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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Metal is serious business. That is, until Nanowar Of Steel take to the stage. Hailing from Rome, these Italians have mastered the genre’s grand gestures so well that they can parody them with the greatest of ease. Behind their absurd ideas lie musical precision, a keen ear for stylistic incongruities and catchy melodies. Since 2003, they have been transforming metal clichés into their own unique art form with a refreshing lack of shame. At Full Metal Mayrhofen, this means that amidst all the black T-shirts, things can get properly silly – but let's not forget our core competence: keep strengthening those neck muscles!
After the descent comes the demolition: Legion Of The Damned are set to give your neck muscles a proper workout at Full Metal Mayrhofen. Maurice Swinkels and his bandmates deliver a relentless blend of death and thrash metal. Cutting guitars, frenzied drums and Swinkels’ venomous vocals leave little room to catch your breath. Ever since “Malevolent Rapture”, the band has built its reputation on relentless heaviness; “The Poison Chalice” continues this tradition with grim determination. We’ve heard your call for Faster:Harder:Louder and have amped things up accordingly. But now we want to see your hair flying too!
Wer behauptet, Crossover sei tot, war offensichtlich noch nie bei Dog Eat Dog.
For more than three decades, the New Jersey legends have ignored genre boundaries with glorious confidence, blending hardcore, rap, punk, funk and enough groove to keep every circle pit moving. Add a saxophone to the mix, throw "No Fronts" into the setlist and suddenly the Alps feel a whole lot louder.
Altitude may affect your breathing. Dog Eat Dog will take care of the rest.
Set sail for the Zillertal! Visions of Atlantis are swapping pirate battles for snow cannons and setting off for Full Metal Mayrhofen. Led by Clémentine Delauney and Michele Guaitoli, the symphonic metal crew combines orchestral power with heavy guitars and the interplay of two distinctive voices. With Pirates and Pirates II – Armada, the band has created its own world full of new beginnings, freedom and adventure. Their songs thrive on dramatic duets. Let's see if a few marmots make it to the forest festival grounds!
