We’ve been coming to Dong Open Air for almost 20 years now, and it’s strange to think back to what it used to be: a tiny beer tent, two Dixies, and not much else....
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Report: Dong Open Air 2025
Once more, the pilgrimage was made: carts creaking with too much weight, backpacks heavy, spirits high. The summit of Halde Norddeutschland awaited us, glowing under the merciless July sun like the gates of metal...
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Interview with Harakiri For The Sky
At Dong Open Air 2024, Tony sat with Matthias and Michael from Harakiri For The Sky Today you played Dong Open Air fairly early in the afternoon how was that for you because your...
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Report: Dong Open Air 2024
This year’s DONG Open Air Metal Festival, held at the scenic Dongberg Hill in Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany, from July 11th to 13th, once again proved why it remains a beloved event among metal enthusiasts. For...
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Interview with The Gems – Dong Open Air 2024
On Dong Open Air 2024, Antonie had an interview with all-female Swedish metalband The Gems. You can watch the interview below...
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Report: Dong Open Air 2023
Report by: Roel and Tabitha Pictures by: Ingrid After a short discussion with Ingrid, months before the actual festival, I (Roel) decided to go to the Dong Open Air 2023 festival. It has a...
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Report: Dong Open Air 2022
Words by: Roel and Ingrid Pictures by: Ingrid What should have been the 20th anniversary of the Dong Open Air Festival in 2020, finally took place in 2022. We, and many with us, have...
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Report: Dong Open Air 2019
July 11-13, 2019 Dong Hill Neukirchen-Vluyn, Germany Report and pictures by: Ingrid and Rosa Back on the almighty hill that is called Dong! Arriving at a sold out Dong Open Air, with this year’s...
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Report: Dong Open Air 2018
Metal Exposure’s yearly pilgrimage was due – heavily packed for a long journey up the sacred Dong mountain, we made our way to the unique location that is the Halde Norddeutschland. Together with other...
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Interview: Acyl
Last summer Ingrid and Tabitha had an interview with Amine and Abder’Rahman from Algerian band Acyl; you can read it now here...
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