Pelagic Competition, the annual occasion highlighting the very best of Pelagic Information‘ post-rock and prog steel bands, have shared their After Film for final yr’s occasion.
Pelagic Fest 2024 After Film options bands and followers who attended final yr’s version which featured performances from And So I Watch You From Afar, Spurv, A Swarm Of The Solar, The Ocean and extra.
This yr the occasion is partnered by each Prog and Steel Hammer magazines, and can happen at Muziekgieterij in Maastricht, The Netherlands on August 23 and 24, and this yr is headlined by Norwegian prog metaller Ihsahn, Irish post-rockers and US post-rockers This Will Destroy You.
Additionally showing are Swedish group Gösta Berlings Saga, with their darkish, krautrock affect, the tranquil, instrumental sounds of Hungarian ensemble TÖRZS and the partaking post-metal of Belgium’s Psychonaut, whereas French darkwave artist Sirra Veins has been added to this yr’s line-up.
“Pelagic Fest 2025 will proceed proper the place final yr’s anniversary version left off: it’s promising to be a killer weekend loaded to the brim with distinctive music from distinctive artists,” enthuses Pelagic label head and The Ocean guitarist Robin Stapps. “I’m completely happy that we managed to keep away from repetitions — NO band on this invoice performed final yr already — while nonetheless remaining (nearly) fully inside the Pelagic roster.”
