Fortress Festival 2026 was one for the books. Here, we present a selection of images from the festival courtesy of the brilliantly talented, and award winning, Andy Pountney. You can read our day one review here, and our day two review, here.

Black metal legends, Emperor, have been announced as headliners for the 2027 event. There are early bird tickets available now, here.

All live pictures courtesy of Andy Pountney (Instragram), Fortress House Photographer, in collaboration with Reaper Agency (Instagram) and 3nation (Instagram). Our thanks go to them all for allowing us to use these images.

A MASKED BEGINNING…

Groza, Black Cilice and Mesarthim kick things off, shrouded in anonymity.

ODYSSEYS, WINDS & OSSAERT…

Rare appearances from Aeon Winds and Midnight Odyssey are filled in with Ossaert.

AKERCOCKE & TOTENWACHE

Akercocke deliver a stunning performance of Choronzon and Totenwache take things down a more orthodox black metal route.

NORWEGIAN LEGENDS

Dødheimsgard give a performance for the ages, as Whoredom Rife and Old Man’s Child deliver headline performances with huge intensity.

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