Founded in 1995 by Swedish guitar hero Michael Amott, Arch Enemy have spent three decades carving out a place in the hearts of the metal community. In 2025, the band returns with Blood Dynasty, another magnificent work of virtuoso brutality. The band's 12th studio album shows them at the peak of their powers, as can be heard on the recently released tracks Dream Stealer and Liars & Thieves: the vicious, energetic rippers that open and close the record. 

Eluveitie emerged from the rural mysticism of the Swiss Alps and have always been deeply rooted in Celtic mythology, Gallic history and proto-European culture. They have long been trailblazers and true masters of their craft. From their legendary debut Spirit, their approach has been to create the most exciting, catchy and original blend of melodic death metal and pagan folk the world could ever dream of with respect, historical accuracy and depth 

If you like death metal with folk melodies, you will also like the cult band Amorphis from Helsinki. From the land of a thousand lakes, Amorphis have been around for more than 30 years and have gradually moved away from their beginnings as a pure death metal band over the years. Thanks to influences from progressive and folk metal, the Finns have broadened their horizons and reinvented themselves time and again with their very own style that combines aggression, melody and melancholy. 

The American death metal specialists Gatecreeper round off the evening musically with their latest album Dark Superstition.