Balingen

"If you're a true fan of 80s glam metal, the kind that grew up around the Sunset Strip, then you know nothing but pure bliss at a Steel Panther show"

"Day one's headliner at Bang Your Head, Michael Schenker, and his musical rondo that took us from the very beginning right through to the end of his career. Hands down the highlight of the day!"

Location: Balingen / Messegelände / GermanyDate: Saturday, July 15, 2017 The third day also brought a heap of metal subgenre deviations to Balingen, though the emphasis was clearly on traditional old-school craft and power metal, which…

Lineup: Almanac, Angelus Apatrida, Bullet, Entombed A.D., Krokus, Lee Aaron, Magnum, Riot V, Rose Tattoo, Steve Grimmett`s Grim Reaper, Vince Neil, Paragon, Dead LordLocation: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date: July 14, 2017 …

Location: Balingen / Messegelände / GermanyDate: Thursday, 13.07.2017 The nineteenth Bang Your Head festival is here, and with it a new RockLine expedition to Balingen, Germany. One of Europe's most important summer festivals, known…

"Day three of the legendary Bang Your Head festival 2016, closed out by Iced Earth!"

Location: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date: 15.07.2016 And so the second day of the 21st edition of the legendary Bang Your Head!! festival in Balingen, Germany, rolled around. The night was fresh and the morning properly cold,…

Performing: Stallion, Babylon A.D., Candlemass, Carcass, Dare, The Dead Daisies, Dragonforce, Equilibrium, Ektomorf, Slayer, Leartherwolf, Battle Beast, Debauchery vs. Blood God, Voodoo XLocation: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date:…

Performing: Death Angel, Angel Dust, Stormwarrior, Sanctuary, BloodboundDate: Wednesday, 12.07.2017Location: Balingen, Volksbankmesse (Messegelände), Germany As it does every year, this year's Bang Your Head!!! 2017 got its warm-up…

Performers: Anthrax, Ektomorf, Europe, Hirax, Mad Max, More, Obituary, Rob Rock, Stryper, Twisted Sister, UnisonicLocation: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date: 12.07.2014 Day two of Bang Your Head!!! 2014 got off to a slightly…

Lineup: Axel Rudi Pell, Accuser, Traitor, Sebastian Bach, Exodus, Kissin' Dynamite, Michael Schenker's Sonic Temple, Vain, Warlord, Riot V Location: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date: Friday, July 11, 2014 This year's Bang…

Performing: Grave Digger, Victory, Stormwarrior, Bullet, DynamiteLocation: Balingen / Messegelände / Germany Date: Thursday, 10.07.2014 Another year has rolled around and a new edition of the Bang Your Head!!! festival is right on…

"By now night had fallen over the grounds, and Accept used the backdrop to serve up their iron-clad repertoire, which of course included Fast as a Shark, Metal Heart and Balls to the Wall. Experiencing the Accept march in front of a…

Performing: Saxon, Lordi, Pretty Maids, Stratovarius, Masterplan, Entombed, Lake of Tears, H.E.A.T., Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (hall), Onslaught (hall), Artillery, Dream Evil, Fleshcrawl (hall), Exumed (hall), Crazy Lixx, Wanted Inc.…

"Still, we can safely say that the handful of Slovenes who caught Vicious Rumors at Balingen with Tilen Hudrap in the lineup witnessed a whole new baptism by fire for Slovenian heavy metal"

Location: Messegelände / Balingen / GermanyDate: Friday, 15.07.2011 And so day two of BYH!!! 2011 rolled around. Let me just hint that we were freezing in our tents at night, with the temperature hitting a measly 6° C…

Lineup: Accept, Crimson Glory, Cripper, Crystal Viper, Death Angel, Human Zoo, Overkill, Quiet Riot, Stormwarrior, Portrait, Asphyx, Amorphis, Legion Of The DamnedLocation: Messegelände / Balingen / Germany Date: Friday, July 14, 2011 …

Performing: Axel Rudi Pell, Brainstorm, Eternal Reign, Kissin' DynamiteLocation: Balingen, Messegelände, GermanyDate: Thursday, 13.07.2011 The year flew by, and the traditional German Bang Your Head!!! festival is back on our…

Location: Balingen / Messegelände / GermanyDate: Friday, 7/16/2010Performers:10:00 - 10:40 TOXIN 10:50 - 11:30 SAVAGE GRACE 11:40 - 12:30 BULLET 12.40 - 13.30 SACRED STEEL 13.40 - 14:30 HADES 14:45 - 15:35 TREAT 15:50 - 16:40 FATES WARNING…

Location: Balingen / Messegelände / GermanyDate: Thursday, July 15, 2010Performers: 10:00 - 10:40 THE NEW BLACK 10:50 — 11:30 ENFORCER11:40 — 12:30 GRAND MAGUS 12:40 — 13:30 FORBIDDEN 13:40 — 14:30 SABATON 14:40 — 15:30 LOUDNESS 15:45 —…

"Just Priest are a crew of seasoned old tomcats. The lineup features vocalist Udo Welz (Agent Orange), guitarists Tom Naumann (ex Primal Fear, ex Sinner) and Stefan Barth (Agent Orange), bassist Thomas "Huyz" Mössinger and drummer Didi…

"Then they come back out with Horst E. Franz, the festival's head organizer, and sum up their impressions in front of an ecstatic crowd that just wouldn't stop singing the chorus: "Valhalla, deliverance, But you ever forgot me,..." Not even…

" Journey were a chapter all their own on day one, and the next day people were still talking about them in nothing but superlatives!"

"As is tradition, the organizers laid on a "warm-up" show again this year. But unlike last year, when the warm-up gig went down in nearby Hechingen with Frobidden, Breaker and Firewind, this time it found its home in the brand-new Voklsbank…

"What is there to add after the 10th consecutive Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany? Mission accomplished. The festival ran smoothly, with no delays. Apart from Hardcore Superstar canceling and Rob Halford's worn-out vocals,…

"The first day of the festival had no trouble earning the flattering nickname "Operation: Balingen". It made plenty of people's dreams come true, even though Queensryche already played the whole of "Operation: Mindcrime" live in Balingen…