Review
Dark River Festival
Honkalan Hiihtostadion
Photos from Dark River Festival.
Dark River Festival 2025 took place in Finland’s Kotka from July 10 to 12, 2025, set in the idyllic forests of Honkala, offering an intimate and nature-infused atmosphere beloved by its fans.
The three-day event featured 29 top-tier metal acts across two stages, blending both legendary and emerging names in heavy music. More than just a music festival, Dark River Festival is celebrated as a “little big” experience a beloved gathering where heavy music meets Finnish natural beauty in a heartfelt, personal setting.
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Black Metal
Death Metal, Doom Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Progressive Metal
Metalcore
Melodic Metal
Metalcore
Folk Metal, Black Metal
Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock
Heavy Metal, Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Folk Metal
Thrash Metal, Metal
Dark Metal, Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal
Black Metal, Death Metal
Death Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Metal, Pagan
Alternative Metal, Rock, Hard Rock
Doom Metal
Industrial Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Gothic Metal
Melodic Death Metal
Metal
Melodic Death Metal
