Forty bands. Four stages. Countless difficult choices. To help you plan your Friday at Alcatraz, we’ve picked six acts that we think are absolutely worth checking out: Igorrr, Combichrist, HEALTH, Vended, Witch Club Satan and Insanity Alert.
Agree with our picks, or did we miss one of your favourites? Let us know!
The first day of Alcatraz is no longer just about pitching your tent and grabbing your first beer.
With all four stages running from Thursday onwards, there’s plenty to discover right from the start. We’ve selected six bands we think you shouldn’t miss: Death Fury, Alestorm, Channel Zero, Imminence, Der Weg Einer Freiheit and Cyclone.
Which one is highest on your must-see list?
The final day of Alcatraz still has plenty of Belgian talent waiting to be discovered. Hemelbestormer, Turpentine Valley, Steengruis and Encounters each bring something completely different to the festival, proving once again just how diverse our local heavy music scene really is.
Here’s why we think you should check them out.
Modern metal force Left To Suffer announced their new album ‘Unwelcome Guest’ to be out in October with Hopeless Records and shared the title track as a first taste. Catch them next year at Tolminator 2027!
GHØSTKID enter their next chapter with a new, still to be unveiled line-up, and unleashed new single ‘IVORY’ from their upcoming album ‘FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT’, out in October with Century Media Records!
Polish post-metalcore outfit Serpents PL drop their new single ‘Painkiller’ via Out Of Line Music just ahead of their show at Summer Breeze Open Air in a couple of weeks!
From mosh pits and conga lines to hard rock, alt metal and genre-blending performances, the Lookout and Rising Stages had plenty to offer on day one of Upheaval Festival. Relive sets by Kingdom Collapse, Zero 9:36, Normundy and Izzy Reign in our photo report.
Modern metalcore outfit Iridium from London signed with Napalm Records and unleashed a first single with ‘ENDGAME’ to celebrate!
Alt-metal traiblazers Wargasm are ushering in a new era by signing with Hopeless Records and unveiling their first track ‘Get Down’ being released with the label!
Broken By The Scream recently shared new single ‘花鏑[HANAKABURA]’, the first on their new label Metal Blade Records and just when they were about to head on their European tour that started last Wednesday in Finland and with a main stage spot at Wacken yesterday!
