PROGRAMME
PROPHECY FEST 2025 • BALVER HÖHLE, GERMANY • 11.-13. September 2025
PROPHECY FEST 2025
BALVER HÖHLE, GERMANY
11.-13. September 2025
Unlike other festivals, we will not start with the most “unknown” artist and end with the “headliners”. To us, they are all headliners and were chosen as we expect amazing performances. Therefore, the running order will reflect what we consider the optimum in terms of dramaturgy and suspension.
ARTHUR BROWN
UK
Last year, ARTHUR BROWN held everybody’s attention in the cave with a dazzling performance. It has become quite hard to image a Prophecy Fest without the beloved English singer. So, we are bringing the octogenarian and his flamboyant show full of magic tricks back. No doubt, Arthur will wrap us all around his fingers in again and with a bit of luck the legendary frontman will bring new amazing songs!
DORNENREICH
AUT
DORNENREICH were formed by frontman Eviga and ex-member Valnes in 1996. The Austrians were inspired by melodic black metal on their debut “Nicht um zu sterben” (1997), but have developed a wider stylistic horizon on the next 7 albums by including acoustic elements mainly derived from folklore and classical music. Don’t miss their only metal show in 2025 that will feature “Flammentriebe” (2011)!
KALL
SWE
Within KALL the elemental forces of fire and ice collide. Born like a musical phoenix from the ashes of legendary depressive black metal act LIFELOVER, these men of the north took their name from the Swedish word for ‘cold’. True to their legacy, KALL’s music is dark, melancholic, and fuelled by despair – while adding fresh sounds taken from rock and even jazzy blue notes. First German show in 10 years.
SOROR DOLOROSA
FR
These creatures of the night will make post-punk and new wave sounds great again! SOROR DOLOROSA revive the subtle eroticism, electric excitement, and dark musical pleasures of SISTERS OF MERCY, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, DEPECHE MODE, JOY DIVISION, THE HUMAN LEAGUE, and ULTRAVOX. The French bring back the style and the magic of an era that seemed lost – until now!
THE VISION BLEAK
GER
Conceived by EMPYRIUM mastermind Ulf Theodor Schwadorf and main vocalist Allen B. Konstanz at the turn of the century, THE VISION BLEAK scored an immediate hit with their highly atmospheric debut full-length “The Deathship Has a New Captain”. In 2025, the Germans horror metal storytellers will perform their full acclaimed second album “Carpathia (A Dramatic Poem)”. Expect secrecies in darkness!
