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Spotlight: Borderline Destruction Festival ft. The Ascended (AUS) + More

Spotlight: Borderline Destruction Festival ft. The Ascended (AUS) + More

Chris Cudby / Thursday 12th November, 2026 2:56PM

Aotearoa New Zealand's heavy music capital amidst fierce competition — Christchurch, Hamilton and even Hawkes Bay all make solid claims, as does West Auckland — Wellington will soon play host to Borderline Destruction, a one night, in-the-red onslaught happening at Valhalla (where else?) on Saturday 21st November. Guaranteeing "heavy riffs, breakdowns and some of the best emerging and established heavy acts from New Zealand", the festival is headlined by Naarm / Warrnambool metalcore warriors The Ascended, who'll be crossing the ditch for the first time ever. Warming up the night before at Tāmaki's Dead Witch, get in the pit with The Ascended and a fistful of local riff worshippers next weekend. Earplugs may be necessary...

Borderline Destruction – A Heavy Music Festival
The Ascended (AUS)
CryFor (WLG)
Synthesis of Self (AKL)
Soulstroke (AKL)
In Their Image (WLG)
Broken By Design (WLG)
Saturday 21st November - Valhalla, Wellington

Tickets & discounted double passes on sale HERE via UTR

Check out the pummelling title track to The Ascended's new The Damned and The Betrayed EP...

Links
instagram.com/theascendedband/

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Borderline Destruction - A Heavy Music Festival. ft The Ascended (AUS)
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Sat 21st Nov 6:00pm
Valhalla, Wellington