Welcome to
PROG METAL MANIA
The new Prog & Metal Festival in Munich, Germany on 2 & 3 May 2025
09 September 2024
Line-Up for Prog Metal Mania 2025
We're thrilled to share the line-up with you in its full beauty!
The first edition of Prog Metal Mania will see bands from Sweden, Germany, UK, France, Greece, Italy and Lebanon, let's give them a warm welcome!
Horns up for
SCAR SYMMETRY - DISILLUSION - OBSIDIOUS - POEM - XAON - TURBULENCE - VULKAN - F.K.Ü. - SOULSPLITTER - LOCH VOSTOK - IHLO - AEONS - JESTER'S TEARS, and our special guest JOHN MACALUSO , grateful to have them on board.
To fuel the anticipation, we created a FESTIVAL PLAYLIST for your listening pleasure. Dive in, have fun!
And a friendly reminder :-) Early bird tickets are available until 31 October 2024, so better get yours while they're hot...
08 September 2024
Band Announcement #13 & Special Guest
First of all, a huge shout-out to everyone who joined the guessing games over the past 4 weeks (we had over 100 different people playing on all 3 channels!) - Hope you enjoed the ride :-)
The 10 winners will be drawn tomorrow from all participating Metal Maniacs and informed via direct message.
Rounding off the band announcements with a proggy beast. By bringing together raw beauty with complexity and finesse, their music comes along brutal yet with a catchy grooviness, offering fat choruses, shredalicious solos, and poisonous hooks.
Born in the US, now living in Italy, the legendary drummer will offer a show for fans of hot rhythms and cool stories with his terrific, versatile playing and some glimpses behind the recording scenes.
08 September 2024
Band Announcements #10-12
With their special blend of Progressive Death Metal, the German band takes us from the top of the world to the end of the sea, throwing us like driftwood through their wild, musical rapids before catching us within a huge, mystical brook of sounds.
Heavily inspired by Freddy Krueger & Co, these four Swedish guys are set to bring Metal and Mania over Munich. Are there some kind of moshers among the proggers? Here we goooo!!
The band from Scotland melts modern Progressive Metal with electronic and pop influences to create a sound that is huge musically, emotionally crushing, and full of hooks.
01 September 2024
Band Announcements #7-9
Half way through, excited to introduce the third triple of bands:
There’s a certain beauty in melancholy, and the Greek band absolutely brings this to the top with its unique, intense compositions and expressive performance.
The French Symphonic Death Metal band spreads its wings on the hunt for nothing less than epicness, musically and story-wise, and is a real naturforce on stage.
Hailing from Munich, the five musicians will open Prog Metal Mania with their powerful mix of wonderful playfulness and complex, yet accessible songs.
25 August 2024
Band Announcements #4-6
Thrilled to share the next three bands with you:
With legendary guitar wizard Per Nilsson as driving force, the Swedish band fascinates Metal fans all over the world, and will close Prog Metal Mania with a blast!
The Lebanese masters of musical story-telling even make a robot dream with their mesmerizing soundscapes and virtuosic playing, inviting the listener on a captivating, emotional journey.
Joining us from the Isle of Man, the Progmetal powerhouse will take us from ancient Greece to the vast reaches of space with their mighty, musical tales. Are you ready to cross the Rubicon?
18 August 2024
Band Announcements #1-3
Excited to share the first three, confirmed bands with you!
Having caught the Extreme Metal scene by storm with their mighty debut in 2022, the international powerhouse is set to blow the roof off at Prog Metal Mania 2025!
The Swedish band joins us with their mesmerizing melodies and intriguing rhythms. Welcome to immerse yourself in their incredibly atmospheric soundscapes!
Following their combined musical vision, the German arts collective melts various stylistical splitters to a soulful, new whole. Become part of something magical!
11 August 2024
Artist Reveal & Guessing Game Rules
Yes, you got it :-) This stellar piece of art was created by none other than Ryan T. Hancock. Welcome to learn more about his wonderful work here:
Yet the most important parts on the poster are still missing - The bands! To make the announcements a little more exciting, we prepared a special guessing game for you, and by joining, you even get the chance to win one of 10 Prog Metal Mania Shirts.
The rules are quite simple:
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and / or Twitter (X)
- Reply to at least one (or more ;-) "Guess the Band" posts. These will be out on each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, followed by the respective reveals on Sunday
- Starting on 12 August 2024, closing date for entries is 8 September 2024
- The winners will be drawn from all participating Metal Maniacs, and notified by DM
So check them out, and have fun :-)
Disclaimer can be found here
09 August 2024
Poster Reveal & Guess the artist
First of all, a huge thanks to everyone who joined us already since the first announcement yesterday for this overwhelming response!!
Before we head over to the music, and as a warm-up for band guessing games starting on Monday, we'd love to share the pure poster artwork with you, as it's absolutely worth a closer look.
Can you guess who painted this stunning piece?
The artist will be revealed on Sunday :-)
08 August 2024
Welcome to Prog Metal Mania!
We're thrilled to announce this new festival, bringing Prog, Metal and Mania to Munich (Germany) on 2 & 3 May 2025!
The varied line-up will feature 12 bands plus 1 special guest throughout the broad Prog and Metal spectrum, and is set to be revealed soon. So stay tuned for the announcements on our socials! And with a bit of luck, you could even win one out of 10 Prog Metal Mania shirts by joining our guessing games.
Early bird tickets are available now for 99 € (plus Eventim fee). The offer is valid until 31 October 2024. Afterwards, the regular 2-day tickets will go on sale for 115 € (plus Eventim fee).
