Dead by April & Memphis May Fire in Cologne

Dead by April is a Swedish metal band formed in Gothenburg in 2007. The group plays melodic metalcore shaped by heavy guitars, clean and screamed vocals, electronic elements and pop choruses. Its best-known material includes “Losing You,” “What Can I Say” and “Mystery,” as well as the albums Dead by April and Incomparable. Dead by April played its first concert at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg in 2007. In 2012, the band performed “Mystery” in Melodifestivalen and reached the final at Stockholm’s Globe Arena.

Memphis May Fire are an American metalcore band formed in Denton, Texas, in 2006. Their music pairs heavy guitar riffs and screamed verses with clean, melodic choruses. Among their best-known releases are the albums The Hollow, Challenger and Unconditional, as well as the songs “The Sinner,” “Vices” and “Miles Away.” Memphis May Fire played the Vans Warped Tour in 2012 before leading the Unconditional Tour in 2014, joined by The Word Alive, A Skylit Drive, Hands Like Houses and Beartooth. In 2022, the band returned to North American venues as headliners of the Remade in Misery Tour.