Necrosonic Festival returns to the Mansfield Tavern on Saturday, August 22 2026, and the full lineup has been revealed to the masses! With dual headliners Rivers of Nihil (USA) and our very own Psycroptic, alongside exclusive reunions, one-off performances and long-awaited resurrections ~ this year’s ritual is the most formidable yet.
With a massive deference to Australian talent, this year’s line-up is: The Bezerker, Rivers of Nihil, Psycroptic, Gravemind, Lynchmada (Exclusive ‘One Last Time’), Segression (30 Year Reunion), Minus Life (Resurrected – Exclusive), Pestilential Shadows, Five Star Prison Cell (Resurrected), Wxrldfxcker, Witchskull, Dreamkillers (Special EP Set), Helm (Resurrected – One-Off Show), M.S.B.I. (Resurrected – One-Off Show), Barriers, Meth Leppard, Permafog, Destruktor, Gutless, F.U.C, RUN, John Lee Spider, The Matador, Body Prison, Growth, Grotesque Bliss, Vyrion, Neomantra, Nembutolik, Slaughtercult and Bruxa.
HEAVY has thrown down the challenge and sent a Q & A sheet out to all bands, with any that don’t return one completed having to buy us a beer at Necrosonic. So while we are quietly hoping we get minimal replies, a couple have gotten back to us already, and today we feature Vyrion.
Vyrion absolutely know how to deliver a sonic beating, utilising a savage mix of black ‘n’ roll that hits like a direct fist to the mouth. Exploding out of Brisbane’s ferocious heavy underground, this four-piece progressive black metal force has spent years solidifying its status as one of Australia’s most unrelenting extreme acts. Through their monumental, bone-crushing full-lengths like Geo and Nil, they conjure up a beautifully chaotic whirlwind of fury, despair, and sheer hatred.
Every single track functions as an entirely bleak, concept-driven journey, shifting effortlessly between intricately crafted atmospheric lulls and sudden, devastating thrash assaults. It is a world-class display of pure extreme metal mastery that demands your full attention and keeps your head thrashing long after the final note fades.
Q & A
HEAVY: NECROSONIC 2026 is almost upon us. How far out from August 22 will you allow yourself to get excited?
VYRION: I was born excited for Necro ’26.
H: What does it mean to your band to be playing NECROSONIC?
V: It’s going to be fun to play with some familiar faces that we haven’t seen on stages for a while.
H: How important are festivals like NECROSONIC for the Australian music scene?
V: It’s important to have festivals with local acts. Not many feature homegrown talent.
H: It’s a long day of music. What will you be doing to make sure you will still be standing come your set time?
V: I’ll have a beer in hand and see what happens.
H: Give me your Top 3 Festival survival tips.
V: Drink, mosh, repeat.
H: Which band – other than yourself – do you think will get up to the most mischief on the day?
V: Pestilential will bring the most chaos, but I reckon F.U.C.! will be the most unhinged.
H: What one song of yours would you tell festival-goers to listen to of yours if they haven’t heard you play before?
V: Listen to Polar; we’re bringing it back for Necro, and it’s a total fucking jam.
H: Will you be taking requests on the day?
V: Not during the set.
H: Run us through your typical live show and what punters can expect.
V: Vyrion is fast, frantic, thrashing Black Metal with a rock ’n’ roll heart. Expect to thrash about.
H: What’s your latest release?
V: Nil is our latest release, but for Necro we’re bringing songs from Geo, fittingly.
H: Finally, what plans does your band have for the rest of 2026 into 2027?
V: We’ll be writing and recording, with a few shows here and there.
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