Last Blast returns to Sognage for Emalyth Events’ final metal show of 2026

Facing The Gallows, Sunken State, Freedom For Your Life, Killing Eden, Starks Daemon and Die Gemeente will close out a busy year for the Johannesburg promoter on 4 December.

South Africa’s Last Blast is back on 4 December, bringing six bands to Sognage in Johannesburg for the final Emalyth Events show of 2026.

The year-end bill brings together Facing The Gallows, Sunken State, Freedom For Your Life, Killing Eden, Starks Daemon and Die Gemeente, with the organisers describing the event as their traditional end-of-year metal gathering.

It will also be Emalyth Events’ 23rd and final show of 2026, capping a particularly active year for the promoter.

That run has included several metal and alternative events at Sognage, among them Mayhem, July Jol, Sirens and the Wacken Metal Battle Africa Finals.

Tickets are being released in three phases, starting at R150, followed by R200 and R250 for the final phase.

Joel Costa
Joel Costahttps://africa.rocks
Joel Costa is a music and gear editor with over two decades of experience. He has written for and led titles such as Metal Hammer Portugal, Terrorizer, Ultraje, BassEmpi.re and Guitarrista. He has also worked in music PR and led record labels. Across those magazines, he helped publish interviews and features with artists ranging from Metallica, Zakk Wylde, Ghost, Judas Priest, and Mastodon to Pat Smear (Nirvana), Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains), Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), Mohini Dey, and KMFDM. He is the author of books on Kurt Cobain and The Beatles.

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