MISERY INDEX are coming to Sulingen for the first time in 2026 – and we’re sure that this debut will be a hit with you. The band’s name is more than just an economic term: it’s the program. For over two decades, MISERY INDEX have been measuring the global political pressure that weighs on our shoulders – and transforming it into death metal power and raw, chaotic grindcore energy. Anyone who wants to hear what a social state of emergency sounds like will find a razor-sharp answer here.

Stylistically, they operate at the intersection of Napalm Death, Dying Fetus and Benighted – with their own unmistakable signature: technically merciless, rhythmically sharp, politically alert and always with a feel for the balance between fury and structure. Their songs are short, analytical spotlights on a world on the edge, brutally condensed in every note.

Live, it becomes a concentrated stream of energy: blast beats like pressure waves, riffs like tectonic shifts, a groove that sets the distance between stage and pit to zero.

The fact that MISERY INDEX have never been on stage at the Reload Festival before makes their performance a line-up highlight: extreme metal in its purest form. Long overdue for connoisseurs, a crash course in uncompromising, politically charged power for newcomers.

MISERY INDEX provide the soundtrack for all those who like to turn up the heat.