About a year before its scheduled dates, Up The Hammers Festival has already announced most of its line-up for the 2027 edition. The festival will take place over three days, from March 4 to 6, 2027, at An Club and Gagarin 2025 (tickets available here!).
PRESS RELEASE
We proudly unveil the first bands for the 21st edition of the festival.
For more than two decades, Up The Hammers has stood as a sanctuary for traditional, epic and underground heavy metal and 2027 will be no exception. Here are the bands joining us so far:
🔥 ARMORED SAINT (US)
One of the greatest bands ever to perform at our festival returns to Athens to take the stage once again. A legendary name in American heavy metal, their previous appearance left an indelible mark and we are honored to welcome them back for another unforgettable show.
🔥 SUMERLANDS (US)
Modern heavy metal perfection. With their powerful riffs, soaring vocals and classic spirit, Sumerlands have quickly established themselves as one of the finest torchbearers of contemporary traditional metal.
🔥 ASTAROTH (IT)
A truly historic moment: the first reunion show of the legendary Italian epic metal band. Astaroth’s cult legacy and extremely rare appearances make this a special event for fans of classic epic metal.
🔥 SARACEN (UK)
Masters of atmospheric and melodic heavy metal, Saracen bring decades of history and timeless songs that helped shape the British epic metal sound.
🔥 SLAUTER XSTROYES (US)
Cult US power metal band whose rare appearances make every show something special. Expect razor-sharp riffs and pure underground metal energy.
🔥 PAGAN ALTAR (UK)
A cornerstone of epic doom metal and one of the most respected names in the underground. Their unique atmosphere and classic songs continue to inspire generations of metal fans.
🔥 OVERLORDE (US)
True American epic metal royalty. Overlorde carry the torch of classic US power metal with majestic riffs and heroic spirit.
🔥 PHANTOM (US)
Power/speed metal band from New York returning after a long absence from the stage. A rare chance to witness a true cult act of the US metal scene.
🔥 FIRMAMENT (DE)
For Centuries Alive is, for us, one of the best albums of 2025. As long as bands like Firmament continue to emerge, our scene has nothing to fear.
🔥 WILDHUNT (AT)
Blending power metal, technical thrash and mysticism, Wildhunt deliver a sound that fits perfectly with the spirit of Up The Hammers.
🔥 TEMPLAR (SE)
Swedish heavy metal in the classic tradition. Templar bring powerful riffs, epic storytelling and the unmistakable Scandinavian heavy metal spirit, as true descendants of the legendary Swedish metal bands of the 80s.
🔥 REDSHARK (ES)
High-speed heavy metal straight from Spain. Redshark combine sharp riffs, speed and attitude into pure metal aggression.
🔥 AXEON (GR)
Hailing from the island of Crete, Axeon are one of the most exciting newcomers from Greece in years. After hearing songs from their upcoming album, we were blown away. Axeon represent the future of the Greek metal scene and we are proud to welcome them to the Up The Hammers stage.
More bands will be announced soon.
Prepare for three days of pure heavy metal celebration in Athens.
This year’s edition starts tomorrow, Thursday, March 12, and will last until Sunday, March 15, with bands such as SOLITUDE AETURNUS, RIOT CITY, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT, and others.
