THE DOOM PILGRIM: Valley Dweller
Who you are
You come to Hellfest to be moved, not to jump. Slowness is your language. You settle down on the grass in the Valley and let the sound completely envelop you.
Your Scene
The Valley. The most mesmerizing place at the festival. Sound coming from everywhere, an audience quieting down to truly listen.
Your must-sees for 2026
Thursday : Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats (9:05 PM), vintage psychedelic doom, the best possible nocturnal intro. Elder (5:30 PM), psychedelic stoner in broad daylight. Kadavar (11:15 PM), psychedelic hard rock to end the night in a trance.
Friday : Mastodon (11:50 PM), Valley night closing by the masters of progressive sludge. Slift (9:40 PM), French psychedelic stoner at its absolute best. Conjurer (2:20 PM), British post-metal doom sludge, one of the current scene's revelations. Torche (5:40 PM), bright and dense stoner.
Saturday: Amenra (9:40 PM), Belgian post-metal, an emotionally devastating performance not to be missed under any circumstances. Cult of Luna (11:50 PM), Swedish post-metal closing out the night. God is an Astronaut (5:45 PM), Irish instrumental post-rock at dusk. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (4:10 PM), maximalist and hypnotic British stoner.
Sunday : Acid Bath (8:50 PM), a very rare reunion of a cult 90s sludge band. Down (11:15 PM), a late-night sludge closing with Phil Anselmo. Eyehategod (4:50 PM), New Orleans sludge in its rawest form. Corrosion of Conformity (6:40 PM), benchmark sludge groove.
Your Hellfest x Flibustier The Reliquary Obsidian coin
Official 2026 Limited Edition Hellfest Signet Ring, €249. Volcanic obsidian, heavy, absorbing light like the Valley absorbs sound.
