Doom Shall Rise is the world’s biggest festival exclusively dedicated to Doom Metal.
The first festival took place in February 2003 in Crailsheim, Germany. Surprised and overwhelmed by the amazing responses from fans, bands and the media the organizers Frank Hellweg (Well of Souls) and Jochen Fopp (Mirror of Deception) had to move to a bigger location the year after. The Chapel, a former US military church in Göppingen has been the location since then.
Metal Merchants Festival is a brand new festival to be held in Oslo, Norway, on January 30 and 31, 2009.