Arka’n Asrafokor creates a powerful metal blend where thrash, death, and nu-metal intertwine with guttural vocals, all set to a rapped flow and hypnotic percussion. Driven by lyrics in Ewe (Niger-Congolese language), English and French, their sound transcends borders. After conquering West Africa, they set Europe on fire with ""Dzikkuh"" (2024), affirming their place among the revelations of contemporary metal.

Born From Pain shapes a raw and uncompromising metalcore, blending crushing grooves, deadly riffs, and devastating breakdowns. Driven by visceral rage and a powerful message, the band transforms anger and frustration into a call for rebellion.

Chalk is the project of three Irish musicians. Heir to the hardcore dancefloors of Belfast, the band is a mix of IDLES and Daniel Avery, Death Grips and Bicep – a techno-infused industrial punk.

With powerful guitars and hip-hop-inspired influences, the Australians of Deez Nuts are set to return to Dour Festival on the Garage stage !

Desolated represents the raw power of British hardcore, combining intense live performances with lyrics rooted in real-life experiences. From underground clubs to major international stages, their music unleashes relentless energy.

Deze hardcore punk en heavy metal band uit Bergen / Mons werd opgericht in 1999, en komt al voor de achtste keer naar Dour Festival. Acht, da's meteen ook het aantal platen dat ze in hun valies hebben. Het is ook het aantal minuten dat ze op de fiets zitten van deur tot Dour, als ze op het ritme van hun eigen dubbele basdrum trappen tenminste.

Dog Race is the thrill of a ritual under strobe lights. Their single ""The Leader"" mixes baroque choirs and gothic tension, a horror film on a haunted dancefloor. Signed to Fascination Street Records and produced by Ali Chant, the London quintet electrifies the rock scene.

Downset., pioneers of hardcore fusion, have been transforming the rage of the Los Angeles streets into burning anthems since the 1980s. Between hardcore and sharp flow, their raw sound has left a mark on generations.

Dry Cleaning is nonchalant spoken word over sharp post-punk. Formed in London in 2017, the quartet turns the ordinary into acid poetry, carried by Florence Shaw's detached voice.

GRLwood explodes on stage with cathartic rage and biting humor, blending abrasive punk with a queer cry of rebellion. Led by Rej Forester, the project smashes norms with raw and untameable energy.

Gustaf, spearhead of New York post-punk, distills raw energy and biting irony. With Audio Drag for Ego Slobs, the band asserts its sharp, punchy style, driven by Lydia Gammill's magnetic voice.

Brighton punk duo Lambrini Girls shake up the scene with ""Who Let The Dogs Out"", an explosive album combining rage, humor and social criticism. Praised by NME and Kerrang!, Phoebe Lunny and Lilly Macieira continue to tour with sold-out shows, commanding attention with their raw and uncompromising energy.

Originally from Altkirch in Alsace, Last Train is considered one of the spearheads of current French rock. Author of a new album "III" which marks their resounding return, the four rockers have continued to line up concerts throughout France, the United States and Asia, and will be setting up camp at Dour Festival this summer for a rock concert of rare and formidable intensity.

Library Card is a clash of contrasts: abrasive and melodious, explosive and introspective. Founded in Rotterdam in 2021, the quartet blends sharp spoken word, unpredictable rhythms, and polymorphic guitars.

Marathon, an Amsterdam trio, fuses shoegaze and post-punk in an intense sound vortex. Their devastating stage energy and debut EP position them as one of the rising talents to watch closely.

Bottle-fed to Sonic Youth and Modern Lovers, marcel is a potpourri of half a century of saturated music spat out in a Walloon version. It's noise and it's fast. It's marcel.

Back after international success, Maria Iskariot chooses the stage over Eurovision to celebrate one year of existence and the release of her EP, "EN/EN". A tour through Belgium is shaping up to be hot with a visit to Dour Festival on the Le Garage stage !

You'd better not be too sensitive if you're attending a concert by the Belgian hardcore band Nasty. The four guys promise to blow your eardrums with their passionate lyrics for an unforgettable live show !

SERVO is the collision of post-punk and chaos. A Rouen-based duo where hypnotic mists and sonic storms collide, driven by a voice that oscillates between icy trance and feverish incantation. They hit the nail on the head with "Monsters" (2024), an album conceived as a live experience: brutal, immersive, inevitable.

SPRINTS bring their feverish and sincere rock to stages all around the world. Between explosive tours and their critically acclaimed debut album Letter to Self, released in 2024, the Dublin quartet is establishing itself as an unstoppable force in contemporary rock.

For nearly 20 years, The Horrors have pushed the boundaries of rock, evolving from the gothic garage of Strange House to the shoegaze of Primary Colours, to the industrial sounds of their latest EPs. Always in search of renewal, the group led by Faris Badwan and Rhys Webb continues to shape a dark, intense and avant-garde universe.

Turquoise, an unclassifiable Brussels group, fuses post-punk, new wave and shoegaze in a bewitching universe. Driven by the hypnotic voice of Sarah Boom and poetic melodies in French, their debut album "Avant Demain" marks a meteoric rise on the alternative scene.

Brussels' best kept secret: VILLENOIRE. Formed by veterans of the scene, the band blends abyssal heaviness with captivating melody, driven by a colossal sound. Between Cave In and Thrice in the studio, as furious as Every Time I Die on stage, they hit hard from their first single "Rest Amazed".

WASTE doesn't just play, it screams. Between experimental noise and dark post-punk, the band delivers an explosive cocktail of manic screams, shrill guitars and pounding rhythms. On stage, it's pure explosion: raw energy, unapologetic chaos, and uncontrollable mosh pits. Be careful, WASTE doesn't just make the amps shake... A true tidal wave is to be expected on the Le Garage scene!