Ihsahn, This Will Destroy You, God Is An Astronaut, and More Added to Pelagic Fest
We’re still five months out from this year’s Pelagic Fest out in Maastricht, Netherlands, but the organizers dropped a bomb on everyone today with the release of the festival’s entire lineup. And let’s just say that lineup is a doozy, with today’s additions of blackened progressive metal master Ihsahn, post-rock outfit This Will Destroy You, and instrumental trip God Is An Astronaut as the fest’s headliners.
Spanning two days on August 23 and 24, the festival will feature a wide range of genres, just as Pelagic Records’ lineup does. Speaking to the diversity of sound that the fest promises, Robin Staps, head of Pelagic Records, said they were absolutely excited to get this year’s festival off the ground.
“Pelagic Fest 2025 will continue right where last year’s anniversary edition left off: it’s promising to be a killer weekend loaded to the brim with exceptional music from exceptional artists. I’m happy that we managed to avoid repetitions — NO band on this bill played last year already — whilst still remaining (almost) entirely within the Pelagic roster. Yes, that does include Ihsahn, who delivered a stunning reinterpretation of Lustmord’s Dark Awakening as part of our pandemic Lustmord tribute album, The Others… and God Is An Astronaut’s All Is Violent, All Is Bright was the third album we ever released.”
As it stands, the full lineup is as follows:
Ihsahn
This Will Destroy You
God Is An Astronaut
Bruit ≤ (Performing two sets: The Machine…/Monolith & The Age of Ephemerality in full)
Psychonaut
Hypno5e
Gösta Berlings Saga
You, Infinite (Performing their self-titled album in full)
Pothamus
LO!
A Burial At Sea
Telepathy
Bear
Barrens
Hemelbestormer
TÖRZS
The Gorge
Astrosaur
Blessings
Johan G. Winther
The Hills Mover
If all of that looks right up your alley and you’re able to get out to the Netherlands this August, be sure to head over to the ticket page to get yours. Early bird passes are already sold out, but weekend tickets are still available, so get yours today.
