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Rowan Robertson & Keith St. JohnThursday, 10. 9. 2026Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia Rowan Robertson and Keith St. John! On the "Wired & Fired" 2026 tour! In Ljubljana. Who the hell are they? Not punk, and not whiny…

BLACKBRIAR»A THOUSAND LITTLE DEATHS« EUROPE PART II: THE ANEMONES CHAPTER September 29, 2026 at 9 PM,Orto Bar, Ljubljana WHEN DARK FAIRY TALES COME TO LIFE: DUTCH GOTH SYMPHONIC METALLERS BLACKBRIAR ARE COMING ON SEPTEMBER 29,…

BLACKBRIAR»A THOUSAND LITTLE DEATHS«EUROPE PART II: THE ANEMONES CHAPTERSeptember 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM,Orto Bar, Ljubljana WHEN DARK FAIRY TALES COME ALIVE: DUTCH GOTH SYMPHONIC METALLERS BLACKBRIAR HIT ORTO BAR IN LJUBLJANA ON SEPTEMBER…

Six Feeet Under, Embryonic AutopsySunday, 14 June 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMLjubljana // Orto bar // Slovenia The 2026 concert year is racing toward a frenzied summer peak, with events coming one after another. Our region is packed…

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 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…

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…

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.…

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…

26TH ORTO FESTMarch 26 – April 25, 2025,ORTO BAR, LJUBLJANATHE 26TH MONTH-LONG INTERNATIONAL CLUB FESTIVAL ORTO FEST SERVES UP ANOTHER GREAT LINEUP OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BANDS THIS YEAR From March 26 to April 25, 2026, Orto Bar in…

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…

Niet, support EmberSaturday, 20 December 2025Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia "I saw red!" After catching Niet in acoustic guise in Ajdovščina (9 August 2025 — RockLine concert review), going through their discography afterwards and…

ExhorderThursday, November 27, 2025Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia Every once in a while, a band wanders into our humble little valley that many would write off as an impossible booking. A legendary band, a visionary band, and last…

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…

Iron MedianSaturday, 19 April 2025Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia Iron-average? Not even close! After a good three years, another chance to catch an Iron Median gig — the cleverly named reincarnation of Iron Maiden — at Orto Bar…

Event: Pelhan Headline Show, Support: HarpierDate: 19.9.2024Venue: Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia On Thursday, in the intimate atmosphere of Orto Bar, Harpier opened the night as support and Primorska hard rockers Pelhan…

Acts: Liv Sin / Priest / DeathstarsDate: Monday, November 27, 2023Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia Catching Swedish outfit Deathstars at Ljubljana's Orto bar just before the end of November was something of an exclusive…

Performers: ChateauDate: 17 Nov 2023Venue: Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia It doesn't happen every day that Chateau release a new studio album. And more than that — after 2011, when the band put out the album "Do konca" and then,…

Performers: Evergrey, Fractal Universe, Virtual SymmetryLocation: Ljubljana, Orto bar, SloveniaDate: Sunday, October 9, 2022 Evergrey have finally made it to Ljubljana. These Swedish melodic progressive metallers — with a firmly…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto Bar / SloveniaDate: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 This year's autumn concert season is undeniably packed. Besides plenty of local shows, many American bands are touring Europe. The Elder and Pallbearer concert…

Performers: Heathen / ToxikVenue: Ljubljana / Orto Bar / SloveniaDate: 5 June 2022 Summer is usually a dead zone for concerts — or at least the action shifts to outdoor stages and festival grounds. This year, for reasons everyone knows,…

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Saturday, April 30, 2022 Pero Defformero, the ever-irresistible parodic crew of four pranksters from Novi Sad, made their way back to Slovenia at the end of this April. After playing to a…

It was almost surreal, a couple of weeks back, to walk into Orto bar again after months away — for reasons we all know — and it felt almost as strange writing these lines, which is why this review is running a little late. And not just any…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Friday, 5 November 2021 And so came that magical day — the second of this year for your humble correspondent — when some miracle had him heading out to an actual metal show. As it…

This was probably one of the last shows — if not the last — before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and the state of emergency that followed, two weeks ago at Orto bar. As if the crowd could sense that life was about to change…

As far as Mondays go, Garfield is absolutely right: they suck. But a concert evening like the one that went down last week at Ort makes starting a new week a whole lot easier. German technical death metal heavyweights Obscura returned to…

Performers: Septic Order, Constrictor, Challenger Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 16 January 2020 2019 is already history and 2020 is already in full swing. Sadly, the first week of the new year wrapped up…

An already packed December concert calendar got one final, unexpected Krampus surprise for all the naughty ones — Swedish doom merchants Tribulation. They're currently touring Europe with the megalomaniac Ghost, and it's great to see a…

Archspire, Beneath The Massacre, Vulvodynia, and Inferi made sure the year went out with one final concert packed with brutality, technicality, punch, and melody.

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 16 November 2019 A rainy Saturday is the perfect excuse to lounge around and binge something good — and there's no shortage of options these days — but not last Saturday! Last…

On a rainy Friday evening, a nicely packed Orto welcomed the trio that likes it slow — Oceanwake, October Tide, and Swallow the Sun.

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto Bar / SloveniaDate: Sunday, 13 Oct 2019 Finnish melodic death metallers Omnium Gatherum have always seemed to get less attention than they deserve, overshadowed by some of their more established compatriots. They…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto Bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, 10.10.2019 Crashdiet coming to Slovenia has always seemed like a complete pipe dream. Seriously. For once in my life I didn't have to drive abroad for a change — even if that…

Venue: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Monday, 07.10.2019 Paul Gilbert is back at Orto bar. Over ten years ago he played the smaller (upper) stage of this beloved club — about 100 people packed in. Back then, the Mr. Big reunion…

When Death Angel are anywhere nearby, it's a "you know the drill" situation. And when they're playing Ljubljana, on a Friday no less, showing up is mandatory. For at least the last decade, Death Angel have been synonymous with how thrash…

Tampa, Florida is synonymous with death metal, since that's where the genre was spawned by Death, Morbid Angel, Obituary and Cannibal Corpse (the latter moved to Florida from Buffalo a bit later). Sadly, in the shadow of the bigger and…

Gripes aside, Septicflesh, Krisiun, Diabolical and Xaon put on a killer show at Orto bar, serving up a heaping helping of brutality, orchestration and darkness.

Location: Orto bar / LjubljanaDate: Wednesday, 13. 2. 2019 The Australian death metal scene has been showing its quirks for a while now, and it's definitely a different beast from the American and European ones. Aussies are known for…

"Powered by the phenomenal Brainstorm and the excellent Mob Rules, a power metal storm in Ljubljana's Orto bar stirred up retro-nostalgic feelings of power metal's golden days!"

"We've stepped into the new year and into a fresh run of Thursday mass-gatherings in the thoroughly smoke-filled rooms of Orto bar, which our rock-solid "little polecats" look after, boldly and conscientiously, as always.

Location: Orto Bar, Ljubljana, Slovenia Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 It was the third fall show for fans of technical and progressive death metal. The tour rolled into Ljubljana's Orto Bar once again. Headlining were American technical…

Aborted, together with Cryptopsy, Benighted and Cytotoxin, delivered a night of extreme, brutal music and proved just how alive death metal is today.

With a show featuring Beyond Creation, Gorod, Entheos and Brought By Pain, fans of extreme and progressive metal got a hefty dose of musical satisfaction. The solid turnout proved that good times are ahead for bands serving up more complex,…

Taake, Bölzer, One Tail, One Head and Slegest made sure Orto bar got a proper black metal mass. Attendees got one more confirmation that the gig season is a rich one, with black metal fans definitely not left out in the cold.

Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia Date: Thursday, 12.04.2018 Adi Smolar is the guy who always brings cheer to the people. No point wasting words on that. A born party man. From head to toe. His folk-beloved musical catalog…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, November 16, 2017 Years ago, it was hard to imagine that modern progressive bands could fill even a smaller concert hall. Acts like Animals As Leaders, Scale The Summit and…

"This time Vincent earns a 3+ for what he showed us, and if he comes back next time with the full lineup, that grade could go a lot higher."

Performing: Havok / Warbringer / Gorod / ExmortusLocation: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Thursday, April 20, 2017 Anyone who claims thrash is dead and played out should have been at Thursday's show (mainly for Warbringer,…

Opća OpasnostApril 21, 2017Ljubljana / Orto Bar / Slovenia Opća Opasnost is a Croatian hard rock outfit that's been at it since way back in 1992, formed in the town of Županja. After a decade-long break between 1997 and 2008, the…

"The band plays with undiminished power and fury even in their latest lineup, and with some mileage the new forces in the freshly rejuvenated group will settle into optimal effectiveness. So? Yes! Demolition Group are moving forward!"

"That night, Helstar were greeted at Orto bar once again by all the people whose hearts beat for metal. Decked out in proper metal outfits, with proper metal attitude. That feeling when you walk into a gig and know you're in the right place…

Bridear2/20/2017Ljubljana / Orto bar / Slovenia Bridear, a Japanese all-female metal quintet formed in 2011 in the city of Fukuoka, stopped by the Slovenian capital on their European tour. The girls came to present their debut…

Location: Ljubljana / Orto bar / SloveniaDate: Saturday, 05/31/2015 Nashville Pussy, the unbridled rock'n' roll troublemakers from Atlanta, with their new album »Up the Dosage» and the freshly released compilation »The Years of…

"Helstar said goodnight after an hour and a half with the legendary classic Run With the Pack, and even though this gig never came close to the unforgettable madness of Helstar's first visit to Bazen in Kranj, you know you can count on…

" Thrash metal has either said everything there is to say, or the scene just doesn't have enough capable bands to make the genre interesting again. If nothing else, you have to admit the bands on this bill are at least eco-conscious. You…

"Fates Warning have once again delivered an extraordinary trip through the depths of their unique formula, which, teamed up with the sonic perfection of Orto Bar, turned into a mecca for prog metal fans near and far for a good hour and a…

"Meeting Threshold was unforgettable and one of a kind! We probably saw them in Ljubljana for the first time, the last time, and never again."

"I never thought anything could surprise me after Cynic, Atheist and Pestilence played here. And then they casually announce that Fates Warning are coming to Orto bar"

"Two fired-up alt rock bands on one bill at Orto bar! Bosnian punk rock n' rollers No Rules from Tuzla and local punk rock rowdies Stranci from Celje. "