The line-up for Rock Hard Festival 2021 gets sharp and form. It looks pretty much the same as what was planned for 2020, with a nice addition. Progressive Metal heroes Psychotic Waltz will perform at RHF 2021, which makes things even more exciting. Here's the list of so far confirmed bands: ACCEPT BLUE ÖYSTER CULTSACRED REICHPHIL... Continue Reading →
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL playlist on Spotify
Right now we actually should line-up at the entrance to Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen for kicking off this years edition of the Rock Hard festival. As we all know, this will not happen in 2020. To give a bit of a RHF feeling the Rock Hard team created a playlist on Spotify with bands that would have... Continue Reading →
Three new bands confirmed for ROCK HARD Festival 2020
With Villagers Of Ionnia City, Sulphur Aeon and Indian Nightmare, three bands have been confirmed today for the 2020 edition of Rock Hard festival. As posted earlier, Rock Hard Festival 2020 will take again place during Whit-weekend at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen. The days are 29.05.-31.05.2020 and more information can be found HERE.
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL confirms 5 additional bands
Today five additional bands have been confirmed for the 2020 edition of Rock Hard Festival. Legendary Blue Öyster Cult will play at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen as well as Finnish Punk’n’Roll icon Michael Monroe is confirmed too. Suicidal Angels will be a treat for Thrash Metal fans while Neck Cemetery and Harlott take over the opening... Continue Reading →
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL announce three more bands
Rock Hard Festival announce today three more bands being part of the 2020 edition. Insomnium, Axxis and Sorcerer will play at the well-known festival and there are 9 more acts announced over the coming weeks. So far confirmed are: ACCEPTSACRED REICHPHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS play MOTÖRHEADGRAVE DIGGERINSOMNIUMALCESTTHE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRAHEATHENATLANTEAN KODEXAXXISRAZORSORCERERNIFELHEIM Rock Hard... Continue Reading →
Great new bands confirmed for ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2020
Today some new bands have been added to the 2020 line-up of Rock Hard festival. Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, The Night Flight Orchestra, Atlantean Kodex and the might Heathen will play in Gelsenkirchen and there are 12 additional acts that still need toe announced. As every year the festival will take place during... Continue Reading →
First bands announced for ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2020
Today at noon first bands have been announced for the 2020 edition of Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Metal pioneers Accept will play at RHF as well as Thrash Metal veterans Sacred Reich and German Metal warriors Grave Digger. So far also confirmed are Alcest, Nifelheim and Razor. Rock Hard Festival 2020 will take... Continue Reading →
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL aftervideo by Amboss Mag
Colleagues of Amboss Mag unveiled a special Rock Hard Festival aftermovie. During a running time of 35 minutes the video gives an excellent overview of what the festival is about and puts a special focus on four bands that deserve some attention bur aren't known that well. Vulture, Tyler Leads, The Spirit and Chapel Of... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 3
Stormy rain clouds and some sun have been the weather conditions of the second day of Rock Hard Festival and is Sunday that live up to one’s name. Sun rays make the scenery again to a bright place and it’s The Spirit that brings everybody into the right mood for another day full of exciting... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 2
Tyler Leads is around since a few years and the first time I saw them was in December last year when the guys opened for Hank Von Hell. Being impressed by their show it is a ‘must’ to be in time at Rock Hard Festival day 2. The benefit of being a local act is... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 1
Whit weekend means Rock Hard Festival since 2004. The open air festival at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen has kept its family spirit with many fans of Metal and Rock returning to Gelsenkirchen every year. Also Markus‘ Heavy Music Blog is present and here‘s the report of the great 2019 edition. It is with Vulture a local act... Continue Reading →
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Running order and trailer
More details about the upcoming Rock Hard Festival have been unveiled. Since the last bands have been confirmed a few weeks ago, it’s now the running order, full of highlighs, that’s revealed. Furthermore you can bridge the wait with enjoying a trailer video that you can find HERE. The Rock Hard Festival takes place from... Continue Reading →
Line-up for ROCK HARD FESTIVAL completed
With the announcement of two more bands the 2019 edition of Rock Hard Festival has a full line-up. Next to The Spirit it's US metal pioneers Lizzy Borden being part of the festival. Here are all the bands and the days they perform: Friday, 7.6.WATAINLIZZY BORDENTYGERS OF PAN TANGTHE IDIOTSCHAPEL OF DISEASEVULTURESaturday, 8.6.GAMMA RAY CANNIBAL... Continue Reading →
More bands confirmed for ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
The dust settles more and more when it comes to this years Rock Hard Festival. With Chapel Of Disease, Vulture and The Obsessed three more acts have been confirmed and here is the entire billing, confirmed to date: ANTHRAXGAMMA RAYWATAINCANNIBAL CORPSEPOSSESSEDMAGNUMSKID ROWSYMPHONY XCARNIVORE A.D.FIFTH ANGELTHE OBSESSEDLONG DISTANCE CALLINGHEIR APPARENTTYGERS OF PAN TANGVISIGOTHTHE IDIOTSCHAPEL OF DISEASETHE... Continue Reading →