Heads Up! We Got Ourselves A Nazi Concert Happening in NJ!
Republished From Idavox
We have been dealing with this event for a number of years now. Looks like the promoters want to test their luck again! (UPDATE 6/15/2026)
Eight years ago, a black metal show called Vengeance Fest was being promoted at a New Jersey club but there was an issue with a few of the bands performing because of their history of being National Socialist Black Metal (NSBM) bands. After people started calling out the show and generated media attention, promoter Kyle Powell and his KEP Productions assured the public and the venue those bands will not play the show.
That was a lie. The bands ended playing regardless and soon a small protest was held at the venue which has never been worked with Powell but still has people avoiding venue as a place to see bands. For a number of years Powell went around the country promoting similar shows and KEP Productions has been tagged as, to quote the Southern Poverty Law Center, “acted as pivotal players in the hate music scene.” Vengeance Fest was still being held in Jersey, but in they promoted at “undisclosed locations” and “invite only.” They shows also featured even more Nazi bands on the bill.
Kyle Powell of KEP Productions
Vengeance Fest VII is no different but this time they are announced they will be at a proper venue again. The hatefest plans to be Polish club called Wisla Club, 73 Main St, Garfield, NJ, on June 26 and 27. Almost if not all the bands neo-Nazi bands, a few of them performing in past Vengeance Fests or with KEP Productions. The event is being promoting on mainstream news websites. When people contact Wisla Club, they responded by saying, “The club has been rented and we are not responsible for the organizers.” Thing is, they are also promoting the event on their Facebook and Instagram pages, so that explanation falls flat.
From Wisla Club Facebook page as of June 15, 2026.
From Wisla Club Instagram page as of June 15, 2026.
We are curious why Powell we wouldn’t care that he slithered out into the public with this after all these years and it is possible Powell has a contingency if the push back on this show costs him the venue. None of that should prevent people from letting him and his lineup that Nazis are not welcome in New Jersey!
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