Lorna Shore, one of the world's hottest metal bands, returns to Sweden for an exclusive headlining show at Broken Summer in Stockholm. This will be the band’s only performance in Sweden in 2025, offering fans a unique opportunity to experience extreme and powerful metal at its best!

The American deathcore band from New Jersey has solidified its place as a leading force in extreme metal with their latest album, Pain Remains. This album is a musical and emotional journey, where technical riffs, dark melodies, and brutal growls meet existential themes of grief and loss. Pain Remains breaks genre boundaries and exceeds expectations, with epic choirs, powerful orchestral elements, and intense emotional weight.

Lorna Shore has built a reputation for transforming their complex albums into explosive live experiences that surpass the studio recordings. Their music is even more energic live, as their concerts are known for delivering high-intensity energy and an unforgettable atmosphere.

Adept returns for a 20th anniversary and only show in Sweden 2025!

The Swedish post-hardcore band Adept, formed in 2004, is returning to the stage for an exclusive concert at Broken Summer 2025. This marks their first performance in Sweden since 2019 and will be their only show in their home country during 2025. The band will take the stage in Stockholm to celebrate their 20th anniversary, making their performance at Broken Summer a powerful part of the festivities.

Adept made their breakthrough with their debut album Another Year of Disaster in 2009 and quickly gained recognition with tours across Sweden, Scandinavia, and Europe, sharing the stage with major acts such as A Day To Remember, Underoath and Bring Me The Horizon. They have also been honored to perform at major festivals like Metaltown and Sonisphere, where they opened for Metallica.

With multiple albums and festival tours under their belt, Adept has built a reputation for their powerful and intense live performances. Now, they are back for a concert filled with energy and nostalgia.

After several years, Adept returns to Swedish soil – don’t miss the chance to celebrate two decades of incredible music!

From her beginnings with artistic video vignettes on YouTube, Poppy has evolved into one of the most fascinating names in the music world. She has released five studio albums and three instrumental albums, becoming well known for her innovation and genre-blending creativity.

With her breakthrough album I Disagree, Poppy was praised for her genre-defying style. Her powerful song BLOODMONEY earned a GRAMMY nomination for ‘Best Metal Performance’, making her the first-ever female solo artist nominated in that category – a historic achievement.

2024 was another pivotal year for Poppy, with the release of her single V.A.N, a collaboration with Bad Omens, and her captivating vocals on Knocked Loose's song Suffocate, which garnered significant attention. Following a sold-out European tour with Bad Omens, Poppy continued her triumphant journey with the ZIG UK Tour and a tour with Avenged Sevenfold. Now, she’s ready for her next chapter.

With a new album set for release on November 15, 2024, Poppy is more relevant than ever.

With hard-hitting tracks like On The Verge, Guilt, and Grayout, thrown has rapidly risen in the global hardcore scene, winning over fans worldwide with their intense sound and powerful live performances.

Having toured alongside hardcore heavyweights like Knocked Loose, Wage War, Alpha Wolf, and While She Sleeps, thrown has established a reputation for delivering relentless, high-energy shows that leave audiences breathless. Their music confronts themes of personal struggle and resilience, resonating deeply with fans and pushing the boundaries of modern hardcore.

This summer, thrown returns home for an exclusive festival performance at Broken Summer in Stockholm on June 26.

Expect a night filled with ferocious riffs, unstoppable energy, and a uniquely intense atmosphere that only thrown can create. Don’t miss your chance to witness this rising force in hardcore music live on their home turf!

The acclaimed Connecticut-based band Currents has carved out a solid place in the metal world with their unique mix of technically advanced riffs and deeply emotional themes. Their music isn’t about avoiding darkness but confronting it, both in the world around us and in the inner battles we all face. By addressing themes like loss, abandonment, and society’s challenges, Currents has reached a broad audience and won fans worldwide.

The band’s second album, The Way It Ends (2020), was a major success, putting Currents on the map with over 80 million streams and glowing reviews. Kerrang! praised their style as "an addictive blend of melodrama and madness." Currents has toured with bands like Ice Nine Kills, Thy Art Is Murder and August Burns Red, building a reputation for their intense on-stage presence.

Expect a show filled with powerful riffs, melodic breakdowns, and a captivating musical journey. Become a part of the dark and grand landscape they create and experience an unforgettable concert!

Whitechapel, a name synonymous with respect in the metal world, is coming to Stockholm to take the stage at Broken Summer! With their powerful and vibrant sound, the band promises a performance filled with strength, depth, and musical brilliance.

With one of the most impressive catalogs in modern metal, they made a thunderous impact in 2019 with the album The Valley, a confident evolution in their sound that quickly set a new standard for the genre. Guitarist Alex Wade described the album as “an almost perfect record,” a milestone that showed Whitechapel could embrace a new sound and win support from their fanbase.

With their latest album, Kin (2021), which deepens the dark and storytelling style of The Valley, Whitechapel has ventured into even broader musical and emotional territory. This album is both brutal and melodic, a hybrid of rock and metal that reflects their journey and evolution, blending the raw intensity of death metal with an open and dynamic sound. Frontman Phil Bozeman continues his personal exploration through lyrics about trauma and alternate realities, creating a gripping and dark story that fans worldwide have connected with.

After working intensively during the pandemic to create Kin, Whitechapel is now ready to return to the stage and give their fans what they’ve been waiting for—a live experience where their epic songs receive the power and atmosphere they deserve.

Founded in 2016, the band has risen from Europe's stages to North America and back again with their powerful and uncompromising performances. With four albums under their belt, they’ve carved out an essential place on the international metal scene.

Their album A Hill To Die Upon (2019) has become an iconic milestone in the genre. But Mental Cruelty didn’t stop there. In 2022, they welcomed their new frontman, Lukas Nicolai, who has brought the band into a new era with his demonic and raw vocal performances.

With their latest album, ZWIELICHT (2023), the band has taken their sound to new heights. The album merges the best of deathcore and black metal into a powerful and emotional mix of epic riffs, brutal breakdowns, and grand orchestral arrangements. It’s a forceful tribute to both their roots and their future ambitions.

Mental Cruelty is not just a band that creates unforgettable music – their live performances are renowned for delivering uncompromising explosions of energy, precision, and brutality. With a strong presence on social media and in the metal world, they have solidified their place in the German metal scene and are a growing force on the global stage.

The band has released new music in 2024, and their upward trajectory shows no signs of slowing down.