The Marienthal, Germany-based Hoflärm festival has made its initial lineup announcement for August 2026, putting it ahead of some of the summer’s events in Europe while giving a sense of who’s going to be touring when. Dead Meadow, Kyesa and Caste Rat spending time on the road next year will be continuing on from active 2025s for each, ditto Conan on that. Add to that Kadavar at the top of the bill, who released two albums this year, and you can see the beginnings of another killer weekend even before you get to the thread of punk here or the prospect of more announcements to come.

I’m always interested to see who’s playing where, but if you’ve ever caught pictures or video from Hoflärm, it looks like a vibe’s vibe. The festival’s announcement from socials follows here, along with the ticket link and such:

Hoflärm 2026 – First Bands + Pre Sale Start – Habt ihr Bock oder was ?

We’ve been holding this back for a while, and now it’s finally time. The first wave of bands for the 2026 Hoflärm Festival is here. Tickets are live through: https://hoflaerm.ticket.io/yozKZeOt/?

Kadavar x Hoflärm – It’s one of those things that just has to happen in life, just like Fries and Mayonnaise. Berlin’s heavy rock powerhouse is going to come to Marienthal. Get ready to see Kadavar in a one-of-a-kind setting on our farm. You know this is going to have a truly special vibe. We’re really excited to welcome the four Berliners in 2026!

Kylesa A mix of sludge, psych, and raw energy. A band that always pushes their sound forward. We’re truly honored to welcome this iconic band to our place.
True to their name, Midnight will unleash a special anniversary performance of Satanic Royalty at… you guessed it, midnight Blackened speed metal in its purest form. Fast, dirty, and unapologetically wild.

Dead Meadow Heavy, dreamy, and hypnotic. A blend of psych rock and hazy desert vibes.

Conan Crushing, slow, and loud. Doom metal distilled down to its heaviest essence. Bring your Axe for Caveman Battle Doom!

Meatbodies Garage rock twisted with psych and noise. Catchy, chaotic, and full of character.

Castle Rat Dark, theatrical, and riff-driven. You know what you get, this will be a true battle on the fields of marry valley.

Suck High-energy punk rock with no frills and no breaks. Sharp, fast, and fun. We cant wait for Gabba Gabba.

Cardiel A two-piece from Mexico that mixes punk, psych, and surf with serious intensity.

Mother Bear Dark, immersive, and just a little untamed. Mother Bear’s music drifts in like a storm you didn’t see coming. You have to check this band, its probably one of the most underrated german underground bands.

There’s plenty more on the way! We have additional headliners and co-headliners, plus some truly special up-and-coming bands. But this is just the start of 2026. Tickets are available now via the link in our bio.

As every year: Heinzelmännchen Hofcafe, Freida Bar and FatStreetBoyz will serve you cool drinks and delicious food 🖤

https://www.hoflaerm.de/
https://instagram.com/hoflaerm/
https://www.facebook.com/Hofcafe.Hoflaerm

Kadavar, Kids Abandoning Destiny Among Vanity and Ruin (2025)

SonicBlast Fest announced its 2021 edition was being postponed at the end of the month, and already they’re turning around and making a first announcement for 2022. That’s kind of comforting. Some of these acts — looking at you, Psychlona — have been waiting to play the Portugal-based festival since being announced for 2020 — but barring disaster, there’s a reasonable expectation that 2022 might be a return year, so in addition to them, SonicBlast Fest 2022 is rolling out the formidable likes of Green Lung, Electric Wizard, Pentagram, Weedeater, 1000mods, The Machine, Samavayo, The Devil and the Almighty Blues, Tia Carrera, Slift, and a ton of others with more to come. If you’re going to do a thing, get in there and do it.

Tickets are on sale now, or if you’ve already got them either for 2020 or 2021, they’ll carry over. 2020 was supposed to be my year to hit this fest, as well as a whole bunch of others. So it goes. If you make it to Âncora for the three-dayer next August, you go with my respect and admiration, and no shortage of jealousy.

Lineup info follows here, as per socials:

Come fanatics, come to the sabbath

We’re totally psyched to announce Electric Wizard, Weedeater, Pentagram (official), 1000mods, W.I.T.C.H We Intend To Cause Havoc, Night Beats, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Meatbodies, SLIFT, The Devil And The Almighty Blues, BALA, Mythic Sunship, GREEN LUNG, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Psychlona, Toxic Shock, The Machine, Tia Carrera, The Goners, Samavayo, Rosy Finch, We Hunt Buffalo and 24/7 DIVA HEAVEN to SonicBlast Fest 2022.

*** more to be announced soon***

SonicBlast Fest 2022
11, 12 and 13th August
Praia da Duna dos Caldeirões
Âncora, Portugal

Tickets bought for the 2021 edition are automatically valid for 2022.

Tickets are now on sale at BOL (Fnac, Worten, Ctt’s…)
or at https://garboyl.bol.pt/Comprar/Bilhetes/92523-sonicblast_festival_2022_full_festival_ticket-garboyl_lives/Sessoes
and Masqueticket https://www.masqueticket.com/entrada/835-sonicblast-fest-2022

Artwork by Branca Studio
Supported by Antena 3

https://www.facebook.com/events/193315945704188/
https://www.facebook.com/sonicblastmoledo/
https://www.instagram.com/sonicblast_fest

Psychlona, “Resin” official video