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Rockstadt Extreme Festival: Unleashing a Decade of Rock in Transylvania

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Since its inception a decade ago, Rockstadt Extreme Festival has emerged as Eastern Europe's most loved rock festival, established in 2013 in the heart of Transylvania, a gathering ground for rock enthusiasts from all corners of the globe. Now celebrating its 9th edition, this revered festival has cemented its pla

ce as Eastern Europe's premier rock event. While the festival experienced a brief hiatus in 2020 and 2022 due to the global pandemic, it returns in full force from 2nd to 6th August 2023, promising an unforgettable experience guarded by the majestic Rasnov Fortress, nestled near Brasov in the enchanting lands of Transylvania, Romania. Our cultural mission and association

At the heart of Rockstadt Extreme Festival's success lies the unwavering commitment and passion of the REF Cultural Association. With a fervent dedication to promoting cultural and artistic endeavors, the association has nurtured a diverse family of venues, brands, and events, creating a vibrant rock-based community that has become an integral part of Romania's cultural landscape. From the iconic Rockstadt Club, a haven for live events and renowned bands, to the pulsating Kruhnen Musik Halle, where dance and party enthusiasts converge, the Rockstadt family breathes life into the rock music world.

31 JUL - 4 AUG 2024 Rockstadt Extreme Festival

We’re coming to you with NINE NEW NAMES in the lineup, but there’s over 40 names left to announce. Math doesn't add up? Well, that's because we are extending the lineup to a little over 100 bands. But without any further ado, please welcome:

OPETH with a fan-picked setlist / LEPROUS / BRUTUS / TEXTURES / NA**LM DEATH / CANCER BATS / GUTALAX / MISERY INDEX / STRIGOI

There are still a lot of surprises left to be announced. One of them is that OPETH will perform a special fan-picked setlist - details on this will follow soon. Over the course of the next weeks, we will have several announcements prepared, including lineup updates of course, you should expect new acts very soon. Then take note, the current presale price of 850 lei (about €170) is available only until December 10th. A big lineup update will then follow in mid-December, along with the new price tier. ZERO TAXES and NO COMMISSION on your purchase. If you haven’t checked out our revamped website, now's the perfect time to learn about the new bands too. Secure your tickets at this unbeatable price NOW, and let’s celebrate together from 31 JUL - 4 AUG 2024 at Râșnov Fortress for Rockstadt Extreme Fest ’24. The 10th ANNIVERSARY is set to be monumental. Get ready! Our lineup so far - with dozens of names still to be announced in the following weeks:

KREATOR / AMON AMARTH / OPETH / DIMMU BORGIR / EXODUS / ABBATH performs IMMORTAL / LEPROUS / DARK TRANQUILLITY / KK’S PRIEST / PARADISE LOST / THE AMITY AFFLICTION / THE HALO EFFECT / WHITECHAPEL / DEICIDE / MY DYING BRIDE / AMENRA / NA**LM DEATH / INSOMNIUM / KVELERTAK / BRUTUS / CONVERGE / TEXTURES / BURY TOMORROW / DARK FUNERAL / CATTLE DECAPITATION / SUFFOCATION / THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER / ORDEN OGAN / HO99O9 / VENOM INC / ABORTED / GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT / COMBICHRIST / GUTALAX / EMMURE / IMMINENCE / ARMORED SAINT / AFTER THE BURIAL / 1349 / MASSACRE / COMEBACK KID / STONED JESUS / DESTROYER 666 / MAYBESHEWILL / GAEREA / SATURNUS / CANCER BATS / TOXIC HOLOCAUST / INCANTATION / HUMANITY’S LAST BREATH / NANOWAR OF STEEL / MISERY INDEX / BODYSNATCHER / HAVOK / DARKEST HOUR / ARKONA / BIPOLAR ARCHITECTURE / DOPELORD / STRIGOI / THE DEVIL’S TRADE / DEVIL MASTER / SLOPE / SHY, LOW / AND MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

For further information on the festival, please visit: https://rockstadtextremefest.ro/

08/11/2024

Tonight! David Ellefson, Jeff Young, full MEGADETH set. Cluj Napoca, FORM Space

We're giving away 20 free passes for tonight! All you have to do is send us a DM!

Tickets also available at doors.

08/11/2024

It's no secret at all. Obituary are a symbol of Rockstadt Extreme Fest, the band that has returned to this festival over and over again. The amount of love they get from the fans here is like no other.

It's our pleasure to have them back, for the fourth time.

Tickets and payment plans on our official website. Link in bio.

07/11/2024

New York City's Demolition Hammer arrived on the East Coast thrash metal scene circa 1986; soon after, their first demo tape, Skull Fracturing Nightmare, began making the rounds of indie record labels and tape-trading fans alike.

A second demo, entitled Necrology, arrived two years later and proved good enough to secure the group -- comprised of vocalist/bassist Steve Reynolds, guitarists James Reilly and Derek Sykes, and drummer Vinny Daze -- a recording contract with Century Media Records. There followed a pair of perfectly competent thrash albums in 1990's Tortured Existence and 1992's Epidemic of Violence, but the style was already on the outs by that time, so Demolition Hammer experimented with a more current, Pantera-like death metal attack on 1994's Time Bomb.

Considered one of the most heavyest bands to ever walk in existence, Demolition Hammer are back stronger than ever and this will be their first time ever playing Eastern Europe.

Info, tickets and payment plans on our official website. Link in bio.

06/11/2024

French musician and producer, Carpenter Brut made a name for himself in 2012 with his trilogy of EPs (grouped together in 2015 under the name “Trilogy”), which fused retro 80s sounds with electro and metal influences. Strongly inspired by pop culture, horror and 80's sci-fi films, Carpenter Brut develops a sound that is at once dark, violent and cinematic. With Trilogy, an album that has gained a cult following, Carpenter Brut quickly established himself internationally as a major player on the synthwave scene.

In 2018, he released “Leather Teeth”, a concept album telling the fictional story of Bret Halford, a teenager who becomes a rock star after a tragic accident. This concept album anchors Carpenter Brut in a unique visual and narrative universe, which is reflected in his live performances, known for their visual and sonic intensity. In 2022, he continues the Bret Halford story with “Leather Terror” and explores darker, more violent sounds, with more pronounced elements of industrial metal, marked by collaborations with artists from the metal scene such as Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Ben Koller (Converge) and Johannes Andersson (Tribulation).

On the live side, Carpenter Brut's hard-hitting visual and sonic performances are a fusion of aggressive electronic music and horror-movie-inspired visuals, creating an intense, immersive experience that transports the audience into a retro-futuristic universe both nostalgic and brutal.

Witness Carpenter Brut, for the first time in Eastern Europe, at Rockstadt Extreme Fest.

Info, tickets and payment plans on our official website. Link in bio.

06/11/2024

The title is more relevant now than ever.

Want to hear the clasics, plus songs from Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good, So Far, So Good...So What! ?

Now is your chance! DAVID ELLEFSON and JEFF YOUNG are coming to Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca this week, along their all star project Kings Of Thrash, for an authentic thrash metal celebration. A special setlist comprised ONLY of MEGADETH songs.

Thu - Bucharest, Quantic
Fri - Cluj-Napoca, FORM Space

Support from Dieth and Andry.

Tickets available at https://rockstadtextremefest.ro/tickets/

05/11/2024

Caption this! :D

Kudos for our amazing security team. By metalheads, for metalheads!

05/11/2024

Undisputed masters of murderous riffs, pugnacious grooves and ferocious hooks since 1991, Machine Head are long established as one of the most influential and incendiary bands in the metal world.

Exploding into the world’s consciousness with 1994’s seminal Burn My Eyes album, the now legendary Oakland crew brutishly redefined what it meant to be heavy, incorporating a wild array of influences into some of the sharpest and most brutal metal anthems ever written.

A perennially vital force in heavy music, Machine Head have continued their exhilarating evolution, while never losing the furious spirit of their old school, underground roots. Impervious to trends and proud to stand alone: Machine Head is still the bulldozer that crushes all!

Join us for their first ever headlining performance at Rockstadt Extreme Fest. Tickets and payment plans on our official website, link in bio!

04/11/2024

Get ready for a thrash metal celebration!

MEGADETH icons, David Ellefson and Jeff Young are coming over with their superstar project Kings Of Thrash. Thursday in Bucharest at Quantic and Friday in Cluj-Napoca at FORM Space.

Full schedule below. A special 90 minute set comprised ONLY of Megadeth classics.

Tickets on our website. Link in bio!

04/11/2024

Siberian Meat Grinder – metal/hardcore powerhouse from the dark and snowy realm of the Bear Tsar is back in Bucharest on December 14th, in Expirat. Hosted by Rockstadt Extreme Fest.

SMG is known for smashing genre boundaries with their unique style which blends together Thrash, Hardcore-Punk, Rap, Power Metal, Black Metal, fueling this insane mix with themes ofn graffiti, videogames, slasher-movies, skateboarding and mystical cultic rites. The years of constant touring brought SMG the worldwide army of followers, standing together under the banners of the band’s mascot - the mighty Bear-Tsar.

Now Siberian Meat Grinder is back in Europe with their “Join The Bear Cult Tour 2024”, dedicated to their latest album of the same name, demonstrating even more crossover thrash insanity, hardcore-punk aggression, epic heavy metal melodies, hymnlike hooks and face- melting guitar solos. Siberian Meat Grinder will also surprise the audience with their new live show with changing decorations and multiple appearances of the band’s mascot Bear Tsar - the giant anthropomorphic Bear wearing a cape and a crown and interacting with the audience.

Since it’s first gig in 2012 Siberian Meat Grinder travels the world intensely, sharing the stage and touring together with bands like Agnostic Front, Na**lm Death, Municipal Waste, Terror, Deez Nuts, Nasty, Sick Of It All, Obituary, S***m and Madball and performing at some of the world famous extreme music festivals, including Brutal Assault, Boomtown Fair, With Full Force, Jera On Air, Xtreme Fest, Punk Rock Holiday, Groezrock, Resurrection Festival and others. The band has released 3 studio albums on Destiny Records - “Hail To The Tsar”, “Metal Bear Stomp” and “Join The Bear Cult”. All 3 records received positive reviews from such sources as Metal Hammer, Fuze, Mass Movement, Ox Fanzine and spent weeks in Top Selling positions of Coretex Records TOP-20.

The latest album called “Join The Bear Cult” was released in 2022 and received an outstanding feedback from both critics and fan-base, it was presented by the band on “Campaign For Musical Destruction Tour 2023”, when Siberian Meat Grinder supported Na**lm Death on their 30-days tour across Europe and UK. It is high time to put on your Bear Mask, give praise to the unstoppable Bear Cult and get tickets to see the new thrash metal ritual of Siberian Meat Grinder

04/11/2024

Atlanta’s Mastodon are one of the most original and influential American metal bands to appear in the 21st century. Their wide-angle progressive approach encompasses stoner and sludge metal, punishing hardcore and metalcore, neo-psych, death metal, and more.

The group’s playing style incorporates technically complex guitar riffs, lyric hooks, long, melodic instrumental passages, and intricate, jazz-influenced drumming with syncopated time signatures. Their second album, 2004’s Leviathan, was a concept set based on Moby Dick, Herman Melville’s iconic novel of whaling and obsession, and became the band’s commercial breakthrough.

The record is regarded critically as one of the most important albums in genre history. 2011’s conceptual The Hunter reflected the band’s embrace of prog; it channeled disparate influences ranging from King Crimson to Opeth. 2017’s Emperor of Sand debuted inside the Top Ten and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album — the single “Sultan’s Curse” took one home for Best Metal Performance.

Change and evolution (Mastodon’s raison d’être) are as integral to their musical identity as their personnel. 2020 saw the issue of Medium Rarities, featuring live cuts, covers, and instrumentals. In 2021, Mastodon returned to proper studio recording with the double-length Hushed and Grim, and in 2024, they teamed up with Lamb of God on the single “Floods of Triton.”

Their visit to this part of the world is long overdue and finally, they are coming to Rockstadt Extreme Fest. Full ticket options, including payment plans, available on our official website. Link in bio

03/11/2024

Be part of history! David Ellefson and Jeff Young are coming to Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca next week, along their all star project Kings Of Thrash, for an authentic thrash metal celebration.

A special setlist comprised of MEGADETH classics from Youthanasia, Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good, So Far, So Good...So What! and Peace Sells...But Who's Buying.

See you Thu, Bucharest at Quantic and Fri, Cluj Napoca at FORM Space

Support from Dieth and Andry.

Tickets available at https://rockstadtextremefest.ro/tickets/

01/11/2024

In what was an ongoing discussion for a long time now, we are truly honored to host THE LAST EVER SEPULTURA show in Romania. This will be their farewell to us and your final chance to see the band in this part of the world.

Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death.

It will be a celebration of the past and the present for one final time.

'After 4 decades filled with ups and downs, having visited 80 countries and countless different cultures, we’ve had the chance to become Brazil’s messenger to the world and spread our colours and rhythms worldwide. With our latest studio album ‘Quadra’, a highlight of our career, we added an unforgettable chapter followed by the “SepulQuarta” experience that helped us to overcome the difficult times of the pandemic together. We will unite our forces for one final, strong farewell. And all of you can be a part of it.'

Euthanasia, the right to a dignified death. The right to choose to live free and to choose when you die!

Tickets available on our official website, www.rockstadtextremefest.ro

31/10/2024

Every day at Rockstadt is Halloween! Happy celebrations!

30/10/2024

October 30th is a day that changed the romanian contemporary history as we know it. It changed us as a society. And will remain one of the darkest days in our collective. 65 people lost their lives during a tragic incident in Bucharest, at Club Colectiv, the greatest tragedy since 1989. Among them, many friends, fans, musicians, photographers and people who were part of our festival staff.

And unfortunately, not much has changed since then. Too little lessons learned, too little actions taken.

Goodbye To Gravity were one of the very first bands that took the stage at Rockstadt Extreme Fest. In the crowd that night, so many people that helped to build what is Rockstadt Extreme Fest today.

Among them, Adrian Rugina. Even since the first edition, Adrian was an instrumental part of the festival. With only a handful of people back then, most of us with little to no experience in actually doing a open air festival, Adrian came and took over the production and logistical aspects of the stage and everything behind it. And he did it with the same values we share to this day, the love and passion for the music and community. He gave so much to this project and expected nothing in return. He believed in the fans and the community. Every sacrifice was for them.

Adrian had an insane love for the music. He wanted to revolutionise the romanian event industry and was pivotal in making the right steps in this direction. On the night of October 30th, 2015 he sacrificed his life for others. Along with Claudiu Petre, another great friend and supporter of Rockstadt Extreme Fest, he went back in the burning venue not once, but twice to help people get to safety. Adrian and Claudiu made the ultimate sacrifice for the people they loved. Their memories and sacrifice will forever live on. Even though on a political and social aspect, so few things have taken a turn for the better, that doesn't mean that we can't cherish their memories everyday. It's up to us to make the change and it's up to us to build a better world. That's what Adrian believed.

On this day we always make sure to visit his final resting place and offer a small Thank you for the legacy he left behind.

Every year, some wonder why one of the Main Stages at Rockstadt Extreme Fest is called Adrian Rugina. So every year we take the opportunity to pay an homage to Adrian and all those who unfortunately aren't here with us today. It is our way of keeping their memory alive, it's our way of making sure Adrian and all those at Colectiv will forever be a part of this festival.

Adrian, we hope you're proud of what we achieved together and we promise to give you so many amazing shows with the bands and music you loved!

29/10/2024

Here we go! 40 new names added for Rockstadt Extreme Fest!

To celebrate, we are giving away two double passes for free. All you have to do is tag your mates below and share this awesome poster!

Please welcome Machine Head, Sepultura (their last ever show in Romania), Kataklysm (Special Anniversary Set), Carpenter Brut, Lord Of The Lost, Dirty Shirt (Special 30 Year Anniversary Show), 1914, Aura Noir, Asphyx, Attila, Brujeria (Special tribute to Brujo & Pi**he), Benighted, Between The Buried And Me (performing Colors 1 in full), Charlotte Wessels, Draconian (Best Of Set), Demolition Hammer, Dope, Dying Fetus, Discharge, Exhorder (performing Slaughter in the Vatican in full), Fleshgod Apocalypse, Green Lung, Kanonenfieber, Myrkur, Marduk (Special 35 Anniverary Set), Nile, Nasty, Orange Goblin, Paleface Swiss, Party Cannon, Primordial (performing To The Nameless Dead in full), Soen, Septicflesh, Thrown, Warbringer and Wolfbrigade.

Full passes and camping tickets are already available on our official website. Hurry up, prices may go up soon!

28/10/2024

Leading thrash metal institution, SUICIDAL ANGELS, are back for two shows in Romania, in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca!

Greece's Suicidal Angels emerged in 2001 with a sound that was built from the bedrock of classic '80s Bay Area thrash. Led by guitarist and vocalist Nick Melissourgos, who has been the group's sole constant member throughout the years, the band's neck-snapping sonic attack has yielded a bevy of acclaimed studio albums, with highlights arriving via 2012's Bloodbath, 2019's Years of Aggression, and 2024's Profane Player.

Inspired by bands like Na**lm Death, Celtic Frost, and Slayer, Suicidal Angels was formed in 2001 by guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Nick Melissourgos. The band released the demo United by Hate in 2002, followed by the EP Bloodthirsty Humanity in 2004. A four-track single appeared in 2006, paving the way for the group’s first full- length, Eternal Domination. By this time, the band had expanded its fan base throughout Europe and had begun
making a splash overseas as well. In 2008, the group inked a deal with metal behemoth Nuclear Blast and began recordingits 2009 sophomore effort, Sanctify the Darkness, marking their first release for German metal label NoiseArt.

The next three years saw the group take on an ambitious touring regimen, appearing at numerous festivals, including Wacken Open Air, Metalcamp, Sonisphere, and Brutal Assault Open Air. During that period, they released albums three and four, 2010's Dead Again and 2012's Bloodbath, the latter of which was their first album to chart. 2014's Divide and Conquer made a strong showing on the German charts, as did 2016's Division of Blood. Years of Aggression, the band's seventh long-player, arrived in 2019 and found favor among German, Austrian, and Swiss audiences as well. The band re-signed to Nuclear Blast for their eighth full-length effort, 2024's Profane Player, which showcased the group's technical prowess and ferocity.

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David Ellefson and Jeff Young, two worldwide icons of MEGADETH fame, are bringing the Kings Of Thrash tour in Romania to celebrate two legendary albums, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good!” and “So Far, So Good, So What?” The tour kicks off in Bucharest, on November 7th at Quantic, and then moves to Cluj Napoca, on November 8th at FORM Space. Tickets available on www.rockstadtextremefest.ro

Oh yes, it's here! THE REF '24 AFTERMOVIE! We could not have asked for more. Our 10 year anniversary shattered all previous records. Over 14.000 strong headbanged DAILY, for 6 straight days and nights, with over 100 international bands performing, and an almost 2000-strong army of band members, crew and supporting staff, with 3 stages that rocked the fortress and people coming over all corners of the world! Nothing would be possible without you guys! We thank each and every one of you for your passion, your support, your love! Behind closed doors we are working on a very special 2025 edition, with first acts already announced! Head over to https://rockstadtextremefest.ro/ to find out more. Video & edit: DHOPEdesign

MAYHEM, cu siguranta unul din cele mai controversate nume din istoria muzicii contemporane, revine in Romania pentru un show cu adevarat special, in data de 3 septembrie la Club Quantic din Bucuresti. Formatia va aniversa 40 de ani de cariera printr-un show niciodata prezentat pana acum in Romania. Biletele sunt disponibile exclusiv pe site-ul Rockstadt Extreme Fest!

… and on the last day, God was hungover.

… and then on Saturday He kinda got bored and said… “I command the earth to give life to all kinds of ✌️ tame ✌️animals, wild animals and reptiles and now we will make humans”, and Satan said “Hold my beer!” 🍺

Monster tent, signed guitar, open the lock #monsterenergy

Day 3 - 50% loaded, 100% SAGAVE!

Day 2 - things got wild. See you on Day 3!

Monster tent, signed guitar by @terrorhardcore , open the lock

Day 1. Are you ready for Day 2? Let’s see it!

Is Rockstadt Extreme Fest a child-friendly festival? Of course it is! Looking for side activities for your kids, apart from headbanging and singalongs? Worry not, right next to the festival Main Entrance you can enjoy a playground area created especially for your little ones. Staff will provide the magical adventure that they deserve! And the one us grownups would also need.

Founded in 1984, the american death metal band, Massacre will be performing at Rockstadt to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary 🔥 #rockstadtextremefest #ref

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