ELWOOD STRAY und OUR MIRAGE

In the organizer's words:

Elwood Stray are a dynamic post-hardcore band from Essen, Germany, formed in 2016. After self-releasing a series of impressive singles, the band came to the attention of Out Of Line Music, who signed them in 2022. This partnership led to the release of three outstanding tracks, which together reached over 1.9 million streams on Spotify. In 2023, Elwood Stray released their debut album "Gone With The Flow", which achieved over six million streams in its first year alone. In 2024, the band released the single "Evolve".

Elwood Stray are known for their energetic riffs and infectious melodies and deliver an electrifying live experience. They have shared the stage with numerous international artists including Bad Omens, The Plot In You, The Ghost Inside, Landmvrks and The Word Alive. The band has also made notable festival appearances at Summerbreeze, Full Force and Takedown (UK). In 2024, Elwood Stray supported The Novelists on their European tour through eight countries. In early 2025, the band toured Europe together with US metalcore powerhouse Stick To Your Guns.

Our Mirage made a clear statement in 2020 with their second studio album "Unseen Relations" and underlined the overarching solidarity with all people who suffer from mental health impairments on a daily basis. While the German tour could finally continue in May 2022, Our Mirage completed work on the album "Eclipse" in the background. Compared to the two previous albums, the band has a new tuning and a powerful and mighty rock sound. It is noticeable that Our Mirage continue to address intimate and unseen emotional worlds. In terms of content, the focus is on the protagonist's journey to realize his own value and the meaning and potential of love. In relation to the universe, it seems as if humanity plays a rather subordinate role, causing many people to lose themselves in thoughts of the infinity of space. "Eclipse" goes beyond earthly boundaries and reveals the influences of love, trust and persistence in the seemingly infinite loneliness and emptiness of galactic space.

Our Mirage have constantly evolved throughout their band history and have identified themselves in a new and more intense musical nuance, especially in recent years. "Eclipse" proves that the band sees the process of self-discovery as an elementary and obligatory part of life, making it all the more important to realize that no human being is alone with their own problems.