Since their breakthrough at the end of the 2000s – at the latest with their self-titled debut album “Dead By April” (2009) – DEAD BY APRIL have stood for a sound that ignites immediately: powerful riffs, precise grooves, choruses with pull. Power meets catchy tune – at the interface between alternative metal, metalcore energy and pop appeal. Hard enough for the pit, catchy enough for the whole infield to join in with the chorus.

DEAD BY APRIL celebrate their debut at the Reload Festival in 2026. And this is not an act to read along with in the timetable: as soon as the first break is in place and the guitars rip open, the direction is clear. Pressure and tempo like in the pit – hooks that grab the whole crowd, from the front to the very back.