the biggest nor the best metal festival. And a significant number of metal fans would not even call it metal festival anymore but during the last couple of years the organizers were trying to get rid off some of the party tourists. I have witnessed several different metal festivals and you hear a slight fear of things becoming wacken like surprisingly often (as in more commercially oriented, less metal oriented) Underrated gems in Europe are for example: party san (the best German metal festival), in flammen, obscene extreme, brutal assault (which unforunately is at the same weekend as the party san) just to name a few

@ditz2998 Жыл бұрын

I prefer Bloodstock festival over Download in the UK. Its a smaller festival but better bands overall and better atmosphere

@DropB Жыл бұрын

There is only one best. Brutal Assault.

@paradise91260 2 жыл бұрын

Finland Best Metal Festivals Tuska Helsinki and Nummirock Nummijärvi

@Whatismyname146 4 ай бұрын

Bloodstock in the UK is so much better than Download.

@Triv1umxxx 10 күн бұрын

Considering the absolute state of Download for the past few years, Bloodstock is absolutely the better choice in every way. Download Festival is just corporate shit now, such a shame.

@tobiasb.7638 2 жыл бұрын

Number 1 is the Hellfest. Not Wacken. I am from Germany. And in the last year's wacken has not a goog line up. And for that what you get it's too expensive. Hellfest had a much better line up.

@Nightcrawl6 Жыл бұрын

not only the lineup, the whole organisation/stage sound of Hellfest is way better than wacken

@anthonyvenedicto518 Жыл бұрын

Last year's hellfest was honestly the best

@ironpedro5763 Жыл бұрын

Number 1 is Sweden Rock. Wacken is dreadful. It used to be great festival but not anymore.

@Kammoflars 11 ай бұрын

SRF used to be great(15 years ago) before Svennebanan decided to go there with a wig pretend that are metal while they rather be listening to Mix Megapol, Rix FM and other shit like that, which you can tell by being at the camp site. Livenations # 1 milk cow for people with some serious cash in their pockets and the worlds most expensive open air event. Total shit!

@slipsab6160 Жыл бұрын

no Sweden Rock

@KarakanZdvpy 4 күн бұрын

That's just the list of biggest metal festivals, not necessarily the best.

@TheHeavyHunt 4 күн бұрын

5 OF the best, not necessarily THE best. It's a list with what we think are 5 of the coolest metal festivals in Europe. A part 2 is in the works.

@KarakanZdvpy 4 күн бұрын

@@TheHeavyHunt ok, thx for clarification. Brutal assault better be in part 2 😃

@Alunism Жыл бұрын

Download is the worst festival, just corporate rip off, so expensive, crap facilities. I like Bloodstock

@Wildcopper 4 ай бұрын

The big problem with Wacken is that you can very easily have shitty weather during the whole festival (like last year). For me, Hellfest is #1.

@wimble39 3 ай бұрын

Even tho my legs felt like they would fall off the last day.last years wacken was still a blast! You get what you put into it.

@Wildcopper 3 ай бұрын

@@wimble39 I'm 55... when I was 35 I'd agree, now I'm a bit too old to spend four days swimming in knee deep mud ;) Hellfest and Motocultor for me !

@stiffk666 Жыл бұрын

Download is disgraceful. They have police recognition software at the gates, the beer is a long queue at horrific prices, the campsites are a 30-60 minute walk from the gates, not even into the arena which is another 15 minutes, they also sold out metal for crappy other genre so called popstars. It is nothing like the old Monsters of Rock from 80's & 90's which yes I did attend. You should instead be championing Bloodstock. The only festival run by metal heads for the love of the music and they try to get bands covering every metal genre. Not these commercial sellout sanitised efforts that too many festivals have evolved into.

@hellsryche 3 ай бұрын

Switch ressurectionfest with brutal assault..... ressurectionfest is a poorly run shitshow. Great lineup great location but the festival organization is non existent 😅

@richardlugo7009 Жыл бұрын

Lame festivals...wacken becomes a hipster fest for the millenials...i wonder Keep It True were not mentioned here

@jacobsendejo8788 Жыл бұрын

Keep It True is the hipster metal fest. "Look at how cool I am for being into obscure NWOBHM and new wave of traditional heavy metal bands. I worship sword and sorcery, dwell in the metal archives, reject metal that's not true, and collect vinyl."