Retribution Alive presents…

Retribution Alive's 'Dark Clouds VI' (Dark Clouds Over Camden) casts its blackened shadows over Camden in February again. The Black Heart (evening), the Dev (afternoon) and Raven Records will once again be your shelter on Saturday 7th February 2026.

Black Heart (Saturday evening)

BLACK ALTAR

Orthodox black metal from Poland and the UK. Black Altar took form within the 90's having been established within the year of 1996 by Shadow. Tours have included Mexico and South America, European festivals and a UK service with Carpathian Forest. With overall themes of misanthropy, death, darkness and Satanism, Black Altar does justice in conveying these often abstract ideas through their musicianship and lyrics. By blending their aggressive and raw tonality and structure with well written lyrics that conceptualized these ideas perfectly. Within a dark theatrical ritualistic ceremony Black Altar is then able to further express their themes by way of a visualization that is both captivating as it is cathartic.

OLD CORPSE ROAD

Old Corpse Road are steeped in the history of Britain; they breathe the myths and legends that form the fabric of this island kingdom. Every note of their unique black metal is infused with the magic of spells thought long forgotten and the ghosts of ancient days haunt the spaces between those notes.

DREICH

Aberdeen DSBM.

NEL BUIO

Nel Buio (Italian for 'in the darkness') was born in autumn 2023 from the vision of Clod the Ripper, renowned for his tattoos and work with Blasphemer and Septycal Gorge. The band blends the raw intensity of Black Metal with the nostalgic shadows of 80s Darkwave, forging a unique identity: pure Italian BlackWave.

METAL ALLEGIANCE

The after party featuring resident and guest DJs rages on until 2am in the downstairs bar area.

The Dev (Saturday afternoon)

HORRENDA

Horrenda are an Irish experimental blackened extreme metal project from Dublin, Ireland.

NYRAK

Nyrak is a progressive black metal band hailing from Belgium, embodying a relentless drive to push the boundaries of the genre.

DISLYCAN

Olde Windsorian Black Metal. Four-piece.

ISHTAR TERRA

A little bit black, A litte bit thrash, a little bit death, a little bit hardcore.

The Dev (Friday evening)

HEXENBRENNER

Thrice-headed blackened heavy metal monstrosity from the West Midlands.

SCEPTOCRYPT

Formed in Malta in 1992 and now back live after 28 years, Sceptocrypt invite you to come experience some soundscapes off an upcoming full-length. Describing themselves as Extreme Music Research, do not expect an easy listen but a rollercoaster of emotions!

OMINOUS COVENANT

Bleak. Unholy. Eternal. Ominous Covenant is black metal in its purest form.

AHRTEMISIA NATHAIR

Artemisia Nathair is a Hellenic-Irish blackgaze musician and harpist based in Brighton. Her music incorporates elements of gothic, doom, and black metal.