December is here and so is the full Beyond the Gates 2026 lineup! The festival is now unveiling seven new artists including stoner-doom legends Electric Wizard and death-metal prog visionaries Blood Incantation, topping the bill with the already announced Emperor and Testament.
Beyond the Gates 2026 will take place once again across several venues in the heart of Bergen, Norway from July 29 to August 1, 2026. The full lineup with each day’s splits can be found below, and tickets are available here.
In addition, Beyond the Gates is now launching a special December campaign a December campaign with discounted Day tickets and festival passes. Lucky fans can also win a hotel package here.
July 29 @ USF Verftet
- Testament
- Nergal & Misþyrming performing Behemoth‘s Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic)
- Rotting Christ
- Spectral Wound
- Castle Rat
- Imha Tarikat
July 30 @ USF Verftet
- Electric Wizard
- Beherit
- 1349
- Warning
- The Ruins of Beverast
- Forteresse
- Imha Tarikat
July 31 @ Grieghallen
- Blood Incantation
- Marduk
- Whoredom Rife
- Misotheist
August 1 @ Grieghallen
- Emperor
- Alcest
- Arcturus
- Gaahls WYRD
Day Shift Thursday, July 30 @ Kulturhuset
- Sulphur Aeon
- Terrestrial Hospice
- Concrete Winds
Night Shift Thursday, July 30 @ Kulturhuset
Day Shift Friday, July 31 @ Kulturhuset
- Dold Vorde Ens Navn
- Vafurlogi
- Saturnalia Temple
Night Shift Friday, July 31@ Kulturhuset
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