The Halo Effect

High-energy power metal and catchy melodies: Beast in Black sets Summer Breeze alight.

Obituary thrills the Summer Breeze crowd with death metal of unparalleled intensity.

Agnostic Front unleashes its legendary, raw hardcore punk on the Summer Breeze stage.

Black Sabbath in jazz.

Mha Iri combines big-room energy with emotionally rich vocals for her signature style.

Polish DJ and producer Klaudia Gawlas is part of the big Nature One family.

Two techno legends come together to perform a B2B set built on a deep common understanding: Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann brings together old and new musical forms and Detroit born DJ Stingray is an authority on futuristic sounds, which he calls cyborg beats.

Techno giants Rødhåd and Vril perform from the post-industrial space of the Ruhr Museum.

American rock band Turnstile share their influences with Thin Lizzy and My Chemical Romance among their favourites.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

Political pressure and dwindling public funding mean that Europe’s museums are struggling to stay afloat.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

How can you feed yourself self-sufficiently in the desert? An ancient superfood could hold the answer.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Topographers have been trying to survey Romania's land for years. However, the public register is still one of the most incomplete in the EU.

Colombia is blighted by ultra-violent street gangs with children as young as ten years old being recruited to sell drugs, steal, intimidate and kill.

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.