Eisbrecher in Oberhausen

Eisbrecher are a German industrial-metal band formed in 2003 by vocalist Alexander Wesselsky and guitarist-producer Noel Pix after they left Megaherz. Their music sits within Neue Deutsche Härte, built around heavy guitar riffs, electronics and German-language vocals. Albums including Eiszeit, Schock and Sturmfahrt produced staples such as “Eiszeit,” “Verrückt” and “Was ist hier los?” The Eiszeit Tour followed in 2010, while the Schock Tour in 2015 and Sturmfahrt Tour in 2017 took the band through larger concert halls. Eisbrecher have also brought their full-band show to metal and alternative festivals, including M’era Luna and Wacken Open Air. Eisbrecher play most often in Germany and also perform in Austria and Switzerland.

A Life Divided is a German electronic-rock band formed in Geretsried in 2003. Led by singer Jürgen Plangger, the group plays guitar-driven rock shaped by synthesizers and industrial rhythms. Its best-known releases include the song “Heart on Fire” and the albums The Great Escape, Human and Echoes. In 2011, A Life Divided supported Apocalyptica on the German leg of the 7th Symphony tour, followed by dates opening for Unheilig on the Lichter der Stadt tour. The band later mounted its own Human Tour and returned to German clubs on the Down the Spiral of a Soul Tour.