Branca, killing it again with the SonicBlast Fest poster art. Year after year, that partnership continues to flourish.

I was lucky enough to be invited to Portugal for SonicBlast Fest in 2023, and it was a great time from the pre-show through the end of the last night. I’m sick as a dog at the moment, so thinking of breathing the fresh air on the Atlantic Coast is perhaps a little more vivid in my mind, as much as I can smell anything right now or keep my head up while I’m typing or stay awake, etc. I took some DayQuil and I’ll go lie down in a bit.

The assemblage here is rad. You don’t need me to tell you having Turbonegro, High on Fire, Elder, Kylesa, Conan and Dead Meadow on the same bill is going to result in a good time. It’s something of a given. Cool to see Necrot included though. I like a bit of riffy death metal, and SonicBlast hasn’t been shy in years past about reaching outside the heavy rock umbrella for punk and hardcore — note The Casualties here — so an extension of that makes sense. Note also industrial punker N8noface and Early Moods. Both of those I believe are managed by Daniel from RidingEasy Records, so I can’t help but wonder if they might be touring together next summer. Guess we’ll find out eventually.

Also Jon Davis from Conan pulling double-duty with an Ungraven set, and more still to come. The following comes from social media:

Get ready for the 14th edition of SonicBlast Fest ⚡️

We’re thrilled to announce the first confirmed bands:

Turbonegro
High On Fire
Chat Pile
Deafheaven
Kylesa
The Casualties
Midnight
Frankie And The Witch Fingers
Snapped Ankles

Elder
Levitation Room
Dead Meadow
Conan
N8noface
Adult.
Necrot

Margarita Witch Cult
Early Moods
Primitive Ring
Goya
Hög
Ungraven

Tickets are already on sale at Bol and Masqueticket

https://garboyl.bol.pt/

https://www.masqueticket.com/en/entradas/sonicblast-festival-portugal-bilhetes-tickets-2026

Artwork by @branca_studio

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Elder, Liminality/Dream State Return (2025)