Hard to argue as the Fall fest and touring season for Europe takes shape. If you’re keeping up, you probably saw earlier this week that My Sleeping Karma, Psychlona and Kant were added to the Keep it Low Festival (info here), and Kanaan — who are newly-added to Up in Smoke 2025 in Switzerland along with the aforementioned three, Canada’s Sons of Arrakis, and the noise-rocking homegrown Swiss unit Hathors — had been previously confirmed for that Munich-based festival as well.

This is how it goes in Europe at this point and it’s a beautiful thing to see, whether it’s in autumn or spring or summer, where there’s another fest somewhere practically every weekend and touring bands have basically a guaranteed audience quotient as they make their way through. Up in Smoke happens earlier in October — it’s set for Oct. 3-5, as you can see on the poster below — and so will catch a lot of these acts at the start of their respective tours, whether that’s Sons of Arrakis or Graveyard, and do I really need to mention that this will be Orange Goblin‘s last show in Switzerland, perhaps ever?

I didn’t think so. The following came from social media via Sound of Liberation:

⚡️UP IN SMOKE 2025 – NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT⚡️

Hey Smokers,

The riff train rolls on – we’re thrilled to drop SIX more bands for this year’s Up In Smoke Festival! 🚂💨

MY SLEEPING KARMA – Hypnotic, instrumental journeys through space and soul!
KANAAN – Psychedelic power-trio from Norway bringing the fuzz and fire!
PSYCHLONA – UK desert rockers channeling the spirit of the sands!
SONS OF ARRAKIS – Spice-fueled heaviness straight from the Dune universe!
KANT – Progressive, dynamic, and heavy as hell – a must-see live act!
HATHORS – Swiss noise rockers with a raw edge and massive energy!

The smoke is getting thicker and the vibes even heavier – and we’re still just getting started. 👁️‍🗨️

Lock in your spot now and catch it all live from October 3 – 5, 2025 at Konzertfabrik Z7 in Pratteln! 🎟️ Link in bio.

See you in the smoke! 💨

Cheers,
Your Up In Smoke Crew

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Kanaan, Downpour (2023)

Sweden’s Graveyard move to the head of the class on the Up in Smoke 2025 poster. The headliners are one of four acts being announced in the latest word from Switzerland’s fall festival, Up in Smoke. The Sound of Liberation-backed three-dayer has also brought on Galactic Superlords, whose 2024 single “Heartbeat” is streaming below, Israeli trio The Great Machine, who are both heavy as hell and sure to be wackadoo on stage, and Wolfer, whose intense atmosludge stylings I’d never encountered before this post but it turns out are pretty awesome. This is why I like fest announcements.

Wolfer‘s 2024 apparently-debut LP, Hey Lester!, is also at the bottom of this post. Dig that foreboding fuzz, explosion and roll of “Your Glory.” It was released in September, on Humus Records. I hadn’t heard it before. The band are from Bern. You might also enjoy digging in. ‘Gaze vibes and impact.

I’m sure you already heard it, but after like 40 years, the novelty of checking out something I haven’t heard before and enjoying it hasn’t worn off. I assume it will when I’m dead.

Here’s the latest from the fest:

⚡️UP IN SMOKE 2025 – NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT⚡️

Hey Smokers,

The fire keeps burning – we’re stoked to add FOUR more killer bands to this year’s Up In Smoke lineup! 🔥

GRAVEYARD – Sweden’s heavy blues masters are back to shake the walls of Z7!

GALACTIC SUPERLORDS – High-energy hard rock straight from the depths of space!

THE GREAT MACHINE – Raw, fuzzy, and full of sonic chaos – get ready!

WOLFER – A wild ride of heavy grooves and pure rock ’n’ roll madness!

This lineup is getting louder and heavier by the day – and we’re still not done! More bands to be announced soon… 👀

Get your tickets now via the link in bio and join us from October 3 – 5, 2025 at Konzertfabrik Z7 in Pratteln! 🎫

See you in the smoke!

Cheers,
Your Up In Smoke Crew

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Galactic Superlords, “Heartbeat” (2024)

Wolfer, Hey Lester! (2024)