Curse of Cain

Curse Of Cain (COC) was created by Jonas Asplind (ex-Follow The Cipher, ex-AD Infinitum). It’s a big project and the visual part and the story is equally big as the music part. The goal is to create something bigger than just a band, a whole world, with many characters and a story so that it… [—>]

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MILE

It is on stage, live, where Swedish band Mile should be experienced. According to them, they release an energy beyond the ordinary that can only be achieved there. 
As for their music – mix metal with heavy rock and add some majestic choruses a´la 1985 and there you are. Sing a long songs can never… [—>]

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Hammerfall

Let’s raise a toast to the fact that these metal heroes once again will visit us, holding their banner high. Sing-along songs are guaranteed, as well as some highly new material from their latest album “Hammer of Dawn”. Vocalist Joacim Cans tells us that they are extremely psyched to return to the heart of Sweden… [—>]

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Shakra

One of the most famous metal bands in Switzerland will be visiting us in Falun this summer – we warmly welcome SHAKRA to our line up! Some of you immediately know who these gentlemen are – others have never even seen the name. But the fact is that Shakra has been lighting up the metal… [—>]

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Van Canto

A fresh breeze in the metal swamp at Sabaton Open Air – this is what German VAN CANTO stands for. If you have seen them before – perhaps at our festival, which they have visited twice before – you know what is going on. This is a metal band with just one instrument (drums), the… [—>]

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Burning Witches

Before Christianity conquered Europe and replaced our original traditions with their own, the time around November,1st was known as Samhain – the night when souls could wander between dimensions and socialize with the living. Fires were lit to show the souls the way, and druids and witches were fully occupied with offerings, rites and other… [—>]

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Lordi

Sabaton Open Air welcome our favourite monsters back!LORDI got an appetite for our festival and returns after six years! Rovaniemi in northern Finland seems to be the place to be if you like costumed characters. Santa Claus lives there, as does these horror rockers. Last time they were here in Falun, they made a striking… [—>]

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Beyond the Black

It’s probably every new band’s wet dream to get a gig at a big European festival when you’ve just started playing together and before the debut album is even released. It actually happened to the German band Beyond the Black when they started back in 2014. They also managed to climp the charts with their… [—>]

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