Legendary British doom band Warning will perform an exclusive show at Kult on 4 September 2026. The band will also release their long-awaited new album in 2026.
Shortly after releasing their now-iconic 2006 album Watching from a Distance, Warning disbanded and remained inactive until reuniting in 2017 for a series of special performances featuring the album in full. Warning, led by Patrick Walker, has now returned to the studio.
“After seventeen years of focusing my attention and energies on other endeavours, production is well underway on a new Warning album, and I’m pleased to find a home for the band with Relapse Records, who will be releasing this long-awaited follow-up to ‘Watching from a Distance’, as well as reissuing the band’s back catalogue.
“Considering the quality and integrity of their releases, I feel privileged, and am grateful to Relapse, for honouring and preserving my past work, and for their trust and confidence in this next chapter of my musical journey.”
The current lineup:
Patrick Walker – Guitar and Vocals
Marcus Hatfield – Bass
Wayne Taylor – Guitar
Andrew Prestidge – Drums
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Norwegian Grammy-winning noise rock band Årabrot makes their Finnish debut on 22.5.2026 at Sellosali, Espoo
Årabrot’s sonic landscape is a wide and wild field of purposeful contrasts. A world of friction between noise, disharmony, tension, and moments of harmony. Yet there is more than noise rock in their formula—a dark, velveteen grace emerges, hinting at influences from pop and cabaret.
At the heart of Årabrot is Nernes, who embodies the band itself. Formed in Haugesund, Norway, in 2001, Årabrot spent years navigating the blackened, grimy European noise rock underground. In 2014, Nernes’ life changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. The illness nearly claimed him, but the long, gruelling process of treatment and recovery gave him space to reconsider his life—and his artistic practice.
Speaking from the deconsecrated church in Djura, Sweden, where he lives with his wife, musician Karin Park, and their young daughter, Nernes, reflects on the experience: “I struggled through that period of extreme sickness by writing our album The Gospel (2016). It was like a big explosion. And after an explosion comes silence. In that silence, you realise that everything has changed—and it was in that silence that the new record was born.”
Having successfully recovered, Årabrot returned stronger than ever. The band has collaborated with renowned producers like Billy Anderson and Steve Albini, and musicians including Ted Parsons (Killing Joke/Swans), Stephen O’Malley (Sunn O)))), and Erlend Hjelvik (Kvelertak), further expanding their powerful and unique sound.
Experimental music pioneer Masami Akita, known worldwide by his moniker Merzbow, is set to deliver an exclusive performance at Ääniwalli in Helsinki on January 14, 2026.
The pioneer of experimental music, Masami Akita, better known as Merzbow, will perform in Finland for one night only – the exclusive show will take place at Kuudes Linja in Helsinki on January 14, 2026.
Having released music since 1980, Merzbow is regarded as one of the most significant and influential figures in the global noise music scene.
Growing up surrounded by psychedelic and progressive rock as well as free jazz, Akita became interested in Dadaism and Surrealism during his student years – influences that led to the creation of a completely distinctive and rule-defying sound world. His work played a key role in shaping the Japanese noise movement and has inspired countless experimental musicians around the world.
Merzbow is not only an artist but also an animal rights activist, whose ethical values are reflected in his art. Above all, however, he is a surprising and unpredictable performer – his live shows are grounded in experimentation, improvisation, and intense presence.
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