Questfest Canberra Updates
HYBRID NIGHTMARES have been announced as the first of two headline acts performing at Questfest 2022 in Canberra.
Canberra's fantasy themed metal festival, Questfest, will play host to Melbourne progressive black metal band Hybrid Nightmares who will return to Canberra for the first time since their tour with Cradle of Filth in 2019.
Hybrid are the first of two headliners for the 2022 iteration of the bespoke festival, which enters its fourth year having played host to the likes of Awaken Solace, Suldusk Horizons Edge and many more in previous years. 2022 marks the 5 year anniversary of their debut album "Almagest" and to celebrate this, band members will be bringing back their iconic costumes from that album period for this show.
Questfest combines a multi stage mini festival style metal show with fantasy, cosplay and gaming. Bands and crowd alike dress up in costume and participate in the assorted games and activities spread throughout the expansive and newly renovated Basement in Belconnen. This year will once again feature a lineup of 9 local acts with a mixture of folk metal, black metal, power metal and acoustic act being featured as part of 2022's upcoming announcements.
The next co-headline act will be announced Friday October 8th at 8am and are one of the most exciting bands to rise from Australia's growing folk metal scene.
QUESTFEST is being held at The Basement Belconnen Saturday March 19 (2022) with tickets going on sale December 1st. Line up announcements are being made weekly via Facebook on the official Questfest 2022 event page which can be found here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/questfest-2022-questlemania/6376434855715365/
As well as on the Girthsword Promotions Instagram, Twitter & Facebook page.
VALHALORE join Questfest
Brisbane epic folk metal band Valhalore will be making their Questfest debut headling the bespoke fantasy folk metal festival at The Basement in Canberra.
After having to postpone tours, travel etc GIRTHSWORD PROMOTIONS are excited to be bringing the 6 piece to be bringing back to Canberra for the first time since December 2018!
Drawing upon elements of Melodic Death, Power, and Symphonic Metal, as well as folk music and cinematic scores, VALHALORE awakens a sense of majesty within all who hear them.
Valhalore’s 2017 album Voyage Into Eternity saw the group peform a sold-out launch show in Brisbane, followed by a string of successful national dates on the “Voyage Across Australia”, “Viktoberfest” tours, followed by an Australian tour with Lagerstein.
2018 saw Valhalore on their first international venture, touring Japan in support of Ensiferum, Trollfest and Wind Rose. Returning home, the band released an acoustic EP, Solace & Solitude, and a 2019 single titled Legacy. In-between releases, the band embarked on more Australian tours with the likes of Kamelot and Trollfest in 2018, and Kalmah in 2019.
A planned tour of Europe (including an appearance at Wacken Open Air 2020) was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the current world predicament putting all tour prospects on hold, Valhalore has no intentions of slowing their charge.
With a new album in the works, Valhalore will be making their return to the world stage very soon and it all starts with Questfest!
QUESTFEST is being held at The Basement Belconnen Saturday March 19 (2022) with tickets going on sale December 1st. Line up announcements are being made weekly via Facebook on the official Questfest 2022 event page which can be found here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/questfest-2022-questlemania/6376434855715365/
