Ancient Rites Concert History

Ancient Rites is a Belgian black metal (old) / folk metal (recent) band formed in 1988. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worldwide attention just as black metal was gaining importance in the metal scene. Soon after the release of this demo Phillip died in a car crash and not long after, Stefan committed suicide.

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Ancient Rites Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 02, 2025
Deströyer 666 / Death Strike / God Dethroned / Desaster / Corpsessed / Nocturnal / Ancient Rites / Cadaveric Incubator / Kawir / Agressor / Demoncy / Sinister / Adorior / Grave Desecrator / Communion Music / Opprobrium
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Brauer House Lombard Lombard, Illinois, United States
Sep 06, 2025
Ancient Rites

Candelabrum Metal Fest

Velaria de la Feria León, Mexico
Sep 06, 2025 –
Sep 07, 2025
Candelabrum Metal Fest 2025
Obituary / Agalloch / Primordial / Tygers of Pan Tang / Repulsion / Hällas / The Crown / The Kovenant / Morbid Saint / Necrot / Shape of Despair / Pyogenesis / Ancient Rites / Fossilization / Black Hate / The 3rd And The Mortal / A Canorous Quintet / Split Heaven / Apsu Show all bands
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Velaria de la Feria León, Mexico
Aug 08, 2025 –
Aug 10, 2025
Alcatraz Open Air 2025
3 Inches Of Blood / Abbath Doom Occulta / Absu / Alkerdeel / Ancient Rites / Avatar / Avulsed / BAEST / Bark / Between The Buried And Me / Blaze Bayley / Borknagar / Briqueville / Cabal / Caliban / Chemicide / Candlemass / Cobracide / Coffin feeder / Congress / Conjurer (UK) / Crypt Sermon / Crystal Lake / Cult of Luna / Cult Of Scarecrow / Dark Angel / Disneyland After Dark (D.A.D.) / Devestation / Dimmu Borgir / Dool / Dope / Doro / Drowning Pool / Dvne / Dying Fetus / Earthless / Emperor / Evergrey / Evil Invaders / Exhorder / Extreme / Fear Factory / Fit for a King / Flotsam and Jetsam / forbidden / Frayle / Frog Leap / Fu Manchu / Gaerea / Gutalax / Helmet / Heriot / Holy Mother / Hypocrisy / Ill Niño / In Aphelion / KATLA (DK) / Kerry King / King Buffalo / Knife / Kreator / Leprous / Liliac / Machine Head / Magic Kingdom / Majestica / Mammoth Grinder / Mastodon / Me And That Man / Messa / Michael Schenker / Ministry / Motorheads / Myrath / Nailbomb / Nasty Savage / Ne Obliviscaris / Obituary / Overkill / Pestilence / Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons / Pig Destroyer / Primal Scream / Promise Down / Psycroptic / Prong / Ramones Alive / Rivers of Nihil / Room 13 / Rotting Christ / Signs Of Algorithm / sister may / Slaughter Messiah / Slomosa / Snot / Splendidula / Static-X / Suffocation / Tenside / Terrifier / The Belgian Quo Band / The Black Dahlia Murder / The Hellacopters / The Night Eternal / Thrown / Suffocation / Thy Catafalque / Tsjuder / Vader / Violent Sin / VOLA / Vulture / W.A.S.P. / Warbringer / Wednesday 13 / Whatever It Takes / Whiplash / Wind Rose / Winterfylleth / Wolfmother / Wytch Hazel / Year of No Light Show all bands
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Sport Campus Lange Munte Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 07, 2025
Ancient Rites

Alcatraz Metal Festival

Sport Campus Lange Munte Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 07, 2025 –
Aug 10, 2025
Alcatraz 2025
Kerker / Ramones Alive / Frog Leap / Snot / Messa / Me And That Man / Thrown / Crystal Lake / Year of No Light / Mastodon / DOOL (NL) / Ministry / Ne Obliviscaris / Drowning Pool / VOLA / Caliban / Fit for a King / DJ Fleddy Melculy / Helmet / Leprous / Majestica / Whatever It Takes / Promise Down / Dope / downset. / Borknagar / Prong / Static-X / Briqueville / Machine Head / Earthless / Bark Antwerp / Rotting Christ / Dimmu Borgir / Emperor / Cult of Luna / Michael Schenker / Kerry King / Tsjuder / Pig Destroyer / Fear Factory / forbidden / Gaerea / D-A-D / Pestilence / Flotsam and Jetsam / Avulsed / Fu Manchu / Alkerdeel / Slaughter Messiah / Terrifier / Devastation / Gutalax / Cobracide / Chemicide / Congress / Cult Of Scarecrow / Obituary / Avatar / Candlemass / Extreme / The Black Dahlia Murder / Doro / Suffocation / Wolfmother / Vader / Nailbomb / Psycroptic / BAEST / Evergrey / Myrath / Mammoth Grinder / Signs Of Algorithm / Magic Kingdom / Whiplash / Nasty Savage / The Night Eternal / Crypt Sermon / Holy Mother / Wytch Hazel / Rivers of Nihil / Vulture / Knife / Between The Buried And Me / Primal Creation / Tenside / Abbath / Kreator / Hypocrisy / Dark Angel / Absu / W.A.S.P. / Wind Rose / Dying Fetus / Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons / Wednesday 13 / Winterfylleth / 3 Inches Of Blood / Room 13 / Blaze Bailey / Slomosa / The Hellacopters / King Buffalo / Thy Catafalque / Conjurer / Dvne / Cabal / Heriot / Frayle / Coffin feeder / Splendidula / Katla / Ancient Rites / Overkill / Violent Sin / Evil Invaders / The Belgian Quo Band / Stung / Motorheads / Exhorder / Warbringer / sister may / Mr lipstick and the lost traces Show all bands
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Alcatraz Festival HARDrock & metal festival Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium
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May 04, 2025
HELL OPEN AIR day3 (sunday)
Ancient Settlers / Heidevolk / Exumer / Ancient Rites / Rosalie Cunningham / Serapis Project / Cyclone / Fireborn / Fabulae Dramatis / Ancient Settlers
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OC Molenhuis Molenstede, Flanders, Belgium
May 02, 2025 –
May 04, 2025
Heidevolk / Exumer / Ancient Rites

Hell Open Air

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Molenhuis Diest, Flanders, Belgium
Dec 21, 2024
Catacombfest Winter
Ancient Rites / Serpents oath / Destroy Humanity / Tangled Horns / Violent Sin / world decay / A thousand sufferings / Hope Erodes / Incult
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Vizit Wilrijk, Flanders, Belgium
Sep 06, 2024 –
Sep 07, 2024
Mennecy Metal Fest 2024
Locomuerte / Hypnös / Korpiklaani / Les Tambours du Bronx / Opium du peuple / Lordi / Ancient Rites / Red Gordon / Ill Niño / Gravekvlt / Datura
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Mennecy Metal Fest 2024 Mennecy, France
Jul 12, 2024
Ancient Rites

Forest Fest Open Air

La Cabane Forestière Chevenez, Switzerland
Apr 20, 2024
Ancient Rites / Kludde / Serpents oath / Dudsekop
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Cinema Aalst, Flanders, Belgium
Feb 10, 2024
Ancient Rites / Bodyfarm / Gutwrench / Infinity / Nattas / Carnal Desecration

In The Grip Of Winter V

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Baroeg Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Nov 03, 2023
Ancient Rites Escape Metalcorner Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Oct 11, 2023
Ancient Rites
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Rock Bar Xperience Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Oct 10, 2023
Ancient Rites / Goat Semen

Evil Prevails... Tour Sur América 2023

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Yield Rock Lima, Lima, Peru
Oct 07, 2023
Ancient Rites Ace of Spades Club Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
May 08, 2023
Ancient Rites
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Gagarin Club Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Feb 25, 2023
Ancient Rites / Cirith Gorgor / Pentacle / Hellevaerder

Doc's Blackfest III 2023

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Willemeen Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Dec 11, 2022
Ancient Rites
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Hell Diest, Flanders, Belgium
Nov 04, 2022
Ancient Rites
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Voodoo Club Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Jul 01, 2022
Ancient Rites

Under The Black Sun Festival

Freilichtbuhne Friesack Friesack, Germany

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Dynamo Open Air 1999
May 21 - 23, 1999
 Mierlo, The Netherlands
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Dynamo Open Air 1999
May 21 - 23, 1999
 Mierlo, The Netherlands
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Dynamo Open Air 1999
May 21 - 23, 1999
 Mierlo, The Netherlands
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Graspop Metal Meeting 1999
Jun 27, 1999
 Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
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Eindhoven Metal Meeting
Dec 14 - 15, 2012
 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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 Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Jun 23, 2001
 Dessel, Flanders, Belgium
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Dec 21, 2024
 Wilrijk, Flanders, Belgium
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Genres:

Black Metal
Folk Metal
Belgian
Melodic Black Metal
Symphonic Black Metal
Viking Metal
Pagan Black Metal
Belgian Metal
Viking Black Metal
Belgian Black Metal
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Latest Setlist (05/04/2025):

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  1. Infant Sacrifices to Baalberith
  2. Crucifixion Justified (Roman Supremacy)
  3. Obscurity Reigns (Fields of Flanders)
  4. Aris
  5. Death Messiah
  6. Longing for the Ancient Kingdom
  7. Blood of Christ (Mohammed Wept)
  8. ...and the Horns Called for War
  9. Land of Frost and Despair
  10. Evil Prevails
  11. Victory or Valhalla
  12. Blasfemia Eternal
  13. Total Misanthropia
  14. Mother Europe
  15. On Golden Fields (De Leeuwen dansen)
  16. Fatherland

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Concerts Per Year:

2025 6 concerts
2024 5 concerts
2023 6 concerts
2022 4 concerts
2019 1 concert
2018 2 concerts
2017 2 concerts
2016 7 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2014 1 concert
2013 2 concerts
2012 3 concerts
2008 1 concert
2007 2 concerts
2006 6 concerts
2005 1 concert
2003 11 concerts
2002 2 concerts
2001 13 concerts
1999 16 concerts
1998 9 concerts
1996 9 concerts
1995 10 concerts
1994 6 concerts
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