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[2026] Summary of Popular Bands in Austria

If you’re a classical music enthusiast or performer, Austria is truly a dream destination.

Even people who aren’t particularly interested in music have likely heard of Vienna, the “City of Music,” and Austria, birthplace of historical giants like Mozart and Haydn, is indeed a nation of music.

By the way, what about Austria’s rock, pop, and metal band scenes?

This article introduces a wide range of Austrian bands across genres—many of which are not widely known in Japan!

You’ll also find plenty of uniquely Austrian bands, so if you’re interested, be sure to check them out.

Playlist

[2026] Summary of Popular Bands in Austria
show_chartTitlePlaylistReview
1eastStarvationThe Golden Dawn
StarvationThe Golden Dawnplay_arrow
With a pleasant rock sound, evoking the good old da—
2eastDeath CloudCloud Control
Death CloudCloud Controlplay_arrow
A refreshing and exhilarating track from a post-rock band...
3eastConjuring The DeadBelphegor
Conjuring The DeadBelphegorplay_arrow
In Salzburg, Austria, in 1991…
4eastEnergiaRusskaja
EnergiaRusskajaplay_arrow
A genre called Russian turbo polka metal...
5eastTurn UpGuadalajara
Turn UpGuadalajaraplay_arrow
It’s a ska-punk band with eight members.
6eastLegion Of The SeasVisions of Atlantis
Legion Of The SeasVisions of Atlantisplay_arrow
Formed in 2000, Visions of…
7eastI Am YoursThe Makemakes
I Am YoursThe Makemakesplay_arrow
Austria is revered as a sacred land of classical music...
8eastButterfly TreeExcuse Me Moses
Butterfly TreeExcuse Me Mosesplay_arrow
Excuse Me Moses is Aus...
9eastFlight On An Angels WingDeadsoul Tribe
Flight On An Angels WingDeadsoul Tribeplay_arrow
Dead Soul Tribe is a progressive metal/rock band formed in 2000...
10eastStuck in somethingDisharmonic Orchestra
Stuck in somethingDisharmonic Orchestraplay_arrow
In Klagenfurt, Austria in 1987…
11eastHigherEdenbridge
HigherEdenbridgeplay_arrow
Ede..., formed in Austria in 1998,
12eastDon’t Be Afraid Of The DarkRoterfeld
Don't Be Afraid Of The DarkRoterfeldplay_arrow
Rotorfeld, who debuted in 2011…
13eastFrozen Lunar AutumnThirdMoon
Frozen Lunar AutumnThirdMoonplay_arrow
It’s a song by a melodic death metal band…
14eastLive Is LifeOpus
Live Is LifeOpusplay_arrow
Formed in 1973 and hailing from Austria...
15eastMaschinBilderbuch
MaschinBilderbuchplay_arrow
In 2005, in Kremsmünster, Austria...
16eastVaknoidDenk
VaknoidDenkplay_arrow
When discussing Austria's music scene, one cannot overlook...
17eastGoodbyeEscape Artists
GoodbyeEscape Artistsplay_arrow
Based in Vienna, Austria, they are active...
18eastRosannaSebastian Hardie
RosannaSebastian Hardieplay_arrow
It’s a progressive rock band. Listen to the sound…
19eastMegamixjoy
Megamixjoyplay_arrow
It's a band from the '80s, and they've already disbanded...
20eastWhy Can The Bodies FlyPungent Stench
Why Can The Bodies FlyPungent Stenchplay_arrow
A death metal band from Vienna, Austria...
21eastThe InfiniteDargaard
The InfiniteDargaardplay_arrow
Something that could be featured on a movie soundtrack...
22eastZu Träumen wecke sich, wer kannDornenreich
Zu Träumen wecke sich, wer kannDornenreichplay_arrow
We're an alternative rock band. Personally...
23eastAfterglowOur Ceasing Voice
AfterglowOur Ceasing Voiceplay_arrow
This is a track by a cutting-edge post-rock band...
24eastStoned WallART BOYS COLLECTION
Stoned WallART BOYS COLLECTIONplay_arrow
It’s a track by a psychedelic band. A ballad…
25eastChapter IVEstatic Fear
Chapter IVEstatic Fearplay_arrow
Epic metal and melodic metal, sym—
26eastGravityHUNGER
GravityHUNGERplay_arrow
It was featured in overseas articles as an epic band...
27eastDer Mann Mit Dem KoksStahlhammer
Der Mann Mit Dem KoksStahlhammerplay_arrow
Hard rock in sound yet catchy and poppy to listen to...
28eastThe Moment Is NowEdenbridge
The Moment Is NowEdenbridgeplay_arrow
It’s a band with a classic hard rock sound. Female…
29eastRiptideVance Joy
RiptideVance Joyplay_arrow
Music by the artist Vance Joy
30eastBaltikumDer Blutharsch
BaltikumDer Blutharschplay_arrow
It’s a song by an alternative rock band. A wom…
31eastDuonyunohedeprincesKlockberk Orange
DuonyunohedeprincesKlockberk Orangeplay_arrow
A symphonic piece that effectively deploys trumpets…
32eastAll NothingThe Good China
All NothingThe Good Chinaplay_arrow
It’s categorized as both pop rock and alternative rock...
33eastCOLD HANDSVelojet
COLD HANDSVelojetplay_arrow
A slightly unconventional pop band with a female vocalist...
34eastDrift.spout
Drift.spoutplay_arrow
In the Austrian rock/metal scene...
35eastSchwarze PuppenAngizia
Schwarze PuppenAngiziaplay_arrow
It's a slightly unusual type of band. Pro...
36eastSon of PerditionHollenthon
Son of PerditionHollenthonplay_arrow
This is a song with a classic hard rock band sound...
37eastGet You Back’Oh Mercy
Get You Back'Oh Mercyplay_arrow
A song that evokes a nostalgic atmosphere tinged with melancholy...
38eastTurn Me OnThe Grates
Turn Me OnThe Gratesplay_arrow
It's a pop-rock band with a female vocalist. Translu...
39eastAsmodeusASMODEUS
AsmodeusASMODEUSplay_arrow
It's a track by a death metal band. Heavy bass, fast-paced…
40eastMärchenprinzErste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
MärchenprinzErste Allgemeine Verunsicherungplay_arrow
An encouraging song with a new wave sound that lifts your spirits and makes you feel bright and energized.
41eastSpit It OutJust Friends And Lovers
Spit It OutJust Friends And Loversplay_arrow
A track by a female-vocal garage pop band…