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Ice cold, once in a lifetime: Fortress Festival 2026 — Photo gallery of day 2

Author Peterson Marti - 4.6.2026

Day 2 of Fortress Festival 2026 delivered one of the most remarkable closing sets in the event’s history, as Gallowbraid made their worldwide live debut sixteen years after “Ashen Eidolon”. Before that moment, A Forest of Stars, Abigail Williams, Fluisteraars, Vinterland and Misþyrming took the Grand Hall through every shade of black metal the genre has to offer.

A Forest of Stars

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Abigail Williams

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Fluisteraars

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Vinterland

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Misþyrming

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Gallowbraid

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Ice cold, once in a lifetime: Fortress Festival 2026 — Photo gallery of day 2

A Forest of Stars

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