Grima

Started in 2014 as a studio project by two twin brothers (Vilhelm and Morbius) from Siberia, atmospheric black metal band Grima has gradually grown into a four-piece touring band! On Friday, May 23, they come to Patronaat to convey cold, harsh realities of a truly pagan winter in Siberia. Their mythology is based on the worship of the primeval forest, its power and magic, with Grima being the chief god. Grima is a powerful spirit who protects only those who live in the forest and punishes anyone who disrespects nature. So beware!

Ultar

Ultar is a five-member band from the heart of Siberia, the city of Krasnoyarsk, located amid howling forests and red mountains. Formed in 2011 under a different name (Deafknife) as a post-black metal band, the group was reborn in 2016 with a new name, a new approach and an epic atmospheric sound.

Houle

Houle is a French black metal band from Paris, formed in 2021. They play a mix of melodic and atmospheric black metal, with strong ocean themes. Because of this theme, the band describes itself as “marine black metal.” They have released one self-titled EP and one studio album, titled Ciel Cendre et Misère Noire (Grey Heavens and Black Misery).

Suldusk

Once a one-woman project of Emily Highfield, is now a five-piece band from Melbourne, Australia, weaving acoustic sounds of dark folk with touches of atmospheric black metal and post-rock. Suldusk‘s neo-folk blackgaze evokes the intricate atmosphere of a shimmering midnight forest walk: at once calm and gorgeous, and at times inexorably haunting.

Aquilus

There is something wonderfully unique about Aquilus and their symphonic adventures in metal. Griseus is the name of the masterpiece that put composer Horace Rosenqvist on the map. Aquilus recently released the album Bellum II, which has received rave reviews from fans and press.