Necrosonic Festival returns to 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 years line-up is: 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 Permafog.
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HEAVY: NECROSONIC 2026 is almost upon us. How far out from August 22 will you allow yourself to get excited?
PERMAFOG: Permafog are greatly anticipating this live performance – our debut in Qld. We’re currently rehearsing new material for this festival with very limited performances occurring until then. I guess we’ll start to feel some sort of emotion around the release of the ep prior to the event itself.
H: What does it mean to your band to be playing NECROSONIC?
P: It’s only our second time appearing on the mainland. Given we are from Southern Tasmania, it’s a great opportunity for us to spread our wings and play in front of a completely fresh audience. We are very grateful for that opportunity as it means we can gauge how our music is received with a fresh crowd.
H: How important are festivals like NECROSONIC for the Australian music scene?
P: Having witnessed NecroSonic in 2025, I can attest to the gravity of the event itself – the overall experience being one of huge importance to live, heavy music. Not since the days of Bloodlust in Sydney, and Metal for The Brain in Canberra have I felt an event land so heavily.
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?
P: We’ll prepare by watching a few acts, warm up for our own delivery before being able to relax after and watch the remainder of the bands over the course of the night. We’ll be playing around 6pm and this works perfectly for us as it’s an earlier set time to what we’re used to – perfectly sat in the middle of the roster.
H: Give me your Top 3 Festival survival tips.
P: We’re not too concerned for anyone’s survival. That said, don’t come out of the gate too hard or you’ll make a dick of yourself.
H: Which band – other than yourself – do you think will get up to the most mischief on the day?
P: I’ve got no idea who will be running amok – but with a name like Meth Leopard, I can only imagine these cats will be out of their wigs.
H: What one song would you tell festival goers to listen to of yours if they haven’t heard you play before?
P: Frost Hammer is as good as any to begin with. This is a newly released single from our upcoming ep. released for the festival.
H: Will you be taking requests on the day?
P: No covers, no quarter given.
H: Run us through your typical live show and what punters can expect.
P: Usually it involves mountains of bones, skulls and spikes. However, bringing our immense and foul smelling collection interstate would prove impossible. We shall see.
H: What’s your latest release?
P: We will have a very newly released track Frost Hammer that dropped in January this year as part of our upcoming ep. This should see physical and digital formats released midwinter entitled Evil Excrete.
H: Finally, what plans does your band have for the rest of 2026 into 2027?
P: We will finish the year off with a few more shows while pursuing a 2027 of more writing and occasional live appearances. We aim to balance our shows with more time in between nowadays. We’ll also aim to appear live in locations we have yet to venture to and play alongside some old heathen cohorts.
