DISMAL ASCENDANCY FEST 2026

Name: DISMAL ASCENDANCY FEST 2026
Start: 2026-08-22T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-22T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Modrá Vopice

took place · 22 Aug 2026

Blue Vopice, Prague

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The second edition of Dismal Ascendancy Fest (vol. 2) takes place on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Prague's Modrá Vopice club (corner of Spojovací and K Žižkovu streets, Prague 9 – Nové Vysočany). The event showcases Czech death/grind/thrash metal bands with special guest Child Cemetery from Vienna.

Line-up:
15:00 – Doors
16:00 – JAWBREAKER (heavy, Prague)
17:00 – NO MONEY FOR CRYSTAL METH (death, Nová Paka)
18:00 – TRÝZEŇ (brutal deathgrind, Varnsdorf)
19:00 – TIMELESS END (melodic death, České Budějovice)
20:00 – BERHELVEN (death/doom, Prague)
21:00 – RAZOR INSTEAD OF TONGUE (thrash, UA/Prague)
22:00 – CHILD CEMETERY (brutal deathgrind, Vienna)

Admission is 300 CZK, payable on-site only; no advance tickets available. Poster: @mrsina.art. Organizer contact: berhelven@gmail.com. Transport: K Žižkovu stop right by the club, buses 134, 136, 177, and 195 from Vysočanská metro station.

About the festival: DISMAL ASCENDANCY FEST 2026

2nd edition

festival year

performing bands

~130

club capacity (persons)

Good to know

1 day (Sat 22. 8. 2026)
Admission 300 Kč, only on-site (no advance sales)
Doors 15:00, first band 16:00
Modrá Vopice Club, K Žižkovu 1, Praha 9 - Nové Vysočany
Club capacity approx. 130 people (interior)
Organizers contact: berhelven@gmail.com
No camping (club event in Prague)
Public transport: metro B (Českomoravská) or tram, stop Nové Vysočany

What's new

2026-06
Fobiazine.cz published the complete program of the second edition, including the schedule and information about entry only on-site for 300 Kč.
2026-06
Darkzin.cz and the Modrá Vopice website confirmed the event date - Saturday 22. 8. 2026 from 15:00.
2025-08
The first edition of Dismal Ascendancy Fest (vol. 1) took place on 27. 8. 2025 at Modrá Vopice in Prague.

Line-up

JAWBREAKER 16:00
NO MONEY FOR CRYSTAL METH 17:00
TRÝZEŇ 18:00
TIMELESS END 19:00
RAZOR INSTEAD OF TONGUE 21:00

About: JAWBREAKER

Since 2009, this five-piece from Minden has been bringing heavy metal hits of the 70s through 90s to life - Judas Priest, Saxon, Dio and more. Frontman Stefan Kaiser has a reputation for winning over the whole room, metal fans or not.

638

fans on Facebook

Tour

MindenHüllhorstRintelnBremenBückeburg

Tracks

Judas Priest coverssetlist backbone - Breaking the Law, Living After Midnight and other classics

Saxon coversWheels of Steel, Denim and Leather - typical live show numbers

Accept coversBalls to the Wall, Fast as a Shark - regularly in the setlist

Dio coversHoly Diver, Rainbow in the Dark - favorite additions

A Lesson In Metalband's first CD, released in 2019 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary

Recent shows

Dec 2, 2025 Umeda CLUB QUATTRO, Osaka (JP)
Dec 1, 2025 Nagoya CLUB QUATTRO, Nagoya (JP)
Nov 28, 2025 Bay Hall, Yokohama (JP)

About: TRÝZEŇ

This four-piece from Varnsdorf plays brutal deathgrind with no frills and no compromises. They have been making their mark on the Czech underground metal circuit since their early days, proving that the north Bohemian region has a voice in extreme music.

6500

Kč raised on Donio (12 contributors)

What's new

2025-10
The band Trýzeň performed at the Rock Hill event in Ostrava on October 10, 2025.
2025-08
The band participated in the second edition of the Dismal festival at the Prague venue Modrá Vopice, where it performed alongside bands such as Child Cemetery (Vienna) and Berhelven.
2024-03
Trýzeň launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Donio platform to raise funds for new equipment; the campaign raised 6,500 Kč from 12 contributors.

About: BERHELVEN

This Prague five-piece blends brutal death and doom with synth-laced atmospherics and a female voice - a band only founded in 2024 that has already carved out a name on the Czech metal circuit, including as organizer of the Dismal Ascendancy Fest.

What's new

2026-06
BERHELVEN performed on June 10, 2026 at the Prague club 007 Strahov alongside Swedish and Italian bands LÝSIS, SHIVER DOWN and DISTORTED TIMES.
2026-06
The band participated in June 2026 at a festival in Bylany (Stromovka area), where it performed as part of a two-day event.
2026-03
In March 2026, the band performed in Roztoky near Prague, where it was invited as guests by the local band Shadow of the Abyss.

Tour

PrahaRoztokyBylany

Tracks

Corpsickone of the band's first compositions, available on Bandzone

Betrayala composition from the early repertoire, available on Bandzone

Bury the bodiesa composition from the early repertoire, available on Bandzone

Sufferinga composition from the early repertoire, available on Bandzone

About: Child Cemetery

Vienna's Child Cemetery bring a relentless wall of brutal deathgrind - gutturals, crushing riffs and machine-gun drumming - backed by a prolific run of releases since 2020, most recently the single Homicide Hotline (April 2025).

306

monthly listeners on Spotify

What's new

2025-04
The band released a new single Homicide Hotline (April 2025), their latest recording since the album Rebirthed Revived Rekilled.
2024-09
In September 2024, the single SANCTUARY was released, the second recording after the album Rebirthed Revived Rekilled.
2024-01
In January 2024, the band released their debut full-length album Rebirthed Revived Rekilled with 11 tracks through Necrotic Meatgrinder Recordings.

Tracks

Rebirthed Revived Rekilleddebut full-length album (2024), 11 tracks, released via Necrotic Meatgrinder Recordings

Homicide Hotlinesingle from April 2025, the band's latest recording

Cheering for Murder EPEP from January 2021, physically released as a limited CD

Loss of Sanity EPEP from November 2020

The Child Cemeterydebut EP from March 2020, four tracks

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