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Hordes X is a yearly, two-stage showcase of heavy music, set in the Scottish city of Dundee.
Originally known as Hordes Of Belial, it hit its tenth year in 2019. At the same time, it underwent re-branding, and branched out to incorporate a series of Outreach shows around Scotland, making it an event of many towns and cities.
Over a decade in action, it still shows no signs of stopping.
Hail the Hordes!
Dragon Fire – Hordes X A festival doesn’t run on bands alone. There’s a whole lot of graft, noise and questionable sleep happening around the edges too — and that’s where some of the best Hordes stories live. For our second look at Hordes X, we’re stepping further away from…
Dragon Fire – Hordes X For those who know, Hordes X needs little introduction. For anyone else, who stepped off the planet, consider this your invitation! Built on a love of extreme music, good people and the kind of underground community that makes you want to come back year after…
Hordes X Festival Lucky Dip Returns Take a dip, grab a raffle ticket, and you could walk away with a signed book, festival tickets or a Hordes X merch haul – all while supporting Angus Voice. The much-loved Lucky Dip is returning to Hordes X Festival, but this year there’s…
Hordes X Lineup 2026 Complete The full list of bands appearing at this year’s Hordes X festival has just gone live – and it’s a grizzly grassroots monster! Sadly, through unavoidable circumstances, Northern Ireland’s Owlcrusher will no longer be joining us for the 16th Hordes. We are however, bringing 7…
Hordes X 2026 Tees With less than FOUR WEEKS to go until Hordes X 2026, we are very proud to present this year’s t-shirt design*, provided by our crazy talented partners, Ezekiel Design Co. These commemorative shirts will be available by PRE-ORDER ONLY!!! This is largely for environmental reasons, preventing…
Opensight, Crusaders, Medusa Touch, King Nobody, and Skaith head to Hordes X 2026 Even more outstanding heavy acts step up to the Hordes X plate, including popular returns, first-timers, and a live debut! This update puts us over the halfway mark in revealing this year’s full lineup, and what an…
Ramage Inc., Saħħar, At Their Mercy, Chekhov’s Gun, and Bruxa Join Hordes X 2026 The next round of acts have been announced for Hordes X 2026, with five new bands added to the bill. As September rushes ever closer, the lineup for Scotland’s longest running metal fest is getting mighty…
Hordes X 2026 Sponsors and Partners Scotland’s oldest metal fest. Hordes X. It couldn’t happen without a lot of help. Hordes X is a huge task, all in the name of raising the flag for grassroots heavy music. It needs great bands. It needs great venues. And, obviously, it…
De Profundis, Cnoc An Tursa, and Owlcrusher Kick Off Hordes X 2026 Lineup Hordes X fest has just announced the first batch of bands appearing at its sixteenth edition!!! Taking place across the stages of Hidden and Music Hall Dundee, the oldest metal fest is Scotland, Hordes X, is back…
Hordes X 2026 The Beast in the East, Scotland’s oldest metal fest, Hordes X, is back for its SIXTEENTH edition!!! Featuring two days of stacked extreme metal and old school bands (plus some curveballs), the influential live platform returns to the twin venues of Hidden and Music Hall Dundee,…
