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John Smith Rock Festival takes over Jyväskylä's Kylpylähotelli Peurunka in mid-July 2026 to celebrate female-fronted and progressive [metal](/festivals/music/metal). The festival [in Finland](/festivals/finland) welcomes [Floor Jansen](/artists/floor-jansen) and [Anneke van Giersbergen](/artists/anneke-van-giersbergen), divas of [symphonic metal](/festivals/music/symphonic-metal) and [progressive metal](/festivals/music/progressive-metal), living legends of the European metal scene. The lineup intensifies with [Beast In Black](/artists/beast-in-black), masters of [power metal](/festivals/music/power-metal) and [heavy metal](/festivals/music/heavy-metal), and [THE GATHERING](/artists/the-gathering), pioneers of [gothic metal](/festivals/music/gothic-metal) and [alternative rock](/festivals/music/alternative-rock). [For My Pain...](/artists/for-my-pain) completes this bill with their atmospheric [doom metal](/festivals/music/doom-metal) blending [death metal](/festivals/music/death-metal), [ambient](/festivals/music/ambient), and [folk rock](/festivals/music/folk-rock) touches. This unique festival combines [progressive rock](/festivals/music/progressive-rock), [alternative metal](/festivals/music/alternative-metal), and thermal relaxation, creating a refined metal experience in the soothing setting of a Finnish lakeside spa.