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Headbang Festival 2026: The Ultimate Metal Event in Aix-en-Provence

The Headbang Festival has established itself as a major reference on the French metal scene, delivering an explosive lineup on March 7-8, 2026 at 6MIC in Aix-en-Provence. This festival brings together fans of heavy and extreme sounds around a selection of international artists who push the boundaries of the genre.

The 2026 lineup features headliners like Carpenter Brut, master of darksynth and synthwave, alongside Rise of the Northstar who fuse hardcore punk and rap metal. Fans of extreme metal will also discover Harakiri for the Sky and their atmospheric blackgaze, as well as Poppy who defies conventions by mixing nu metal, electropop and metalcore.

The complete lineup also includes Sorcerer for fans of epic doom metal, TEN56. with their brutal deathcore, and Shaârghot bringing their touch of industrial metal. Bands like Doodseskader and Ocean Grove enrich this eclectic program that explores all facets of modern metal.

From black metal to sludge metal, through post-metal and groove metal, the Headbang Festival offers a true panorama of contemporary metal diversity over two intense days that promise to shake the walls of 6MIC.