Festival Information
Dates: July 24 – 28, 2026
Location: Tolmin, Slovenia – Soča Valley
Tickets: Available at the official ticket shop for €220
Link: https://tolminator.mojekarte.si/en/all.html
https://www.facebook.com/events/1497891907962368
The most extreme metal summer in the Soča Valley
Tolminator IV returns in 2026 with one of the year’s most extreme line‑ups. Five days packed with death, black, thrash, hardcore, stoner and whatever else can fit into one of Europe’s most historic metal spots. Tolmin becomes a meeting point again for thousands of metalheads from around the world, at a festival that has built its reputation on extreme music, the natural landscape and absolute freedom.
Headliners & Major Acts
IN FLAMES (Sweden)
The Swedish pioneers of melodic death metal return with a setlist full of anthems. In Flames remain one of the most influential bands in modern metal.
HEAVEN SHALL BURN (Germany)
The German metalcore titans bring their political fury and their beastly live show. Heaven Shall Burn promise absolute intensity.
SATYRICON (Norway)
Norwegian black metal with historic weight. Satyricon continue to influence the genre in their own atmospheric way.
HATEBREED (USA)
Hardcore aggression from the USA. Hatebreed bring the ultimate pit.
DEICIDE (USA)
Among the founders of American death metal. Deicide promise pure blasphemy and speed.
MUNICIPAL WASTE (USA)
A thrash party from Virginia. Municipal Waste = pure smiles and mosh.
BLEED FROM WITHIN (UK)
Scottish modern metal with sharp riffs. Bleed From Within keep rising.
DEAFHEAVEN (USA)
Blackgaze, emotion and atmosphere. Deafheaven bring their own unique sonic universe.
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM (USA)
Ritual black metal from the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Wolves In The Throne Room = a ceremonial experience.
AGNOSTIC FRONT (USA)
The fathers of NYHC. Agnostic Front return with pure hardcore energy.
1000MODS (Greece)
The Greek fuzz lords travel to Tolmin with their signature groove. 1000mods bring a stoner rock storm.
IMMOLATION (USA)
Death metal from New York with historic weight. Immolation = total destruction.
SACRED REICH (USA)
Thrash with social content. Sacred Reich remain a steady value.
ELDER (USA)
Psychedelic prog/doom with a trippy mood. Elder bring atmosphere and depth.
SANGUISUGABOGG (USA)
Caveman death metal, filth and slam. Sanguisugabogg = absolute brutality.
SPECTRAL WOUND (Canada)
Raw black metal without compromise. Spectral Wound bring frozen fury.
INFECTED RAIN (Moldova)
Modern metal with intensity and melody. Infected Rain with Lena Scissorhands at the helm.
MOSCOW DEATH BRIGADE (Russia)
Rave‑punk‑hardcore with street attitude. Moscow Death Brigade = limitless energy.
EMPLOYED TO SERVE (UK)
UK metalcore with extreme power. Employed To Serve = total pit control.
NERVOSA (Brazil)
An international thrash metal act with speed and aggression. Nervosa keep going nonstop.
PSYCHONAUT 4 (Georgia)
Depressive black metal with raw honesty. Psychonaut 4 = dark atmosphere.
SIBERIAN MEAT GRINDER (Russia)
Crossover thrash with skate and punk energy. Siberian Meat Grinder = total chaos.
VULVODYNIA (South Africa)
Slam/death metal from South Africa. Vulvodynia = neck‑breaking brutality.
HERETOIR (Germany)
Post‑metal and blackgaze with a strong emotional charge. Heretoir = a dark journey.
MASTER (USA)
Old‑school death metal history. Master = underground core.
LUCIFER’S CHILD (Greece)
Greek occult black metal with members from Rotting Christ & Nightfall. Lucifer’s Child = atmospheric fire.
BRAT (USA)
Crossover from New Orleans, fast and dirty. Brat = fun & fury.
NECKBREAKER (Denmark)
Death/thrash for nonstop headbanging. Neckbreaker = violence to the neck.
CABAL (Denmark)
Danish deathcore with darkness and breakdowns. Cabal = party hard.
CONSERVATIVE MILITARY IMAGE (USA)
Hardcore with Oi! and street punk influences. Conservative Military Image = working‑class grit.
RAISED BY OWLS (UK)
Comedy death/grind with brutal riffs. Raised By Owls = absolute insanity.
TODOMAL (Spain)
Space rock and doom in a distinctive blend. Todomal = an atmospheric storm.
SEVEN BLOOD (Germany)
Underground alternative metal with raw energy. Seven Blood are rising powerfully.
TURBOKILL (Germany)
Power metal with speed and attitude. Turbokill = speed demons.
XONOR (Switzerland)
Thrash metal with political satire and punk spirit. Xonor = anti‑establishment fury.
NEL BUIO (Italy)
Black‑wave with dark‑wave and post‑punk aesthetics. Nel Buio = a frozen atmosphere.
GHETTO JUSTICE (Germany)
Hardcore without compromise. Ghetto Justice = street‑level rage.
More on the same side of metal: MANOWAR – Kings Of Metal / Fighting The World Tour 2027.
A festival unlike any other
Tolminator has now become an institution. A location in nature, river, mountains, absolute metal atmosphere and a line‑up that gets more extreme every year. 2026 already looks like one of the festival’s strongest years.
See also: Total Metal Open Air III – 13–16 August 2026, Bulgaria
