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AvantasiaMonday, 8 June 2026Arena Alpe Adria, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy "OMG, they killed Kenny!" Not quite. This time Kenny was doing the killing — on stage. Kenny Leckremo, vocalist of the Swedish post Pop-Glam band H.E.A.T,…

On Friday, September 4, 2026, legendary N.W.O.B.H.M. metallers Raven will take the stage at the Hard Place club in Zagreb! The lineup is built around the eternal brotherly duo of Mark (guitar) and John Gallagher (bass, vocals), with Mike…

Sepultura, support: Evil InvadersMonday, 8 June 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:45 PMZagreb // ŠRC Šalata // Croatia Sepultura, Brazil's thrash and groove metal icons — a name that makes anyone who values raw, rebellious aggression sit up and…

Yngwie MalmsteenThursday, 4 June 2026, 9:00 PM – 10:45 PMZagreb // Tvornica kulture // Croatia Yngwie Malmsteen today stands among the all-time greats of the six-string electric wonder — the guitar. In the eighties he was in the…

Revocation, the American architects of technical death metal, will play the Ljubljana club venue AKC Metelkova's Menza pri koritu on August 19, 2026! Facebook event! Presale through On-Parole! 25 euros in presale, 30 euros on the…

LAIBACH AND THEIR NEW »MUSICK« PROJECT ARE PREPARING A MONUMENTAL SPECTACLE UNDER THE ISTRIAN SKY ON JULY 25, 2026 AT CAVE ROMANE IN CROATIA Support acts: KOALA VOICE, MRFYSaturday, July 25, 2026Cave Romane,Vinkuran/Medulin…

YNGWIE MALMSTEENThursday, June 4, 2026, 8:00 PM,Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb, Croatia JUST 8 DAYS TO GO, JUNE 4, 2026: YNGWIE MALMSTEEN IN ZAGREB FOR THE FIRST TIME – A NEOCLASSICAL METAL SPECTACLE AT TVORNICA KULTURE One of the most…

British grindcore giants Napalm Death are coming to Ljubljana on December 1, 2026. At their show at Cvetličarna in Ljubljana, they'll be joined by Master, Brat and Goatburner! Presale through On-Parole! 36 euros in presale, 40 euros on…

Omen (support: Granica Normale)Sunday, 24 May 2026, from 9:00 PM to 11:45 PMZagreb / Hard Place / Croatia Omen! Legends of old-school American heavy metal. A quartet that has weathered countless highs and lows throughout a long…

Cult American heavy metallers Medieval Steel are coming to Klub Jedro on December 4, 2026, as part of their European tour!!! They're joined on the tour by the excellent Templar, and the Medvode show also welcomes the unstoppable…

On December 16, 2025, the red-hot Swedish melodic death metallers Avatar, famous for their theatrical shows, are coming to Ljubljana! Warming up the crowd before them: Neckbreakker, groove/death metallers from Denmark! Tickets are on…

Myrath (support: Roses of Thieves)Tuesday, 22 April 2026San Dona Di Piave / Revolver club / Italy It's been a long, long time since any band so completely knocked this old grumbling nag off its feet — a nag worn weary and…

The Agent Steel show announced for tomorrow, May 12, 2026, at the Hard Place club in Zagreb has been pushed back to May 20. The reason for the move is visa trouble for the band's singer, John Cyriis. The promoter and Hard Place…

Performing: Crystallion, Power Surge, Grave DiggerDate: Thursday, 23 April 2026Venue: Zagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia Grave Digger made it to Croatia for the fourth time in their storied career on 23 April 2026! As part of a short…

Myrath, Roses of ThievesTuesday, 21 April 2026Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia Once again, a solo trip into (almost) uncharted territory. I hadn't heard of support act Roses of Thieves before, and Myrath — like so many proper prog…

The running order for today's heavy metal spectacle at Boogaloo in Zagreb is out. German heavy metal veterans Grave Digger take the stage, backed up by fellow German power metallers Crystallion and Zagreb metal revivalists Power Surge. …

The organizer of tonight's Myrath and Roses of Thieves show in Ljubljana (Orto bar) has dropped the running order for the evening, which you can check out below. They also let us know that tickets for tomorrow's concert spectacle at…

Hypocrisy / Vomitory / Vreid / (Abbath did not perform)Friday, 17 April 2026Ljubljana / Cvetličarna / Slovenia Hypocrisy, the Swedish death metal legends, set out in early April this year on a new European tour they dubbed the "Mass…

Geoff Tate's Operation Mindcrime: The Final Chapter, Masterplan, Inner VitriolTuesday, 14 April 2026Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia Due to the complicated situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the oil shortage, the coastal crew I was…

The organizer of tomorrow's Hypocrisy, Abbath, Vomitory and Vreid show in Ljubljana has announced the running order for the evening. You can check it out below. They also let us know that tickets for tomorrow's concert spectacle at…

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Tim "Ripper" Owens, one of the most celebrated vocalists in the metal universe, is coming to the Orto bar club venue in Ljubljana. He currently sings with KK's Priest (the band of former Judas Priest guitarist K.…

Performing: Nails, Exodus, Carcass, KreatorDate: Wednesday, 8 April 2026, from 6:20 PM to 11:00 PMVenue: Ljubljana / Media Center / Slovenia That day came around again. The bells of hell are ringing, calling the faithful to another…

German metalcore crew Tenside and alternative metallers Aurorawave are bringing their joint co-headlining tour "Devour The Dark" to Ljubljana on Wednesday, 9/19/2026, with Sugar Spine along as special guests. The show goes down at Orto…

The organizer of tonight's show (Wednesday, April 8, 2026!) has dropped the running order for the Ljubljana (Media Center) date of German Teutonic thrash metal legends Kreator, who'll be backed up by Bay Area thrash metallers Exodus as…

The organizer of the Zagreb show by Brazilian thrash metal legends Sepultura, scheduled for June 8, 2026, announces that the gig is being moved from the Tvornica kulture club to a bigger venue, ŠRC Šalata! All tickets already bought for…

On Thursday, July 9, 2026, American death metal veterans Jungle Roth are stopping by the Ljubljana club Menza pri koritu. Keeping them company are German blackened death metallers Rats Of Gomorrah! Facebook event! Tickets on sale…

On Thursday, 3. 9. 2026, Hollywood Vampires will take the stage at the Pula Arena - a rock supergroup fronted by Alice Cooper, film star Johnny Deep, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Cooper's guitarist Tommy Henriksen. Facebook event! …

Pestilence (support: DamnatioN)Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:15 PMLjubljana / Menza p. k. / Slovenia Pestilence, Dutch masters of technical death metal who many — alongside Cynic, Death, and Atheist — rank among the big…

Rhapsody Of Fire (support: Sage)Thursday, March 19, 2026Zagreb / Hard Place / Croatia If my modesty doesn't deceive me, Rhapsody Of Fire — Italian grandmasters of epic symphonic, Hollywood power metal — have never graced a Slovenian…

Vulture Industries (support: Rai)Ljubljana / Menza pri koritu / SloveniaSaturday, March 14, 2026, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM Vulture Industries. Straight up — one of the more 'unhinged' bands in the metal sphere right now. Globally…

The organizer of today's concert by Dutch progressive death metal veterans Pestilence (with DamnatioN opening) at Ljubljana's Menza pri koritu has published the running order: 19:00 - vrata / doors / blagajna / Box Office20:00…

Decapitated, veterans of technical death and groove metal from the Polish city of Krosno, will play Zagreb's Močvara club on June 7, 2026, where they'll celebrate 30 years as a band. Tickets for the show are available HERE! Facebook…

Judas Priest, metal pioneers and legendary British lineup, are heading back to Croatia after more than two decades, and on August 25, 2026 they'll take the stage in the timeless setting of Pula's Arena! One of the most influential bands…

Praying Mantis, the big veterans of British melodic hard and heavy rock who emerged back in the days of the N.W.O.B.H.M. movement, are in the middle of booking shows across the old continent for this year. The band has confirmed a…

Massacre, one of the pioneering bands of the Florida death metal scene, will stop in Solkan near Nova Gorica and the Mostovna venue on Monday, August 31, 2026, as part of their new European tour, "Dead Beyond". Tickets are available…

Alogia, XXV Godina, guests The Fifth RiderSaturday, 7 March 2026Zappa Barka, Belgrade, Serbia "Prog power heaven" Alogia is not a particularly active live band, to put it mildly. Since you never know when — or in what lineup —…

Biohazard, the cult Brooklyn hardcore punk and hip-hop crew, are playing Zagreb again on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after almost 30 years. The club picked for the show is Boogaloo. New York metalcore quintet Sworn Enemy are on board as…

The show by Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen, originally set for June 1, 2026 at Boogaloo in Zagreb, has a new date. It's now moved to Thursday, June 4, 2026, and on top of that, it's got a new home too: Zagreb's Tvornica kultura. …

Performers: Kataklysm, Vader, Blood Red ThroneDate: Thursday, March 5, 2026Location: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia This kind of lineup doesn't come to Slovenia every day. Sure, Kataklysm have practically been granted…

The Mahones, 35th Anniversary TourTuesday, 24 February 2026Quantic, Bucharest, Romania "A Tragicomic Experience" Whenever I'm in Bucharest, I meet up with an old friend and former colleague, Victor. He always takes care of the…

The organizer of Thursday's Kataklysm, Vader and Blood Red Throne show in Ljubljana has announced the running order for the bands. So, to recap: Thursday, 5. 3. 2026, Ljubljana (CUK Kino Šiška), Slovenia Schedule: 5.3. Kataklysm,…

Legendary Jethro Tull are coming to Zagreb's Vatroslav Lisinski hall this October. Facebook event! One of the biggest names on the world prog rock scene is coming back to Zagreb! The legendary Jethro Tull will play the Vatroslav…

One of the most beloved musicians of our time, Bryan Adams, will play Ljubljana's Stožice arena on Saturday, December 12, 2026, as part of his big worldwide Roll With The Punches tour. Facebook event! Tickets go on sale through the…

On Monday, August 3, 2026, absolute musical oddballs are headed for Ljubljana: experimental funk metallers, metalheads "with a defect," or more precisely the one and only Primus. The musical vocabulary of this band is so all-encompassing…

Artillery (support acts: Mercenaries, LIV)Wednesday, 18 February 2026, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PMZagreb / Hard Place / Croatia There are days when our region gets a tour stop from some cult thrash metal act born in the eighties — one that…

Yngwie MalmsteenMonday, June 1, 2026, at 8:00 PMZagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia Facebook event! Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen will play Zagreb for the very first time on June 1, 2026, at the Boogaloo Zagreb club. Malmsteen, a…

Acts: Leprous, support: Ihlo & Crystal HorizonDate: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:45 PM – 11:00 PMVenue: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Every now and then a ray of light tied to the progressive rock genre manages to shine…

The Grave Digger show, with the big legends of German metal due to play Zagreb's Hard Place club on Thursday, April 23, 2026, has been moved to a bigger venue, the Boogaloo club, because of the huge demand. Facebook event! All the…

Voivod, the legendary progressive/thrash metal crew from Jonquière, Quebec, are coming back to Zagreb's Vintage Industrial Bar on Monday, July 13, 2026, as part of the summer dates of their new European tour. Facebook event! Early…

Performers: Alter Bridge / Daughtry / SevendustVenue: Zagreb / Boćarski dom / CroatiaDate: Saturday, 31 Jan 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Alter Bridge, Daughtry, and Sevendust! One hell of a package on a new European tour led by the…

The 69 Eyes, D-A-D, Cowpunks & Glampires Tour 2026Wednesday, January 28, 2026Live Club, Trezzo sull'Adda (near Milan), Italy "Boring title — at least something to tag." Times are changing — like a few times in recent months,…

Electronic sound pioneers Kraftwerk will play Luka Beograd – Open Air Corner on July 19, where production house Long Play is putting together a huge show. The legendary German outfit is coming back to the Serbian capital after eight years.…

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, the big veterans of Florida death metal, Six Feet Under, will once again take the stage at Ljubljana's Orto bar! It's the band's first show in Ljubljana in over 15 years! Six Feet Under last played here on April…

Simon Phillips, the drumming icon of the rock'n'roll and jazz fusion universe, a guy who's played drums for The Who, Mike Oldfield and Toto, and who has "rescued" albums for a huge number of artists in the studio with his skills, will…

Death To All are coming back to Ljubljana on June 23, 2026. It's an all-star crew playing the classics of death metal pioneers Death, and it features former members of the cult Florida band whose work laid the foundations of extreme metal!…

Šank RockWednesday, 31 Dec 2025, at 23:00Koper / Taverna / Slovenia Nobody expected RL to catch Šank Rock twice in the dying days of 2025 — a double dose. The "when, who, where" information was of course available. Had been for a…

Šank RockNova Gorica / Bevkov trg / SloveniaSaturday, 20 December 2025, 8:10 PM – 10:10 PM Šank Rock needs no lengthy introduction to Slovenian music fans — especially not the die-hard kind. They are legends. They are one of the…

AvtomobiliLjubljana / Novi trg / SloveniaWednesday, December 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Avtomobili and this publication are two inseparable friends. Always have been. At least since 2006, when Rockline launched — though the biggest…

Clutch (support: Bokassa, 1000Mods)Saturday, 6. 12. 2025Zagreb / Tvornica kulture / Croatia Clutch! For the fourth time in Zagreb, and for the fourth time in a completely sold-out Tvornica kulture. If they haven't received a…

Battle Beast (support acts Dominum and Majestica)Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025Cvetličarna, Ljubljana, Slovenia "Midnight Fever" Not wanting to miss Scandinavian power metal eminence Tommy Johansson and his band Majestica, I showed up at…

Alestorm (support acts: Roses Of Thieves, Lutharo)Sunday, 7 December 2025Ljubljana / Cvetličarna / Slovenia There's only one of them. Alestorm. The band has earned Slovenian citizenship. Less than a year and a half after their show…

Kiko Loureiro (support act: Andy Addams)Sunday, November 30, 2025Velden am Wörthersee / Bluesiana Rock Cafe / Austria Bluesiana — that lone beacon of rock and roll, always the finest blues, and occasionally some metal-sharpened…

Helloween with special guests Beast in BlackWednesday, 19 November 2025Unipol Forum, Milan, Italy "40 years gone in the blink of an eye" This particular concert ended up being a solo ride. All the usual suspects were tied up with…

Ronnie Romero and Gus G. (support: Flesh)Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaWednesday, 12 Nov 2025, from 20:00 Two top-tier musicians joined forces for a co-headlining tour. You might call it a team-up of two musical supermen — one on…

Paradise Lost / Messa / Lacrimas ProfundereThursday, October 30, 2025Zagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia The sixth visit of the great veterans and pioneers of doom-death metal, the British forefathers Paradise Lost, to Zagreb — this time as…

Brit FloydSunday, 26 Oct 2025Ljubljana / Media Center / Slovenia Brit Floyd are one of those tribute bands that have, over the years, made Slovenia something of a home turf. Just over a year ago they played Hala Tivoli with a…

W.A.S.P.Wednesday, 29 October 2025Media Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia "El-ou-vi-i ..." Vesp (as us metal wannabes called them back in grade school) stopped off in Ljubljana for the second-to-last date of the Album One Alive tour,…

Testament / Obituary / Destruction / NervosaTuesday, 21 October 2025, 5:30 PM – 11:00 PMLjubljana / Media Park / Slovenia Every once in a while, special concert events come along — and yes, right here in Slovenia! The kind you…

Uriah Heep, April Wine, Heavy Pettin'Friday, October 24, 2025Vienna / Gasometer / Austria Some tours just have to happen. Tours of legendary bands. The ones no self-respecting rocker would ever deny as a monumental source of…

HammerFall (support: Visions Of Atlantis)Sunday, 14 September 2025Lignano Sabbiadoro / Arena Alpe Adria / Italy This year's Lignano Sunset Festival hosted Swedish power metal kings HammerFall, with the band chosen to warm up…

Steve HackettWednesday, 3 September 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:50 PMVicenza / Piazza Dei Signori / Italy Maestro Steve Hackett! One and only! A man whose creativity belongs squarely in the category of pioneering significance — today a…

AlphavilleFriday, 5 September 2025, 9:30 PMZagreb / Zagreb Fair (Paviljon 9) / Croatia Some tours and some gigs just catch you completely off guard. Alphaville. Given how thoroughly this German synth-pop and new wave band sank into…

Blind GuardianSaturday, 23 August 2025Tvornica kulture, Zagreb, Croatia "Let's sing the Bard's song!" After a long thirteen years (if internet sources are to be believed), the German masters of medieval folk melodies returned…

NietSaturday, 9 Aug 2025Castra (castle walls), Ajdovščina, Slovenia "Every weapon brings sufferingAnd every suffering turns into revolt" When your wife buys concert tickets, you don't say "niet" — even if you're not a fan of the…

Papa Roach, opening act: KrynMonday, 4 August 2025Opatija / Ljetna pozornica / Croatia The Papa Roach 'Infestation' of 2025 has clearly zeroed in on Europe. Daddy Roach came back around our corner of the world just over five months…

Bryan AdamsPula / Arena / CroatiaTuesday, 29 July 2025 Bryan Adams is a man who doesn't know the meaning of standing still. He runs on full throttle — bursting with ideas, plans, and drive! The iconic Canadian poet and songwriter…

Acts: Gojira & Lacuna CoilVenue: Zagreb / SRC Šalata / CroatiaDate: Sunday, 27 July 2025 Gojira returned to Zagreb after three years. At a time when our outlet is going through a complete transformation, and when an older…

The DarknessMajano (Udine) / Area Concerti Festival / ItalySaturday, 2 August 2025, 9:30 PM The Darkness are the very definition of a killer rock'n'roll party when it comes to live shows! We've been hellishly lucky these past few…

ExtremeThursday, 31 July 2025, at 9:00 PMLignano Sabbiadoro / Arena Alpe Adria / Italy Extreme don't need much of an introduction. Their monster hit More Than Words is known by everyone — or rather, by literally everyone. A crew of…

The Sisters Of Mercy / The GodfathersSaturday, 26 July 2025Vinkuran (Medulin, Pula) / Cave Romane / Croatia July 2025! Our region is absolutely packed with concerts! There's a ton of scheduling clashes and tough choices about who to…

Duran DuranSaturday, 12. 7. 2025Forte Arena, Pula, Sardinia, Italy "Nick Rhodes, king of shoulder pads" Fate sometimes takes strange paths. Last year, for my birthday present, I arranged to see Duran Duran in Pula after thirteen…

Janez Bončina BenčTuesday, July 22, 2025Postojna / Titov trg / Slovenia Benč's musical legacy is essential — let's just say it straight: must-have inventory in every Slovenian household. We're talking about musical art here, of…

SatchVai BandSaturday, 15 July 2025, from 9:30 PM to 11:45 PMPordenone / Parco San Valentino / Italy Sometimes things happen in the world of rock and roll that seem highly unlikely. And yet they do. Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are…

Gloryhammer / Visions Of Atlantis / Moonlight HazeWednesday, 9 July 2025, 19:00–22:30Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Gloryhammer confirmed the European dates of their new "Dundax Ascendant" tour back in March! At select shows…

Paul Gilbert BandSaturday, 5 July 2025, 9:40–10:30 PMVelden am Wörthersee / Bluesiana Rock Cafe / Austria Paul Gilbert is back at Bluesiana! Fascinating beyond all limits and utterly one-of-a-kind — the 'on-call firefighter with his…

DragonForceWednesday, July 2, 2025Tvornica kulture, Zagreb, Croatia "Svirajte, p...e! Seriously?" After just over a year (March 2024, alongside Amaranthe and Infected Rain, review here), it was time again to catch the (loosely…

Performing: Lintver / Eruption / ExodusDate: Tuesday, 24 June 2025Venue: Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Exodus are widely regarded as one of the most important bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area at the turn of…

AC/DC (support act: The Pretty Reckless)Thursday, June 26, 2025, 4:00 PM (doors), AC/DC from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PMPrague / Letiště Praha Letňany / the Czech Republic AC/DC are just AC/DC. They're like the air that surrounds us — for…

Avenged SevenfoldLjubljana / Križanke / SloveniaWednesday, 18 June 2025, doors at 19:00, concert starts at 21:30 And then there are those special concerts. Special tours. Special bands! They go straight into the "Unforgettable!"…

Marillion'Marillion Weekends Convention XXII.' (Day Two)10 May 2025, from 9:15 PM to 11:35 PMPadua / Gran Teatro Geox / Italy Padua is Padua! Incredibly convenient for day-trip concert visits, especially for everyone based in the…

A Day To Remember (support: Polaris)Ljubljana / Media Park / SloveniaTuesday, 17 June 2025 A Day To Remember are a massively successful American outfit that rolls punk rock, hardcore, and metalcore into one, nurturing a synthesis of…

Marillion'Marillion Weekends Convention XXII.' (Day One)May 9, 2025, 9:15 PM – 11:15 PMPadua / Gran Teatro Geox / Italy Hard to believe it's already been two years since the first encounter with Marillion at the Marillion Weekend…

Performing: Sylosis, Paleface Swiss, Jinjer, In FlamesLjubljana / Media Center / SloveniaDate: Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 5:00 PM (doors) to 11:00 PM It doesn't happen every day that you get handed a bouquet of stylistically…

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes (support: Chrpy)Prague / Lucerna Music Bar / the Czech RepublicThursday, June 5, 2025 This year's multi-day Prague holiday in the first week of June didn't quite match the gig-going excitement of that…

Iron Maiden (support act: Halestorm)Prague / Letiště Praha Letňany / Czech RepublicSaturday, 31 May 2025, from 18:40 to 22:00 Years come. Well, and they go. It happens quietly — this thing we call aging. And pretty fast, too. The…

Riot V, Crystal Viper, MetalsteelSaturday, 3 May 2025Klub Jedro, Medvode, Slovenia "Metal unity, metal oneness, metal solidarity" Dear metalheads, dear rockers, dear readers of this e-zine — and everyone else along for the ride.…

Dark Tranquillity / Moonspell / HiraesWednesday, 30 April 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:50 PMZagreb / Boogaloo / Croatia Some tours you just can't turn your back on. Tours that come to our region! What could be better. The pairing of legendary…

Unforigven 4 - Metallica tributeFriday, 25 April 2025, 9:30 PM – 11:45 PMMedvode / MC Jedro / Slovenia Unforgiven 4 is a Metallica tribute band that got started in the summer of 2018. A quartet made up of four outstanding musicians…