Official: Fire in the Mountains22 to 25/07/2027
The Montana festival on the Blackfeet Nation also adds Thou, Mortiferum, Yellow Eyes and Falls of Rauros.
The story
Fire in the Mountains has announced its second wave for 2027, billed as the Year of the Eagle. Cavalera will perform Roots in full in a set presented by the Firekeeper Alliance, Cynic will play a set built around Traced in Air and Focus, and Bell Witch will perform Mirror Reaper all the way through.
Also added are Thou, Rattlesnake Milk, Mortiferum, Blackwater Holylight, Yellow Eyes, Falls of Rauros, Habak and Dry Wedding. They join a first wave of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Nevermore, Russian Circles, Stormkeep, Invunche, Rwake and Buffalo Nichols. The festival takes place from 22 to 25/07/2027 at the Red Eagle Campground on the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, and tickets and camping are on sale at fitmfest.com.
Image: Fire in the Mountains
Our take
Fire in the Mountains books like a curator rather than a promoter: full-album sets, cult names and a setting that matters to the event. Roots played in full by the Cavalera brothers on Native land carries obvious weight given the album’s own use of Indigenous Brazilian music, and the festival is clearly framing it that way.
Mirror Reaper is a single 83-minute piece, so Bell Witch playing it whole is a commitment from both band and crowd. With Nevermore on this bill and at Decibel’s Philadelphia event, the festival is also part of a wider 2027 comeback story.
Bottom line
For fans of Bell Witch, Cynic and the Cavalera brothers’ Roots era. A long-haul trip from South Africa, but if a US summer is on your list, this is the heavy festival with the most distinctive line-up.
Festival sheet
| Festival | Fire in the Mountains 2027 |
| Dates | 22 to 25/07/2027 |
| Location | Red Eagle Campground, Blackfeet Nation, Montana, USA |
| Full-album sets | Cavalera (Roots), Bell Witch (Mirror Reaper) |
| Also | Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Nevermore, Thou, Cynic, Mortiferum |
| Tickets | fitmfest.com |
The original
Fire in the Mountains 2027 line-up
Issued by Fire in the Mountains (via Metal Injection)
