Sylvaine, Dödsrit, Osi And The Jupiter, and Darkher Booked for Fortress Festival



Fortress Festival has announced the addition of four new names to their 2025 bill. Sylvaine, Dödsrit, Osi And The Jupiter, and Darkher will perform at this year’s event at Scarborough Spa, UK, 31 May – 1 June. Keep reading below for more information.
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Aura Noir, Thus, Hate Angel, and Aasar Booked for Inferno Festival



Inferno Festival Norway 2025 is now welcoming the next set of bands to their lineup. Once again taking place in Oslo (NO), from April 17-20 for another blasphemous Easter, the festival bill is joined by Aura Noir, Thus, Hate Angel, and Aasar. Head into the article below for the full, current list of artists.
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Ihsahn, Psychonaut, A Burial At Sea, and BEAR Booked for Pelagic Fest 2025



Following the success of Pelagic Fest 2024, Berlin’s Pelagic Records – which also just celebrated 15 years – have announced that Pelagic Fest 2025 will take place next year, August 23rd-24th, at the purpose-built Muziekgieterij in Maastricht, NL. Already announced for next year are Ihsahn, Psychonaut, A Burial At Sea, and BEAR, with more Pelagic acts still to be announced, from label legends to brand new signees. Keep reading below for more.
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Jinjer, The Glorious Sons, DED and Rivals Booked for ShipRocked Festival



Ukrainian metal icons, Jinjer, along with The Glorious Sons, DED and Rivals have just been announced for the 15th year of the ShipRocked festival cruise. They join previously announced acts, Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead, Nothing More and The Struts, 10 Years, Atreyu, Buckcherry, The Ghost Inside, P.O.D. and many more. The cruise takes place January 19-25, 2025, departing from Miami, Florida on Carnival Magic, with stops at new destination St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Half Moon Cay in The Bahamas. Find out more below.
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Moonlight Sorcery Booked for Fortress Festival



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.
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Black Tusk, Lord Dying, Alunah, The Cosmic Dead, and More Booked for Heavy Psych Sounds Fest London



Desertscene London and Heavy Psych Sounds have announced eleven international stoner, doom and heavy psych rock acts to appear at Heavy Psych Sounds Fest London. Returning after four years, the event takes place at The Underworld and Black Heart on November 2nd & 3rd, with Lord Dying, Black Tusk, Alunah, The Cosmic Dead, Child, Dozer and others on the bill. Keep reading for the full  lineup and more.
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Tiamat, Tsjuder, Necrophobic, Schwein and Vorbid Booked for Inferno Festival Norway



Inferno Festival Norway has just revealed the second wave of bands for its 2025 edition. Tsjuder, Tiamat, Necrophobic, Schwein and Vorbid join the lineup for the event, set to take place in Oslo (NO) from April 17-20. Keep reading below to find out more.
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Thulcandra (Obscura), Melted Messiah, The Machinist and More Booked for Hordes X 2024



German, blackened, melodic death metallers, Thulcandra (Napalm Records), have been officially announced as the Saturday headliners for this year’s Hordes X festival, in Dundee, Scotland. Melted Messiah, The Machinist, Bloodshot, Acidsaurus Bong, and Mutalith also join the bill, which already features The Infernal Sea, Ante-Inferno, Solar Sons, Brainbath, and more. The 14th edition of Hordes X runs September 26th – 29th, at Beat Generator Live and Roots Music Venue, with weekend tickets now on sale. Find out more below.
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Sepultura, Emperor, Unleash The Archers, and More Booked for 70000Tons Of Metal – Public Sales Start This Week



The organizers of the 70000Tons Of Metal festival have announced the public sales for their 2025 edition will start Thursday, July 11th 2024 at 12PM EDT (9AM PDT, 18:00 CEST/17:00 GMT+1).​  The heavy metal cruise, featuring Sepultura, Emperor, Unleash The Archers, Decapitated, Hammerfall, Tankard, and more, sets sail from Miami, FL to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and back, taking place from January 30th to February 3rd, 2025. Keep reading below for more information.
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The Great Old Ones, Spirit Possession, Perchta and Belore Booked for Fortress Festival



The UK’s Fortress Festival has just confirmed four more exclusive performances for its 2025 edition. The Great Old Ones, Spirit Possession, Perchta, and Belore join the recently announced Agalloch, Ulcerate, RUÏM, and Forteresse at Scarborough Spa, 31 May – 1 June 2025. Standard weekend tickets are on sale. Keep reading below for more details.
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