Hellsinki Metal Festival, which will be held for the third time in the Helsinki Ice Hall alias Nordis area, today announced the full list of performers for this year’s event.
The latest additions to HMF are the English band Venom, who deserves the word “legendary”, who has been pounding away with their extreme metal since 1979, Michael Schenker, who is coming to Hellsink with his My Years with UFO special gig, the Swedish band Cult of Luna, who are painting epic worlds, and the Belgian grindcore phenomenon Brutal Sphincter. In addition, Finnish expertise will be strengthened by the Rabbit Cult duo, who got a sudden start to their careers last year.
Hellsinki Metal Festival‘s side program is also being built at a fast pace, and the art exhibition Dark Art Gallery, which was launched last year, will open its doors to new artists more widely this year. The open application to participate in the exhibition is now open at https://gest.fi/customers/chbfig/7785. The curator of the exhibition, to be revealed later, will be working on the exhibition that will be shown at Nordis this year during the spring.
HMF’s VIP area, or RIP, will also be developed this year, when RIP visitors will be taken care of by adding a daily hot meal to their ticket. As usual, RIP customers will have access to their own indoor toilet and a view of the event directly on two outdoor stages in a rain-covered area.
Previously announced artists for this year’s Hellsinki Metal Festival include, among others, King Diamond, Old Man’s Child, Decapitated, Napalm Death, Ill Niño, Fear Factory, Dismember, AngelMaker, Hatebreed, Enslaved, Landmvrks, Kanonenfieber, Candlemass, Moonsorrow, Forbidden, Marduk, Me and That Man, Warmen, Party Cannon, GosT and Alfahanne.
Nordis will also host one of the most interesting performances of the coming summer, when the Blood Fire Death – A Tribute to Quorthon and the music of Bathory gig brings together a special lineup consisting of the crew of Watain, Aura Noir and Enslaved, among others. There are also some still-unknown, but quite famous guests. The gigs that will be seen at a few festivals next summer will honor the musical legacy of the late Thomas “Quorthon” Forsberg.
Hellsinki Metal Festival 2025
8.-9.8.2025
Helsinki Ice Arena
The performers of the 2025 Hellsinki Metal Festival in alphabetical order are:
Alfahanne
AngelMaker
Blood Fire Death – A Tribute to Quorthon and the music of Bathory
Brutal Sphincter
Candlemass
Cult of Luna
Decapitated
Decessus
Dismember
Enslaved
Fear Factory
Forbidden
GosT
Hatebreed
Heavy Metal Perse
Ill Niño
Kanonenfieber
King Diamond
Kiuas
Landmvrks
Luna Kills
Marduk
Me and That Man
Michael Schenker – My Years with UFO
Moonsorrow
Napalm Death
Night Shall Drape Us
Old Man’s Child
Party Cannon
Rabbit Cult
Qwälen
Sigh
Venom
Warmen
Advance tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster, Lippupiste and Tiketti.
Prices:
* 2-day basic ticket €199
* 2-day R.I.P €269