Fortress Festival announce four new bands

Fortress Festival have announced four new bands!

Following the revealing of Finnish black metallers MOONLIGHT SORCERY last month, now, four new bands have been announced for next year’s black metal festival in Scarborough.

Australian acts SULDUSK and AQUILUS will make their UK debuts with exclusive performance whilst UK black thrash band DEVASTATOR will make their return to the festival. ABDUCTION, the UK black metal band, will perform an exclusive full album set of their yet-unreleased fifth album (the follow-up to 2022’s Black Blood).

Speaking about performing at next year’s festival, AQUILUS‘ Waldorf says, “this will be the first time that AQUILUS performs in the UK. More than a decade after the debut release of Griseus, and upon the release of the new Bellum opuses, AQUILUS is finally heading abroad. We’re looking forward to playing Fortress 2025.”

ABDUCTION’s A|V adds, “Fortress Festival! ABDUCTION returns with glorious elation to the shores of Scarborough. Six of the most desperate and newest hymns of virtue, truth and legacy shall be spat forth in the main theatre in our most inordinate and vital celebration of death yet!”

Fortress Festival takes place at Scarborough Spa,  Scarborough from May 31st – June 1st 2025. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.

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