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Author: David Neumann

SIGNAL EMPFANGEN: HYPOCRISY KOMMEN NACH MAYRHOFEN!

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Our Metal radar just went completely haywire: Swedish Death Metal legends Hypocrisy have set course for Full Metal Mayrhofen 2027, joining U.D.O. and Feuerschwanz at the very top of our bill. Some bands get announced in a batch. This one deserves its own headline.

For more than three decades, Hypocrisy and mastermind Peter Tägtgren have shaped the sound of the genre like few others. Their live shows are a wall of riffs, melody and darkness, and this March it’s taking over the snowy Zillertal, rolling up to the highest peaks as a cosmic riff storm. Miss it and you only have yourself to blame.

And that’s not all …

Next week we lift the veil on the supporting programme: everything happening off stage to make your days in Mayrhofen unforgettable.

And then there’s that one other thing. Maybe there’s still a band missing from the line-up. A special one. Or maybe not. All we’re saying is: keep your eyes open, your ears peeled, and your notifications on.

CHICKEN ATTACK IN THE ALPS: TAKEO ISCHI JOINS FULL METAL MAYRHOFEN!

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You’ve been guessing. We’ve been keeping quiet. Now it’s official: Takeo Ischi is joining Full Metal Mayrhofen 2027 as our special guest! We’ve always had a soft spot for unexpected guests. And this one is well up for some Metal.

Not familiar with Takeo? The Japanese singer and yodeller found his musical and physical home in Bavaria, building a following far beyond traditional folk music. Then “Chicken Attack” turned him into an international internet sensation and introduced a whole new generation to his extraordinary voice. Japan, yodelling and a chicken with combat skills. Somehow, it all makes perfect sense.

And he’s already earned his metal credentials: Back in 2019, Takeo joined CHTHONIC on stage at Taiwan’s Megaport Festival for a metal version of “Chicken Attack”. So this won’t be his first encounter with heavy guitars. Next stop: the Zillertal!

At Full Metal Mayrhofen, you’ll catch Takeo performing up in the mountain pastures, with the Alps as his backdrop, plenty of humour and a voice that could probably reach the next valley without a PA. Throw a crowd of Metalheads into the mix, and we’ve got ourselves a very good afternoon.

And there might be more in store: Takeo may have an extra surprise or two up his sleeve. We’ll keep those under wraps for now.

Takeo’s ready. Are you?

Full Metal Mayrhofen 2027 welcomes six new acts to its lineup.

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Pirates heading for the peaks, death-thrash to wreck your blow-dry and folk for good company: six more bands are on their way to Full Metal Mayrhofen 2027! In their luggage: plenty of riffs, massive choruses and a refreshing lack of common sense. Just how we like it.
Visions Of Atlantis are setting sail for the Zillertal, trading the high seas for high peaks. Expect mighty symphonic metal, dramatic duets and choruses loud enough to wake even the marmots from hibernation. We’ll figure out where to park the pirate ship later.
You wanted it faster and harder? Legion Of The Damned understood the assignment. The Dutch extreme metal veterans are bringing razor-sharp guitars and very little sympathy for your eardrums.
Nanowar Of Steel will then send the last shred of our dignity hurtling down the slopes without a helmet. Musically, though, every move is spot on.
Meanwhile, Kupfergold are bringing a proper slice of the Rhineland to Tyrol. Bonnie and her gang have packed their self-styled “Assi-Folk”, cheeky humour and songs that are twice as much fun with good company.
With Sagenbringer, ancient myths meet gritty guitars and playful melodies. We couldn’t wish for a more fitting backdrop to their folk metal tales than the Tyrolean mountains.
And Callejon? They’ll make sure you let it all out. Basti Basti and his crew bring over two decades of metalcore madness, dark atmosphere and plenty of material to scream your lungs out to. If the slopes haven’t sent your adrenaline levels high enough, here’s your next chance.
Six bands. Plenty of mischief. See you in the mountains!
Grab your tickets, rally your crew and start training those neck muscles. The mountains are calling but we’re roaring back!

Four more reasons why the Zillertal will get louder in 2027

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Sure, you could come to Mayrhofen at the end of March for the view. Snow-covered peaks. Sunshine. Kaiserschmarrn. Very peaceful.

We’d rather put Grave Digger, annisokay, Mittel Alta and Dying Eden right in the middle of it.

Full Metal Mayrhofen returns from March 29 to April 3, 2027 – and four new names are joining the line-up, each with a slightly different interpretation of “mountain romance”.

Grave Digger bring decades of German Heavy Metal history to the Zillertal. annisokay deliver modern breakdowns with an Alpine backdrop. Mittel Alta will make sure the postcard scenery gets a healthy dose of controlled escalation. And Dying Eden? They don’t even have to travel. Our local heroes are from Mayrhofen.

That’s what makes Full Metal Mayrhofen different: bands you know from major clubs and festival stages, suddenly in a setting that’s closer, smaller and pretty hard to replicate. Up the mountain during the day, metal in the valley later – with a backdrop other festivals would need a very expensive LED wall to recreate.

Zillertal is bringing the mountains. We’ll bring the noise.

Four new bands. One ridiculously beautiful valley. Very little peace and quiet.

Full Metal Mayrhofen · March 29 – April 3, 2027 · Mayrhofen, Zillertal

Takeo Ischi

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Some artists need a wall of amps. Takeo Ischi can start with a chicken. The Japanese yodeller based in Bavaria is the man behind “Chicken Attack” – and he’s already taken it into metal territory. In 2019, he joined Taiwanese metal band CHTHONIC on stage at Megaport Festival. So if yodelling makes you nervous, that sounds like a you problem. He joins Full Metal Mayrhofen 2027 as a special guest, performing up in the mountain pastures. Secure your chickens.

DYING EDEN

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Every other band is travelling to the Zillertal for Full Metal Mayrhofen.

Dying Eden are already there.

Our local heroes come straight from Mayrhofen. While everyone else reaches for their phones when they first see the mountains, their reaction is probably more like:

“Yeah. We know.”

And that’s exactly why they have to be part of this. Full Metal Mayrhofen isn’t just about bringing metal to the Zillertal. Metal is already here.

Now the hometown band gets its hometown show – with friends, family, locals, metalheads from all over Europe and a pretty unfair home advantage in front of the stage.

Other bands get the Alpine panorama.

And you don’t play home games. You win them.

Sagenbringer

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Wenn Sagenbringer aufspielen, werden alte Mythen lebendig und fantastische Welten hörbar. Die 2021 gegründete Folk-Metal-Band führt ihre „Lauschenden“ durch eine Welt, in der raue Gitarren auf verspielte Melodien und erzählerische Texte treffen: mal kämpferisch, mal ausgelassen, immer mit einem Sinn für gemeinschaftliche Momente. Vor der Kulisse der Tiroler Berge bekommen ihre Sagen einen richtig passenden Schauplatz. Und wer bisher nur neugierig zugehört hat, findet sich womöglich schon beim nächsten Lied mitten in einer schier unglaublich magischen Geschichte wieder.

MITTEL ALTA

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The name is Mittel Alta. Which roughly translates into Medieval. Or “Mid, Dude”!

What awaits is neither mid nor bagpipes and some dude named Kunibert: wrong movie.

Mittel Alta operate somewhere inside the highly entertaining Bermuda Triangle of Metal, Rap and Hardcore and complete escalation. Genre boundaries are taken about as seriously as the advice to get an early night after après-ski.

It’ll be loud. It’ll be wild. It probably won’t be particularly educational.

And we can hardly think of a better place for it than a beautiful Austrian mountain idyll that really did nothing to deserve this.

Mittel Alta. 0% medieval.
100% Alta.

Kupfergold

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The first round’s on the house? Nice try. Kupfergold would rather give you a reason to order another. The Cologne-based band have dubbed their own style ‘Assi-Folk’ – though at times it’s simply ‘lovely’ when Bonnie and her gang proclaim their love of a good time to the world. Catchy songs that hit the right note every time, and a sense of humour that likes to give high society a good nudge from below.
Why are we playing Cologne-style folk-rock in Mayrhofen? Because Tyrol and the Rhineland are sometimes closer to each other than you might think: right in the heart of it all, in fact!

Rhapsody Of Fire

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Snow-covered peaks instead of frozen castles. Ski lifts instead of dragons. The quest remains the same.

When Rhapsody Of Fire arrive in Mayrhofen, the Alps become the perfect setting for their legendary tales. For more than three decades, the Italian pioneers of Symphonic Power Metal have blended cinematic orchestration, lightning-fast riffs and unforgettable choruses into epic adventures. Their latest album, Challenge the Wind, continues that legacy with soaring melodies and full-speed power metal.

So buckle up your ski boots, grab your imaginary sword and prepare to trade mountain trails for enchanted lands. At Full Metal Mayrhofen, the only avalanche you'll have to fear is made of double bass drums and heroic sing-alongs.

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