Thrashville returns to the lush bushland of Dashville in Lower Belford, Hunter Valley, on Saturday, 27 June 2026. Celebrated as the region’s heaviest music gathering, this inclusive, single-day outdoor festival delivers a high-energy feast of punk, hard rock, and heavy metal across four vibrant stages.
Following a medical cancellation by US punk band FEAR, homegrown legends Cosmic Psychos will headline the powerhouse lineup alongside premier acts like Disentomb, The Bennies, and Dregg. Beyond the music, attendees can enjoy pro-skateboarding displays, a walk-in tattoo parlour, live graffiti art, local food, and onsite camping.
HEAVY sent each band a short Q&A in order to get to know them a bit better. Today we get better acquainted with Pyrefly.
Pyrefly is a fiercely resilient, independent progressive metal band from Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 2016, the masked four-piece has carved out a dedicated following within the Australian underground scene. They deliver a crushing blend of seven-string riffs, driving grooves, and soaring melodies.
They earned a major milestone by winning the local band competition to open the Good Things Festival in Sydney, and backed by hard-hitting tracks like The Void, Pyrefly recently celebrated the release of their powerful debut album, Lost & Found.
Q & A
HEAVY: THRASHVILLE 2026 is nearly upon us. Have you ever been to Thrashville before as a punter or performing?
PYREFLY: Never been, but always had a close eye on it! Going has been a bucket list item since it started, so it’s awesome that our first time is gonna be as players!
What does it mean to you to be playing Thrashville?
Being counted among such incredible acts both past and present feels pretty sick, not gonna lie. Every band to hit those stages to date have earned their way to those spots, and it feels like a career highlight to be one of those bands.
How important are festivals like Thrashville for Australian bands?
Thrashville, in particular, is important because of the roots in Australian music. We see so many festivals that come through with only a handful of Aussie acts, let alone local bands. Thrashville has the size and grandeur of any of those other festivals, but still maintains support for Aussie acts and bands finding their footing. It seemed once like there was this huge gap between the top of the local scene and the bottom of the international scene, but Thrashville bridges that gap perfectly.
Which bands are you most looking forward to and why?
Disentombed for sure. Those guys put on one hell of a show, and I can’t wait to have my face melted in the front row. Whisperhead are another band to keep an eye on, they always deliver a sick performance and are a class act through and through.
It’s a long day of music. What will you be doing to make sure you will still be standing come your set time?
Lots of hydration, good food and maybe a sneaky tattoo to get the blood pumping before our set. Other than that, it’ll be conserving as much energy as I can for our set so we can hit the ground running.
Give me your Top 3 Festival survival tips.
One: Get in early and find yourself and your crew a good shaded spot you can call home base for the day. The earlier you get in, the better the view of the stage you’ll have when you need to take a breather.
Two: Drink heaps of water. Last thing you want is to pass out before your favourite band.
Three: Look out for each other in the pit. If someone goes down, pick them up.
Which band – other than yourself – do you think will get up to the most mischief on the day?
I haven’t heard of Catpiss until now, but something tells me they are gonna be cooked and hilarious.
What song do you think the crowd would want you to play to finish your set, and what are you going to play?
We cycle through a few finishers, from Silver Tongue through to The Void, but this time I think we want violence. When we smash out The Void, we hope to see everyone armed with their bonk sticks and ready for war.
What one song would you tell festival goers to listen to of yours if they haven’t heard you play before?
Go hit up The Void on Youtube! We released a video clip alongside the album release, and really captures the raw and intense energy we try to bring to every performance.
What is your most recent release?
Our latest release is our debut album Lost & Found, available on all streaming sites and Bandcamp. It was a huge undertaking and captures every stage of our journey as a band in the years we have been together. We hope you hear it, and we hope you love it as much as we loved creating it.
Finally, what plans does your band have for the rest of 2026?
2026 will see us hitting parts of the country we either haven’t been to much, or haven’t been to yet. We are taking ‘Lost & Found’ to roads less travelled and visiting heaps of regional spots on top of our regular haunts. After that, we start our work on album 2 😉
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