ELECTRIC CALLBOY, OF MICE & MEN, DEAFHEAVEN, ORBIT CULTURE, LAMB OF GOD On Bulgarian Competition Lineup This Summer season

Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s origins date back to the 6th millennium BC – and the ancient city is hosting a metal festival as a part of their heritage programme. Meet Hills Of Rock. Mainland Europe has always had an extensive love and history of metal music, but it feels in recent years, these festivals have been welcoming a larger selection of diverse metal acts in a way that celebrates that country’s alternative scene while also showcasing the larger artists that may have inspired aspects of that country’s metal culture.

Hills Of Rock 2026 promises a wide selection of local metal artists while also boasting some of the biggest names in metal at the same time. The full lineup for the 2026 lineup of Hills Of Rock features Marilyn Manson, Godsmack, Electric Callboy, Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter, Black Label Society, Lamb of God, P.O.D., Nothing More, Nevermore, Paradise Lost, Of Mice & Men, House of Protection, Vended, Deafheaven, Karen Dió, The Toy Dolls, Last Train, Northlane, Orbit Culture, Odd Crew, Khanъ, Vrani Volosa, Tsar Plah, Hellion Stone, Black Tooth, Engineer of Death, Overhook, Django Ze, Neshto Tsvetno, Velian, H09909, P.I.F., Innerglow, Almost Green, Rusita, Koza Mostra, Bazzookas, Lek City Case, Karma Scale, Da Seed, Kontrol, GOTRA feat. VEL, Gigashadow, Lavina, low-key, and Sunblinds.

The festival will kick off on the 23rd of July with a separate festival day titled, ‘BE4 HILLS,’ featuring performances from Savatage, Epica, Sevi, and none other than Sabaton, before the official festival kicks off on the 24th of July.

P.O.D. were most recently announced as headliners, and completes the full line-up, which you can find again below. You can also find tickets to Hills Of Rock here.

Almost Green

Bazzookas

Black Label Society

Black Tooth

Electric Callboy

Da Seed

Deafheaven

Django Ze

Engineer of Death

Gigashadow

Godsmack

GOTRA feat. VEL

H09909

Hellion Stone

House of Protection

Innerglow

Karen Dió

Karma Scale

Khanъ

Kontrol

Koza Mostra

Lamb of God

Last Trai

Lavina

Lek City Case

low-key

Marilyn Manson

Neshto Tsvetno

Nevermore

Northlane

Nothing More

Odd Crew

Of Mice & Men

Orbit Culture

Overhook

Paradise Lost

P.I.F.

P.O.D.

Rusita

Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter

Sunblinds

The Toy Dolls

Tsar Plah

Velian

Vended

Vrani Volosa

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