Image: Landmvrks Live Rock am Ring 2026 [Julia Reddig, @juulia_knipst]
Fan service has always been a top priority for Landmvrks. So it came as no surprise that the band around frontman Flo Salfati decided to launch their very own festival. Since 2023, the French metalcore outfit has been hosting Mvrksfest in their hometown of Marseille. This year, the event made its German debut as a one-day festival, taking place at Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar in Mannheim on June 16, 2026.
Of course, Landmvrks didn't come alone. Joining them on the bill were Paleface Swiss, Guilt Trip, Dying Wish and Aurore – four excellent additions to an already stacked lineup. Needless to say, we couldn't miss it.
Aurore
The day kicked off in the late afternoon with Aurore. Like Landmvrks, the young band hails from France, which almost made this feel like a home game for them as well. With their raw hardcore sound, they came out swinging from the very first second, and the crowd responded immediately. Plenty of fans already knew the songs and kept the energy high with two-steps and mosh pits throughout the set.
Dying Wish
It almost felt like Landmvrks had picked Dying Wish straight up from Rock am Ring and Rock im Park and brought them along to Mannheim. Emma Boster and her band had already played Germany's biggest rock festivals just over a week earlier, effectively kicking off their summer festival season.
The American band combines crushing metalcore with hardcore influences and just enough clean vocals to add contrast. Needless to say, the atmosphere inside the tent was intense. Their set featured a healthy mix of older fan favorites alongside tracks from their latest album, Flesh Stays Together, which was released last year.
Guilt Trip
Guilt Trip picked up exactly where the previous bands had left off. Catching your breath wasn't an option — and we mean that literally. By now, the air inside the tent felt thick enough to cut with a knife. Anyone blaming a fog machine for the haze would have been mistaken; it was mostly the result of humidity and constant movement in the pit.
The British hardcore outfit certainly didn't help cool things down. Quite the opposite. Anyone who has seen Guilt Trip live before knows exactly what kind of chaos to expect. The crowd enthusiastically followed frontman Jay Valentine's calls to dance and mosh, creating another intense highlight of the day.
Paleface Swiss
Paleface Swiss felt like the perfect fit for a Landmvrks festival — like ice cream and whipped cream, if you will. The two bands have maintained a close friendship for years. They shared several festival appearances and even a particularly memorable club show in Saarbrücken last year. Now they reunited once again in the equally hot atmosphere of Mvrksfest.
The Swiss heavyweights had already warmed up at Rock am Ring and Rock im Park and seamlessly continued where they left off. Anyone familiar with frontman Marc "Zelli" Zellweger knows the kind of bottomless energy Paleface Swiss bring to the stage. Opening with "I Am a Cursed One" and "Hatred," they immediately sent the crowd into motion. Everything moved, including the floor beneath the tent.
There was hardly any time to recover, with only the ballad "Everything Is Fine" providing a brief emotional breather. Otherwise, Paleface Swiss delivered exactly what fans have come to expect: an incredibly energetic performance that left both the audience and the band drenched in sweat by the time the changeover began.
Landmvrks
As the festival's hosts, Landmvrks naturally claimed the headline slot. Right on schedule at 8:40 PM, they kicked things off with "Creature," and by then the tent was packed to capacity. Around 3,000 visitors had made their way to the inaugural German edition of Mvrksfest, and it was clear everyone wanted to give everything they had left for the festival's grand finale.
The band delivered a production similar to the one they brought on tour at the end of last year. Large LED screens supported every song with matching visuals, while an impressive light show perfectly complemented the set.
Alongside fan favorites such as "Blistering" and "Scars," plenty of material from last year's album The Darkest Place I've Ever Been made its way into the setlist. And honestly? Everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives. The band was fully locked in, the crowd was all-in, and even the sound engineers could be seen nodding along to the music.
With "Self-Made Black Hole" and a heartfelt "Merci beaucoup" from Flo, the evening came to an end shortly after 10 PM. Not a bad time for a Tuesday night, considering most people had work waiting for them the next morning.
Images from Rock am Ring 2026
A hugely successful first Mvrksfest in Germany — and hopefully not the last. Many of the bands on the lineup will continue their festival runs throughout the summer, with Landmvrks and Dying Wish also appearing at Impericon Festival. We can't wait.
