Sure, the lineup is stacked. But if you ask us, Alcatraz is about so much more than the bands on the poster. From the atmosphere and the people to the food, the party spots and all those little moments between the shows, here are our 8 reasons why we think Alcatraz 2026 is a festival you shouldn’t miss.
Finnish prog metallers Oddland unveil their new single ‘Unilluminate’ from upcoming new album ‘Unilluminate To Illuminate’, set for release in August via Frontiers Music!
Mastodon announced their long-awaited new album ‘Marrow Deep’ to be released in August with Loma Vista Recordings and shared the new single ‘Snakes For Dinner’ featuring Josh Homme!
The Ocean shared their new single ‘Belligerence’ from upcoming album ‘Solaris’, set for release in September with Pelagic Records!
Sci-fi metal innovators Voïvod dropped a new video clip for the song ‘Holographic Thinking’ from their recently with Century Media Records released ‘Symphonique’ album! Catch them in Europe right now with club shows and appearances at festivals like for instance Alcatraz Festival!
Ecuadorian progressive metal trio Minipony unveiled the single ‘Pachanga’ a couple of weeks ago with a music video, the first taste of their upcoming EP ‘Detach’, out still this month via Subsound Records!
Progressive metal standouts Stellar Circuits shared their new single ‘Stargazer’, out now everywhere via Nuclear Blast! Catch them on tour in Europe with Evergrey coming November and December!
Belgian progressive post-metal outfit Traels shared their new single ‘Centered’ from their upcoming album ‘A Study of Absence’, set to be released in November through their new label Polderrecords!
Enslaved revealed the collaborative track ‘Spirit Helper’ featuring Kevin Kicking Woman, an elder of the Blackfeet Nation, out now everywhere!
Green Carnation just recently announced the third and last part of their ‘A Dark Poem’ trilogy, ‘The Messiah Complex’, to be out in September with Season of Mist, and shared the lead single ‘Unconditional Artificial Chemistry’!
