The festival’s official poster has just dropped, complete with the day-by-day running order. It’s safe to say this is easily the most eclectic lineup across all editions, offering a little something for everyone attending. The special moments of the festival, in my book, will definitely be The Gathering, Nevermore, In Flames, Coroner, and The Prodigy….
An interesting event just crossed my radar, that I find genuinely intriguing, quite apart from any alleged healing angles. The draw, pure and simple, is the presence of two minds whose individual creativity and artistic synergy are nothing short of sublime. And it’s especially interesting when you realize that just two people account for at…
What a wonderful surprise. The Gathering reunited in 2025, thus celebrating 30 years since the release of the highly influential and generation stapling album, titled Mandylion. The good news is that they will be performing at REF 2026. A lunch meeting in 2023, following the presentation of a gold record award for the seminal 1995…
Following last year’s edition, which I found to be an absolute triumph, I told myself I might as well turn my attendance into a full-fledged tradition. Thus, as I write these lines, I can confidently say I’ve already secured my ticket for next year’s edition in Ghimbav. For about a month now, in fact. Logistically…
We have the final line-up (small modifications may occur) to this year’s edition of Rockstadt Extreme Fest, that will take place in Râșnov from July 30th to August 3rd. The 11th edition of the festival will be also the last one that will take place in the forests around Râșnov fortress, as the current location…
Starting with 2026 the Rockstadt Extreme Festival will take place in Ghimbav. The new location is located on a large field just across the railway station. Three stages, as you got used to at the last three editions, camping with RV area, food courts, various amenities and, first time in the festival, there will be…
I had been longing to attend this festival ever since its inaugural edition in 2013, back when Gojira was poised to steamroll the audience, and I deeply regretted missing it. Personal matters kept me away, and somehow, a cascade of unforeseen situations in the subsequent years always prevented me from adding it to my itinerary….