Emissions from the Monolith Returns: Emissions 10 Comes Home to Youngstown - at the Westside Bowl

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After a long silence, Emissions from the Monolith is rising again.
October 8–11, 2026, Emissions from the Monolith 10 will reclaim its roots at Westside Bowl in Youngstown, Ohio, reviving a festival legacy that first took form in 1999 and ran through 2007, spotlighting metal, doom, sludge, stoner, and heavy underground music.
Emissions 10 is more than a concert weekend; it’s a homecoming. Expect a mix of legendary favorites from the original era alongside new faces pushing the boundaries, all sharing the same stage. Over four nights, we’ll gather the community we started building 25 years ago, reconnecting fans, bands, and friends as one family under heavy riffs.
Announced bands so far include:
• 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
• Winds of Neptune

Many more bands to be announced.
HIGHLIGHTS & FEATURES
• Performances by multiple fan-favorite legacy acts
• Newer bands carrying forward the spirit of underground heaviness
• A tightly curated, fan-first atmosphere with limited ticket sales to eliminate festival burnout
WHY NOW?
We believe the time is right to bring Emissions back. The force that made the festival legendary, built on raw passion, deep connection, and fearless heaviness, still resonates in this community. Emissions 10 aims to bridge the old and the new, honoring the roots while embracing where underground music stands today.