📋About
Hot Rock Festival 2026: metal and extreme rock in Bavaria
Hot Rock Festival is a single-day event dedicated to metal and extreme rock, held in Bavaria, Germany, near Pfaffenhofen. It delivers an international line-up spanning a broad spectrum of contemporary metal, from classic heavy metal to Japanese kawaii metal.
The 2026 edition brings together 9 bands. THREE DAYS GRACE and WITHIN TEMPTATION lead the bill, with TRIVIUM, ARCHITECTS and BABYMETAL mixing metalcore, alternative metal and J-metal.
The programme explores heavy metal, melodic metalcore, symphonic metal, hard rock and post-hardcore. Marteria adds a hip-hop dimension to this metal day.
On 29 August 2026, Hot Rock Festival packs major international metal acts into a single evening in Bavaria. Check the full lineup.
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