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The Dead of Winter Fest

REOG Set to Perform at Dead of Winter Fest 2026 - New York Readers Dead of Winter Fest 2026 Announces 11th Annual Heavy Metal Benefit for Youth Music Programs With Four Headliners, Two Stages and 19 Bands.

We are headlining the outdoor stage The Dead of Winter Fest February 21 in Phoenix, AZ. This Keep Children Rocking event supports youth music education.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1526708098369626/

Thanks again of GlobMetal Promotions for your help!

We are headlining the outdoor stage The Dead of Winter Fest February 21 in Phoenix, AZ.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1526708098369626/

Thanks again GlobMetal Promotions for your help!

𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘
Dead of Winter Fest 2026 Announces 11th Annual Heavy Metal Benefit for Youth Music Programs With Four Headliners, Two Stages, 19 Bands On Saturday, February 21st, 2026

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘅, 𝗔𝗭 - Keep Children Rockin proudly announces the 11th Annual Dead of Winter Fest 2026, a one-day, all-ages heavy metal benefit festival taking place Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Mill of Madness in Phoenix, Arizona. The event runs 2:00 PM to Midnight, featuring 19 bands rotating between an indoor and outdoor stage, with tickets priced at $25. All proceeds directly support music equipment and repair donations for youth music programs across Arizona.

The Dead of Winter Fest (DOWF) remains the primary annual fundraising engine for Keep Children Rockin, an Arizona-based nonprofit dedicated to restoring access to functional music education in elementary schools & other youth music programs through direct equipment and repair support.

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
Dead of Winter Fest 2026 is anchored by four official headliners representing multiple regions and heavy music styles:

Rattlesnake Suitcase - Outdoor Prime Headliner (10:00 PM)
Reog - Outdoor Closing Headliner (11:15 PM) - California
Su***de Forest - Indoor Prime Headliner (9:30 PM) - Tucson, AZ | DOWF Veteran
Withermoon - Indoor Closing Headliner (10:45 PM) - California

𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲
𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦
Faultline - 2:00 PM (Youth Opener - DOWF Debut)
Painting Fences - 3:00 PM
Postmodern Society - 4:00 PM
Dumasikis - 5:00 PM
Flesh Prison - 6:00 PM
Gasping - 7:00 PM (DOWF Veteran)
Dead World Reclamation - 8:00 PM (DOWF Veteran)
Varkan - 9:00 PM (DOWF Veteran)
Rattlesnake Suitcase - 10:00 PM (Headliner)
Reog - 11:15 PM (Headliner | California)

𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦
Vipera - 2:30 PM (Youth Opener - DOWF Debut)
Vacendak - 3:30 PM
Internal Descent - 4:30 PM
Tides - 5:30 PM
Lethean - 6:30 PM (DOWF Veteran | Tucson)
Evasion - 7:30 PM (DOWF Veteran | Tucson)
Hell Throne - 8:30 PM (DOWF Veteran)
Su***de Forest - 9:30 PM (Headliner | DOWF Veteran | Tucson)
Withermoon - 10:45 PM (Headliner | California)

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
For the first time in Dead of Winter Fest history, both stages will open with youth-driven bands:
Faultline (Outdoor Stage)
Vipera (Indoor Stage)

Both acts make their DOWF debut and have previously participated in programming connected to Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock, marking a milestone moment where the next generation of artists opens the very stages that fund future youth music programs.

𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗙 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Returning Dead of Winter Fest veterans who have previously performed at the festival include:

Gasping, Dead World Reclamation, Varkan, Lethean, Evasion, Hell Throne, and Su***de Forest.

Strong regional representation includes:
Tucson, Arizona: Lethean, Evasion, Su***de Forest
California: Reog, Withermoon

This balance of long-running alumni, next-generation artists, and out-of-state talent continues to establish the Dead of Winter Fest as a growing Southwest destination metal festival with a charitable core.

𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 & 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
Tickets: $25
All-Ages Event (21+ with valid ID to consume alcohol)
Presale Info: Ticketing will be available on the official website
RSVP & Presale Notifications: https://deadofwinterfest.com/

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀
Dead of Winter Fest 2026 is proudly supported by:
👉 Mill of Madness - Venue Sponsor
👉 Mattstache Productions - Promotional Sponsor
👉 Extreme Metal Scene - Video Sponsor
👉 Savage Photographix - Photography Sponsor
👉 After12 - Supporting Sponsor

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿
“The Dead Of Winter Fest has always been about turning heavy metal music into real-world impact. Eleven years in, we are still using this event to put instruments back into classrooms and give students access to music education that would otherwise disappear.”
— Paul Sokol, Founder & Spokesperson, Keep Children Rockin

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻
Keep Children Rockin is an Arizona-based 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing music equipment and repair donations to youth music programs, with a strong focus on Title I elementary school education. Through the Dead of Winter Fest, Keep Children Rockin channels the power of the heavy metal community into tangible support for the next generation of musicians.

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 & 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁
Paul Sokol
Founder & Spokesperson - Keep Children Rockin
[email protected]
941-322-7221

Show announcement!

AZ !! we are coming to you.

We thank GlobMetal Promotions for helping us on the booking.

GlobMetal's REOG will be playing next year on The Dead of Winter Fest
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It’s you & I against the world, baby!