Posted in Whathaveyou on March 25th, 2026 by JJ Koczan
This news came out last week but I was neck-deep in Quarterly Review stuff and didn’t get have time for living let alone other posts, so yeah, I’m playing catchup. What else is new? Well, the bunch of bands added to the returning Emissions From the Monolith are new, for example. A few of these put out some of last year’s best records. Looking at Howling Giant and Rwake, specifically in that regard, but also Winds of Neptune and Horseburner and High Desert Queen still have strong ’24 outings they’re heralding, so yes, very much a case of ‘sick bill gets sicker.’ I don’t know why I still write straightforward headlines when I could be proffering insights like this.
The cross-generational blend for Emissions From the Monolith 10, present in the first announcement — you had Telekinetic Yeti and Generation of Vipers alongside bands who played Emissions during its first incarnation — is exaggerated with this new one. Even having Shun where in years past Throttlerod might’ve been speaks to that. There are apparently more bands to add to the four-day fest, set for Oct. 8-11 in Youngstown, Ohio, and I’ll be curious to see where the balance shakes out.
For now, here’s the latest confirmations as seen on the ol’ social media that barely existed last time Emissions happened:
EMISSIONS FROM THE MONOLITH 10 – TRANSMISSION 2
A second wave of artists has joined Emissions from the Monolith 10.
Cavity Edhochuli Great Falls High Desert Queen Horseburner Howling Giant Kowloon Walled City Lake Lake Rwake Shun Thunderchief Today Is The Day Winds of Neptune
These bands join the previously announced:
Deadbird Disengage Generation of Vipers Rebreather Solace Stinking Lizaveta Sunrot Telekinetic Yeti The Brought Low Weedeater
October 8–11, 2026 Westside Bowl — Youngstown, Ohio
One stage. No overlaps. The original heavy underground gathering
Posted in Whathaveyou on November 21st, 2024 by JJ Koczan
Heyo, just a word here as Roadburn does that Roadburn pre-holiday thing and announces a butt-ton of acts for next year’s festival before things get (outwardly) quieter for the next month or so. I know the narrative as regards the festival is that they’ve expanded from their beginnings, let go of the stoner rock stuff and all this, and to a certain point, that’s probably true. But among these almost-30 bands and artists, check out just how much heavy, psych, space and generally-out-there shit there is. Like, a ton.
Gnod & White Hills — who just announced a new collaborative album today — and Messa (I haven’t seen that album announcement but assume it’s coming unless I just missed it; it’s apparently called The Spin) playing full LPs, Coilguns, Smote, Thou, Zombie Zombie, Pothamus who I recently got put onto — some of it is spaced out and some of it is trippy, but if you’re looking for tonal presence, I don’t think it’s going to be in short supply.
That they also happen to be open-minded around this, such that Dødheimsgard and Chat Pile can exist on the same bill with Cinder Well, Faetooth and a Kylesa reunion, I don’t think is a weakness. At least it doesn’t seem to be looking at the new poster art, which I’ll just say flat out I prefer to 2024’s. I got to attend Roadburn earlier this year for the first time in five years, and it was magic and emotional both. I don’t know that I’ll be invited back for 2025 — because, really, why would I? — but this announcement does nothing at all to uncross my superstitious fingers.
The PR wire brought the latest:
Roadburn adds 29 new names to the 2025 lineup including envy, Oranssi Pazuzu, Thou, Gilla Band, Midwife, Steve Von Till and more
Roadburn has announced a further 29 names for the 2025 edition of the festival. Among the artists confirmed are several who will return to Roadburn – such as Thou, Messa, and Oranssi Pazuzu – and many who will be making their Roadburn debut – such as Envy, Tristwych y Fenywod, and Curses. Steve Von Till and Midwife have also been announced as artists in residence, both performing multiple times over the course of the festival. Roadburn 2025 will take place in Tilburg, The Netherlands between April 17-20.
Roadburn’s artistic director Walter Hoeijmakers comments:
“This announcement shows the broad scope of heaviness at Roadburn 2025. There are artistic, musical and emotional boundaries being pushed, and we are hosting up-and-coming acts making their festival debuts alongside longstanding luminaries. We are looking to the future, to our roots, and in all directions in the present to find those defying the perceived limits of genre in the underground. We know there are no limits.”
The new names added to Roadburn 2025 are as follows:
Bambara: brooding post-punk from New York
Big Brave performing their latest, critically acclaimed album A Chaos of Flowers
Blind Girls will make the trek from Australia to bring their frenetic screamo to Roadburn
Buñuel’s off-kilter noise rock will be presided over by enigmatic frontman Eugene S. Robinson
CHVE is the intense and intimate outlet for the solo work of Amenra’s Colin H. van Eeckhout
Coilguns will perform their new album Odd Love in its entirety.
Curses (Live) are set to deliver their neon-lit post-punk/electro hybrid
Dødheimsgard will bring their iconic combination of progressive black metal and avant-garde industrial as they perform their latest album, Black Medium Current
envy will make their long awaited Roadburn debut, performing A Dead Sinking Story in full as well as a modern era/Eunoia set
Gilla Band will revisit the Early Years with a noise-rock set that throws back to their roots
Gillian Carter hail from Orlando, Florida and will bring their distinctive brand of screamo to Tilburg in April.
Glassing head to Europe for just the second time to showcase their post-everything sound and bristling live energy.
Gnod & White Hills unite to perform their legendary Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II album
Great Falls fuse noise rock and hardcore in a discordant, emotion driven sonic purge
Messa return to Roadburn to play their upcoming new album, The Spin, in full.
Michael Gira and Kristof Hahn (SWANS) will present an intimate set of new and rarely heard compositions.
Midwife (Artist In Residence) – Madeline Johnston AKA Midwife will return to Roadburn – this time as an artist in residence – where she will perform three times, including a set with Vyva Melinkolya and a commissioned performance of her new album, No Depression In Heaven
Oranssi Pazuzu return to the festival with a very special performance of their latest release, Muuntautuja
Pothamus have just announced a brand new album, Abur, which they will perform in full at Roadburn 2025.
Pygmy Lush will play their first show in Europe at Roadburn, bringing their dark Americana to Roadburn.
Smote will expand to an eight-piece ensemble to perform their latest album, A Grand Stream
Steve Von Till (Artist In Residence) – we have invited Steve to be an artist in residence to honour his incredible musical legacy and shine a light on his future creative endeavours; he will perform two full sets and unite with artist Thomas Hooper for a collaborative audio-visual exhibition.
Thou will perform their latest album, Umbilical, in full on the main stage.
Tristwch Y Fenywod bring their folky Welsh-language incantations to Tilburg.
Violent Magic Orchestra blend black metal and electronics to dizzying effect
Vuur & Zijde feature members of Laster, Silver Knife, Terzij de Horde and more – and will make their live debut performing their album, Boezem
Vyva Melinkolya will play her first show in Europe, bringing her emotionally heavy dreamgaze to Roadburn.
Witch Club Satan rip up the rule book of black metal, embracing the feminine and the theatrical along the way.
Zombie Zombie combine groovy electronics and trippy motorik rhythms in their psychedelic sound
