A brand new metal and punk festival has been announced for Galway for three days next January.
TORANN brings together the raw power of punk and the relentless force of metal for a weekend-long onslaught of riffs, noise and pure DIY spirit, presented by Strange Brew.
January 9th-11th 2026, Galway (various locations, including Róisín Dubh)
From the beating heart of Galway’s underground to national heavy-hitters and international wrecking crews, TORANN celebrates the scene that thrives in bars and backrooms – now spilling across the city.
The inaugural festival weekend will see legendary metal band PRIMORDIAL headline on Saturday, January 10, joined by Death The Leveller and Genuflection at the Róisín Dubh.
Primordial is an Irish extreme metal band formed in 1987 in Skerries, County Dublin.
Known for blending black metal with Celtic and folk influences.
Their music is marked by epic song structures, emotional intensity, and themes drawn from Irish history, mythology, and identity. Led by frontman A.A. Nemtheanga (Alan Averill) and
guitarist Ciáran MacUiliam.
Primordial gained international acclaim with albums like Spirit the Earth Aflame (2000), The Gathering Wilderness (2005), and To The Nameless Dead (2007).
The band’s sound is both raw and poetic, often exploring loss, nationalism, and existential struggle—earning them a reputation as one of the most passionate and distinctive voices in the metal world.
Death The Leveller is a doom metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2016 by former members of the cult Irish metal act Mael Mórdha.
Their music combines crushing, melodic doom with touches of death and gothic metal, creating a dark, atmospheric sound driven by themes of mortality, fate, and the human condition.
Fronted by Gabriel Gaba, the band is known for powerful, emotive vocals and expansive, cinematic compositions that balance heaviness with haunting melody.
With releases like their self-titled EP (2017) and debut album II (2021), Death The Leveller have carved out a strong reputation in the international doom scene for their emotional depth and dramatic, sorrowful sound.
Genuflection is a crushing doom, sludge, and death-doom metal band from Galway, formed in 2018.
They are known for their heavy, oppressive sound and released a self-titled 12″ EP titled Veil in 2020.
Tickets are from €28 and are on sale now. Further line-up announcements will be made in due course.
Expect unrelenting shows across Róisín Dubh, The Loft and Sally Longs this January at TORANN, as Strange Brew unleashes a lineup built for chaos, catharsis and community.
This is more than a festival – it’s a rallying cry for noise, for sweat, for togetherness.
TORANN is Loud. Local. Global.
Bring earplugs.
