WASTE makes noise. A lot of noise. The Antwerp-Aarschot band blends noise, grunge, and dark post-punk into an intense, uncompromising sound, featuring manic vocals, pounding drums, heavy basslines, and screeching guitars.

In March 2026, their debut album SCREAM UNTIL IT’S BEAUTIFUL will be released, recorded by Tim De Gieter (Amenra, Doodseskader). The album is hard, danceable, and uncompromising: punk and noise remain at its core, while boundaries blur and experimentation takes the lead. Themes such as mental health, self-acceptance, and societal pressure run as a thread throughout the tracks, all infused with irony and self-mockery. WASTE delivers a soundtrack for the underdogs, outsiders, and anyone embracing imperfection.

This brand-new work will be presented for the first time during their album release show at Trix. The band recently won De Nieuwe Lichting 2026 by Studio Brussel, a further confirmation of their rise in the Belgian music scene.

RONKER is a live band where nineties guitar riffs and sweat collide. Formed in 2020 in the Belgian swamplands, the band has since stormed through the heavy scene, playing festivals like Hellfest, 2000Trees, and Pukkelpop, and supporting acts such as Show Me The Body, The Melvins, and Brutus. With one foot in the guitar-driven chaos of the 90s and the other in the atmospheric sound of the 80s, RONKER balances aggression and melody, chaos and hooks. Their latest album Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog Forever shows the band at their most ambitious: a concept record about hustle culture, with tracks ranging from pure rage to introspective melancholy.

Live, RONKER is an explosion: riffs hit like sledgehammers, feedback sweeps over the stage, and energy pours out in waves. No nonsense, just sweat. The dog is off the leash.