Finland’s symphonic black metallers, Moonlight Sorcery (Avantgarde Music records), have been announced for an exclusive appearance at the 2025 edition of Fortress Festival. Their only show outside of Finland until at least 2026, this will also be a UK and international debut. Fortress Festival will take place on the weekend of 31 May – 1 June 2025 at Scarborough Spa. Keep reading below for more details.
Get tickets here: https://www.fortressfestival.co.uk/tickets
The band commented: “The slumber in frost and cold is over. We are honoured to perform at Fortress Festival as our first international show and we are looking forward to sharing this moment with the audience. It is time to present our Majestic Symphonies of the Nightside!”
The band’s debut album, Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle, was released in September 2023 via Avantgarde Music, mixed and mastered at Unisound by legendary producer and musician Dan Swanö. Moonlight Sorcery join Agalloch, Ulcerate, Forteresse, RUÏM, The Great Old Ones, Spirit Possession, Perchta, Belore, Akhlys, Grift, Selbst and Perennial Isolation for what is promising to be another extraordinary weekend for black metal fans.
Agalloch will perform a 2025 European exclusive headlining show; their first in the UK since the band’s reformation and the first in the UK since 2015. New Zealand unorthodox death metallers Ulcerate will perform a UK exclusive set following their recently released Cutting the Throat of God RUÏM – with iconic former Mayhem guitarist and Vltimas founder, Blasphemer – will perform a UK debut and exclusive show. The Great Old Ones and Spirit Possession will perform UK exclusive shows, while it will be a UK debut and exclusive show for both Perchta and Belore.
South American project Selbst will bring its music to a UK stage for the very first time with a UK debut and exclusive set, while Akhlys will perform a 2025 UK exclusive set. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its debut album Syner, Grift will perform the album in full with a UK exclusive set. Perennial Isolation will perform its iconic 2021 album Portraits in full in what will be a UK debut and exclusive performance from the Barcelona-based atmospheric black metal band.
Early bird tickets have sold out quickly following the Agalloch announcement with 50% of all tickets sold on announcement.
Fortress Festival 2025:
Agalloch 2025 European Exclusive
RUÏM UK Debut & 2025 Exclusive
Ulcerate 2025 UK Exclusive
Forteresse 2025 UK Exclusive
The Great Old Ones 2025 UK Exclusive
Spirit Possession 2025 UK Exclusive
Perchta UK Debut & Exclusive
Belore UK Debut & Exclusive
Akhlys 2025 UK Exclusive
Selbst UK Debut & Exclusive
Grift UK Exclusive – Full Album Set
Perennial Isolation UK Debut & Exclusive – Full Album Set
Moonlight Sorcery 2025 International Exclusive & UK Debut
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