Total Metal Open Air III returns in summer 2026, bringing four days packed with heavy metal, power, thrash, symphonic and alternative sounds. The festival will take place from August 13 to 16, 2026 at Camping Japara, in Opanets (Pleven), Bulgaria, a site now established for open‑air metal events.
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Line‑up 2026
The first wave of bands covers a wide range of hard sound, with participants from Europe, Australia, the USA and Greece.
More on the same side of metal: MANOWAR – Kings Of Metal / Fighting The World Tour 2027.
Featuring:
- Acorise – Classic Hard Rock (SE)
- Ammify – Symphonic Alternative Rock/Metal (AU)
- Black Stone Machine – Southern Metal (GR)
- Condemned AD – Thrash Metal (SE)
- David Reece’s BANGALORE CHOIR – Heavy Metal/Hard Rock (US/IT)
- ETJM – Instrumental Progressive Metal (ES)
- Fortress Under Siege – Progressive Heavy/Power Metal (GR)
- Fransis Forth – Melodic Death/Black Metal (BG)
- Horse Of Troja – Hard Rock (SE)
- Itinerum – Symphonic Metal (ES)
- Jeremy Harry Harris & The Treachery Of Ravens – Melodic Rock (AU)
- Kalvaire – Industrial Metal (FR)
- Melodius Deite – Symphonic Progressive Power Metal (TH/Intl.)
- Mystfall – Symphonic Metal (GR)
- Nest Of Plagues – Alternative/Groove Metal (HU)
- Nocturnal Eternity – Symphonic Metal (BG)
- SickRed – Alternative Metal (BG)
- Subfire – Heavy/Power Metal (GR)
- Sunless Sky – Melodic Power/Heavy Metal (US)
- Trotyl – Power/Doom Metal (BG)
More bands to be announced.
The festival is part of Japara Rock, which in recent years has brought significant names from the international scene to the area.
