| FORTRESS FESTIVAL Reveals Final Bands for it’s Fifth Anniversary Final band additions include Ultha, Firtan, Frostgard and Perchta and Blood Countess joins the Friday “Fortress: First Light” line-up Fortress Festival has has unveiled the final wave of bands set to perform at its 2027 edition at the Scarborough Spa in North Yorkshire, UK. Joining the main weekend line-up are German black metallers Ultha, who will be returning to Fortress for a UK-exclusive show, following their acclaimed performance in 2024. They are accompanied by fellow German act Firtan, who will also bring a UK-exclusive show filled with atmospheric and evocative sounds. Austrian ritualistic black and pagan metal band Perchta will also make their anticipated UK debut at Fortress with a UK-exclusive show, following their unfortunate cancellation in 2025. The band expressed their anticipation, stating, “Perchta is proud to announce our UK debut at the legendary Fortress Festival. Some things are worth the wait. In 2027, we will finally bring our music to UK soil. See you at Fortress.” The final additions include Frostgard, who will bring the Tolkien-inspired atmospheric dungeon synth and dark ambient music to the expanded two-day theatre stage. Blood Countess have also joined the Friday bill for the “Fortress: First Light” opening show, which includes the previously-announced Terrestrial Hospice and Watain. Gary Stephenson, Fortress Festival founder and director, said: “We’ve created the strongest line-up the UK has ever seen for our fifth anniversary of Fortress Festival. It’s only been a few months since Fortress 2026, and we are already down to our final ticket allocation for next year. It’s given us the space to really create something special for you all for 2027. Thank you to everyone who supports this event!“ These final names complete the 2027 line-up, which is led by Norwegian black metal legends Emperor in an exclusive UK headlining performance. Colorado melodic black metal force Stormkeep will also be travelling to Scarborough for a UK exclusive and headlining show. Gris will perform a worldwide live debut, Gràb a worldwide exclusive, Yellow Eyes a UK exclusive “Confusion Gate” set, Dungeontroll a worldwide exclusive set; as well as exclusive UK performances from Forteresse, Slagmaur, Havukruunu, Sinmara; and exclusive UK debuts from Miserere Luminis, Tardigrada, Mourir and Trha. They are joined by the Nidrosian black metal of Norway’s Mare in a UK exclusive, alongside the Lovecraftian death metal of Sulphur Aeon, also making an exclusive UK appearance. British black metal act Ninkharsag will perform an exclusive set following a two-year period of quiet. Belgian atmospheric black metal project Silver Knife will make their UK debut and exclusive appearance. They are joined by fellow Belgian atmospheric act Oerheks who will also make a UK debut and exclusive appearance. Additionally, atmospheric black metal project Bloodbark will travel for their first-ever UK performance and exclusive set. The dungeon synth stage in the theatre room will also include the worldwide live debut of French dungeon synth revival pioneer Erang, as well as Wraith Knight, crossing the Atlantic to deliver a UK debut and exclusive performance of OldNick’s medieval-inspired music. The theatrical ambience of the theatre stage will also feature the live debut of Spectral Castle, the dungeon synth project hailing from France. Also set to appear is Hole Dweller, who travels from the US to bring its nostalgic and fantasy-filled sounds. 2027 will also witness the epic soundscapes of Atlantean Sword, who had to cancel 2026’s appearance. Lord Bakartia, hailing from Spain, will deliver his dark ambient textures, while French project DragonKeep will also bring its synth escapades to Fortress’ theatre stage. Joining the dungeon synth line-up will be Swedish dungeon synth artist Örnatorpet, bringing their music for a UK exclusive performance. |
| FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2027 28-30 May 2027 Scarborough Spa North Yorkshire, UKEmperor UK Exclusive Watain UK Exclusive Stormkeep UK Exclusive ForteresseSpecial UK Exclusive Set Mare UK Exclusive Yellow Eyes‘Confusion Gate’ Full Album Set UK Exclusive Tardigrada UK Debut/Exclusive Gris Worldwide Live Debut Gràb Worldwide Exclusive Slagmaur UK Exclusive Havukruunu UK Exclusive Terrestrial HospiceUK Debut/Exclusive NinkharsagUK Exclusive Ultha UK Exclusive Sinmara UK Exclusive Mourir UK Debut/Exclusive Trha UK Debut/Exclusive Sulpher AeonUK Exclusive Bloodbark UK Debut/Exclusive Oerheks UK Debut/Exclusive Silver KnifeUK Debut/Exclusive Erang Worldwide Live Debut Miserere LuminisUK Debut/Exclusive Perchta UK Debut/Exclusive Firtan UK Exclusive Hole Dweller Ornatorpet UK Exclusive Wraith KnightUK Debut/Exclusive Dungeontroll Worldwide Exclusive Set Blood Countess DragonKeep Lord Bakartia Frostgard Atlantean Sword Spectral CastleLive Debut |
