Hemelbestormer, Fargo, Pothamus

In the organizer's words:

Hemelbestormer

Hemelbestormer, a Dutch word that roughly translates to "sky stormer" or "attacker of the sky" and is used to describe someone with revolutionary thoughts and ideas, is a Belgian quartet made up of dedicated veterans of the hardcore, doom and black metal scenes.

Since 2012, their unique blend of instrumental post-doom and various other genres has been visiting the farthest corners of the universe, passing through black holes, nebulae and mysterious blue-ringed galaxies, mesmerizing listeners all over the world. Always searching for the balance between the light and the dark, the crushingly heavy and the eerily beautiful, Hemelbestormer's songs, both monolithic and multi-layered, capture the vastness and enormity of space in all its aspects. They offer a trip that will melt your mind and alter your consciousness.

2025 sees the release of their 4th album "The Radiant Veil", a sonic masterpiece of heavy riffs, haunting atmospheres and striking melodies that surpasses all previous works.

To promote"The Radiant Veil", Hemelbestormer are ready to take the stage again and captivate the audience wherever they can. After a good amount of supports, club shows and mini-tours and many festival highlights like Roadburn, Summer Breeze, Desertfest, Graspop Metal Meeting, Houses Of The Holy/Funkenflug, Void Fest, Dunk! Fest, Dome Of Rock, Alcatraz, Hell Over Hammaburg, Samhain Fest, Dark Bombastic Evening, Ieperfest, ArcTanGent, Soulcrusher, Into The Void, Lake On Fire and Hammer Of Doom, they can't wait to make this list even longer!

Fargo

The quartet, founded in 2012 and with a new bassist and guitarist since 2017, deconstructs a postmodern world that works its way through seemingly anonymous power structures in elaborately and cleverly organized, rousing and disturbing songs. In Fargo's convincing dramaturgies, the guitars sometimes sound like pianos, string instruments, synthesizers, communicate with each other, intervene, drive each other forward, while bass and drums stoically set the beat and tempo. This results in pieces of dense clarity and inner drama, much harder than before, sometimes as if a secret army is marching to defend diversity against simplicity.


Pothamus

The sludge/post-metal band POTHAMUS mixes music and metaphysics and takes you on an enchanting journey. Based in Mechelen, Belgium, the three-piece ensemble was founded in 2013 and has been mesmerizing audiences ever since with its unique blend of repetitive riffs, soaring drones, tribalesque percussion and raw bass lines. In Pothamus' enigmatic world, the search for meaning takes center stage. While fusing Eastern philosophy and Western esotericism into a unique ontology, the band returns to the fundamentals of music: coming together and drifting. Pothamus' sound is a sonic exploration that creates an immersive experience that goes beyond the ordinary and delves into the deep.