Fortress Festival rolls out four more band announcements for its 2025 line-up.

Australian acts Suldusk and Aquilus will perform their UK debuts with exclusive shows. A band blending neofolk with black metal, Suldusk’s appearance follows the release of their ethereal album “Anthesis” via Napalm Records earlier this year. Similarly, Aquilus’ performance will follow the release of “Bellum II” from the atmospheric craftsman, Waldorf.

Abduction, the UK black metal band, will perform an exclusive full album set of their yet-unreleased fifth album. Formed in 2016 as a one-man entity, Abduction made astonishingly fast progress, carving a fearsome reputation as a standout act in an increasingly crowded extreme metal scene. The last studio offering “Black Blood” was released in 2022 via Candlelight Records to rave reviews.

Devastator will return to Fortress Festival with its fist-pumping blackened thrash following the band’s appearance at the event’s inaugural edition in 2023. They took the UK and the wider metal scene by storm with the release of their second album “Conjurers of Cruelty” via Listenable Records in March 2024 and there’s no sign of them stopping anytime soon.

Aquilus’ Waldorf said: “This will be the first time that Aquilus performs in the UK. More than a decade after the debut release of 'Griseus', and upon the release of the new 'Bellum' opuses, Aquilus is finally heading abroad. We're looking forward to playing Fortress 2025.”

Abduction’s A|V added: “Fortress Festival! Abduction returns with glorious elation to the shores of Scarborough. Six of the most desperate and newest hymns of virtue, truth and legacy shall be spat forth in the main theatre in our most inordinate and vital celebration of death yet!”

Fortress Festival will take place on the weekend of 31 May - 1 June 2025 at Scarborough Spa. Standard weekend tickets are on sale: https://www.fortressfestival.co.uk/tickets

Aquilus, Suldusk, Abduction and Devastator join Agalloch, Ulcerate, Forteresse, RUÏM, Moonlight Sorcery, The Great Old Ones, Spirit Possession, Perchta, Belore, Akhlys, Grift, Selbst and Perennial Isolation for what is promising to be another extraordinary weekend for black metal fans.

Agalloch will perform a 2025 European exclusive headlining show; their first in the UK since the band’s reformation and the first in the UK since 2015. New Zealand unorthodox death metallers Ulcerate will perform a UK exclusive set following their recently released “Cutting the Throat of God”. RUÏM - with iconic former Mayhem guitarist and Vltimas founder, Blasphemer - will perform a UK debut and exclusive show. Forteresse will perform a UK exclusive show at Fortress, returning to the stage following a seven-year and ice-cold slumber. Moonlight Sorcery comes to Fortress with an international exclusive set, a UK and international debut and the only show outside of Finland until at least 2026.

The Great Old Ones and Spirit Possession will perform UK exclusive shows, while it will be a UK debut and exclusive show for both Perchta and Belore. South American project Selbst will bring its music to a UK stage for the very first time with a UK debut and exclusive set, while Akhlys will perform a 2025 UK exclusive set. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its debut album “Syner”, Grift will perform the album in full with a UK exclusive set. Perennial Isolation will perform its iconic 2021 album “Portraits” in full in what will be a UK debut and exclusive performance from the Barcelona-based atmospheric black metal band.

Early bird tickets have sold out quickly following the Agalloch announcement but standard weekend tickets are still available.

Get your tickets now: https://www.fortressfestival.co.uk/tickets

FORTRESS FESTIVAL 2025

31 May - 1 June 2025
Scarborough Spa
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK

Agalloch 2025 European Exclusive
RUÏM UK Debut & 2025 Exclusive
Ulcerate 2025 UK Exclusive
Forteresse 2025 UK Exclusive
The Great Old Ones 2025 UK Exclusive
Spirit Possession 2025 UK Exclusive
Perchta UK Debut & Exclusive
Belore UK Debut & Exclusive
Akhlys 2025 UK Exclusive
Selbst UK Debut & Exclusive
Grift UK Exclusive - Full Album Set
Perennial Isolation UK Debut & Exclusive - Full Album Set
Moonlight Sorcery 2025 International Exclusive & UK Debut
Aquilus UK Debut & Exclusive
Suldusk UK Debut & Exclusive
Abduction UK Exclusive Full Album Performance
Devastator

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