If you're searching for a heavy music festival in Ohio in 2026, Emissions From The Monolith returns October 8–11, 2026 at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, Ohio.
Emissions From The Monolith is a heavy music festival featuring doom, sludge, stoner rock, post-metal, and underground metal bands from across North America.
The four-day event brings together underground heavy music on one stage with no overlaps, allowing attendees to experience every performance without scheduling conflicts.
Unlike large multi-stage festivals, Emissions focuses on full sets, immersive sound, and community. Every band performs on a single stage, eliminating conflicts and allowing attendees to experience the entire lineup without compromise.
Emissions From The Monolith 10 features four days of underground heavy music with one stage, full sets, and no overlaps.
The 2026 lineup includes Axioma, Bat, Bongzilla, Cavity, Deadbird, Disengage, Edhochuli, Fistula, Generation of Vipers, Great Falls, High Desert Queen, Horseburner, Howling Giant, Kowloon Walled City, Lake Lake, Lo-Pan, Minsk, O.I.L., Rebreather, Rwake, Shun, Solace, Stinking Lizaveta, Sunrot, Telekinetic Yeti, The Brought Low, Thunderchief, Today Is The Day, Torche, Voivod, Weedeater, and Winds of Neptune.
The lineup is headlined by Voivod, Weedeater, Torche, Bongzilla, Rwake, Today Is The Day, Kowloon Walled City, and Cavity, alongside Great Falls, Minsk, Stinking Lizaveta, Telekinetic Yeti, Lo-Pan, and many more.
You can view the complete lineup and festival information here: 2026 Lineup
Emissions From The Monolith 10 takes place at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, Ohio — a nationally recognized independent venue known for its sound, space, and atmosphere. The venue allows the festival to maintain its one-stage format while prioritizing comfort over maximum capacity.
Youngstown sits within driving distance of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Detroit, Buffalo, and much of the Midwest, making it accessible for heavy music fans across the region.
Founded in 1999, Emissions From The Monolith was built around a simple idea: no filler, no corporate layers, no split attention. Just heavy music and people who care about it.
The 2026 edition continues that tradition with four days of curated underground heavy bands, full performances, and a focused audience experience.
The festival intentionally avoids overlapping sets, allowing fans to see every band. This single-stage format has been a defining part of Emissions since its earliest years and remains one of the event's most distinctive features.
Tickets for Emissions From The Monolith 10 (October 8–11, 2026) are available now.
View Ticket Information