The 2024 lineup for Western Canada’s largest mountain mosh pit is ready to take the stage.
Armstrong MetalFest will run July 12-13 at the Hassen Arena.
“The 14th annual gathering of metalheads will again witness a pilgrimage of extreme metal music fans for two days of unforgettable moshing, headbanging, and camping,” said a release promoting the North Okanagan event.
“From iconic headliners to promising newcomers, the 2024 lineup is set to showcase the best of diverse metal genres, ensuring an electrifying experience for all.”
The new headliner for Friday night will be Los Angeles death metal masters Abysmal Dawn to replace Decrepit Birth who unfortunately retracted from their performance due to a schedule conflict within the line-up. Also joining the AMF lineup, is local Okanagan hard rock/heavy metal band, Kelowna's Oldguard to replace Calgary's Kingsrot.
Also featured for this year’s two-day festival is the return of Okanagan black metallers XUL (Vernon); Armstrong’s own Odinfist; Edmonton death metallers Eye of Horus; first-time performances from Vancouver twin brother duo Opal in Sky; San Francisco’s outside-the-box prog metallers Cyborg Octopus, plus the tech death fury of Riverside, CA’s Arkaik, among many more.
Festival weekend passes are on sale at armstrongmetalfest.ca and provide general admission and grant access to the festival grounds, camping area, and arena from 9 a.m. on Friday, July 12, until 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 14.
Other performers include:
• The Browning (Kansas City, MO.);
• Eye Of Horus (Edmonton);
• Nott (Seattle);
• Dessiderium (Phoenix);
• Misyrion (Vancouver);
• Death Machine (Kelowna);
• Satanic Tea Company (Calgary);
• Ravensun (Nanaimo);
• Crown Of Madness (Vancouver);
• Vaegon (Edmonton);
• Lynx (Calgary);
• Kelevra (Regina);
• Dendros (Kamloops);
• Thirteen Goats (Vancouver);
• Anomalist (Prince George);
• Burn It All (Kamloops);
• Augur (Kamloops).