DoW Festival - Scotland

31/08/2026

DEAD OF WINTER IV — BAND ANNOUNCEMENT

This one is going to be something genuinely unique...

Seven Doors 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Ryan Wills has recently announced that after several years of releases, collaborations and carving his own place into the UK underground, he’s bringing Seven Doors to an end.

But before that final door closes, there’s one thing left to do... PLAY LIVE !!!

Seven Doors has always existed as Ryan’s solo project and, incredibly, has never performed live before...

So at Dead of Winter IV, Ryan is putting together a band for one special send-off - meaning this will be the FIRST, ONLY and LAST Seven Doors live performance...

Joining Ryan for the occasion will be:

⚔️ Joe Bradley ( Trench Foot ) — Guitar
⚔️ Ross Dunn ( ex Rancid Cadaver / Rumination DM ) — Vocals / Bass
⚔️ Stephen Wilkinson ( Suffering Rites / Enucleate ) — Drums

We’re genuinely honoured that Ryan has chosen Dead of Winter as the place to bring Seven Doors to the stage for the first and final time.

No second date. No reunion tour. No catching them next time... There isn't a next time !!!

One set. One stage. One final send-off.

If Seven Doors has meant something to you over the years, come and give the project the farewell it deserves. 💀

⚔️ DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL — VOLUME IV
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📅 29th & 30th January 2027
💀 1 Stage • 14 Bands • 2 Days

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

Dead of Winter Festival : Vol. IV

SEVEN DOORS — FIRST. ONLY. LAST.

18/08/2026

DEAD OF WINTER IV — BAND ANNOUNCEMENT

The Dead of Winter IV announcements continue, and this time we’re heading to Sardinia…

Tombal 🇮🇹

Formed in late 2025 in Sardinia, Italy, Tombal are a brand-new name with an unmistakably old-school purpose - raw, violent Swedish-style death metal drenched in HM-2 chainsaw filth and firmly rooted in the sound and atmosphere of the early ’90s.

Despite only emerging from the grave last year, Tombal have already made their presence felt. Their debut EP Grave of the Damned arrived in June through Blood Harvest Records / Unholy Domain Records, delivering exactly what they set out to create: uncompromising, ferocious old-school death metal with absolutely no interest in modern formulas.

Four friends, one shared obsession with extreme music, and a determination to keep the filthy Scandinavian death metal tradition alive.

That sounds very much at home at Dead of Winter.

We’re delighted to welcome TOMBAL from Sardinia to Glasgow for DEAD OF WINTER IV. 🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

If you've not encountered them yet, get Grave of the Damned fired on and familiarise yourself - we think you’ll understand very quickly why they're coming to Glasgow.

And there’s plenty more still to come…

⚔️ DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL — VOLUME IV
📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📅 29th & 30th January 2027
💀 1 Stage • 14 Bands • 2 Days

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW... https://t-s.co/de028

More announcements incoming...

14/08/2026

DEAD OF WINTER IV — FIRST BAND ANNOUNCEMENT

First off, a massive thank you to everyone who picked up an Early Bird ticket immediately after Dead of Winter III. The response was mental — they were gone within around 48 hours.

Standard weekend tickets are very much available now… and it’s time we started showing you what we’ve got lined up for Volume IV.

First up — Zealot Cult 🇮🇪

Hailing from Limerick, Ireland, Zealot Cult have been flying the flag for uncompromising old-school death metal since 2008, combining the aggression of the classic Floridian sound with the darker, grimier atmosphere of early European death metal.

The timing couldn't be better either. Mick appeared on Moshville Times Radio with Ricky of Moshville Times yesterday, where Dead of Winter 2027 got a mention — so it seems only right that we make this official.

Zealot Cult are currently on the precipice of releasing their long-awaited second full-length, Psalms of Filth, through Awakening Records on 25th September 2026. The second single “Usurper” is out now across all streaming platforms and gives you a taste of what’s coming.

We’re delighted to welcome ZEALOT CULT to Glasgow for DEAD OF WINTER IV.

And they’re only the beginning…

⚔️ DEAD OF WINTER FESTIVAL — VOLUME IV

📍 Glasgow, Scotland
📅 29th & 30th January 2027
💀 1 Stage • 14 Bands • 2 Days

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW : https://t-s.co/de028

More announcements incoming. 💀⚔️

08/03/2026

Respects paid while visits Sweden to attend Stockholm Extreme Sounds...

In honour of:

Tomas “Quorthon” Forsberg

Lars-Göran Petrov

Rest in Power

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️🇸🇪

15/02/2026

Write up in Distorted Sound Magazine

Elena Francis reviews this year's Dead of Winter Festival: The Trilogy in Glasgow! Read her festival review and see our photo gallery here!

06/02/2026

🔥 THE WAIT IS OVER 🔥

After an overwhelming wave of messages, requests, and encouragement, we’re proud to confirm that the venue is officially secured once again, behold:

Dead of Winter Festival: Vol. IV

Glasgow, Scotland.

Reaching this next chapter off the back of The Trilogy feels unreal. That weekend was something special, and it’s only strengthened our resolve to keep building Dead of Winter into a permanent, uncompromising fixture for old school, underground, and extreme death metal in the UK.

Because so many of you asked — for the first time ever, we’re releasing Early Bird Weekend Tickets as a thank you to everyone who continues to show up, support, and make this festival what it is.

⚔️ EARLY BIRD WEEKEND TICKETS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

• Limited allocation
• £35 (price locked at 2026 levels)
• Available until end of February or until sold out
• Once gone, tickets will increase to the full Vol. IV weekend price

Link here: https://t-s.co/de028

We couldn’t release early birds without giving you a glimpse of what’s coming — so we’re beyond honoured to announce our first headline act:

🔥 Sorcery 🔥

Old school Swedish death metal titans 40th Anniversary Set - A Glasgow-exclusive performance... First-ever show in Scotland

This is history in the making — and it starts right here in Glasgow!..The rest of the lineup will be carefully assembled throughout the year, with the full poster revealed later, as always.

Trust us when we say: Vol. IV is already shaping up to be something special.

Thank you for believing in this festival, for selling out weekends, for the passion, the chaos, and the love for extremity.

This isn’t just our festival — this is yours.

More soon!

See you in the pit.

Kendo & Kwondo

❄️☠️🪦

Dead of Winter Festival: Vol. IV

Glasgow. Scotland. Death Metal.

06/02/2026

Machorecord.bandcamp.com/

DEAD OF WINTER FEST (DOW) | TRILOGY SHIRT

*** ON SALE NOW ***

All last remaining festival is live now on Bandcamp Friday via Macho Records

Sizes available:

S / M / L / XL / 2XL / 3XL

These are leftover shirts from the festival - once they’re gone, they’re gone!

First come, first served!

HAVE YOU GOT YOURS?

Artwork by .art &

🔗 Link at top

The support for DOW continues to be unreal, even well after the show — thank you all 🙌🏻

❄️☠️🪦

05/02/2026

*** UPDATE - 06.02.26 ***

*** 12:30PM ***