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Koyo, emocore punk band live at Gebaude9 in Cologne, Germany

Arm's Length from Ontario, Canada wrapped the night as a headliner at Gebaude9, Cologne, Germany. By the time they hit the stage the crowd went batshit crazy, packed like sardines and stage diving non-stop, took

Ben Quad opened the night for Arm's Lenth - There Is A Whole World Tour 2026 in Köln, Gebaude 9. The stage was so packed with instruments, amps, drums for four bands, that has

Shoreline, a German emo-punk band stepped up for their 30 minutes set as second out of three openers for Arm's Length - There Is A Whole World Tour 2026 in Köln, Gebaude9. They had

Kulturkirche Köln, a former Lutheran church now transformed into a cultural venue, hosts concerts, readings, comedy, film, and art events. The space proved to be a perfect backdrop for a concert by Sivert Høyem.

Krav Boca, band collective from France, delivers an experience that feels far beyond a conventional concert. Hailing from Toulouse, with a multinational lineup, their performances resemble vibrant ceremonies from a distant, utopian world rather

Gruppa Karl Marx Stadt live packed out Kult41 on February 14 with Balkan style party music. If you look closely the guitar is a Musima Elktra Deluxe V East German (DDR) brand from the

Michael Marcagi live at Luxor on February 10, 2026 with special guest Evan Honer. While checking in turned out I was not on the guest list, but digging up the confirmation email on my

Brutal Besoffen with Ernte 77 set Kult41 on fire blasting punk for the sold out venue. Punk and ska are always popular at this venue. 

Sweet Electric of Cologne rocked the stage at the Groove Bar with some good rhythm rock and roll as support for  The Damn Truth.

The Damn Truth Canadian Juno nominee rock band was live at the Groove Bar on February 6, 2026. The Juno Awards - is Canada's biggest night in music, basically the Canadian equivalent to the

Uuhai is a Mongolian folk metal band formed in 2020. They are known for incorporating traditional Mongolian music with heavy metal.Uuhai was live at Gebaude 9 in Cologne opening for Nanowar Of Steel. They grabbed

Nanowar of Steel (stylised as NanowaR of Steel by the band) is an Italian comedy heavy metal band. Their name is a pun on the metal bands Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire, and represents

Lady Ahnabel is a heavy metal band from Italy. They opened for Nanowar Of Steel at Gebaude 9. Photos for: metal.de

Throw Me To The Wolves melodic death metal band from Brasil. The opened for Nonowar Of Steel in Gebaude 9. Photos for: metal.de

Cold Snap is a groove metal band from Croatia. Photos for metal.de

Kelsey Waldon (USA) was live at the Yard Club with special guest Domino Lewis (FR). After the initial hiccup 'anybody has a tuner, I forgot my tuner' Domino Lewis presented a 30 minutes acoustic

Knorkator – Aller Guten Dinge Sind 30 Tour 2026 at Live Music Hall, Cologne. Photos for: metal.de Knorkator is a highly satirical and comedic industrial metal act paying lip service to the more theatrical

Slope - European Tour 2026 at Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany on January 23, 2026 opening for Lionheart. Slope is a German hardcore/punk crossover band from Duisburg, formed in 2014, known for blending aggressive hardcore

Lionheart of Oakland, California is known for their aggressive sound. A hardcore punk-rooted metalcore with musical elements of beatdown hardcore and two-step garage. For the stage reset they covered the front with a huge

Gideon, a mosh pit destroying hardcore metal sound with elements of punk, aka high decibel ground-shaking roll-me-over and push me in the ground. Caught them on camera for metal.de at Carlswerk Victoria opening for

Madball is an American New York hardcore band. Originated in the late 1980s as a side project of Agnostic Front, the band developed after Agnostic Front's vocalist Roger Miret would let his younger half-brother

Skampida was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1998, as an innovative and diverse fusion of Colombian reggae, folkloric rhythms, and urban sounds like hip hop, punk and latin styles like cumbia and champeta, including

Tropic Gold opening for Resolve - Europe & United Kingdom Winter Tour 2026 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany Hailing from Suffolk-via-Essex, UK, Tropic Gold offer up a sleekly modern meld of alternative, metal, pop,

Ashen opening for Resolve- Europe & United Kingdom Winter Tour 2026 in Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany on January 17, 2026. ASHEN is a 5-piece band from Paris, France. Their identity lies between exciting modern metal

Windwaker opening for Resolve - Europe & United Kingdom Winter Tour 2026 in Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany. Windwaker is an Australian metalcore band from Melbourne, Australia. Photos for: metal.de

Resolve - Europe & United Kingdom Winter Tour 2026 at Essigfabrik, Cologne Photos for: metal.de

Ensiferum, a dynamic Finnish death/power/folk-metal group, draws lyrical inspiration from Viking lore. The band’s name, derived from the Latin word for “sword-bearing,” reflects their epic themes. With a keen melodic sense, diverse instrumentation, and

Freedom Call - a German power metal band from Nuremberg formed in 1998, describing their music as 'happy metal'. A melodic, prog-tinged German power metal unit based out of Nuremberg, Freedom Call continue in the

Dragony is a symphonic metal band from Vienna, Austria. Vocalist Siegfried Samer was the second lead singer (2013 - 2018), for one of the longest serving Melodic Metal bands in Austria, Visions of Atlantis, releasing