SELF DECEPTION & ANKOR - EU/UK CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2026

ANKOR is an alternative metal band based in Catalonia (Spain) with female front singer/screamer Jessie Williams (Bristol, UK), female drummer Eleni Nota (Athens, Greece), guitarists/vocals David Romeu and Fito Martinez and bassist Julio López (Tarragona, Spain). The band was formed in 2003 in a village near Barcelona when its members were only teenagers. More than 19 years later, with 5 albums on their backs and spread worldwide, Ankor is a national reference in Spain, while still connecting with new audience and a fan base that keeps growing every day.

Self Deception formed in Stockholm after a message sent by mistake connected singer Andreas Clark with drummer Erik Eklund. Both shared a love of alt-rock and metal, and a commitment to honesty that inspired the band’s name. Comprised by additional members Patrik Carlberg Hallgren (Bass) and Ronny Westphal (Guitar)the band have been balancing heavy riffs with mainstream ambition on records like ‘Shapes’ (2020) and ‘You Are Only as Sick as Your Secrets’ (2023), spawning hits like ‘Fight Fire with Gasoline’. Their latest album, ‘Destroy the Art’ (2024), continues the genre-bending journey with the infectious ‘Matthew McConaughey’ and songs like 'The Scandinavian Dream' and 'Beautiful Disaster'.