Sonic Temple 2026
The Sonic Temple festival is set to take place in Columbus, Ohio, from May 14th to 17th, featuring a massive lineup of 140 acts across multiple stages. The festival will include performances by notable bands such as My Chemical Romance, Bring Me the Horizon, TOOL, and Shinedown, as well as veteran heavy hitters like Lamb of God, Black Veil Brides, Megadeth, and Dethklok. In addition to the well-known headliners, the festival will also showcase rising stars in the fantasy-doom, metalcore, and other genres. One of the notable rising artists is Allt, a Swedish progressive metalcore act that will perform on the Citadel stage with key tracks from their breakthrough release, From the New World. The band has also been teasing new music on Instagram and has been test-driving a new tune called "Snowblind" onstage during their recent North American tour. Another notable act is Castle Rat, a New York City-based band that combines horns-raising stoner gloom, chainmail-jingling stagewear, and elaborate fantasy-based theatrics. The band's concerts are described as a way to portal themselves and the crowd into "The Realm," a unifying utopia of collective, fantastical connectedness. Castle Rat will perform at the festival after recently touring with Dethklok and Amon Amarth. Other rising artists to watch out for include Not Enough Space, a Florida-based band known for their vicious vocal tandem and melodic chops, as well as The Pretty Wild, a Vegas sister act that has explored a self-described "y'allternative" sound before leaning into the heaviest tendencies of their debut LP Zero.Point.Genesis. Thornhill, an Australian band, has also become one of the bands to keep an eye on in the heavy scene, with their recent album Bodies still gaining popularity. The festival will take place at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and will feature multiple stages with a wide range of acts. Fans of heavy music will not want to miss this opportunity to see both established and rising artists perform live.
Sonic Temple 2026 lineup
