GWAR And X-Cops Join Lineup For Inaugural ‘Endless Fires’ Festival

Shock rock legends GWAR have been announced as co-headliners for the inaugural ‘Endless Fires’ festival, with the band’s offshoot project X-Cops also newly added to the event.

The two-day festival is scheduled to take place August 15-16 at Sharkey’s Event Center in Syracuse, New York. The event is being organized by Keith Allen, founder of the original Hellfest. Allen launched the new festival after publicly claiming that Josh Grabelle, founder of Trustkill Records, took control of the Hellfest brand.

The debut edition of ‘Endless Fires’ will feature an eclectic lineup spanning hardcore, metal, hip-hop, punk, and crossover acts.

Endless Fires Festival 2026 Lineup

• Three 6 Mafia
• GWAR
• Project Pat
• American Nightmare
• Circle Jerks
• Comeback Kid
• E.Town Concrete
• Lil Wyte
• Weekend Nachos
• Missing Link
• Gridiron
• Lionheart (exclusive East Coast performance)
• Madball
• Bodybox
• Eighteen Visions
• Crown Of Thornz
• Wisdom In Chains
• Beyond Repair
• Ouija Macc
• Deadguy
• Chain Gang
• D Bloc
• Fury Of Five
• Combust
• Mushmouth
• Lifeless
• Strength For A Reason
• No Leash
• No Grave
• Suffocate Faster
• Ante Up
• X-Cops

The addition of GWAR and X-Cops further strengthens what is shaping up to be one of the more diverse heavy music festival lineups of 2026, blending hardcore veterans, underground metal acts, and hip-hop artists under one banner.

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