Heimburger Metalnacht Festival
Underground Metal festival on the Metalnachtplatz between Heimburg and Benzingerode (Harz)
About Heimburger Metalnacht
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Where the Harz becomes a Metal Meadow
Between the Harz villages of Heimburg and Benzingerode (districts of the town Blankenburg in the Harz district) lies a patch of meadow that transforms into a Metalnachtplatz once a year. What began as a small club concert has now become a three-day festival that accurately covers the Heavy, Thrash, Power, Black, and Pagan Metal scene between Hanover, Leipzig, and Berlin. Born from a genuine passion for hard music, supported by an association that handles booking, setup, and catering entirely themselves.
Here you'll experience a festival that has retained its honesty: camping included, no frills, just fries, draft beer, campfire atmosphere, and bands you usually only see in clubs. The state of Saxony-Anhalt has one of the largest metal festivals in Central Germany with the Rockharz Open Air in Aschersleben – the Heimburger Metalnacht is its more intimate, harder underground cousin. Enough space for mosh pits, small enough for personal encounters with the bands.
Heimburger Metalnacht — edition 2026
Three days of open-air metal with camping included. The bands are set, the lineup is underground-oriented with a few international stars like Graveworm (Italy, Black/Death Metal) and Ill Disposed (Denmark, Death Metal). From Germany come Obscurity, Rise of Kronos, and Bloody Invasion. Catering, camping, and the bar are run by the organizing association itself.
Programme Heimburger Metalnacht 2026
Confirmed Bands 2026
- Graveworm (Italy, Black/Melodic Death)
- Ill Disposed (Denmark, Death Metal)
- Obscurity (Germany, Pagan Metal)
- Rise of Kronos (Germany, Death Metal)
- Aeonblack
- Bloody Invasion
- Chaos and Confusion
- Defacing God
- Deliver The Galaxy
- Disminded
- Helgrindur
- Iadul
- In Demoni
- Red Running River
- Rotting Demise
- Zeit
Thursday — July 23, 2026
- afternoon — admission, campsite opens
- evening — opening concerts
Friday — July 24, 2026
- daytime until night — continuous stage operation with main bands
Saturday — July 25, 2026
- daytime — main program with headliners Graveworm and Ill Disposed
- late night — festival finale
Schedule and exact slot times at heimburgermetalnacht.de.
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Practical information — Heimburger Metalnacht
Getting There
By car via the A36 / B6, exit Blankenburg, then direction Heimburg/Benzingerode. Signposting on site. Train: Wernigerode or Halberstadt, then shuttle or taxi.
Tickets
3-day festival pass including camping via the official website.
Camping
Campsite directly at the grounds, caravan pitches separate. Early arrival recommended.
Venue
Metalnachtplatz, meadow between Heimburg and Benzingerode (Blankenburg, Harz).
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Where it takes place Heimburger Metalnacht
Metalnachtplatz (zwischen Heimburg und Benzingerode)
Metalnachtplatz zwischen Heimburg und Benzingerode, 38889 Blankenburg (Harz)