Under the Black Sun is a German music festival that takes place in July. It focuses on black metal bands. The festival has been active since summer 1998.

Line-ups

1998

Aeternus, Castrum, Desaster, Enslaved, Gehenna, Grabak, Lord Belial, Menhir, Nox Intempesta, Ragnarok, Sacramentum, Tsatthoggua, Twin Obscenity

1999

Carpathian Forest, Castrum, Children of Bodom, Eminenz, Enthroned, Hypocrisy

2000

Amon Amarth, Avenger, Dies Ater, Dunkelgrafen, Einherjer, Helheim, Judas Iscariot, Lungorthin, Maniac Butcher, Menhir, Nebular Mystic, Ragnarok, Satanic Slaughter, Supreme Khaos Rising, Tsjuder

2001

Deströyer 666, Eminenz, Ferro Ignique, Horna, Morrigan, Mütiilation, Murder Rape, Necrophobic, Nifelheim, Ork, Trimonium

2002

Imperious Malevolence, Lugubre, Morrigan, Root, Sammath, Saxorior, Skalder, Taake, Trimonium, Tsjuder, Unpure, Urgehal, Watain

2003

Akrival, Bael, Corpus Christii, Deströyer 666, Dies Ater, Elite, Gosforth, Impiety, In Aeternum, Kerberos, Lugubre, Misanthropy, Nemesis Oculta, Salacious Gods, Skyforger, Taake, Zarathustra, Zemial

2004

Anael, Avenger, Azaghal, Dark Storm, Fluisterwoud, Heydnblut, Impaled Nazarene, Inquisition, Isvind, Merrimack, Negură Bunget, Satanic Warmaster

2005

Blodskrit, Funeral Procession, Geist, Ghastly, Krieg, Necros Christos, Primordial, Ragnarok, Salacious Gods, The Stone, Throneum, Todtgelichter, Total Hate, Trimonium, Urgehal

2006

Ackerbeltz, Archgoat, Besatt, Darkestrah, Empty, Grafenstein, Hellsaw, Infernal, Kampfar, Nebular Mystic, Necros Christos, Skyforger, Thrudvangar, Walpurgisnacht

2007

1349, Azaghal, Corpus Christii, Decayed, Endezzma, Eternity, Inquisition, Merrimack, Neithan, Panychida, Sammath, Warhammer, Watain, Witchcraft

2008

Beastcraft, Endezzma, Graupel, Hell Militia, Hellsaw, Kawir, Krypt, Magnificat, Secrets of the Moon, The Stone, Surrender of Divinity, Truppensturm, Urgehal, Vorkreist

2009

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Darkmoon Warrior, Darkspace, Drengskapur, Elite, The One, Gheestenland, May Result, Nehemah, Paragon Belial, Somrak, Thorngoth, Troll (cancelled), Urfaust, Lifelover (cancelled)

2010

Angantyr, Angst Skvadron, Furia, Glorior Belli, Irrlycht, Kozeljnik, Kriegsmaschine, Mortifera, Nazarene Decomposing, Posthum, Ravencult, Todtgelichter, Verdunkeln, Waning

2011

Shores Of Ladon, Atras Cineris, Fides Inversa, Massemord, Baptism, Monarque, Bethlehem, Thorybos, Kratein, Winterblut, Lugubre, Bloodline, Impaled Nazarene, Setherial