Modern Era Festival 2026 Announces Confessions of A Traitor, Avralize, Shields, The Narrator and More!
Modern Era Festival returns for its second year at New Cross Inn for a three day event championing the best in modern metal. The festival is excited to announce headliners Confessions of a Traitor (Friday), Avralize (Saturday), Shields & The Narrator (Sunday), plus 16 more bands.
They are joined by:
Friday:
Eschalon, After Smoke Clears, Weller, Vows
Saturday:
Profiler, Rituals, Archives, Cober Mouth, Glass Bridges, Dusthouse, Twin Skeletons
Sunday:
Cabinboy Jumped Ship, Rxptrs, Immerse, Survivalist, Divinitas
Tickets are £45 + 4.50 booking fee, and are available here: https://pit.live/events/
Friday see’s London technical metal legends Confessions of a Traitor return to the capital with multi vocalist tech outfit Eschalon and After Smoke Clears debuting their new lineup in the city. The day is kicked off by Aberdeen based Vows and London nu metal crew Weller.
The festival welcomes Avralize over from Germany for their debut headline in London. After a huge year releasing their debut album Liminal and with growing hype around them, they are set to bring a memorable set to the fest with huge support from the likes of Profiler, Rituals, Archives and more across a packed day.
The festival concludes with co-headline sets from locals Shields and second German metalcore guests The Narrator, who recently toured the UK with Annisokay. Sunday also sees the return of Cabin Boy Jumped Ship who wrap up a tour with RXPTRS at Modern Era and the final ever show from Bristol-based Immerse.
Curated and run by Jason Best from Modern Misery promotions, Modern Era strives to build modern metal scene and support grassroots venues.
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