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Stella Nomine 2025 – The Blackest OneAugust 14-16, 2025, Entenfang Torgau<\/p>\n\n

In 2025, Stella Nomine once again presented itself as a special kind of festival: small, informal, distinctive. Those who travel to the Entenfang in Torgau are not looking for the biggest line-up or the loudest headliners, but the special mix of music, closeness and humor that makes this event a temporary home. Between old trees and dark romance, an atmosphere is created that can only be found here – borne by warmth, mutual support and a scene that feels like family. <\/p>\n\n

New and nostalgic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

On Thursday, the range already spanned from the first steps with Necro Fear<\/strong> to the melancholy of Jacob’s Fall<\/strong> and the Nordic-dark sounds of Scheitan<\/strong>. Mila Mar<\/strong> opened up a ritual, almost spiritual world of sound before Agonoize<\/strong> unleashed the crowd with brute aggrotech. Finally, the Four Imaginary Boys<\/strong> reminded us with The Cure classics<\/strong> that nostalgia is also an integral part of black culture. <\/p>\n\n

Skillful mix of styles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Friday showed all the diversity: Lorning<\/strong> took us back to the eighties musically, while newcomers CNVX<\/strong> thrilled us with their modern electro sounds. Aux Animaux<\/strong> went all out with aggressive electro sounds, The Other<\/strong> delivered colorful and crazy horror punk, Alien Vampires<\/strong> brought raw heaviness, and Potochkine<\/strong> impressed with French avant-garde between chanson and dark wave. Later, the kings of minstrels, Corvus Corax<\/strong>, created a spectacle of drums and bagpipes, while Soror Dolorosa<\/strong> provided a delicate counterpoint. After midnight, Hocico<\/strong> transformed the grounds into a cauldron of industrial and aggrotech – a force that reverberated into the night. <\/p>\n\n

Gesamtkunstwerk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

On Saturday, the family side of the festival made itself felt. After Vampyros Lesbos<\/strong> kicked off the afternoon with music, a secret highlight took place: Coffee & cake is now a firm tradition – a collective pause, a moment of sharing and closeness that hardly any other festival knows. The journey then led from Ann My Guard<\/strong>‘s symphonic metal to Vlad in Tears<\/strong>‘ gothic rock and the elegant sounds of Black Nail Cabaret<\/strong>. Sylvaine<\/strong> whisked the audience away to spherical post-metallic dream worlds, Heppner’s TanzZwang<\/strong> had everyone dancing – nomen est omen – and Draconian<\/strong> touched the darkest hearts with epic doom. For the finale, Das Ich<\/strong> showed that they are still one of the greats of the scene – expressive, avant-garde, a total work of art. <\/p>\n\n

But Stella Nomine is much more than just music. It is the small rituals and endearing traditions that characterize it: A spontaneous loo concert, where “The Stella has no toilet paper” was “mourned” and made for laughs; the fire department, which repeatedly provided cooling down and was itself celebrated in the process; the cake distribution, which brought guests and crew together. And last but not least, the opportunity to take the shuttle to Torgau’s old town – Renaissance facades, Hartenfels Castle and history as an impressive backdrop for a weekend that remains deep black and yet colorful at heart. <\/p>\n\n

Conclusion: Stella Nomine remains a festival without mainstream, but with all the more soul. Anyone who has been there knows that what counts here is not commercial size, but intensity, not consumption, but community. A place where music, humor and solidarity merge – and which you don’t just visit, but take home with you in your heart. <\/p>\n\n

Text: Dagmar UrlbauerPhotos: Patrick Lehnert<\/p>\n\n