
SUNFEST 2026 - Brno
A two-leg tour of three Czech metal bands sharing the word Sun in their names. Atmospheric metalcore, progressive djent, and alternative rock converge in one evening in Brno.
Halo of the Sun are a progressive metalcore band from Kladno, Czech Republic, formed in 2015 by brothers Martin and Adam Ďurica after they left the punk scene. The band built their reputation through a series of singles with music videos, collected on the EP Exasperation. In 2019 they won the Škola Rocku competition and were featured in Rock&Pop magazine. A lineup change in 2021 pushed their sound in a more progressive direction.
The band released a new single and music video "Can't Escape".
The band released the single "Welcome the Hurricane" with a visualizer by Norwegian Riivata Visuals; mixing and mastering was done by Damian Kucera from the band Skywalker.
The band performed at the Votvírák festival, which they reached as part of winning the Škola Rocku 2019 competition.
Jirka Kočka and Honza Blumenstein left the band; Sebastian Pernica took over on bass and the lineup changed to a four-member formation with a more progressive direction.

A two-leg tour of three Czech metal bands sharing the word Sun in their names. Atmospheric metalcore, progressive djent, and alternative rock converge in one evening in Brno.

Three Czech metal bands united by the word Sun - Dream of the Sun, Halo of the Sun, and Bite the Sun - bring metalcore, djent, and alternative rock to Prague.