Saltatio Mortis & Warkings in Munich

Saltatio Mortis are a German medieval-rock and folk-metal band formed in Karlsruhe in 2000. They are known for songs including “Spielmannsschwur” and for albums such as Brot und Spiele and Für immer frei. In their early years, Saltatio Mortis performed at the Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum, establishing a close connection to Germany’s medieval-event circuit. They later mounted the Brot und Spiele Tour and the Für immer frei Tour, playing rock halls and open-air venues across German-speaking Europe. Saltatio Mortis perform as a full band led by singer Alea der Bescheidene. Electric guitars and drums are joined by bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy and other historical instruments central to the group’s sound. The band has also performed at Wacken Open Air and Summer Breeze Open Air, two established events on Germany’s metal-festival calendar.

Warkings are a multinational power-metal band formed in 2018 and presented through masked warrior personas: the Tribune, the Crusader, the Viking and the Spartan. Their catalogue began with Reborn and continued through Revenge, Revolution and Morgana, pairing heavy-metal riffs and large choruses with songs about battles, mythology and historical warriors. Warkings performed at Wacken Open Air in 2019, bringing their costumed characters to one of Germany’s major metal festivals. Four years later, the band co-headlined the European Pirates & Kings Tour with Visions of Atlantis.