Bergen-based festival, Beyond the Gates, has just revealed its first wave of bands for 2025, July 30 – August 2. King Diamond will play in Norway for the first time in 19 years, alongside Abbath Doom Occulta, Triptykon (performing Celtic Frost), I Am Morbid, Destruction (Infernal Overkill 40 years), Hellbutcher, Hellripper, Dark Sonority, and more to be announced. Keep reading for further details.
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Festival booker Torgrim Øyre comments, “For those of you who saw Mercyful Fate in Grieghallen a few years back will know that this will be the ultimate way to experience King Diamond and his amazing show. We’ve been hard at work to get King Diamond to Norway for quite some time and what a treat it is to finally be able to announce this gem.
“King Diamond will be joined by the mighty Abbath Doom Occulta who will bring his incredible Return to the Raven Realms Tour to Bergen for the first time. The epic show includes a set consisting wide array of Immortal classics from his tenure in the band. Going even further back in the history books. Triptykon will perform a full set of Celtic Frost classics, while German thrash pioneers, Destruction, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their magnum opus, Infernal Overkill.”
“If that’s not education enough, David Vincent and Pete Sandoval will bring you the finest death metal available when I Am Morbid is diving into the Morbid Angel catalogue. Former Nifelheim singer Hellbutcher has delivered one of the best albums this year, who hasn’t twisted some neck muscles after hearing The Sword of Wrath. Next year you can experience this masterpiece live on stage. Scotland-based Hellripper has taken the thrash world by storm over the last few years. This force of nature has quickly become one of the hottest underground acts around. If you’ve attended one of their concerts you will understand why.”
“Last but not least, Dark Sonority, formerly known as Kaosritual. This ensemble is well known throughout the underground as the epitome of Sorcerous Black Metal, alongside other Nidrosian Black Metal bands such as Mare and Celestial Bloodshed with whom they share members. This will be one of their very few concerts next year.”
“The 2025 edition of Beyond the Gates is the 13th chapter in the festival saga and will showcase why the festival has grown into the international metal gathering it has become. Attracting visitors from 50 different countries around the world, Beyond the Gates has become a global phenomenon. The festival is taking place in the city center of Bergen, using several venues spread across town, including the legendary Grieghallen and USF Verftet. Welcome to 4 days of darkness in the heart of Bergen.”
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Beyond the Gates Festival 2025 is already shaping up to be an epic lineup The four-day extravaganza will once again take place in Bergen (NO), across several venues, including USF and the iconic Grieghallen, where many of Norway’s seminal black metal artists recorded their legacy records.
The current lineup is now as follows:
King Diamond (First Norwegian show in 19 years!)
Abbath Doom Occulta (Immortal set)
Triptykon (performing Celtic Frost)
I Am Morbid
Destruction (Infernal Overkill 40 years)
Hellbutcher
Hellripper
Dark Sonority
+ more TBA!
Since the inception of the Beyond the Gates festival, fans have been coming to Bergen to see performances of their favorite Norwegian artists in their home environment. As most visitors know, nature and local culture has always been a poignant source of inspiration for the bands emerging from the Bergen scene. Yet again, Beyond the Gates will give all of the traveling fans the opportunity to get an unique insight into all aspects of the Norwegian Metal scene and the local culture in general. In that regard, we’re putting together a series of events before and during the festival so that all of you can discover what inspired – and still does – the Norwegian metal scene. More special events will be announced, including exclusive listening parties, music and culture panels, in-depth live interviews, and a wealth of of events and activities that will give you a Beyond the Gates Experience that will last for a lifetime. Stay tuned for more…
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