General terms and conditions for UNDER THE BLACK SUN Open Air
Sept. 27, 2026
On Thursday of UTBS2026, we watched all hope of humanity stomped into the ground as Kaeck hailed the arrival of the armored god on earth! For those of you, who missed it and those, who want to relive the moment: the full show of the Dutch is available on the Folter Records Youtube channel now!
Here you go: https://youtu.be/hwNNGfJuygY
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #fullshow #warchristproduction #irsinssound #kaeck #dutchblackmetal
Sept. 23, 2026
Incredible photos from UTBS2026 are available on the site of RIN!
Head over to her profile for more!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #rin
Sept. 21, 2026
With 26 years, it's been way too long this German classic didn't enter our stage. Let's change that!
They released legendary albums like EXORIAL, HERETIC and ANTI-GENESIS and with their latest full-length in 2021, Eminenz Official have proven that they're far from being over the hill. Let this be Exorial's return at UTBS2027!
Time to look forward to some real old-school Diabolical Warfare! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS
#utbs2027 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #eminenz #germanblackmetal
Sept. 17, 2026
It was with great shock and deep sorrow that we learned of the death of Oliver RΓΌhl, our longtime friend, colleague, and head of the UTBS security team, last Saturday. Our thoughts are with him and his family, to whom we wish to express our heartfelt condolences.
We hereby would like to honor him and his work, and bid him farewell.
He will be remembered.
Sept. 13, 2026
In Manus Satanas! At UTBS2026, we could see a great display of Finnish Black Metal!
For those of you, who want to relive the moment or weren't there at all, the full show of Aegrus is online at the Folter Records Youtube channel now!!! Here you go: https://youtu.be/v8V0oJi7cjQ
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #fullshow #warchristproduction #irsinssound #aegrus #finnishblackmetal
Sept. 10, 2026
Here's a flyer with the first six bands of UTBS2027!
Share it like hellfire!
GRAVEN, Sarkrista, Wintarnaht, Oppression.blackmetal, Thokkian Vortex and Ainzamkait! More bands will be announced in the coming weeks!
You don't want to miss this! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS
#utbs2027 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #graven #sarkrista #wintarnaht #oppression #thokkianvortex #ainzamkait
Sept. 6, 2026
Time for the next announcement!
With a new line-up consisting of members of Iku-Turso, Aborym and Ancient, the international project Thokkian Vortex is going to invoke a mysterious occult aura at UTBS2027. With clear influences from the second wave of Scandinavian Black Metal, their latest full-length LUCIFER LUCEM PROFERENS will bring a multifaceted, dark journey to our stage.
To the edge of the Aether, the shining star of Lucifer! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS
#utbs2027 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #thokkianvortex
Sept. 3, 2026
Here are some great shots of UTBS2026 by Starspawn Phty!
Check out her site for more!!!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #starspawnphty
Aug. 30, 2026
"Under The Black Sun! This is your middle finger Plaguepreacher!"
The full show of the Austrians at UTBS2026 is online at the Folter Records Youtube channel now!!! Here you go: https://youtu.be/qZrk6jq1770
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Irsins Sound
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #plaguepreacher #dankefΓΌrnix #austrianblackmetal #fullshow #warchristproduction #irsinssound
Aug. 27, 2026
"The sound was excellent during all shows and there weren't any people who did trouble. It was a pleasure to meet some old friends once again and to get to know a lot of new ones. I hope that next year will be as great as this year [...]"
Here's a great review of UTBS2026's Friday and Saturday, going through band by band! Thank you MetalBite Magazine!
Directly to the complete article: https://metalbite.com/.../under-the-black-sun-festival...
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #review #festivalreview #metalbite #metalbitemagazine
Aug. 23, 2026
With their debut NO SAFE PLACE, these French came up with one of our melodic Black Metal highlights in 2025. Whether it's the music or the lyrics, Oppression.blackmetal didn't try to make something pompous or bombastic, just something frank, direct, and effective. That worked out incredibly well, so it's about time we bring them to UTBS!
Hope⦠Believe⦠There is no safe place for you! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS
#utbs2027 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #oppression #frenchblackmetal #melodicblackmetal
Aug. 16, 2026
Being one of the many highlights at UTBS2026, π―πππππππ πΉππππππ πΎππππππππππππ proved once more why they are such a legendary sight!
The full show of their appearance in Friesack is online at the Folter Records Youtube channel NOW!
Here you go: https://youtu.be/ASyt-KNrqYU
Video by Warchrist Production
Sound by Delman - Sound Engineering & Tour Management
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #dns #darkenednocturnslaughtercult #germanblackmetal #fullshow #warchristproduction #delmansound
Aug. 13, 2026
The 100 Early Bird-tickets for UTBS2027 are available NOW!
First come - first serve.
You might notice, yes, the price went up - and so will the price for the normal presale later. So better act quick and get your Early Bird here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2027
#utbs2027 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #earlybirds #earlybirdtickets
Aug. 9, 2026
The wait is over! Here are the first four bands for UTBS2027:
GRAVEN, Sarkrista, Wintarnaht and Ainzamkait!
22 more to be added!
Early bird tickets will be available on AUGUST 13th - 5pm!
#utbs2027 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #graven #sarkrista #wintarnaht #ainzamkait #germanblackmetal
Aug. 6, 2026
Get your UTBS2026-festival shirt with the great painting by Northem Art UNTIL NEXT MONDAY, 10th of AUGUST! We will order the exact ammount ordererd then, no reprints after that!
Get yours right here: https://folter666shop.de/UTBS2026-Festival-Shirt/SW10570.1
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #festivalshirt #northemart
July 29, 2026
July 14, 2026
Missed to get your UTBS2026-festival shirt with the great painting by Northem Art?
We're planing to print a small charge. You can order your shirt UNTIL 10th of AUGUST! We will order the exact ammount ordererd then, no reprints after that!
Get yours right here: https://folter666shop.de/UTBS2026-Festival-Shirt/SW10570.1
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #festivalshirt #northemart
July 8, 2026
Today, we want to present you an incredibly cut aftermovie of UTBS2026 by Gronn Gronnland! Insane work which really catches the spirit of this year's festival.
Thank you very much!
You can find it on the Gronnenhell- and Folter Records-Youtube channels:
https://youtu.be/oH-SzKubjBQ
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #aftermovie #gronnenhell
July 6, 2026
What a hell of a week! The devil really walked the earth in Friesack.
Despite having to build everything in the worst heat since years, rainy festival-days, severe storm-warnings (which luckily didn't become reality), band cancellations in advance during the planing phase up until one hour before stage time, we endured all in spite of all the adversity and packing at the festival ground of the 27th edition of Under The Black Sun festival has started.
Once again, we would like to thank everyone involved in making UTBS2026 happen, foremost Irsins Sound, Armageddon Sound Works, MS Backline, our new monitor-mixer, Urs (the master of lighting), KΓ€ltetod 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 and all the graphics, Mira Grunn for the festival merch, Warchrist Production for the upcoming full show videos, our tireless shuttle drivers, the runners and many helping hands. You are the ones making the whole event possible!
Thanks to Partyservice Daniela Prestin, the icecream-truck, our Asia bistro, the returned Langos-truck and our 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 UTBS2026 and making it possible to have another instance of insanity next year.
We can say one thing already: we found a reliable company for the Spandau-shuttle, so the situation of this year's Friday night won't happen again. Sorry for that, again!
We are already looking forward to see you in 2027 - Under The Black Sun!
Cheerz!
Joerg & Erik
in the picture, left to right: Erik (taking care of stuff), Irsin (your insane FOH-sound!), Joerg (head of everything), Jeannette (head of barcrew)
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #irsinssound #armageddonsoundworks #msbackline #kΓ€ltetodlegion #crew #lenseofsense #warchristproduction #partyservicedanielaprestin #innferno #eismanufakturfΓΌrstenberg
July 4, 2026
Under The Black Sun - Saturday
Dymna Lotva
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #belarusianblackmetal
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #germanblackmetal
July 3, 2026
Under The Black Sun - Friday
Thou Shell of Death
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #estonianblackmetal
Nunslaughter
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #americanblackmetal
Pestilential Shadows
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #australianblackmetal
Plaguepreacher
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #austrianblackmetal
VelβHar
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #chileanblackmetal #germanblackmetal
July 2, 2026
Under The Black Sun 2026 - Thursday
Frantic Aggressor
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #germanblackmetal
Azels Mountain
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #polishblackmetal
July 1, 2026
In case you're wondering, the graphics you've seen in the past months have been skillfully crafted by Lense of Sense. Onward from Thursday, you'll see a lot of pictures by her covering UTBS2026 as our official festival photographer. If you see her rushing through, please leave her some space! Thank you!
Off to Friesack!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #lenseofsense #photography #coverage #festivalphotography #officialphotographer
June 30, 2026
Just in case you missed any of the changes, here are the complete and updated running orders for UTBS2026!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack
#runningorder
June 29, 2026
Yet another - hopefully the last - line-up update for UTBS2026.
The gunslingers of The Black Moriah were confronted with some very serious family health matters and had to cancel their trip to Europe.
BUT, we found a great opener for Thursday with Azels Mountain! The Polish band formed in 2013 and will present slavic induced Pagan-Black Metal to you!
Updated running order will follow!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #theblackmoriah #azelsmountain #blackmetal #paganmetal #paganblack #polishblackmetal
June 27, 2026
Since last week, Armageddon Sound Works is already setting up the stage for things to come in spite of the intense heat!
Only 5 days left until the devil rises in Friesack to walk the earth!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #armageddonsoundworks
June 25, 2026
The presale for UTBS2026 is officially over! Thank you to all those, who bought their tickets in advance.
For everyone else: there will be enough tickets at the gates. In the picture, you can see the prices for single day- and weekend-tickets.
As usual: please do not fall for silly scam attempts by hacked accounts and bots. We'll try to delete them as fast as we can.
See you in Friesack!
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #presale #boxoffice #ticketprices
June 21, 2026
Founded 2015 in Minsk, Belarus, Dymna Lotva combines doom and post black metal, adding sometimes DSBM and folk elements. About one month ago, they released their music video for the song "Zory" from their upcoming album VYRAJ! So maybe we get a little preview of that album, combined with their intense live performance at UTBS2026!
Drink the stars in the water, those that once fell! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
Directly to "Zory" at the Youtube channel of Prophecy Productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pni8QNVja4c
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #dymnalotva #belarusianblackmetal #dsbm #postblackmetal
June 18, 2026
Friendly reminder: the presale of tickets for UTBS2026 will end in ONE WEEK, on 25th of June!
Let the devil walk the earth and get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #resale #tickets
June 14, 2026
Founded in late 1992, this band from Germany describes their style as "sado-grind, war metal friction: filthy black/death/grind extremity with a raw 90s spirit". Here's a recording from their comeback at the Never Surrender Fest in Berlin December 2023. We're not expecting anything less than a violent and uncompromising live appearance of Naked Whipper at UTBS2026!
Nail or be Nailed! Get your tickets here: https://folter666shop.de/search?search=UTBS2026
Directly to the video at the band's Youtube-channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn5xZEVRCiA
#utbs2026 #blackmetal #undertheblacksun #festival #openair #friesack #nakedwhipper #blackdeath #warmetal #grindcore
