[news] Dortmund Deathfest 2025 – Final Lineup & Preparty Announced
The highly anticipated return of Dortmund Deathfest is set for August 1–2, 2025, with a special preparty on July 31 at JunkYard Dortmund, Schlägelstraße 57, 44145 Dortmund, Germany.
Known for hosting some of the most extreme and internationally diverse acts in death metal, the festival has unveiled its final lineup, promising another unrelenting weekend of brutality.
📍 Venue: JunkYard Dortmund – Schlägelstraße 57, 44145 Dortmund
📅 Dates: Preparty – July 31, 2025 | Festival – August 1–2, 2025
🎟️ Tickets: www.deinetickets.de/shop/dd23b/de/start
(Weekend passes, day tickets, and preparty tickets available now!)
OFFICIAL PREPARTY – JULY 31, 2025
Headlined by acclaimed death metal veterans KATAKLYSM (USA), with additional support TBA.
PREPARTY LINEUP:
KATAKLYSM (USA)
- support TBA
💀 MAIN FESTIVAL LINEUP – AUGUST 1–2, 2025
Featuring 26 bands from across the globe:
DYING FETUS (USA)
DECAPITATED (Poland)
BRUJERIA (USA) – Special "25 YEARS OF 'BRUJERIZMO' & Pinche Peach Tribute" Set
MACABRE (USA) – Special 40th Anniversary Set
ILLDISPOSED (Denmark)
UNDEATH (USA)
MALEVOLENT CREATION (USA) – Full 'Eternal' Album XXX Anniversary Set
DESERTED FEAR (Germany)
SEVERE TORTURE (Netherlands)
DEFEATED SANITY (Germany/USA)
MAMMOTH GRINDER (USA)
FULCI (Italy)
EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT (Belarus)
ACRANIUS (Germany)
DEADSQUAD (Indonesia)
CELESTIAL SANCTUARY (UK)
MACERATION (Denmark)
COGNITIVE (USA)
GUTSLIT (India)
TEETHING (Spain)
WARSIDE (France)
OMNIVORTEX (Finland)
BEGGING FOR INCEST (Germany)
MESSTICATOR (Germany)
CAEDERE (Netherlands)
PLAGUEBORNE (Germany)
Get ready for a weekend of no compromises — just pure, undiluted death metal from every corner of the globe. Whether you're coming for the legends or the underground crushers, Dortmund Deathfest 2025 will be the place to be.
Organized by Mike Heinemann (Decibel Touring) and Lukas Swiaczny (DF-Booking).
Lukas Swiaczny: "We’ve put together a lineup that reflects the depth and variety of today’s death metal scene — from established names to bands making serious waves right now. Dortmund Deathfest has always been about bringing people together through heavy music, and we’re looking forward to another intense weekend at JunkYard."
📩 Press inquiries, interview requests, or accreditation:
lukass@df-booking.de
Links:
Website: https://dortmund-deathfest.de/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DortmundDeathfest.Official
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dortmund_deathfest
Facebook Event for Dortmund Deathfest 2025: https://www.facebook.com/events/465102489730776/