My Dying Bride — Hellfest, 2026

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Why this recording

After a missed date in 2022, My Dying Bride finally played the Hellfest Temple stage on 19 June 2026; ARTE Concert filmed the set and keeps it online until 19 June 2027. Nine songs fill just over an hour, close to seven minutes each on average, from “A Kiss to Remember” as the opener to “The Raven and the Rose” as the closer. The running order takes in “The Cry of Mankind” and “The Snow in My Hand”, sung here by Mikko Kotamäki.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelARTE Concert
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

Published on September 7, 2026 by

Live concert filmed by ARTE Concert of My Dying Bride at the Hellfest Open Air, captured on 19 June 2026 on the Temple stage in Clisson, France. A pillar of English doom metal, the band formed in the early 1990s in Bradford put England on the genre’s map alongside Anathema and Paradise Lost, with whom it forms the legendary “Peaceville Three.” Colossal riffs, long-form songs and heavy themes blending the loss of a loved one with spirituality: this performance at the festival of extreme music embodies the essence of orchestrated doom. Following the definitive departure of founding singer Aaron Stainthorpe in October 2025, the band is joined by Finland’s Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow The Sun). With more than a dozen albums to its name, My Dying Bride ranks among the most prestigious names of this 2026 edition. A reference live full concert for fans of doom and atmospheric metal.

Setlist

  1. A Kiss to Remember
  2. My Hope, the Destroyer
  3. Like Gods of the Sun
  4. The 2nd of Three Bells
  5. From Darkest Skies
  6. The Cry of Mankind
  7. The Snow in My Hand
  8. She Is the Dark
  9. The Raven and the Rose

Personnel & credits

  • Mikko Kotamäki — vocals
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