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Australia Unites To SAVE THE BLACK WREATH This Saturday Night

Blacken Forever is a nationwide celebration of music and solidarity, bringing people together to support the movement to Save The Black Wreath. From the biggest cities to the heart of the Dead Centre, concerts will erupt simultaneously across the country, featuring some of Australia’s best heavy bands. One day, one movement. One shot to Save The Black Wreath.

Blacken Forever is a national show of strength, unity and noise. Support the cause to save one of Australia’s best heavy festival events across every state this Saturday, Septembger 12. Sydney’s event will be held at The Metro Social, featuring Witchskull, Astrodeath, Crown St Militia, Bifter and Dead By Dawn TIX

Melbourne’s showcase is at Singing Bird Studios, Frankston, featuring Psycroptic, Nembutolik, Womb To Tomb, Uncle Geezer, Fracture, ESP and Mayhem. TIX

Adelaide will party on at the Ed Castle Hotel featuring Freedom of Fear, Bone Reaper, Sundowner, Biome, Apocalyptic and Annihilation. TIX

The home of Blacken with The Black Wreath will host the Northern Territory’s event, featuring Southeast Desert Metal, SNAKES, The Holy Dimes, Nglah, Tombfeeder, Balaclava Peace Collective and more. TIX

Lynott’s Lounge is the place for people in the West, featuring Crypt Crawler, Forged By Fear, Dreamspeed and Metamourne. TIX

And the QLD event will be at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse, featuring Helm, Snake Mountain, Blind Girls, Holystone, Couch Wizard, Awful Noise and Bunny Racket, with Lagerstein doing a special DJ set. TIX

Or head to the main site to check out all events tinyurl.com/blackenforever

Blacken Forever is a nationwide celebration of music and solidarity, uniting Australia’s heavy metal community to Save The Black Wreath. From the biggest cities to the heart of the Dead Centre, concerts will erupt simultaneously across the country. Over thirty of Australia’s heaviest bands will take the stage across six cities on the final day of the crowdfunding campaign, creating a national wall of noise and determination. Blacken Forever proves this movement is bigger than the Dead Centre of Australia. The Black Wreath is a heavy metal institution, and this community will stand together and refuse to let it go without a fight!

FInd Bands Coming to Australia:

Thursday, July 16, 2026

The Astor

PERTH, Western Australia (WA)

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Hindley Street Music Hall

ADELAIDE, South Australia (SA)

Saturday, July 11, 2026

The Forum

MELBOURNE, Victoria (VIC)

Friday, July 10, 2026

The Enmore

SYDNEY, New South Wales (NSW)