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Five "Can't Miss" Bands For Mystic Festival 2026

Mystic Festival is less than two weeks away, and it’s already time to start planning which shirts I’m bringing to wear to the festival. Maybe I’m exaggerating—maybe not. In all seriousness, I’m starting to map out the daily line-up schedules, and it’s almost overwhelming. There are so many great new (and old) bands to see this year!
Here’s my must see/can’t miss top 5 band list:

1. Neckbreakker – Formerly known as Nakkeknaekker, these youngsters (with an average age of 21) were already wowing major festival crowds with their raw and crushing death metal sound in 2022! I saw them under the Nakkeknaekker moniker in 2024 at Mystic Festival, and they were already playing like seasoned veterans of the summer festival circuit. It’s only been two years, but I’m super excited to see how they’ve grown musically and in terms of performance this year!

Neckbreakker breaking necks at Mystic Festival in 2024

2. Disharmonic Orchestra – I was in my late teens when I first learned about this Austrian death metal band through fanzines. I still own one of their early 7” releases and used to listen to my friends’ copies of their early work. I don’t remember them ever touring stateside, other than a one-off festival appearance. Mystic Festival brings them into the lineup this year, and I’m looking forward to reliving some of my metal youth when they kick off the festival during this year’s warm-up day.

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