Apparently, the mosh pit isn’t just for crowd surfers and circle pit injuries anymore—it’s now a hotbed of romantic gestures! This past week, not one, but two iconic voices of extreme metal got down on one knee in front of roaring festival crowds, proving once and for all that love can bloom even among blast beats and corpsepaint.
💍 Dave Ingram’s Death Metal Devotion at Pitfest
On Friday, July 11 at Pitfest in the Netherlands, BENEDICTION frontman Dave Ingram took a break from growling gutturals to drop something much more heartfelt—a marriage proposal. Right there onstage, in front of a possibly confused but definitely supportive audience, Ingram popped the question to his girlfriend Heidi, making it her very first Benediction show to remember.
“It was her first time seeing us live, and I wanted to make it totally memorable,” Dave said. And, well, mission accomplished.
The couple will tie the knot on Halloween 2025 in Copenhagen, because obviously the only thing spookier than lifelong commitment is doing it in Denmark surrounded by pumpkins and black lace. 🎃💀
🧛 Dani Filth Channels Mordor at Download
Meanwhile, over at Download Festival, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman and resident vampiric poet Dani Filth put his own theatrical spin on stage proposals. Right before launching into “Malignant Perfection,” Dani paused the chaos to summon his longtime partner Sofiya Belousova to the stage… and yes, there was a literal cloaked ring bearer.
“I want to beg a few minutes of your time. This is really fucking important, at least for me,” Dani told the crowd, already setting the goth-romantic tone.
The ring? “All the way from Mordor,” he proudly declared—because nothing says everlasting love like fictional volcano jewelry. With an audience of thousands (and a few orcs, probably), Dani dropped to one knee, popped the question, and sealed the moment with a kiss and a round of death metal.
Let’s just say Cradle of Filth fans are still trying to figure out whether they were at a wedding rehearsal or a black mass. Either way: iconic.
From Birmingham death metal to Transylvanian theatrics, love has officially gone full blast beat this summer. Congrats to both couples—may your unions be unholy, eternal, and louder than hell. 🖤
