The festival will take place over two days and two nights from March 31 to April 2 with over 30 of Australia’s heaviest acts to play.
Blacken 2018 will be headlined by Melbourne’s punk-metal crew High Tension and Earth Rot from Perth.
An eccentric range of local acts includes Miazma, SNAKES, Southeast Desert Metal, Apakatja, Bug-Eyed and Wiggle of Judas — bringing a huge variety to the festival ensuring there’s something for everybody.
Blacken Open Air Lineup:
High Tension
Earth Rot
The Horror
Southeast Desert Metal
Miamza
Hybrid Nightmares
Vicious Circle
Shadow Realm
Abola
SNAKES
Scaphis
Kaerulean
Shatter Brain
Dead Root
Annihilist
Apakatjah
Hell Machine
BLKRAT
The Holy Dimes
Summit
Bugeyed
Endall
Freedom Of Fear
Kayoss
Fly990
Dr Flouride VS JJ Speedball
Anxiety Nation
The Wiggle of Judas