The festival takes place on September 13th & 14th at Balver Höhle, Balve, Germany. We are pleased to announce renowned painter and designer David Thiérrée (Behemoth, Primordial et al.) as this year’s artist in residence! He will exhibit some of his work in Balve and has created individual tableaus for each band… Unfortunately, KHÔRADA had to cancel their performance at this year’s edition “due to circumstances beyond our control,” says the band. “We send our deepest apologies to the attendees and want to thank Prophecy for inviting us.”
As luck would have it, German dark metal pioneers BETHLEHEM are going to grace us with one of their rare concerts in the wake of their recent full-length ‘Lebe dich leer,’ its songs full of shredding shrieks and howls in stark relief to atmospheric, gentler moments (Zero Tolerance) being a suitable backdrop for the Medieval cave of Balve.
The full line-up for Prophecy Fest 2019 (running order still to be announced):
Katla (Iceland), Alcest (France), Mortiis (Norway), Sun Of The Sleepless (Germany), Darkher (UK), Vemod (Norway), Bethlehem (Germany), Strid (Norway), Tchornobog (USA), Empyrium (Germany), Year Of The Cobra (USA), Disillusion (Germany), Coldworld (Germany), Farsot (Germany), A Forest Of Stars (UK), Fen (UK), Laster (Netherlands)
Prophecy Fest takes place in a natural cave formed in the Old Stone Age - Balver Höhle. According to Germanic Saga, the blacksmith Wieland constructed his workshop within its walls. The town of Balve is situated in the center of Germany between Dortmund, Cologne, Frankfurt and Hannover.
Info & tickets: https://fest.prophecy.de/
Source: Press Release
