Iceland's Sátan Metal Festival Announces Next Wave of Bands; Aborted, Cadaver, Stripshow + More

Sátan, an emerging metal festival in Iceland, is now pleased to reveal the next wave of bands for 2026 and is now welcoming Icelandic heavy metallers STRIPSHOW, who will be performing their first show in 30 years, as well as Belgian death metal icons ABORTED, Norwegian old school death metal legends CADAVER, Icelandic power metal outfit POWER PALADIN, Icelandic thrashers BOOTLEGS, Iceland black metal brigade NEXION, Polish grindcore band KOOKAVEEN, and the winners of the upcoming 2026 Iceland Wacken Metal, which is currently TBA!

The third edition of the festival will take place in Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula from June 4-6, 2026!

Passes for next year are now available at THIS LOCATION.

The current lineup is as follows, with more TBA!

DIMMA

SIGN

STRIPSHOW (First Show in 30 years!)

ABORTED

VOIVOD

MISÞYRMING

HAMFERÐ

SKITSYSTEM

CADAVER

NECROWRETCH

TAILGUNNER

POWER PALADIN

DEVINE DEFILEMENT

BOOTLEGS

NEXION

CARPE NOCTEM

WISTARIA

BARNAVEIKI

KOOKAVEEN

WACKEN METAL BATTLE 2026 WINNERS (TBA!)

The recent 2025 edition was a massive success, integrating an array of alternative genres from hardcore to extreme while showcasing some of the best that Iceland has to offer alongside international legacy acts. Wyatt's Metal revered the three-day spectacle as "Iceland's BEST Metal Festival," for which his detailed review can be seen HERE.

Sátan is a three day metal festival happening in Stykkishólmur on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The festival focuses on offering a variety of Iceland’s best metalbands as well as a carefully curated selection of international bands.

The organization behind Sátan consists of metalheads and musicians that have been active in the Icelandic scene for up to 30 years and have extensive experience of organizing music festivals and concerts as well as general band related activities.

Everyone is welcome at Sátan regardless of origin, skincolor, religion, gender or sexual orientation and there is only one goal: that everyone, staff, bands and guests, go home smiling after a great festival!

Sátan is committed to zero tolerance against violence and violence of any kind invalidates your ticket!

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