Norway’s Beyond the Gates festival is to present special collaboration between Behemoth frontman, Nergal and Misþyrming. They mark the 30th anniversary of Behemoth’s seminal debut, Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic), playing the entire record live. The event also recently added thrash veterans, Testament, Greek metal legends, Rotting Christ, French post-metal icons, Alcest, and Icelanders, Vafurlogi. Find out more below.
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Testament, Rotting Christ, Alcest, and Vafurlogi Booked for Beyond the Gates
Norwegian extreme metal festival, Beyond the Gates, have just announced four new bands to the already stacked 2026 bill. The festival now welcomes US thrash veterans Testament, Greece’s Rotting Christ, French post black metal troupe, Alcest, and Icelanders, Vafurlogi. Read more below.
Beyond the Gates 2026 Books Emperor, 1349, Arcturus, The Ruins of Beverast, Spectral Wound, Warning and More Among First Wave of Bands
Beyond the Gates is now pleased to announce the first batch of bands for the 2026 edition, Chapter XIV! Beverast, Spectral Wound, Warning, Forteresse, Misotheist, Imha Tarikat, Sulphur Aeon + Concrete Winds w/ more TBA! Continue reading
Beyond the Gates 2025 Adds King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, and More!
Cult extreme metal festival Beyond the Gates are now revealing their full 2025 line-up. 11 new bands have been confirmed, including King Diamond, Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim and Gehenna.
Abbath Teams Up with Jeremy Saffer for Print Photo Series
Black metal icon and Immortal founder, Abbath, has partnered with renowned photographer, Jeremy Saffer, for an exclusive print photo series. The limited edition prints were shot by Saffer and signed by Abbath. Keep reading below to find out more.
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King Diamond, Abbath Doom Occulta, Triptykon, I Am Morbid, Destruction, Hellbutcher, Hellripper, and Dark Sonority Booked for Beyond the Gates
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 REVIEW: Beyond the Gates Review 2024 Part 2 Live at Grieghallen
With Thursday being the longest day on the festival’s docket for musical performances, Friday, August 2nd marked Day 3 and the second longest day. Day Shift sets started as early as 13:30 back at Kulturehuset with ferocious screams of Fir, SYN and Owls Woods Graves to ramp us up for the day. I didn’t end up shooting any of these sets, but I popped my head in to check out the sounds until it occurred to me I could listen from the tables of the building’s accompanying cafe where I stationed myself for some photo editing.Continue reading
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Beyond the Gates Review 2024 Part 1 Live at USF Verftet
Iconic. Explosive. Diabolical. The 2024 rendition of Beyond the Gates Festival in Bergen, Norway delivered.
The festival started Wednesday, July 31st. Opening day crowds arrived into the fjordland town of Bergen amped and ready for a weekend of black metal in one of the birthplaces for the genre. In this regard, the festival is unique in its own right, but Beyond the Gates offers a few other unique features such as providing festivalgoers with a variety of indoor concert spaces differing in size, sound and style giving attendees a change of atmosphere throughout the weekend and a listening experience in year-round concert halls and club stages as opposed to temporarily constructed platforms of your typical music festival. Continue reading
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Beyond The Gates Festival 2024 Completes its Line-up with Mayhem, Enslaved, Death SS, Black Anvil, and More!
Following a slew of newly announced special sets and tribute events, Beyond the Gates 2024 has completed its lineup with nine final bands and more exclusive performances. The festival has added Mayhem – set to perform their 40th anniversary set, icons Enslaved performing all of Frost in full, Death SS, Black Anvil, Owls Woods Graves, Attic, Syn and others. The full line-up and tickets links can be found below. The fest has also revealed its daily lineups.