Something Progressive —Hail the Sun’s Kill Iconic Fest is A Success

Kill Iconic Fest: Texas had finaly materialized on Sunday, October 5, 2025, featuring Hail the Sun, Between the Buried and Me, Head Automatica, Delta Sleep, Makari, and a continued impressive broad roster of supporting acts. The event functioned as a regional extension of the Kill Iconic Fest series, centered on alternative and progressive music communities from across North America.

The performance followed the release of Hail the Sun’s new single, “The Drooling Class,” which arrived alongside the announcement of their fall tour with Between the Buried and Me (That Eric Alper, Oct. 2025). The timing placed San Antonio’s date directly within the launch window of both projects, giving the festival additional relevance within the current touring cycle.

Between the Buried and Me’s set provided an anchor for the day, emphasizing the band’s continued reach within progressive metal after more than two decades of output. Head Automatica’s inclusion reflected the festival’s balance between older alternative acts and newer post-hardcore influence.

Across an entire day, Delta Sleep, Makari, and Origami Button, Omerta, Murals, Resilia, Lady Radiator, Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros, Donella Drive, and Wulfholt rounded out the multi-stage bill, highlighting both touring and local presence.

The event format followed the approach of prior Kill Iconic showcases: mixed-genre overlap that encouraged crossover audiences but still leans into mixed time signature. San Antonio feels like home to those merge progressive, post-hardcore, and experimental sounds.