Shred Fest Tour 2027 with Obscura and Pestilence at Orion Live Club, February 1, 2027

The Shred Fest Tour 2027, with Obscura, Pestilence, Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK, arrives on Monday, February 1, 2027 at Orion Live Club, at Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy 52 in Ciampino (00043, Province of Rome), just outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare ring road. By car you exit the ring road at exits 21 or 22 toward Ciampino and the Gregna Sant'Andrea industrial zone, by public transport the reference is bus 551 from Anagnina station, the Metro A terminus. The doors time and the prices for the Rome date are not listed on the club's official page: check them on the authorized presale circuit, which the club names for online purchase alongside authorized outlets.

Shred Fest at the Orion: date and tickets

The Shred Fest Tour 2027 stops in Rome, at Orion Live Club in Ciampino, on Monday, February 1, 2027: it is the second of the tour's three Italian dates.

Three dates in Italy

The official poster lists three Italian stops on three consecutive days: Sunday, January 31, 2027 at the New Age in Roncade, in the province of Treviso, Monday, February 1 at the Orion in Rome, Tuesday, February 2 at the Legend Club in Milan. For those coming from central and southern Italy, Ciampino is therefore the only nearby chance.

Tickets

The event page on the Orion website says tickets are available on the authorized presale circuit and at authorized outlets. The poster also points to the festival's official website. The price of the Rome date and the doors time do not appear on the club's page: check them at the time of purchase.

A Monday of concerts

The weekday is typical of European tours of this kind, which move every evening to a new city. For the Roman audience it means planning ahead: leaving work, getting to Ciampino, heading home late with a working day to follow.

What the Shred Fest is

The Shred Fest is a traveling festival devoted to the most technical metal: the 2027 edition's poster presents it as Impericon Shred Fest, with the motto "More is not enough" and a calendar across Europe and the UK.

The name

In electric guitar slang, shred refers to the virtuosic style made of very fast and technically complex passages. The festival's name thus declares its program: bands in which instrumental technique is an essential part of the language.

Who organizes it

The poster lists the agency Doomstar as promoter and, for the Italian dates, the agency Hellfire, whose website is printed at the foot of the poster. The festival brand is associated with Impericon, a name that appears at the top of the poster.

The bill

In poster order: Obscura as the main name, Pestilence right below, then Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK. It is a bill that brings together two generations of technical death metal, the Dutch pioneers and the German heirs, with three bands rounding out the evening.

Obscura: the biography

Obscura are a death metal band from Munich, known for a sound that alternates very technical and fast parts with slower, progressive sections, with elements of classical music, jazz and fusion.

The origins

The band was born in 2002 from the guitarist and singer Steffen Kummerer and the drummer Jonas Baumgartl, under the name Illegimitation, the same as the first demo. The name Obscura came shortly after, and comes from the title of Gorguts' third album, one of the cult bands of technical death metal.

Cosmogenesis

The first album, Retribution, recorded in 2004 and released in 2006, is still tied to traditional death metal. The turning point comes with Cosmogenesis, released by Relapse Records in early 2009: Kummerer brings together virtuoso musicians such as the drummer Hannes Grossmann and the guitarist Christian Muenzner, both ex-Necrophagist, and the Dutch bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling, a fretless bass specialist.

The albums

After Cosmogenesis came Omnivium in 2011, Akróasis in 2016, Diluvium in 2018, A Valediction in 2021 and A Sonication in 2025. Since 2019 the band has been signed to Nuclear Blast. The lineup has changed often, but Kummerer has remained its center.

The themes

Obscura's lyrics concern space and German philosophy. The covers, since the Cosmogenesis period, are signed by the artist Orion Landau: a name that, for an evening at the Orion, sounds like a happy coincidence.

Obscura's style

Obscura turned high-impact death metal into a technical and progressive language, in which fretless bass, neoclassical guitars and a voice alternating scream and clean parts coexist.

The bass that sings

The most obvious novelty of the Cosmogenesis period is Jeroen Paul Thesseling's bass: it does not merely accompany, but weaves solos and phrasing under the guitar riffs. It is one of the traits that make the band's sound recognizable.

The influences

Kummerer has named as technical influences Atheist, Pestilence, Death and Cynic, for melodies Emperor, Dissection and Dream Theater, in the background also Rush, Nevermore and Symphony X. From classical music the band cites Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Stravinsky.

The voice

Kummerer's singing has moved from growl to a powerful scream, flanked by a clean voice, at times treated with effects, over the acoustic parts. Live it is one of the components that most set the band apart from classic death metal.

Pestilence: the biography

Pestilence are a Dutch band formed in 1986, considered among the pioneers of technical and progressive death metal and among the genre's greatest innovators.

The beginnings

The first lineup includes Patrick Mameli on guitar and vocals, Randy Meinhard on guitar and Marco Foddis on drums, after the first demo Martin van Drunen joins on bass and vocals. The demos Dysentery, from 1986, and The Penance, from 1987, lead to a contract with Roadrunner Records and the first album, Malleus Maleficarum, from 1988.

The golden years

Consuming Impulse follows, in 1989, Testimony of the Ancients, in 1991, and Spheres, in 1993. Album after album the band brings into its sound influences from outside metal, above all jazz fusion, and with Spheres it comes to use guitar synthesizers. On bass Tony Choy, a virtuoso later in Atheist, and Jeroen Paul Thesseling alternate.

Breakups and returns

In 1994 the band breaks up. It reunites in 2008 and releases Resurrection Macabre in 2009, Doctrine in 2011 and Obsideo in 2013, it breaks up again in 2014 and returns in 2016 at the will of Mameli alone, with new musicians. Hadeon arrives in 2018, and Exitvm in 2021.

Today's lineup

At the center remains Patrick Mameli, guitar and vocals. With him the drummer Septimiu Hărşan, since 2016, and the guitarist Rutger van Noordenburg, since 2019.

Pestilence live

Live, today's Pestilence are Patrick Mameli's band, founder and the only member present in all phases of the group. Those who knew them through the records of the early 1990s will find his voice and his guitar again, with a renewed lineup accompanying a repertoire nearly 40 years long.

Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK

Three bands complete the Shred Fest 2027 bill: Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK, listed on the official poster below Obscura and Pestilence.

The order of the evening

At traveling festivals of this kind the bands follow one another on stage from the least known up to the headliner. The exact order and the times of the individual sets for the Rome date are not published on the club's page: check them on the day itself on the Orion's and the festival's official channels.

Arriving early

Those going to a festival like the Shred Fest for the main bands do well to arrive for the start anyway: the opening groups are chosen by the organizers for consistency with the bill, and the technical metal audience is the one that most appreciates discoveries.

Technical death metal: a short genealogy

Technical and progressive death metal is the strand of extreme metal that combines the brutality of death metal with complex structures, instrumental virtuosity and jazz and classical influences, Pestilence are considered among its pioneers.

The first innovators

Between the late 1980s and early 1990s some bands begin to push death metal beyond pure power: Pestilence in the Netherlands, Atheist and Cynic in the United States, Death. These are the names Steffen Kummerer cites among Obscura's technical influences.

Jazz in metal

The cross-pollination with jazz fusion is the strand's most recognizable trait. In Pestilence's case, critics spoke of Spheres as a meeting of death metal and the atmospheres of Chick Corea, in Obscura the fretless bass and neoclassical-style solos carry the same idea in another direction.

The second generation

In the 2000s a new generation picks up the legacy: Necrophagist, from whom Hannes Grossmann and Christian Muenzner come, and Obscura themselves. It is this second generation that makes the genre recognizable to an audience wider than extreme metal.

A curiosity about Shred Fest Tour 2027 with Obscura and Pestilence at Orion Live Club, February 1, 2027

The curiosity is a musician. Jeroen Paul Thesseling, a Dutch bassist and fretless bass specialist, has played in both of the evening's main bands: in Pestilence from 1992 to 1994, in time to record Spheres, and again between 2009 and 2012, in Obscura from 2007, when Kummerer called him for the Cosmogenesis period, until his departure, and again from 2020, when the band announced his return. The two bands sharing the Orion's stage thus have a piece of history in common.

It is not the only link. Steffen Kummerer, Obscura's founder, has named Pestilence among the bands that technically influenced the group in its early days, along with Atheist, Death and Cynic. The musical horizon is similar too: Pestilence had opened death metal to jazz fusion as early as the early 1990s, and Obscura have made jazz and classical influences a distinguishing trait.

In our opinion this is the key to the evening. Not a simple double bill, but the meeting of a band that opened a path and one that followed it to the end, with a bassist in between who has played with both.

Orion Live Club in Ciampino, the concert venue

Orion Live Club is a live music club at Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy 52 in Ciampino, run by the company The-Base, with a 1,200-square-meter floor, two halls, a private room and an after-show room.

A multifunction club

Rome Capital's tourism portal presents the Orion as a multifunction club, open to all styles: from acoustic concerts to metal to electronic DJ sets. For metal the scale is right: standing audience, close stage, powerful sound system.

A home for metal

Metal is a constant presence on the club's calendar. In autumn 2026 the Orion hosts the Italian death metal of Fulci and the festival Chainsaw Extreme, alongside names from a completely different genre like Belle and Sebastian.

The venue's page

For general information on the club, its programming and contacts there is the page for the Orion Club. The club's phone is 06 89013645.

The club and the metal audience

The technical metal audience is often an audience of musicians: guitarists, bassists and drummers who go to concerts also to study. In a club like the Orion, with a low stage and a wide floor, closeness to the instruments is one of the reasons to choose a club date over a big open-air festival. The front side rows, from this point of view, are worth as much as an orchestra seat at the theater.

One thing nobody tells you about Shred Fest Tour 2027 with Obscura and Pestilence at Orion Live Club, February 1, 2027

One thing rarely said about technical metal festivals is that the concert is heard with the ears before the body. The Shred Fest audience does not go only to go wild under the stage: it goes to hear the fretless bass passages, the guitar harmonizations, the tempo changes. In a club with a powerful sound system, good-quality earplugs, the kind that lower the volume without distorting, take nothing from the experience, and in fact let you tell the instruments apart better.

The second concerns position. At metal concerts the central area in front of the stage is often the mosh pit, those who want to see the hands of the guitarists and the bassist find the best view slightly to the side, in the front side rows, or farther back in the center, where the sound from the mixing desk is more balanced.

The third concerns merchandise. On European tours the bands sell shirts, records and vinyl at the club's booth, often with tour-specific editions. The advice is to stop by before the main sets begin: at the end of the night the most common sizes run out early, and the line grows.

The advice I give you for visiting Shred Fest Tour 2027 with Obscura and Pestilence at Orion Live Club, February 1, 2027

The advice is to prepare with two listens. For Pestilence, Spheres, from 1993, is the record that best explains why the band is considered among the pioneers of progressive death metal: jazz fusion, guitar synthesizers, structures unusual for the era. For Obscura, Cosmogenesis, from 2009, is the obligatory starting point of their sound, with the fretless bass up front. Those who arrive at the Orion with these two records in their ears will recognize the common roots the evening is about.

The second piece of advice concerns transport. A Monday night in Ciampino, with a bill of five bands, means getting out late. The car remains the most practical solution, better if shared among friends, those using public transport must check beforehand the last bus 551 runs toward Anagnina and the Metro A timetable, and factor in a taxi for the ride home.

Finally, clothing. At the start of February the evening in Ciampino is cold, but inside the club it heats up quickly. A jacket to leave in the car or at the coat check and layered clothing are the right choice, closed shoes, for those who get close to the stage.

How to get to Orion Live Club in Ciampino

Orion Live Club is at Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy 52 in Ciampino, in the southeast area of Rome, just outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare: you arrive by car, by metro and bus, or by train plus taxi.

By car

Take the Grande Raccordo Anulare and exit at exits 21 or 22, following signs for Ciampino and then for the Gregna Sant'Andrea industrial zone. Parking is in the club's lot and the surrounding streets, the area is poorly lit, so it is best not to leave objects in view.

Metro A and bus 551

By public transport the reference is bus 551, which connects Anagnina station, the Metro A terminus, with Ciampino. The club's website also notes a night connection: check times before leaving with the ATAC route planner.

By train

From Roma Termini regional trains stop at Ciampino station in about 15 minutes, but the station is not next to the club: the last stretch is done by taxi, with a ride or by city bus.

By taxi

Rome's radio taxi answers at 060609. For the return late at night it is best to book in advance.

Another well-known fact, yet rarely mentioned

It is well known that Pestilence are one of the historic bands of European death metal. Less is said that their first demos were still very raw, halfway between Possessed and the early period of Sepultura, and that the first album, Malleus Maleficarum, was closer to thrash metal than to death. The transformation into a technical and progressive band happened record by record, up to Spheres, which the critic Claudio Sorge described as a point of contact between the death of Obituary and the jazzy atmospheres of Chick Corea.

It is also well known that Obscura are one of the reference bands of contemporary technical death metal. It is remembered less that their first album, Retribution, recorded in 2004, came out only two years later, and that the band reissued it in remastered form, with a new cover, after the success of Cosmogenesis. And that the compilation Illegimitation, from 2012, was released thanks to a fan fundraiser.

One last little-cited fact: in 2006 a live album by Pestilence came out, Chronicles of the Scourge, documenting two concerts from 1989, at the Kix Festival in Veghel, the Netherlands, and in Bochum, Germany. It is the record of the band live in the years of its first rise.

The right photo to take at Shred Fest Tour 2027 with Obscura and Pestilence at Orion Live Club, February 1, 2027

The right photo, at a technical metal concert, is the one that shows the hands. A frame on the neck of the fretless bass or on the guitarist's fingers during a solo tells the Shred Fest better than an image of the whole stage. It is best to shoot in the first songs of the set, when the lights are usually clearer, and then put the phone away.

Respect for those behind matters: a phone raised for the whole concert blocks the view and takes attention away from the music. A few shots and a short video are enough for a keepsake.

The second photo is taken outside, in front of the club entrance, with the tour poster and the Italian dates. The 2027 edition's poster, with the logos of the five bands on a golden background, is already an image worth keeping.

Ciampino and surroundings

Ciampino is the town southeast of Rome known above all for its airport, but it is also the gateway to the Castelli Romani.

The Castelli Romani

From the Orion area you quickly reach Marino, Frascati and the Castelli Romani Park, a good destination for those coming from outside who want to turn the concert into a few days in the area.

The Appia Antica

Toward Rome, the Appia Antica Park and the Villa of the Quintilii offer a morning of open-air archaeology, a few kilometers from the club.

Cinecittà

On Via Tuscolana, reachable with the same Metro A used to get to the concert, are the studios of Cinecittà.

Some important events that took place here in history

The Orion's history is that of a suburban club that became one of the reference points for live music in the Roman area. Born as a multifunction club, over the years it has built a program ranging from rock to electronic music, from international pop to metal. The events archive published on the official website covers the years from 2011 onward.

The location has played a decisive role. In Rome, mid-sized live music has often found a home outside the center, where spaces are wide and neighbors far. For metal, a genre that needs high volumes and a standing audience, a club with a 1,200-square-meter floor just outside the ring road is the natural venue for international tour dates.

In the history of the evening's bands, February 1, 2027 adds to a long path. Pestilence have 40 years of history, with two breakups and two returns, Obscura have 25, with seven studio albums. The Rome stop of the Shred Fest brings both stories onto the same Ciampino stage, one February evening.

Who has played at Shred Fest Tour 2027 with Obscura and Pestilence at Orion Live Club, February 1, 2027

Through the Orion every season pass bands from very distant genres: in the 2026-27 season the death metal of Fulci, the Chainsaw Extreme festival, Belle and Sebastian, the Babyshambles. It is the variety that Rome Capital's tourism portal recognizes in the club when it calls it multifunction.

Through the history of the two main bands, across the evening, pass many names of technical metal. In Obscura have played Hannes Grossmann and Christian Muenzner, ex-Necrophagist, Linus Klausenitzer, Rafael Trujillo, Sebastian Lanser, in Pestilence Martin van Drunen, Patrick Uterwijk, Tony Choy, Peter Wildoer, Santiago Dobles. And Jeroen Paul Thesseling, who has crossed both lineups.

On February 1, 2027 through Viale Kennedy pass Obscura, led by Steffen Kummerer, Pestilence, led by Patrick Mameli, and with them Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK. And passing, through the declared influences, are Atheist, Death, Cynic, Gorguts: the genealogy of technical metal in a single evening.

Accessibility, age and practical advice

For information on Orion Live Club's accessibility and on entry for people with disabilities it is best to contact the club, at 06 89013645 or info@orionliveclub.com, before buying the ticket.

Age and kids

Any age limits and entry rules for minors are set by the organization: check them before buying. For younger fans the main problem remains the late-night ride home from Ciampino, on a Monday.

What to bring

An ID, comfortable clothes, closed shoes, earplugs. A bulky backpack is better left at home or in the car.

Where to eat before the concert

The Orion's area is artisan and industrial, with little dining in the immediate vicinity.

Before leaving

The advice is to have dinner before leaving Rome, or to stop along the way: central Ciampino and the nearby Castelli Romani towns offer trattorias, pizzerias and fraschette with the area's traditional cooking.

By metro

Those arriving by Metro A find bars and places around Anagnina station. After the concert, late on a Monday, options are few: better not to count on a dinner after midnight.

How to plan the Shred Fest evening

A festival of five bands on a weekday, outside the ring road, requires a minimum of organization: times, transport, dinner and the ride home need to be planned beforehand.

The times

The first step is to check the doors time on the Orion's official channels or the sales circuit a few days before. With five bands on the bill the evening can start early: leaving work and reaching Ciampino in time for the first set means setting out without tight margins.

Who drives

A shared car is the most convenient solution, provided the driver stays sober and is willing to head back late. Alternatively, you can take Metro A and bus 551 and book a taxi for the return in advance.

The next day

February 2 is a working Tuesday. Those who do not want to miss the headliner must factor in a return after midnight, those who prefer a shorter evening can choose to see the opening bands and Pestilence, then decide based on the time.

Early February in Rome

The first days of February are among the coldest of the Roman winter, and in Ciampino the evening temperature drops more than in the center.

The weather

The stretch from the parking lot or bus stop to the entrance is outdoors, in a poorly lit area. A heavy jacket to leave in the car or at the coat check and a phone flashlight at hand are useful.

A week of shows

On the same Monday, in the city, Roberto Saviano stages his new show at Auditorium Parco della Musica, and from February 2 new productions begin in the downtown theaters: those spending a few days in Rome can alternate Ciampino's metal with drama and civic storytelling.

Frequently asked questions about the Shred Fest at the Orion

When does the Shred Fest arrive in Rome?

The Shred Fest Tour 2027 arrives at Orion Live Club in Ciampino on Monday, February 1, 2027. It is the second of the three Italian dates, between Roncade on January 31 and Milan on February 2.

Who plays the Shred Fest 2027?

At the Shred Fest 2027 at the Orion play Obscura, Pestilence, Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK, in the order indicated by the official poster. Obscura and Pestilence are the main names on the bill.

How much do tickets cost?

The price of tickets for the Shred Fest at the Orion is not listed on the club's official page, which points to the authorized presale circuit and authorized outlets. Check it at the time of purchase.

What time does the concert start?

The doors time for the Shred Fest at Orion Live Club is not published on the event page. With five bands on the bill the start is usually earlier than for a single concert: check the club's official channels.

How do I get to Orion Live Club?

Orion Live Club, at Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy 52 in Ciampino, is reached by car from exits 21 or 22 of the ring road, or by Metro A to Anagnina and bus 551. By train from Termini to Ciampino takes about 15 minutes, plus a taxi.

What is the link between Obscura and Pestilence?

Obscura and Pestilence, the two main bands of the Shred Fest, have had the same bassist, Jeroen Paul Thesseling. Obscura's founder, Steffen Kummerer, has also cited Pestilence among the band's technical influences.

The final advice on the Shred Fest at the Orion

A February Monday in Ciampino, five bands, two stories of technical death metal meeting on the same stage: Pestilence, who opened the way in the 1990s, Obscura, who brought it to today. The advice is to arrive early, listen to the opening bands too, keep your earplugs in your pocket and your eyes on the musicians' hands. In our opinion, for fans of the genre, it is one of the most interesting dates of the Roman winter.

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