Damnation Festival announce first 14 bands for 2027
Damnation Festival have announced the first wave of bands for their 2027 edition!
Following a blockbuster 2026 this past weekend (our big review is coming soon!), in the first wave of bands for 2027, leading the announcement are Swiss avant-garde metallers ZEAL & ARDOR, who have been confirmed as the festival’s first headliner.
Joining them at Manchester’s BEC Arena are reunited crust punk/death metal crossover outfit BLACK BREATH, doom metal titans BELL WITCH, who will perform their landmark album Mirror Reaper in full to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and returning death metal heavyweights THE RED CHORD.
Elsewhere on the bill, black metal will be represented by LAMP OF MURMUUR and PANOPTICON, while Dutch death metal veterans PESTILENCE will perform a special old-school set. Also announced are CULT LEADER, UNSANE and ROME, all of whom will be making their Damnation Festival debuts. The first wave of artists is completed by DIMSCÛA, TOGETHER TO THE STARS, MILLION MOONS and UNVERKALT.
Speaking about the announcement, organiser Gavin McInally says, “ZEAL & ARDOR are one of the most exciting live bands in the world and the thought of them with full production, headlining our main stage is incredible. When bands like BLACK BREATH and THE RED CHORD reappear across the pond, the right thing to do is have them play at a festival that will show them the same sort of love and chaos WEEKEND NACHOS and THE BERZERKER just received.
BELL WITCH performing Mirror Reaper in full is going to be one for the books and if low and slow isn’t for you, then PESTILENCE have you covered with a special set of their old school classics. PANOPTICON and LAMP OF MURMUUR are the first taste of black metal while we’re delighted to welcome CULT LEADER, UNSANE and ROME, who will also be making their debuts on our stage.”
Damnation Festival 2027 takes place at BEC Arena, Manchester from 6th-7th November 2027. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.
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