Publisher Funcom and developer The Outsiders have revealed that their heavy metal rhythm shooter game, Metal: Hellsinger will take over the gamescom stage on August 25, performing the biggest live concert ever seen at the event. Many of the game’s original vocalists including Matt Heafy (Trivium), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused/INVSN), and James Dorton (Black Crown Initiate) will be present to perform their songs from the game. The songs are written by the Swedish composer duo, Two Feathers. You can watch the concert live at 7 pm CEST/1 pm ET/11 am PT/1 am HKT through the official gamescom livestream. 

This unique event is free to everyone and open to anyone attending the gamescom event, while folks at home can join the fun through the livestream. The first 200 people to enter the show will also get a bagful of exclusive Metal: Hellsinger merch. 

This year’s gamescom will run from August 24 to August 28, and will be a hybrid event, so expect livestreams to be available.

Here’s a short overview of Metal: Hellsinger via its Steam page:

Strike terror into the hearts of demons and devils as you fight your way through eight Hells. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS, brimming with diabolical enemies, powerful weapons, and metal music. Set out on an infernal journey in order to achieve the purest of goals: Vengeance.

Metal: Hellsinger releases on 15 September for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Pre-orders for consoles are available, as well as the demo is available now on all platforms.