Hellfest West adds more bands to lineup (The Beautiful Mistake, Kickback)
Hellfest West has added 10 more bands to its lineup.
Revealed today, Kickback, Arkangel, Downpresser, The Beautiful Mistake, Invocation Of Nehek, Load Tha Nine, Negative Force, Guilt, Four Winds Away, and Staple will be joining the hardcore festival. Previously announced acts performing Hellfest West include Shattered Realm, Disembodied, I Promised The World, and The Path Of Resistance.
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A limited number of weekend and single-day passes for Hellfest West can be purchased here. The festival will take over The Observatory in Santa Ana on February 20 and February 21.
Hellfest West 2026 lineup
The Path Of Resistance
Mindforce
Disembodied
Elysia
Turmoil
It Dies Today
Twitching Tongues
Day Of Suffering
Kids Like Us
Beyond Repair
Morning Again
Balmora
Shattered Realm
Skycamefalling
Recon
No Innocent Victim
Bayway
Crush Your Soul
Years Spent Cold
I Promised The World
Outta Pocket
Fatal Realm
Frozen Ground
Start Today
Invocation Of Nehek
Bloodshed
Sin Against Sin
Kickback
Arkangel
Downpresser
The Beautiful Mistake
Invocation Of Nehek
Load Tha Nine
Negative Force
Guilt
Four Winds Away
Staple
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