HIPPOTRAKTOR + HYPNO5E

Are you ready for a solid double bill? On October 18, Club Wintercircus will tremble for a moment, because HIPPOTRAKTOR and HYPNO5E shake hands for a phenomenal evening.  De Mechelse HIPPOTRAKTOR is monumental and ruthless due to their mix of heavy riffs and technical finesse. With already a handful of albums on their discography, such as breakthrough Meridian and successor Stasis , the band confirmed its status as a fixture. They haven't sat still, because when they come to tear down Club Wintercircus, their next chapter will already have been out for two weeks, namely Annihilist . De Franse HYPNO5E has been around for almost twenty years, but is still tinkering with their own genre. Since their inception in 2006, the band has continuously refined a deep musical language. A language that fuses progressive metal, post-hardcore intensity, and cinematic composition into a genre-transcending experience. In 2026, they open a more fragmented chapter, in which memory, time, and perception begin to flow into each other.