Strangeforms ‘26

Birdwitch - Dark charismatic Doomgaze, a statement of intent kicking off the festival the right way

Last of Eden - Impressive instrumental postrock with on screens for visuals

As Living Arrows - Swaying emotional moments building into thundering chuggy riffage and feral screams

Forlorn - Toweringly moody metal dextrously snapping between moments of beauty and filthy screams all with dramatic delivery

God Alone - Chanting vocals, racing rhythm and masterful dynamics dragging the audience into the palm of their hands and not letting go. The half time/hidden headliners of the first day

Colossal Squid - A wildly entertaining solo drummer bringing electronica to life with blistering groove

Knives - Raucous squad vocals suffused with Sax and synth driven by pop punk power

Meryl Streek - Caustic political rage seething through mic and backing tracks

Sunday

The Sound of Modesty - Epic and tender rock with piano and beautiful female vocals both upbeat and heartrending (a nice way to wake up on a Sunday morning)

Peach - Plodding driving rock power with warbling wailing vocals and post punk attitude

Tayne - Rhythmic electronic soundscapes, industrial fury and scorching screams putting the power in power trio

Cowboyy - Weird wild and bouncy math rock interspersed with cutting vocals and twisted humour 

Shaking Hand - Cool and contemplative indie rock for heavy hearts and smiling faces

Sugar Horse - Colossal walls of sound and crushing riffs deployed with gripping dynamics to blast everything else from your mind

Kowloon Walled City - Booming relentless low tempo rock made of growling guitar tones and ringing feedback

Darkher - A hypnotic two-piece that bridges ethereal ambience and resounding doom with gripping tension. At once dark and serene, a hauntingly beautiful end to a great weekend.