Damnation Festival have shared the exciting news that Cult Of Luna, Satyricon, Carcass, Igorrr, Crowbar and Triptykon have been added to the 2026 bill, making this year the deepest and strongest Damnation yet.
Swedish Post Metal masters Cult Of Luna will headline Saturday, while Norwegian Black Metal legends Satyricon will close the festival with a UK exclusive performance on Sunday.
English Death Metal icons Carcass, French experimentalists Igorrr, US sludge stalwarts Crowbar and Swiss Extreme Metallers Triptykon also top the most impressive Damnation line-up to date.
“We promised ticket buyers who supported us early that we would repay that faith with the strongest line-up we could pull together,” organiser Gavin McInally said. “Promises made. Promises kept.
“All six of these bands could headline Damnation without raising an eyebrow, so to have them all play the same year is obscene, never mind alongside the likes of Health, Eyehategod and Wolves In The Throne Room.
“Incredibly, we have another 19 bands to come, and those are all gems too.”
Today’s announcement adds to the likes of Health, Walls of Jericho, Eyehategod and Wolves In The Throne Room who will share the stage at BEC Arena, Manchester, on November 7 and 8.
“If there’s any justice in our music scene, Damnation will sell out today,” McInally said, “so please grab your phone, alert your friends and make sure that they don’t miss out on the Metal weekend of the year.”
With more than half the tickets already sold, the festival is set for a sell-out in record time. Tickets are on sale now from £20 deposit plus booking fee via the festival website.
