Back in October, we announced the first bands who will be performing on the stages of the Metal Festival in Sulingen in 2023. Now we are back with the second wave of bands, sealing the most top-class program in the festival’s history to date. A further 20 bands have been confirmed, including IN FLAMES, KILLSWITCH ENGANGE and WHILE SHE SLEEPS.
Sulingen, December 01, 2022 – With POWERWOLF, TRIVIUM and BEARTOOTH at the top of the line-up announced in the first wave, we’re setting the bar pretty high. The new announcements can absolutely keep up. Fans of heavy guitars can look forward to some real highlights:
IN FLAMES confirm true metal giants. They play countless shows around the world and have influenced many of today’s biggest metal acts without ever ceasing to develop their own distinctive sound. The pioneers of melodic death metal will be performing at the Reload Festival in beautiful Sulingen for the third time in 2023, this time with their brand new record “Foregone”.
After years of effort, we have finally managed to secure metalcore legends KILLSWITCH ENGAGE for 2023. The American band from Westfield, Massachusetts is one of the most important representatives and leading forces of the genre. Time and again, they succeed in providing international impetus while never losing their grip on the ground. In addition to an incomparable mix of heaviness and melodies, their shows show above all a great closeness to their fans, which they will prove once again on the weekend of August 17-19, 2023.
The five-piece metalcore band WHILE SHE SLEEPS from Sheffield, England, will also be gracing Reload Festival 2023 once again, making them one of the festival’s house bands. After their last unforgettable performances in 2017 and 2019, we didn’t have to think twice about inviting the group back. WHILE SHE SLEEPS are one of the hottest bands on the scene and are now one of the great British metalcore bands who have successfully made the leap from the raw sound of the 2010s to modern, melodic and multi-faceted approaches. They arrive with their latest album “Sleeps Society”, which picks up seamlessly where “So What?”, the band’s most versatile release to date, left off in 2019.
Managing Director Andre Jürgens is more than satisfied with the line-up for 2023: “I’m particularly pleased that we’ve once again managed to put together a good mix. Many bands will be appearing on the Reload Festival stages for the first time, but also some that we have already hosted.”
A total of 20 other bands have confirmed their appearance at the Reload Festival 2023. One final slot is traditionally reserved for an up-and-coming band, which is selected in a contest. The winning band will be announced in due course.
Reload Festival 2023 – August 17 – 19 – See you on the Battlefield!
With: Powerwolf, In Flames, Trivium, Beartooth, Killswitch Engage, While She Sleeps, Stick To Your Guns, Guano Apes, Skindred, Sepultura, Clawfinger, J.B.O., Agnostic Front, Knocked Loose,
Sleep Token, Callejon, Terror, Imminence, Mr. Hurley und die Pulveraffen, Mantar, Malevolence, Decapitated, Ektomorf, Landmarks, Frog Bog Dosenband, Gatecreeper, Blind Channel, Infected Rain, Orbit Culture, Grailknights, Cockney Rejects, Planlos, 100 Kilo Herz, Get The Shot, Excrementory Grindfuckers,
Slope, The Scratch and Controversial
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