. We are sad to announce that Inter Arma have to cancel their tour and appearances at ACW23! But we have already found a great and suiting replacement with Year Of No Light. Year of No Light (FR) Year of No Light, the sextet from Bordeaux, has a colossal sound, almost claustrophobically dense moving effortlessly between ambient sludge and psychedelic doom. Their new studio album Consolamentum (2021) offers one of the most hallucinating build-ups in the history of post metal: Layers upon layers of guitars and synths gradually tighten the dramatic tension on the track ‘Alètheia’ (‘truth’ in Greek), only on the verge of the suffocating to discharge an orbital, galloping powerchord chaos. Equal measures of sonic threat and alleviative trance. Give them a listen: https://youtu.be/9h9ThvE3D3w

Full lineup revealed Dirt Forge, Weal, Solkyri, Svarta Havet, Vægtløs, Syl, Oxx, Norna, Svin, Late Night Venture, Soldat Hans, InTechnicolour, Codices, Poly-Math, Where Mermaids Drown, Sum of R, Pupil Slicer, Astrosaur, Wyatt E. & Tears of Fire joins the lineup. One day tickets go on sale today at 10.00 https://www.acolossalweekend.dk/home/tickets

Full lineup and day splits to be revealed on February 15. Get free tickets and discounts for selected shows at VEGA including Brutus, Cult of Luna, Amenra & Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Mark your calendar. On February 15 no less than 20 new acts will be added to the lineup for A Colossal Weekend 2023. A small event will be hosted at VEGA where the lineup and day splits are presented, and you will get the chance to experience Teo Ala-Ruona’s performance Lacuna. All ticket holders will receive an invitation by e-mail for this event. One-day-tickets will go on sale on February 16 at 10.00 CET. In addition to this we’re happy to announce a selection of shows at VEGA where Full Weekend-ticket holders will have the opportunity to get free tickets or discounts on tickets. This concerns the following shows: February 28: ERRA (US) + Silent Planet (US) + Invent Animate (US) + Sentinels (US) @ Lille VEGA FREE March 5: BRUTUS (BE) + Quentin Sauvé (Birds in Row) (FR) @ Lille VEGA – FREE March 17: Cult of Luna (SE) + Russian Circles (US) + Svalvard (UK) @ Store VEGA – 50% discount April 9: Igorrr (FR) + Amenra (BE) + Der Weg Einter Freitheit (DE) + Hangman’s Chair (FR) @ Store VEGA – 50% Discount April 21: Godspeed You! Black Emperor (CA) @ Store VEGA - 50% discount. To be able to get your free ticket(s) or discounted tickets you will need to have secured your FULL WEEKEND TICKET NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 28 at 15.00 (CET).  On February 28 between 16.00 and 17.00 (CET) you will receive an e-mail with further instructions. ·       Please note that free tickets or discounted tickets are strictly personal, and that ticket holders name must match the…

Copenhagen-based EYES’ new release, Congratulations (2023), is a sarcastic applause to the conspiracy theorists’ undebatable truths, to your favorite town being filled with neatness and bullshit, to the rich who dry-suck the planet leaving less for society’s young generations. The song ‘Generation L’ – ‘L’ for losers – is a dedication. Is it not about time to tear it all down, refurb, and start over? Don’t expect a peaceful compromise – EYES’ melodic, unorthodox and chaotic hardcore never cease to sound their anger, powerlessness and existential unrest.

And So I Watch You From Afar were born from freezing cold winters on the northern most tip of Ireland. They play raw, charging, experimental music that is hard to define. Sometimes angular and noisy, sometimes pulsing, euphoric, overwhelming. The joy, the power, the escapism found in their live shows is fabled. In 2006 they jumped in the van and didn’t stop. Across Europe, USA, Russia, Asia, Central America, Australia, touring relentlessly, they’ve slowly built a cult following around the world. The true spirit of independence, the definition of DIY, Arte Povera, of realness and resolve

LINGUA IGNOTA & MIDWIFE ADDED TO THE LINEUP Lingua Ignota (US) Multidisciplinary artist Kristin Hayter approaches themes of abuse, violence, and vengeance in radical and moving ways. The sonic epicenter of the project is Hayter’s voice, which unfolds with unfathomable mastery of vocal technique and expression. Her “unknown language” voices the unheard, silenced and dismissed. The musical atmospheres are made of power electronics, death industrial, black metal, classical music, Appalachian folk, and much more. You might just lose your breath when Lingua Ignota confronts you. Midwife (US) Madeline Johnston, a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, creates intricate and lush sonic environments where she addresses grief in its many forms. On her single, “Sickworld”, she turns her malaise outwards, feeling homesick for a place she can never return to, because it doesn’t exist in this sick world. The album, Luminol (2021), navigates themes of incarceration, control, self-harm, and truth, all emerging with forensic clarity in the bioluminescent color-field of blue. Johnston defines the sound of her emotionally charged experimental pop music as “heaven metal”. The preliminary line-up for A Colossal Weekend 2023 is: Boris (JP) - INTER ARMA (US) - Lingua Ignota (US) - LITURGY (US) Artist in residence - Messa (IT) - Midwife (US) - MOE (NO) - SHY, LOW (US) - We Lost The Sea (AU)

A COLOSSAL WEEKEND WILL RETURN MAY 11-14 2023. First acts revealed : Boris, (JP), Inter Arma (US), Artist in residence: Liturgy (US), MoE (NO), Messa (ITA) Shy, Low (US) & We Lost the Sea (AUS)Much more TBA