General terms and conditions for UNDER THE BLACK SUN Open Air
Oct. 5, 2025
Next band for UTBS2026, straight from the underground:
Vel'Har, born in the southern extremities of Chile, through rituals and the darkest altered states of consciousness, was later restructured in Germany, merging with the pure essence of Germanic shadows and exploring the limits of darkness!
Expect a ritual of luciferism and transcendence, no performance, no illusion!
Invocation. Edge. Presence - Follow the spear into the abyss and get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
Sept. 28, 2025
On Thursday of UTBS2025, we had the honour to witness SEXTRASH from Brazil! The true veterans of extreme metal are mixing Thrash, Black and Death Metal since 1987. This time, having Leatherface of Sodomizer and Satan Worship on vocals!
The full show is available on the Folter Records-Youtube channel NOW: https://youtu.be/P6WVurBh25E
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
Sept. 21, 2025
Another announcement for UTBS2026!
With their latest album WRETCH released only a few weeks ago, one of Australia's longest-running and most respected Black Metal bands, Pestilential Shadows have been building a towering canon of work since 2003. They create compelling swathes of drama and darkness, all-enveloping emotion and regal-yet-gritty grandeur. Truly, Pestilential Shadows are Black Metal classicism par excellence!
Be there Where Sunlight Goes to Die! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
Sept. 18, 2025
„In diesem Jahr hat sich das Festival ein wenig entwickelt, ohne seinen Kern zu verlieren. Der Fokus bleibt auf den Bands. Aktualisierungen der Toiletten und Essensanlagen haben jedoch das Leben auf dem Festival verbessert. Das größte Update ist jedoch die neue Bühne, die den Bands mehr Platz gegeben und auch eine deutlich intensivere Lichtshow ermöglicht hat. "
Vielen Dank für die ausführliche Überprüfung und den Bericht von UTBS2025 geht raus an Bleeding4Metal ! Wer den kompletten Artikel lesen möchte, schaut auf deren Homepage vorbei: https://bleeding4metal.de/?show=festival&id=195
Sept. 14, 2025
Closing the Thursday of UTBS2025, Lunar Spells from Greece put up their intense Black Metal on our stage!
Therefore: Humans! Witness the fires of eternal damnation directly with the full show at the Youtube channel of Folter Records: https://youtu.be/H4w5a_orLHM
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
Sept. 7, 2025
New band announcement for UTBS2026!
Plaguepreacher was founded in 2018 and represents a raw, aggressive, and groove-oriented take on Black Metal. What they show on stage is not theater, but raw, brutal consistency. Additionally, the Austrians will have their new album loaded in early summer 2026!
Direct, uncompromising, free of illusion and full of rage! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
Aug. 31, 2025
The full show of Bewitched - SWE at Under the Black Sun festival, Freilichtbühne Friesack, 05.07.2025 is online at the Folter Records-Youtube channel!
Follow the link to see Black/Thrash/Heavy veterans now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asQTvmiSp_E
Video by Warchrist Production
Aug. 24, 2025
The 100 Early Bird tickets for UTBS2026 are available NOW!
First come - first serve! Head over to the Folter Records shop and get yours: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
Aug. 21, 2025
Final warning to order your UTBS2025 festival shirt with the incredible design by Northem Art! Only TWO DAYS left! No reprints after!
Last day to get your order in is the 23rd of August! Get your shirt here: https://folter666shop.de/UTBS2025-Festival-Shirt/SW10202
Aug. 17, 2025
A huge portion of the show of CURSE UPON A PRAYER from Finland at Under the Black Sun Festival, Freilichtbühne Friesack, 04.07.2025, is online at the Folter Records-Youtube channel!
The Spirit is null & void without the Act & the Will - Flesh & Spirit must be one! Follow the link, NOW: https://youtu.be/ZyOX485S84k
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
Aug. 14, 2025
A little throwback in between in black and white: the full show of Ortus at UTBS2024 can be found at the band's Youtube channel!
Check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAK9Iuj5_Bo
Recorded by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
Cut & edit by Neither The Sun Nor The Moon
Aug. 10, 2025
Here are the first four bands in the line-up of UTBS2026!
Helheim from Norway
Aegrus from Finland
KÆCK black war metal from the Netherlands
Seelenwinter from Germany
Early Bird tickets are limited to 100 and will be available on 24th of August - 5pm CET!
If you haven't done so yet, join the official fb-event here: https://fb.me/e/6Yfsb6tBU
Aug. 3, 2025
The day3 recap and impressions video of UTBS2025 is online NOW!
Head over to the Folter Records-Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/qAz7mrJFNw4
Featuring (in order of appearance):
MAGOTH
NAXEN
SARDONIC WITCHERY
Amystery
PESTLEGION
Gorgon
Denial Of God
Bewitched - SWE
Impaled Nazarene
Abyssic
Music: "Winds of Chaos" by Amystery
Video: Warchrist Production
July 27, 2025
The day2 recap and impressions video of UTBS2025 is online NOW!
Head over to the Folter Records-Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/XDKy9HOhsnk
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Maggots
Thronecult
Grabunhold
Streams of Blood
Thorybos
Baxaxaxa
CURSE UPON A PRAYER
IMPIETY
Marduk
Order of Nosferat
Music: "Detox" by Streams of Blood
Video by Warchrist Production
July 20, 2025
The day1 recap and impressions of the first day of UTBS2025 is online at the Folter Records-Youtube channel now! Check it out right here: https://youtu.be/alSM1g_GBIA
Featuring (in order of appearance):
Flammenaar
Sodomizer
Hell Militia
SEXTRASH
Vader
Lunar Spells
Music: "Sorcery of Death" by Lunar Spells
Video by Warchrist Production
July 13, 2025
Kurze Info für diejenigen unter euch, die ihr UTBS2025 Festival-Shirt mit dem unglaublichen Design von Northem Art verpasst haben: Eine neue Charge wird auf Bestellung gedruckt.
Letzter Termin, um Ihres zu bestellen, wird der 23. August sein! Danach keine Nachdrucke!
Hol dir dein Shirt hier: https://folter666shop.de/UTBS2025-Festival-Shirt/SW10202
July 8, 2025
As the show of Thorybos, especially a certain song and its introduction, sparked some controversy, we want to set some things straight. Therefore, upon private request on our behalf vocalist V. Tyrant answered:
"Well, plenty of our songs lyrically incorporate subjects, motifs, scenarios of ancient mythology, historical events & literary accounts from a broad variety of perspectives (Assyria, Carthage and the Punic Wars, Hellenistic Kingdoms of Eastern Anatolia,...). This particular one is inspired by the 1st century AD Roman Siege of Jerusalem, its title stemming from the inscriptions on the beautiful coin issues by Emperor Vespasianus. Therefore, I was technically correct. Any other interpretation is a creative effort of the interpreter alone, and not our problem."
We hope, that clears things up.
July 6, 2025
After building in insane heat last Tuesday and Wednesday, rebuilding the festival ground of the 26th edition of Under The Black Sun festival has started.
Once again, we would like to thank everyone involved in making UTBS2025 happen, foremost Irsins Sound, Armageddon Sound Works (especially for the insane stage upgrade!), MS Backline, Kältetod Legion's stage and backstage crew, our security, the tireless bar-crews supplying you with all the drinks, Lense of Sense for the relentless photo coverage, Mira Grunn for the festival merch, Warchrist Production for the upcoming full show videos, the shuttle drivers and the many hands and runners. You are the ones making the whole event possible!
Thanks to Partyservice Daniela Prestin, the icecream truck, our Thai-Asia bistro and our brand new cocktail team for their awesome service! We hope, you had some great meals and drinks when enjoying the concerts.
Again, huge thanks to all the bands for coming to Friesack and delivering a hell of a show on all three days!
And last but not least, thanks to all the fans for coming to UTBS2025 and making it possible to have another instance of madness next year.
So, we are already looking forward to see you in 2026 - Under The Black Sun!
Cheerz!
Joerg & Erik
(in between the two of us: master of FOH and the builder of the best stage we ever had)
July 5, 2025
The Saturday of UTBS2025!
July 4, 2025
The Friday of UTBS2025!
Thorybos
July 3, 2025
The Thursday of UTBS2025!
July 1, 2025
And so it begins...
Armageddon Sound Works and Irsins Sound are building the stage for UTBS2025 - literally in hells heat!
See you in Friesack!
June 29, 2025
The graphics you've seen in the past months have been skillfully done by Lense of Sense. Onward from Wednesday, you'll see a lot of pictures covering UTBS2025 by her as our official festival photographer. If you see her rushing through, please leave her some space. Thank you!
Preparing the festival grounds has already started. More about that in the next days!
See you in Friesack!
June 26, 2025
Presale for UTBS2025 is closed! From now on, you have to get your tickets at the gates.
There are plenty of tickets left, no need to fall for shady offers in the comment sections.
As every year: if the price is too low, the seller has no proof of owning a ticket or the profile doesn't look like they have anything to do with Black Metal or Metal at all: ignore them! We're deleting the scammers as fast as possible.
Only one week left! See you in Friesack!
June 25, 2025
As some of you might have noticed, Dim Aura cannot make it this year.
But we found a relatively young Black Metal band from Bitterfeld/Saxony-Anhalt who was quite eager to open the Thursday of UTBS2025: Flammenaar!
Therefore: here's the updated version of the running order for the 3rd of July!
Presale is closing TOMORROW! Get your tickets cheap while you still can: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2025
June 23, 2025
As there was a mistake in yesterday's post, we want to make sure you get the correct info:
Baxaxaxa and Thorybos switched slots on FRIDAY at UTBS2025!
Here's the UPDATED running order for the 4th of July!
Only six days of presale left! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2025
June 19, 2025
ATTENTION!
Presale ends in one week! That means, after 26th of June, you can only get tickets at the gate for box office prices!
Hurry up, a weekend of pure hell awaits! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2025
June 17, 2025
We're constantly looking for ways to upgrade your festival experience at UTBS. Sometimes, things go slow, but we're still making progress. This year, we can offer an addition on the sanitary front, that might be among the most demanded upgrades.
5€ flat rate for the whole weekend - 0,50€ for the one time use.
Only a few weeks left! Get your festival tickets here: folter666shop.de
June 14, 2025
Last, but not least: here's the running order for UTBS2025-Saturday, 5th of July!
00:10-01:00 Abyssic
22:50-23:50 Impaled Nazarene
21:30-22:30 Bewitched - SWE
20:10-21:10 Denial Of God
19:00-19:50 Gorgon
18:00-18:40 PESTLEGION
17:00-17:40 Amystery
16:00-16:40 SARDONIC WITCHERY
15:00-15:40 NAXEN
14:00-14:40 MAGOTH
It's gonna be a hell of a weekend! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2025
June 13, 2025
Next up, here's the running order for UTBS2025-Friday, 4th of July!
00:20-01:00 Order of Nosferat
22:50-00:00 Marduk
21:20-22:20 IMPIETY
20:10-21:00 CURSE UPON A PRAYER
19:00-19:50 Thorybos
18:00-18:40 UNGOD Baxaxaxa
17:00-17:40 Streams of Blood
16:00-16:40 Grabunhold
15:00-15:40 Thronecult
14:00-14:40 Maggots
Get your tickets now: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2025
