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Extreme Metal Festival in Oettingen in 2026

The Camping Battleground Festival returns from May 21-24, 2026 in Oettingen, Bavaria, for a new edition dedicated to the most brutal sounds of contemporary metal. This camping gathering offers total immersion in the world of deathcore, death metal and metalcore. Headliners Callejon, Gutalax and Parasite Inc. guarantee an uncompromising lineup for extreme sound enthusiasts.

Over four intense days, the festival presents a lineup exploring the most radical territories of modern metal. Between goregrind with Gutalax and RECTAL SMEGMA, melodic death metal from Parasite Inc., and deathgrind, stylistic diversity serves a unified sonic intensity.

The lineup also welcomes acts like BLUTHUND, Coffin Feeder, Synlakross and The Narrator (HC), bringing touches of screamo and rap metal. The camping atmosphere of Battleground creates a tight-knit community where festival-goers share their passion for underground metal. An essential gathering to discover the most aggressive acts on the European metal scene.