That’s a heavy night in June at the 2026 Västerås Doomfest, put on at least in part by members of hometown pummellers 10,000 Years and highlight the brasher side of Sweden’s heavy underground. If you’re gonna do that, you probably want Firebreather on the bill. Oh, and Spelljammer. Oh, and, yeah, 10,000 Years too. I could keep doing this if you want. Never mind.

You may have noticed Hästspark also played the Norwegian Tundra and Lightning festival, and they also played Truckfighters Fuzz Fest in 2023. Their 2025 video for “Sounds of Her Nature” reveals that the recording was helmed by Johan Rockner (Dozer) and that Robert Lamu (Skraeckoedlan) mixed. No wonder the song sounds so good. Maybe more to come in the New Year?

From socials:

VÄSTERÅS DOOMFEST 2026

Death Valley Productions presents in partnership with Merchprint and O’Learys Västerås:

FIREBREATHER

Sweden’s number one riff gods. Created from Matt Pike’s ribs, they thunder over Sweden, Europe and the world and put everything under ruins. Now it’s finally time to Västerås to get a taste of the car and we are very happy to announce Firebreather as the headliner for Västerås Doomfest 2026!

SPELLJAMMER

Lead-heavy and desert dusty riffdoom custom tailored for cosmic travel

HÄSTSPARK

Modern sounding stoner rock that delivers up to its name, straight in solar plexus

10,000 YEARS

Västerås own stonermetal heroes

HEXJAKT

Classic stonerdoom in updated blackfair gun

KLASTOS

Dirty chopper sledge with the fists in the highest chop

DARK OCEAN CIRCLE

Stoner-turned fuzz rock that always offers to dance

Tickets: https://billetto.se/e/vasteras-doomfest-2026-biljetter-1648277

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/800990962617566/

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https://www.facebook.com/p/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s-Doomfest-61551903774974/

Firebreather, Dwell in the Fog (2022)

Hästspark, “Sounds of Her Nature” official video