Metal Festival

Name: Metal Festival
Start: 2026-07-18T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-18T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Přírodní amfiteátr v lesoparku

took place · 18 Jul 2026

Natural Amphitheatre in the Forest Park, Šanov

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The metal festival takes place on Saturday, July 18, 2026, starting at 12:00 in the Forest Theatre in Šanov. Admission 550 CZK.

About the venue: Natural Amphitheatre in the Forest Park

The natural amphitheatre in the forest park behind the athletics ground is an open-air cultural venue in the village of Šanov, located in the Bílé Karpaty (White Carpathians) protected landscape area. It hosts community festivals, folk performances and summer cultural events, including the procession and programme of the Knights of Šanovec celebrations. The amphitheatre is set within a woodland park on the edge of the village's sports complex.

Přírodní amfiteátr v lesoparku, Šanov Get directions

About the festival: Metal Festival

from 2014

year of first documented edition

180 CZK (2017) → 550 CZK (2026)

development of admission ticket

Good to know

One-day event - Saturday 18. 7. 2026
Starting from 12:00
Admission 550 Kč
Venue: Forest Theatre Šanov (natural amphitheatre)
Outside food and beverages not allowed in the venue
Glass bottles not allowed in the venue

What's new

2026-07
The Metal festival takes place on Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 12:00 at the Forest Theatre Šanov, admission is set at 550 Kč.

Line-up

BATTLE
NEVERLAND
SOVENGAR
SEASONS IN BLACK
CRYPTA

About: SEPULTURA

Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in 1984 in Belo Horizonte. Pioneers of thrash and groove metal, they gained international fame with albums such as Chaos A.D. and Roots, blending metal with indigenous Brazilian rhythms. The band remains active and is a fixture on major metal festival stages worldwide.

gold records

80+

countries where the band performed

3,34M

YouTube subscribers

1,9M

monthly listeners on Spotify

What's new

2026-05
Sepultura confirmed the date of the band's final concert in history: on November 7, 2026, they will perform in São Paulo at Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu.
2026-04
The band released the final EP The Cloud of Unknowing (Nuclear Blast), recorded in January and February 2025 at Criteria studio in Miami.
2026-01
Sepultura announced the final North American tour with bands Exodus and Biohazard, which started on April 29, 2026 in Montclair (NJ) and ended on May 29 in Los Angeles.

Tour

São PauloBuenos AiresSantiagoMexico CityGuatemala CitySan SalvadorTegucigalpaAsunciónMontclairMontrealDetroitChicagoDenverLos AngelesOsloStockholm

Tracks

Roots Bloody Rootsmain single from the album Roots (1996), iconic groove metal anthem with Brazilian indigenous elements

Refuse/Resistsingle from the album Chaos A.D. (1993), one of the most famous metal protest songs of the 90s

Arisetitle track of the breakthrough album Arise (1991), key moment of the thrash metal scene

Ratamahattaexperimental hit from Roots (1996) with Brazilian percussion and rap

The Placefirst single from the latest EP The Cloud of Unknowing, released February 2026

Recent shows

Sep 19, 2026 Stade du R.U.C, Casablanca (MA)
Sep 8, 2026 Altas Horas, São Paulo (BR)
Sep 5, 2026 Palco Mundo, Rio de Janeiro (BR)

About: Eclipse

Stockholm's Eclipse have been crafting melodic hard rock since 1999, racking up ten studio albums along the way - the latest being Megalomanium II, released in September 2024. Their anthem "Viva La Victoria" with over 40 million Spotify streams shows just how far their hook-driven sound reaches.

40M+

playback of "Viva La Victoria" on Spotify

302.4K+

monthly listeners on Spotify

100M+

total streams across all platforms

studio albums (2001-2024)

What's new

2026-05
Eclipse cancelled their Australian tour at the last minute after the organizers failed to meet the agreed conditions.
2025-11
The German leg of the Megalomanium Tour 2025 included seven club shows - the Munich date was sold out.
2025-05
Drummer Magnus "Adde" Andreasson (ex-Hardcore Superstar) joined Eclipse and performed his first concert with the band on May 2, 2025 at the Karmøygeddon festival in Norway.

Tour

StockholmFinspångBarcelonaMünchenHamburgLudwigsburgAugsburgAschaffenburg

Tracks

Viva La VictoriaThe band's biggest hit, over 40 million plays on Spotify (album Paradigm, 2019)

RunawaysThe second most listened to track on Spotify, over 10 million plays

Bleed & ScreamThe title single of the 2012 album, the band's first official music video

Roses on Your GraveA favorite track with over 6 million plays on Spotify

Megalomanium IIThe tenth studio album, released in September 2024 (Frontiers Music Srl)

About: Gotthard

Gotthard is a Swiss hard rock band formed in 1992 in Lugano. Known for powerful vocals and melodic rock anthems such as "Hush" and "Eagle", they are one of the most successful European rock acts of the 1990s and continue to perform at major festivals.

About: Crematory

Crematory is a German gothic metal band formed in 1991 in Stuttgart. Their sound blends death metal with gothic and electronic elements, making them one of the pioneers of the genre in Europe. They have released over fifteen studio albums, including the notable "Illusions" (1995).

About: AVANTASIA

Avantasia is a German metal superproject founded in 1999 by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of Edguy. The project blends power metal with rock opera elements, featuring guest appearances by prominent vocalists from across the metal world. Albums such as The Metal Opera and Moonglow have brought the project international recognition.

Recent shows

Aug 29, 2026 Marenostrum Music Castle Park, Fuengirola (ES)
Jul 31, 2026 Rejmyre Skola, Rejmyre (SE)
Jul 26, 2026 Zelt, Winterbach (DE)

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