Sadly Vredehammer can’t perform at this year’s Inferno Festival due to injury. Luckily the Norwegian blackened doom metal band Slegest are able to step in to perform at the festival. The band recently released their fourth album called “Avstand” to great acclaim. We can’t wait to have Slegest perform at Inferno Metal Festival 2023!

It was only a year after guitarist and vocalist Stig Ese left Vreid that Slegest was born. In 2012 their first EP was launched and in 2013 their debut album was came out. By now Slegest have two EPs and four albums under their belt. Their style can be described as blackened doom metal – not being afraid to be inspired by 70s and 80s rock as well as Norwegian black metal. The band has proved to do great live performances – just recently doing a successful tour with their companions Kampar in Norway. Be sure to see Slegest perform live at Inferno Metal Festival 2023 when they enter the stage at John Dee to serve some sinister and severely hard hitting heavy metal tunes!

https://www.facebook.com/slegestofficial

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To secure yours go to: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/inferno-metal-festival-2023-pass-tickets/689669?language=en-us

Thursday single day tickets are now sold out.

There are still festival passes left for sale as well as single day tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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Inferno Magazine 2023 is out now! Can be found in metal pubs like Rock In, Kniven, Vaterland, Brewgata and Aye Aye Club/Tortuga!

The magazine will also come with the next issue of Scream Magazine!

Read great interviews with Amorphis, WATAIN, Djevel and MORK!

The digital issue of the magazine can be found here.

The Ballad of Little Wolf explores themes such as love, parenthood, sex and death based on Ibsen’s Little Eyolf. Pendry’s experiments with biometric technology and the range of auditory bodily sounds and voice use, combined with Steffensen’s focus on the guitar’s role and expressive possibilities as a tool in conveying meaning-bearing sound are fused together to create a mythical expression. A performance where Pendry and Steffensen present a special palette of expression as musicians and actors.

BREWGATA, SATURDAY 8 APRIL, 15.00

KATE PENDRY
Kate Pendry has worked extensively with classical acting techniques, technology and experimental techniques based in Bhuto and Grotowksi. With a broad mimetic repertoire, she continues to find new intersections of artistic expression where the experienced actress can expand the range of communicative prowess.

Known as an artist who uses the theatrical to comment on contemporary society’s disharmonies, Pendry’s collaboration with composer Steffensen has seen successful works such as Ode To A Mad King (about the inauguration of Donald Trump) marry ‘unperformable’ topics with accessible musical expression (full big band format), taking the narratives into an unpredictable space that audiences seems able to connect to.

In The Ballad of Little Wolf, Pendry and Steffensen explore the limits of their ranges as musician and actress. Pendry’s current explorations with biometric technology and the range of ‘sound’ the body is capable of, coupled with Steffensen’s focus on the theatrical, real-time performativity of composition and musicianship, combine to create a mythopoeic space, where with just two performers the room can be transformed by the sonic shadows they create.

Little Wolf is a combination of scripted and improvised music and text. Pendry’s recent collaboration with the Lemur ensemble allowed her to develop a considerable vocabulary of vocal expression, where the actress’s voice becomes another instrument in the ensemble – far removed from ‘singing’, yet still connected to text.

Steffensen recently explored the twilight world of Dagny Juel’s history in Odille Heftye Blehr’s production Madonna Prosjektet, where he played, and played as Edvard Munch providing a filmic soundtrack to the dramatic narrative unfolding on stage.

With Little Wolf, Pendry and Steffensen unite the diversity of their artistic expressions in this concert sprechen-sang, bringing together musicianship and theatricality to create a performance that seeks to nudge the boundaries of the artists’ respective disciplines.

We're happy to announce that In Vain, Eradikated and Vorbid will perform at the Indie Recordings Label Night Wednesday April 5th at Salt.

People with 4 day festival passes got access to this event. If you do not have a 4 day festival pass you will need a separate ticket to enter.

Click HERE to get your ticket for the event.

Interesting in volunteering at Inferno Metal Festival 2023? Find out more details and register at https://volunteer.infernofestival.no/. 

Our day by day schedule for Inferno 2023 is now available.

To view the schedule click HERE.

To purchase single day tickets or festival passes go to Ticketmaster here.

We can announce Elder, Fleshmeadow, Filthdigger, Hulder, Omnia Moritur, Ottone Pesante to Inferno Metal Festival 2023!

Elder is a genre-pushing rock band that melds heavy psychedelic sounds with progressive elements. Formed in a small coastal town in USA in 2006, the band has reinvented their sound over the course of five albums to grow from a stalwart of the doom scene into one of the most unique voices in the rock underground. The band’s newest album, “Innate Passage”, was released in 2022. Recorded and mixed at Cloud’s Hill Studio in Hamburg, Germany during two sessions over the course of 2021, this new album shows the band’s ever-expanding musical vocabulary and joy for sonic exploration as never before. This will be Elder’s first time at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/elderofficial

The Oslo-based extreme metal band Fleshmeadow released their debut album “Umbra” in 2016 and got great reviews from critics all over the world. Blending technical death metal and black metal gave the band an unique sound. Their next release, “Daymares” in 2019, clearly showed the strengths that lay within Fleshmeadow. Their music has been described as the bastard child from so different artists as early Gojira to Mayhem to Keep of Kalessin. The band is now currently recording their next release, which will mark the next step of their ambitious evolution.
https://www.facebook.com/Fleshmeadow

Norwegian Filthdigger bring their filthy old school death metal to Inferno. Brutal lo-fi gory death metal! With members and ex-members from such bands as Ruun, Enter Obscurity and Psykopath the band are no strangers to the Norwegian underground metal scene.
https://www.facebook.com/filthdigger

Norwegian symphonic doom death monster Omnia Moritus consist of members and ex members from such bands as Profane Burial, Dystopia Nå!, Khôra, Vitam Aeternam, Funeral, Images At Twilight, Abyssic, Gromth and many more. Omnia Moritur serves interesting chord progressions around the massive riffs with piano, synth effects, mellotrons, and huge orchestrations.
https://www.facebook.com/Omniamoriturofficial

Belgian/American one-woman dark medieval black metal project Hulder will come to Norway for the first time. Hulder released her debut album “Godslastering: Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry” in 2021 and earlier this year an EP called “The Eternal Fanfare”. Both to great acclaim. So be sure to see the exciting newcomer at Inferno Metal Festival.
https://www.facebook.com/HulderUS/

Ottone Pesante is an Italian trio playing on trumpet, trombone and drums, with a unique and inimitable sound, Ottone Pesante is most likely the first brass metal band in the world. They have success in different musical scenes because they destroyed a lot of boundaries between genres.
https://www.facebook.com/ottonepesante

Finland’s legendary metal-band Amorphis is confirmed to Inferno Metal Festival 2023. We look forward to having this great band at the festival for the very first time!

Amorphis started all the way back in 1990 – making them one of the pioneers within the Finnish death metal genre. Amorphis’ music has turned more melodic over the years – spanning over a wide set of genres – including doom death, progressive metal, folk metal and power metal. The band has many classics under their belt, like “Black Winter Day”, “My Kantele”, “Silver Bride”, “Death of a King”, “The Bee” and their biggest hit “House of Sleep”. Their latest album “Halo” was released in 2022 to great acclaim. The line-up today includes all original members from 1990 which is amazing for a band spanning for more than 30 years. We look forward to having Amorphis at Inferno Metal Festival for the first time!
https://www.facebook.com/amorphis

Legendary Norwegian avant-garde black metallers Arcturus are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023. We can also confirm Octohawk, Nadir and Welcome to Hell for the club concerts at the festival!

Arcturus is one the most outstanding, experimental, innovative and unique bands from the early Norwegian black metal scene in the 90s. The band started in 1990 with members and ex-members from such bands as Mayhem, Mortem, Emperor, Ulver, Ved buens ende and many more. Their debut album “Aspera Hiems Symfonia” was groundbreaking for atmospheric black metal. The sequel “La masquerade infernale” took it even further of what was possible to do within Norwegian black metal. The mixture of black metal, Italian opera, classical music, symphonic elements and Edgar Allen Poe was mind blowing for its time and even for the present. Since then the band has released three more studio albums of high quality. We are happy to have them back at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/arcturusnorway

Newcomers Octohawk from Norway came with a strong stoner metal band vibe on their debut full-length “Animist” released in 2021. Most of the members are not as fresh faced as they may seem as the core of the band functioned under the title Mammüth for many years. With an image change as well as a sound change in 2020 four of the five members would continue on as Octohawk. Check this band out when they perform at Inferno Metal Festival 2023!
https://www.facebook.com/octohawkband/

Norwegian band Nadir is fast paced, melodic and aggressive with deep roots within the black metal genre. Instead of resting on the genre’s past victories, Nadir sets out to explore the fringes with their take on a scene steeped in tradition. With members that all have put in years and years into the Norwegian metal scene, and a will of fire, Nadir is poised to be at the forefront of a new wave of Norwegian metal.
https://www.facebook.com/NadirCult/

Welcome to Hell is a tribute band for the legendary British band Venom. The band was formed in Sarpsborg and has members and ex-members from such bands as Under the Oak, Ragnarok and Images at Twilight. Get ready for some black metal classics to get you started for an early gig at Rock In during Inferno Metal Festival 2023!
https://www.facebook.com/WelcomeTHell

American death metal band Nile and the new Norwegian extreme metal band Tilintetgjort are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023!

Nile is an American death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, formed in 1993. The band is known for their dedicated lyrical and musical styles inspired by Egyptology and works of H.P. Lovecraft. The band sometimes categorizes their music as “Ithyphallic Metal”, in reference to its epic Egyptian themes. Since its formation Nile has released nine studio albums – their latest studio album “Vile Nilotic Rites” in 2019. The band has not been in Norway since they played at Inferno Metal Festival in 2016, so it is time to bring them back to our country.
https://www.facebook.com/nilecatacombs

Tilintetgjort is a new Norwegian extreme metal band with members from such bands as Whip, Troll, Urarv, Den Saakaldte and The 3rd Attempt. By now the band has only released one song – but it sounds good – and soon they will release their debut album on Dark Essence Records. We can’t wait!
https://www.facebook.com/tilintetgjortnor

We got three great Norwegian bands to announce for you: Abbath, Beaten to Death and Blodhemn are all confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023!

When Abbath left the mighty Immortal in 2015 he went on to form a new band under his pseudonym. The legendary frontman did not hesitate and by now the band has released three amazingly powerful albums. Abbath has a long history with Inferno Metal Festival, performing with Immortal in 2003, 2007 and 2011. In 2017 he came to Inferno with the band Abbath, but left the stage after four songs. Water under the bridge – a lot has happened since then – and Abbath is back stronger and better than ever. A new album was released in 2022 with some of the best material the man has made to date. We are happy to have Abbath back with us at Inferno Metal Festival 2023!
https://www.facebook.com/abbathband

Beaten to Death is a grindcore band from Oslo. The band has since their formation in 2010 released five full-length albums where two of them got nominated for best metal album at the Norwegian Grammy award known as Spellemannsprisen. Beaten to Death consist of members and ex-members from such bands as She Said Destroy, Grimfist, The Cumshots and Tsjuder. This will be Beaten to Death’s first gig at Inferno Metal Festival.
https://www.facebook.com/beatentodeath/

Blodhemn came to life in 2004 – a one-man black metal band from the west coast of Norway formed by Invisus. The first demo raised a lot of eyebrows in the underground scene in 2008, and the critically acclaimed EP “Brenn Alle Bruer” from 2010 made it clear that Invisus and Blodhemn were very serious about what they were doing. Blodhemn became an underground phenomenon, which soon earned a reputation as a stunning live band. Blodhemn continues the tradition of great Norwegian black metal bands like Immortal, Enslaved and Gorgoroth but with their own distinct sound and aggression in the mix. Blodhemn released their fourth album “Sverger hemn” in 2022 and are now ready to return to Inferno Metal Festival for a second time!
https://www.facebook.com/Blodhemnnorway

The accreditation for 2023 is now open. If you are seeking accreditaiton go to https://accreditation.infernofestival.no/ to apply.

We are proud to announce the almighty EMPEROR for Inferno Metal Festival 2023.
Prepare yourself for a very special gig done by the masters of Norwegian black metal!

Emperor is without a doubt one of the most important bands from the Norwegian black metal scene. The band started in 1991 and already the following year they released the now legendary demo tape “Wrath of the Tyrant”. Four amazing albums, “In the Nightside Eclipse”, “Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk”, “IX Equilibrium” and “Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire and Demise”, was released before the band disbanded in 2001 because they felt they had lived up to everything they wanted to with Emperor. Luckily for us the band has continued to tour on rare occasions to keep the spirit of Emperor alive. This is one of those occasions and we are happy to have them back with us at Inferno Metal Festival 2023! Emperor did their first complete concert after the reunion in 2006 at Inferno – a gig that was made eternal at the live album “Live Inferno” released in 2009. We are counting that the upcoming gig will be just as legendary!
https://www.facebook.com/emperorofficial

Swedish black metal band Watain, American western black metal band Wayfarer and
Norwegian death metal band Ruun are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023.

Sweden’s Watain started in 1998 and has since then grown into one of the world’s best known and notorious black metal bands. Their infamous live shows have become a worldwide phenomenon. With their greatly anticipated seventh studio album, Watain continues to arouse and electrify their audience with an unmistakable, adventurous brand of black metal Magic, processed and distilled over the course of a 25-year long history. The album takes the listener one step closer to the innermost heart of a band that despite always being surrounded by rumours and controversy has always strived for the most sincere and genuine expression.
https://www.facebook.com/watainofficial

Wayfarer is black metal of the American Wild West. The band reflects the history and the myth of a land soaked in blood. Drawing as deep from the annals of extreme metal as from the gothic Americana of Colorado, Wayfarer tells their tale with dust laden riffing, fierce rhythms, harsh bellows and broken song. This will be Wayfarer first time at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/wayfarercolorado

Ruun is a death metal trio from Hønefoss, Norway, formed in 2017. Ruun released their debut-EP “Atheos” in 2019 and their first full-length album “Impermanence” in 2022. The music is grounded in the brutality of existence and the many trials one can face in life. This will be Ruun’s first time at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/ruunband/

There is a limited amount of delegate passes available for 700NOK via Tickemaster. Click here to order.

American atmospheric black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room, Norwegian black metal band Dold Vorde Ens Navn and Romanian folk black metal band Dordeduh are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023.

American black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room was formed in 2022 by brothers Aaron and Nathan Weaver. Their first studio album, “Diadem of 12 Stars” from 2006, was a genredissolving classic that created a melancholy and psychedelic atmosphere. You could feel the rain storms coming at you, smell the wood smoke and experience the wild energies of the Pacific Northwest. By now Wolves in the Throne Room has released seven full-length albums – all of them with their own unique personality. This will be Wolves in the Throne Room first time at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/wolvesinthethroneroom

The guys in the Norwegian black metal band Dold Vorde Ens Navn are no strangers to fans of black metal. We are talking members and ex-members of such bands as Ulver, Dødheimsgard, Ved Buens Ende, Satyricon, Strid and Nidingr. The band started in 2019 and released the same year their first EP “Gjengangere i hjertets mørke”. In 2021 their debut album “Mørkere” was released to great acclaim. The band did not perform any concerts before 2022 and are now ready to conquer Inferno Metal Festival! This will be a gig to remember!
https://www.facebook.com/doldvorde

Romanian atmospheric black metal band Dordeduh was formed in 2009 when Edmond Karban and Cristian Popescu left Negură Bunget after internal tensions in the band. Dordeduh continue the spirit of their previous band by creating the most mesmerizing, beautiful and hunting black metal with a touch of Romanian folk music. This will be Dordeduh’s first time at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/Dordeduh

American heavyweight sludge metal masters Crowbar, Norway’s dark ethereal metal band Vemod and Portuguese black metal outfit Gaerea are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023.

Crowbar is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana, characterized by their extremely slow, low-keyed, heavy and brooding songs that also contain fast hardcore punk passages. Crowbar is considered to be one of the most influential metal bands to come out of the New Orleans metal scene. Their slow, heavy, and brooding style of metal is known to be influential in the sludge metal, doom metal, and stoner metal genres. Crowbar got a great new album out in 2022 and we look forward to having them back at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/crowbarmusic

Vemod from Trondheim made quite an impact when their first, and still only, full length album “Venter På Stormene” was released in 2012. Combining such diverse influences as Ulver, Dead Can Dance, Brian Eno and Paysage d’Hiver, the three musicians pursue a unique musical and aesthetical approach, thus reaching a distinct expression and atmosphere at an early stage of their career. Vemod are now working on a sequel to “Venter På Stormene” and while we wait we are excited to confirm them for the Inferno Metal Festival 2023.
https://www.facebook.com/vemodmusic/

Portuguese atmospheric black metal band Gaerea was founded in 2016 and released their first EP the same year. The EP received many praises from the worldwide press. Two full-length albums have been released by now and the third one will be out this year on Season of Mist. This will be Gaerea’s first time at the Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/gaerea

A trip through the places that marked the beginning of the legend that is now known as NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL. Conducted by Anders Odden (Cadaver, Celtic Frost, Satyricon, Order)

For the avarange music fan the story of Norwegian Black Metal is in essence something about murder, suicide and church burning. Between 1991 and 1993 many of the most important events in this dark chapter in Norwegian music history took place in Oslo and we have put together a field trip to the sights that takes you back in time.

In the beginning there is always just one man that starts something new and then gets people to follow his vision. This man was Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous. He was through his record store, Helvete, and his band, Mayhem, the key person of the early Norwegian black metal scene and his visions lead to his demise. The equally infamous leader of Burzum, Varg Vikernes aka Count Grishnack, killed Euronymous in his own apartment on the 10th of August 1993. This date marked the end of an era and the small scene that until then was totally unknown to the public was in the tabloid media and made headlines far outside Norway.

Anders Odden formed his first black metal band, Slaught, in 1986 after attending a rehearsal with Mayhem at the age of 14. He was one of the pioneers in the infancy of the Norwegian scene dealing with tape trading, organizing concerts and creating more and more extreme music on his own. He formed Cadaver in 1988 and released the first Norwegian death metal album on Earache Records in 1990. His band played shows with Dark Throne, Mayhem, Old Funeral and many more bands of what would become the Norwegian black metal scene in the beginning.

This field trip has exclusive anecdotes and personal memories of the early life of the scene from someone who was there.

Tickets Thursday 6 april: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/699831

BLACK METAL BUS SIGHTSEEING – A FIELD TRIP THROUGH OSLO
12:00 Departure The Hub, Inferno Festival hotel.
12:30 Holmenkollen Kapell, re-done after church-fire 23rd of August 1992
13:30 Visit to the crime scene of Varg vs Euronymous 1993
14:00 Visit to NESEBLOD RECORDS the site of “HELVETE” 1991-1993
15:00 Visit to Nasjonalbiblioteket - Black Metal Exhibition.
16:00 Return to the Hub, Inferno Festival hotel.

Sweden’s veteran death metal band Unleashed, British death metal outfit Ingested and  American black metal band Stormruler are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2023.

Unleashed was formed in Stockholm, Sweden in November 1989, and sprang from the ashes of the pioneer death metal band Nihilist. Unleashed, along with a few more bands founded what is today called the Swedish death metal scene. There have been very few line-up changes throughout the years and the band still consist of the same members from the 90s. The band has kept to the roots and never followed the trends. It’s been twelve years since Unleashed performed at Inferno Metal Festival and Oslo – so we welcome them back with pride!
https://www.facebook.com/unleashed

British death metal band Ingested have been around since 2006. Since then the band has released six critically acclaimed albums of brutal death metal and deathcore. In 2022 they will return with a brand new album called “Ashes Lie Still”. The band has only once before been in Norway so we are happy to have them at Inferno Metal Festival for the very first time!
https://www.facebook.com/ingesteduk

The St. Louis-based two-man project Stormruler combines unrelenting black metal atmosphere and vision from varying metal genres with a brutal, modernized twist of inspiration culled from high-fantasy and history. Stormruler released their debut album “Under the Burning Eclipse” in 2019 and now they are back with the second album “Sacred Rites & Black Magick”. With ominous instrumental ambience and incendiary black metal riffs and fury, the album tells harrowing tales of war, death, victory and defeat, and delivers an unmatched, hellscaped auditory experience. This will be Stormruler’s first time in Norway!
https://www.facebook.com/StormrulerOFFICIAL

New official radio channel for Inferno Metal Festival will be radiOrakel on FM 99.3. The radio channel started in 1982 which makes it the world’s oldest female driven radio channel. We are happy to cooperate with the great people at radiOrakel for Inferno 2023.

RadiOrakel is the world’s oldest female driven radio, and has since 1982 produced experimental journalism, innovative comedy and investigative radio; all with a queer angle that has made the broadcasts a unique radio experience. Currently located at Blitz, the channel has a unique insight into what stirs in the Norwegian underground. The music profile covers most of what is tough and cool – from the strangest punk voices to hard-hitting country!

Tune in to radiOrakel at FM 99.3 or at their own website at https://radiorakel.no/.

“Inferno has long been one of the most exciting festivals in Norway, not only because of genre selection and booking, but also because it has become a meeting place for the industry that exists outside of purely commercial and popular music. It is no less professional or innovative for that reason. radiOrakel clearly has a music profile that leans more in this direction, and we look forward to having the opportunity to be an official contributor and partner with the festival in 2023”
- Hanne Rye Hanssen, Chief editor - radiOrakel

Inferno Metal Festival has signed a new contract with Clarion Hotel The Hub to be the official festival hotel for the next three years. Read on for great discounts and how to book your stay at Inferno Metal Festival 2023.

The Inferno family: audience and artists, media and music industry will gather at the official festival hotel Clarion The Hub for happenings, partying and a good night sleep. The Inferno Music Conference will take place at the hotel in the daytime Thursday and Friday. There will be pre- and after- parties in the Hub Bar with Inferno DJs, artist interviews, the famous Black Metal Auction hosted by Tore Bratseth and more! For guests staying at the hotel, it will be Oslo’s best hotel breakfast until 11:00 (you don`t want to miss it) and free access to swimming pool and sauna.

The Hub boasts Oslo’s best location, right in the city centre, next to Oslo Central Station and the Airport Express Train – and only about a five minutes walk from the venues Rockefeller & John Dee, SALT, Kniven, Vaterland and Rock In. No expensive taxi rides!

The special Inferno discount price is valid in the period 2nd to 10th April. Extend your stay and experience Oslo!

For more information click here or go to directly to the hotel to book. Make sure the "Inferno" booking code is enabled to get the discounted prices.

We welcome British industrial metal legends Godflesh, Norwegian old school black metallers Urgehal and Colombian death metal veterans Masacre to Inferno Metal Festival 2023!

Industrial metal band Godflesh was formed in 1982 in Birmingham in England under the moniker Fall of Because. In 1988 the band was renamed Godflesh and the band decided to use a drum machine for percussion and melding heavy metal with industrial music, and later with electronic music and dub, pioneering the genre and making their sound a foundational influence on other industrial metal and post-metal acts. The band has by now released eight albums and a new album is under development. This will be Godflesh first appearance at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/jkflesh

 
Urgehal from Hønefoss in Norway was formed in 1992 by Trondr Nefas and Enzifer. The band released many classics full-length albums, demo tapes and EPs before Trondr Nefas sadly passed away May 12th 2012. The band decided to finish their last album in honour of Trondr Nefas and to mark the end of Urgehal in 2016. The band was brought back in 2022 in honour of the ten years passing of Nefas to do a few selected gigs to uphold his legacy. We are glad to have them back with us for a very special gig at Inferno Metal Festival 2023.
https://www.facebook.com/nefas.official

Colombian death metal band Masacre was founded in 1988 in Medellín, Colombia. We are now talking death metal of the brutal kind that are not made for people with a weak stomach! By now the band has released a huge number of demos, EPs, live-albums and five full-length albums. Masacre still hold their position as Colombia’s finest death metal band and keep their music as brutal as ever. This will be Masacre’s first time in Norway!
https://www.facebook.com/Masacreofficial

Sadly Ukrainian band 1914 had to cancel Inferno Metal Festival in 2022 as their homeland was invaded by Russia. Now 1914 have been appointed “cultural ambassadors for Ukraine” and with special permission from the Ukrainian government the band is allowed to leave Ukraine and do the gig at Inferno Metal Festival 2023. We are looking forward to have this amazing band with us on Norwegian soil for the very first time!

“The war changes the rules and destroys everything that was created for many years. Imperialistic ambitions of fucking dictators force people to leave their homes, go to war, sit in the trenches and die. And while our soldiers are on the frontlines destroying the enemy, our front is cultural. Our front is truth, spreading the message. We received a legal permission from our government to become cultural ambassadors of Ukraine in the world, to speak out to the whole Europe about this horrible war that will affect everyone.”
- 1914

Ukrainian blackened death doom metal band 1914 took the metal community by storm when they released their second album, the masterpiece “The Blind Leading the Blind”, in 2018. Their third album, “Where Fear and Weapons Meet” came in 2021, and took the band even further. As their name suggests, 1914, is exclusively themed around World War I. 1914 has never played before in any of the Nordic countries and we are excited to bring the band to Norway for the very first time!
https://www.facebook.com/1914band

We know you are hungry and excited for more artists for Inferno Metal Festival 2023 – so here we go! We are proud to welcome Dark Funeral, Uada, Sakis Tolis, Mork, Vredehammer and Afsky to our 2023 edition.

Swedish black metal pioneers Dark Funeral have blazed a path of satanic ritualism and anti-religion that has endured for nearly three decades. The band’s seventh studio album, “We Are the Apocalypse”, was released in 2022 to great acclaim. The album shows a band still as hungry and hellish as when they made classics such as “The Secrets of the Black Arts” in 1996 and “Vobiscum Satanas” in 1998. We are proud to have Dark Funeral back at Inferno to raise some hell!
https://www.facebook.com/darkfuneral

From America's northwest we have black metal band Uada. Since their formation in 2014, Uada’s rise has been meteoric. The band released their debut album, “Devoid of Light” in 2016, and was soon a band to follow! The sequel “Cult Of A Dying Sun” expressed the band’s inimitably thunderous approach to aural darkness. In 2020 the band released their third album called “Djinn”. The band was also suppose to play at Inferno Metal Festival in 2020 – but things did not turn out that way – so we are happy to have them back for next year.
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialUADA

If you are into black metal there is a huge chance to you already know about Sakis Tolis from the great Greek band Rotting Christ. In 2022 Sakis Tolis released his first solo album – an amazing record called “Among the Fires of Hell”. It sounds black, gothic and ritualistic. Now Sakis Tolis will come to Norway and Inferno Metal Festival to perform with his solo band for the very first time!
https://www.facebook.com/people/Sakis-Tolis/100011073065110/

Mork was created by Thomas Eriksen in the town of Halden in Norway during 2004. Both then and now the band functions as a one-man-band – much like many others within the Black Metal-genre. Since 2014 the band performed live as a full band, and has done tours and shows in Europe and North America. Mork has received widespread coverage and acclaim by both underground and mainstream media, and are highly respected by scene legends as Nocturno Culto and Fenriz (Darkthrone) and Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir). The latest album, the massive masterpiece “Katedralen”, was released in March 2021.
https://www.facebook.com/MORKOFFICIAL

Vredehammer started as a one-man project in 2009 and released three EPs on a small underground label before their debut album “Vinteroffer” was released in 2014. Vredehammer instantly made themselves known as a force to be reckoned with in the Norwegian metal scene. One album in and the band was already nominated for “metal album of the year” through the Norwegian Grammys. The band quickly grow to become a full touring band with three highly acclaimed full-length albums in their discography. Since then Vredehammer have toured Europe as support for bands such as Satyricon and Six Feet Under, as well as together with Keep of Kalessin and Vreid, plus their own European headlining tour. It’s time to bring Vredehammer back to Inferno.
https://www.facebook.com/Vredehammer

AFSKY Danish black metal one-man band Afsky brings melancholy and sorrow to Inferno Metal Festival. The band started in 2015 and has then released two full-length albums; “Sorg” in 2018 and “Ofte jeg drømmer mig død” in 2020. Looking at the lyrics, the albums translates into “Sorrow” and “I often dream my self dead”, it might seem more that sad. But there is a beauty in all the depressive music and lyrics of Afsky that you can experience in all it’s glory when Afsky performs at Inferno for the very first time.
https://www.facebook.com/afskymusic

We're currently running low on early bird festival packages at 2300 NOK. The package include a 250 NOK merch voucher (equivalent to a festival t-shirt) as well as the 4 day festival pass.

After they run out the 4 day festival pass price will be 2600 NOK. No merch vouchers will be included with this ticket type.

To secure one of the last early bird packages go to here.

We would like to thank our volunteers and crew, Rockefeller crew, The Hub crew, partners, sponsors, press, photographers, tattoo artists, exhibitors, stands, DJs, all the artists as well as everybody else that made this year's edition a huge success.

Last but not least, we would like to thank all the metal fans that attended Inferno Metal Festival 2022. Thanks for all the great enthusiastic feedback! That's why we are doing this and it makes all the hard work worthwhile! It's good to be back!

We welcome you all again at Inferno Metal Festival April 6th to 9th 2023. See you next year and stay metal!

Here are the times and locations for exchanging tickets to wristbands and accreditation today.

Ticket Exchange:
Today you can exchange your 4 day passes and single day ticket for Sunday at the following time and location:

16:00-24:00: The Anno entrance at the venue, Rockefeller (on the opposite side of the building compared to the main entrance).

Accreditation/Ticket Pickup

If you are accredited as a guest, press or if you have been told to pick up you ticket at the accreditation you can get your stuff at the following location .

15:30-22:30: At the Rockefeller office entrance in Badstugata just around the corner from festival venue entrance.

Ticket Sales:

There are a few tickets left for today available at Ticketmaster:

https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/inferno-metal-festival-2021-sunday-ticket-tickets/607653?language=en-us

Here are the times and locations for exchanging tickets to wristbands and accreditation today.

Ticket Exchange:
Today you can exchange your 4 day passes and single day ticket for Saturday at the following time and location:

16:00-24:00: The Anno entrance at the venue, Rockefeller (on the opposite side of the building compared to the main entrance).

Accreditation/Ticket Pickup

If you are accredited as a guest, press or if you have been told to pick up you ticket at the accreditation you can get your stuff at the following location .

15:30-22:30: At the Rockefeller office entrance in Badstugata just around the corner from festival venue entrance.

Ticket Sales:

Tickets for today are sold out.

Here are the times and locations for exchanging tickets to wristbands and accreditation today.

Ticket Exchange:
Today you can exchange your 4 day passes and single day ticket for Friday at the following time and location:

16:00-24:00: The Anno entrance at the venue, Rockefeller (on the opposite side of the building compared to the main entrance).

Accreditation/Ticket Pickup

If you are accredited as a guest, press or if you have been told to pick up you ticket at the accreditation you can get your stuff at the following location .

15:30-22:30: At the Rockefeller office entrance in Badstugata just around the corner from festival venue entrance.

Ticket Sales:

Tickets for today are sold out.

Here are the times and locations for exchanging tickets to wristbands and accreditation today.

Ticket Exchange:
Today you can exchange your 4 day passes and Thursday tickets at the following times and locations:

12:00-14:00: Clarion Hotel The Hub
15:00-24:00: The ticket exchange tent just beside the main entrance at the festival venue Rockefeller.

Accreditation/Ticket Pickup
If you are accredited as a guest, press or if you have been told to pick up you ticket at the accreditation you can get your stuff at the following location .

15:30-22:30: At the Rockefeller office entrance in Badstugata just around the corner from festival venue entrance.

Conference Accreditation:
If you're attending the conference you can get your access at the following time and location:

10:00-15:00: Clarion Hotel The Hub

Ticket Sales:
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster here.

Below is information about how to exchange your ticket into a wristband for access to the festival.

We encourage you to exchange your ticket into a wristband as early as possible.

The main stage at Rockefeller Music Hall will open at 16:00 but we will let people that have exchanged their ticket to a wristband into the John Dee venue from 15:00 Thursday.

4 Day Pass or Single Day Tickets for All 4 days

When you got tickets for all days you can exchange them into a festival wristband covering all 4 days. The exchange can be done at the following places and times:

Wednesday April 14th:
19:00-23:00: At Salt (Langkaia 1, 0150 Oslo). With a festival wristband you can enter the Indie Recordings Label Night at Salt where Gloson, Agabas, and Nordjevel will perform.

Thursday April 15th:
12:00-14:00: The Hub Lobby
15:00-24:00: The tent next to the festival main entrance at Rockefeller.

If you arrive at a later date than "expected" you can of course exchange your 4 day pass the other days as well. See the single day ticket locations and times for further information on the exchanging your pass at a later date.

Single Day Tickets

Single day tickets can only be exchanged into wristbands on the day the single day ticket is valid. If you have single day tickets for all remaining days we will try to give you a multi-day wristband as long as our supply lasts. The exchange times and locations the various days are:

Thursday April 14th:
12:00-14:00: The Hub Lobby.
15:00-24:00: The tent next to the festival main entrance at Rockefeller.

Friday April 15th:
16:00-24:00: The Anno entrance at Rockefeller from Torggata.

Saturday April 16th:
16:00-24:00: The Anno entrance at Rockefeller from Torggata.

Sunday April 17th:
16:00-24:00: The Anno entrance at Rockefeller from Torggata.

Venue Overview

Tickets to Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th are now sold out. There are still tickets some ticket left for Thursday and Sunday.

Get yours at https://tickets.infernofestival.no/.

Tickets to Friday April 15th are now sold out. There are still tickets left for Thursday, Saturday (very few) and Sunday.

Get yours at https://tickets.infernofestival.no/.

Indie Recordings are proud to announce our Inferno label night! The long dark wait is over, and the world has opened for earth-shattering infernal darkness yet again. Indie Recordings are proud to serve you three of our finest and most devastating musical profanities. This will be one hell of a night at Salt.

The night starts with Gloson, who just released their acclaimed sophomore album The Rift. This is relentless, primitive, yet mesmerizingly sludge from the Swedish forest's depths through a unique combination of post-black and sludge. Gloson drags you into a comforting and chaotic world of blinding indifference.

Second, from the darkest corners of the black metal abyss, Nattefrost returns to the stage. Nattefrost is one of the most recognizable and longest-serving figures on the Black Metal scene. He has been performing as Nattefrost since the early 1990s and releasing solo music under the moniker since 2004 but is one of the founding members of Carpathian Forest. He has never shied away from controversy but at the same time, he has never sacrificed quality for mere sensationalism.

Last is none other than the brutal and infernal force Nordjevel! Nordjevel leads the listeners into an empire of infernal rage filled with obscure, barbaric darkness through distinctive vocals set to acruel and instrumental sonic desert. Nordjevel's next album is due in fall 2022

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster here.

Join us when Italian noise duo OvO will perform the live score for the silent Italian movie masterpiece 1911 "Dante’s Inferno" aka "L'Inferno". The oldest Italian feature film – the first movie inspired by Dante – the first movie that was presented in theatres as a piece of art instead of just a curiosity.

"L’Inferno" is the first Italian kolossal: in the dark forest Dante meets Virgilio, and with him he travels through the circles of hell. During the first projections in 1911 the special effects were so realistic that many people fainted and there were several episodes of panic.

Italian noise-rock duo OvO has been at the center of the worldwide post-rock, industrial-sludge, and avant-doom scenes for nearly two decades. Their always-on-tour mentality, coupled with a DIY ethic, fearless vision, and pulverizing live shows have made them the Jucifer of Europe; impossible to categorize, but always there, appearing in your hometown, like a ghostly omnipresence. OvO’s fiercely independent ethos and grinding live schedule have earned the band a significant worldwide fanbase that have come to expect nothing but the most daring and innovative dark music presentations.

The concert will take place at VEGA SCENE Friday 15th of April at 14.00. 150,- NOK for tickets. 75,- NOK for those with a four day pass to Inferno Metal Festival 2022.

Tickets at https://vegascene.no/incoming/article1483719.ece.

We're currently running low on single day tickets to Friday and Saturday. Go to Ticketmaster at the following addresses to secure yours:

Friday: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/inferno-metal-festival-2021-friday-ticket-tickets/607649?language=en-us

Saturday: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/inferno-metal-festival-2021-saturday-ticket-tickets/607651?language=en-us

Our 4 day festival passes are now sold out. 

There are still single day tickets available.

We're currently running low on 4 day festival passes. Make sure you secure yours before they are sold out.

Tickets are available at https://tickets.infernofestival.net/

As many already know; UADA has cancelled their European tour – which sadly also includes Inferno Metal Festival. Their official statement can be read on their own Facebook page. The good news is that legendary viking metal band EINHERJER will take their spot at Inferno Metal Festival 2022. Other news is that Danish death doom band KONVENT will be moved to John Dee, filling the spot to 1914, while German melodic death metal band HIRAES will fill the spot at Vaterland stage

When Einherjer started out in 1993 the Norwegian black metal was on the rise. Einherjer went their own way and forged Viking Metal. With music and lyrics inspired by ancient Norse mythology the band made their own unique sound. The band has released several classic albums like “Dragons of the North”, “Odin Owns Ya All” and “Norwegian Native Art”. But their line of great album stretches all the way to this day as they released their amazing “North Star” last year. It’s been ten years since Einherjer played Inferno Metal Festival – but now the anthems from the greatest Viking Metal band in the world will shine over the festival once more!

German’s melodic death metallers Hiraes released their debut album “Solitary” last year. The band was formed on the ashes of Dawn of Disease when the band disbanded in 2020. The only difference from the latter is the amazing vocalist Britta Görtz now taking over the microphone. Fans of bands like Arch Enemy and Amon Amarth need to check out Hiraes when they play Inferno for the first time!

Interesting in volunteering at Inferno Metal Festival 2022? Find out more details and register at https://volunteer.infernofestival.no/. 

Norwegian Black Metal band ORDER joins the line-up for Inferno Metal Festival 2022. The band members are well-known from the Norwegian Death Metal band Cadaver and for an early incarnation of famous black metal band Mayhem. Order released their second full-length album, “The Gospel”, in 2021 to great acclaim.

Order was founded in 2013 by Anders Odden, Rene Jansen, Kjetil Manheim and Billy Messiah. The four being respectively responsible for early-stage Norwegian death metal (Cadaver) and the origin of the Norwegian Black metal (Mayhem). In 2014, Jansen sadly passed away, leaving the project unrealized. The remaining members decided to move forward despite the setback. In 2015 Stu Manx (f. Gluecifer) joined the band and set the band back on its quest to make unpolished raw black metal. To honor Jansen the band released the demo tape “Folly Grandeur” with rehearsal recordings the following year and in 2017 the debut album “Lex Amentiae” was released on Listenable Records. Four years later Order released their long awaited second studio album, “The Gospel”. It is now time to bring the band back to Inferno Metal Festival for another great gig!
https://www.facebook.com/Orderofficial

We bid you welcome to part 2 of THE INFERNAL RESURRECTION. The happening will take place at Rock In, Tuesday, June 29th 2021. The bands that will be playing are doom masters SUPERLYNX and the Norwegian black thrash ensemble THE DEVIL’S REJECTS!

Tickets are available here: Ticketmaster - The Infernal Resurrection Part II

SUPERLYNX Superlynx is a psychedelic doom and stoner trio that was formed in 2013. The band exceeds genres with their distinct sound and melts doom, psych, meditative atmospheres and heavy droning rock together. Superlynx recently released their third album “Electric Temple” on Dark Essence Records. The album is both a continuation of what they’ve been doing before and a further development into moods not previously explored. The tragic death of a close family member has also made a deep mark on the album. Superlynx offers atmospheric gigs with tons of heaviness and dark beauty that haunts and spellbound the audience – so be sure to check them out at The Infernal Resurrection II.
https://www.facebook.com/superlynxband

The Oslo based band The Devil’s Rejects offer a black thrash heavy metal attack that surely is made to kick ass! The band released their album “Blood Feast” yesteryear to great critical acclaim. Metal Hammer Italy gave the album the “Top Album” stamp and wrote “The point is that The Devil’s Rejects have managed to throw thrash (Slayer style), black (not to mention Darkthrone), heavy (at times the Maidenian inspiration is clear), with some splash of doom and death, bringing out a soup that is as toxic as it is dependent”. No wonder; with all songs inspired by trashy campy horror movies like “She Wolf of the SS”, “Seven Women for Satan” and “Color me Blood Red”, The Devil’s Rejects sure knows how to get the party started! Don’t miss out on Norway’s most promising newcomers – this will be a gig for the books!
https://www.facebook.com/thedevilsrejectsnorway/

Due to changes in the covid-19 restrictions in Oslo we are able to increase the number of available tickets at our concert with Ihsahn, Cadaver and Tulus this coming Thursday June 17th. 

The doors will open at 19:00. 

Tickets are available here: Ticketmaster - The Infernal Resurrection

While waiting for Inferno Metal Festival 2022 we got a very cool event we have called THE INFERNAL RESURRECTION that will take place at Sentrum Scene on June 17th 2021! The bands that will play are IHSAHN, CADAVER and TULUS. All three bands will also perform at Inferno Metal Festival 2022. There will be a very limited number of tickets for sale at Ticketmaster from Friday June 11th at 09.00!

Ihsahn comes from Notodden, Norway, where he at the age of thirteen started playing in what developed into one of the world’s most influential black metal bands, Emperor. At only seventeen he recorded and performed on the mighty "In the Nightside Eclipse" album, which has many times been voted as one of the top metal albums of all time. After Emperor released their last album, "Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise" in 2001, Ihsahn has focused on his solo work and has by now released seven albums. Ihsahn has recently released a couple of EPs. One of them is "Telemark" that the concert will be focused around. We are happy to have Ihsahn join us for this very exclusive event!
https://www.facebook.com/ihsahnmusic/ 

Cadaver was one of the first death metal bands from Norway. After several demo tapes between 1988 and 1990, the band released their debut album “Hallucinating Anxiety” in 1990. Often considered has the very first Norwegian death metal album. Two years later they followed up with “...in Pains” before the split-up in 1993. In 1999 founding member Anders Odden (Order, ex Celtic Frost, Satyricon) brought the band back to life under the name Cadaver Inc. After a few years the band changed their name back to Cadaver before they disbanded again. Cadaver is now back and they released the brutal new album “Edder & Bile” in 2020. Norwegian death metal at its best!
https://www.facebook.com/cadavertheband

Tulus is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. The band released three classic albums before they disbanded in 2000 and members of Tulus later went on to form the band Khold. In 2006 Tulus returned and the following year they released “Biography Obscene”. This led to an exclusive gig at Inferno in 2008, performing for the second time in the bands history (Their first gig was at Mars in 1999). In 2012 the band released “Olm og bitter” and in 2014 the band offered another exclusive gig at Inferno Metal Festival. Tulus released a brand new album called “Old Old Death” in 2020 and we sure look forward to see them live again!
https://www.facebook.com/TULUSband

The current situation is the hardest challenge the modern music industry has ever faced. But this industry is built on passion. The passion for musical and cultural experiences. With vaccines coming, we are getting closer to going back to society as normal. At least there is hope. Because YOU didn’t stop trying and continued to plan events and concerts we will have cultural experiences the day we are out in the clear of the pandemic. We have seen creative new ways of providing musical experiences with online streamed festivals and concerts. In the end, there is no stopping the metal community.  

This year we have a strong focus on injustice in religion-ruled countries and the suppression of artistic expression. We will discuss the value of an interactive networking environment in this new digital business world we are operating in. We will shed a light on new business models during Covid-19 times, expanding and innovating business further and we will take a look at the actual status of the Norwegian metal scene compared to the rest of the world.  

Last but not least we are very happy that we have a good relationship and a strong collaboration with all our partners.  Frank Godla and Metal Injection from the United States will be the tip of the spear in The war of art, putting pressure and demanding artistic freedom around the globe. It will be an informative conference with educational value for every branch of our industry. We welcome you to our highly adapted online networking platform, April 22 and april 23, 2021! 

Tickets to the conference are available here: Inferno Music Conference 2021 ONLINE Billetter NORGE tor. 22 apr. 21 11:00 (ticketmaster.no)

Our conference website: Inferno Music Conference

Thursday 22. April 2021
11:00 Opening speech by Norwegian Minister of Culture Abid Raja
11:05 Norwegian Metal Today: SITREP
12:30 Festival identity: approach from the livelihood of things
13:45 World Metal Congress presents: Metal vs. The Climate Crisis
14:45 Rewriting The Metal World: presentation by Joe Saw (Fanbytes, UK)
16:00 Keynote Interview: Fruits From The Atomic Garden with Jack Shirley (US)
17:00 Mental Health: Six Stages Of Fame with Hilde Spille (Paperclip Agency, NL)

Friday 23. April 2021
11:00 Friday opening speech by Music Norway
11:05 Importance Of Network in the Digital World
12:30 The Guiltiest Sinners: Extreme Heavy Metal Music in Iran and Saudi Arabia
13:00 The War Of Art: Blasphemy and Propaganda Against The System
14:45 SBOA presents: Learnings in times of Corona - shaking up the old ways
15:45 The Future Of The Music Industry: Are you the Jack of all Trades?
16:50 Closing Talk by Inferno Music Conference

The whole program and delegate database will be available for you to view anytime 2 weeks after the conference.

The day by day schedule for Inferno 2022 is now ready and available to view in detail here.

We are happy to announce that all artists for Inferno Metal Festival 2022 are now confirmed.

Only Amorphis had to say no as they already had plans for Easter 2022.

This means that GORGOROTH and UADA are also ready for next year’s festival.

We are also happy to announce that TAAKE will be the last band to complete the line-up.

Inferno 2022 will be held from April 14-17th 2022.

INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2022: Kreator, Mayhem, Venom, Gorgoroth, Triumph of Death,  Taake, Marduk, Ihsahn, Gorgoroth, Kampfar, Ved Buens Ende, Vreid, Cadaver, Uada, Myrkskog, Entombed A.D., Oranssi Pazuzu, Asphyx, Benighted, Bølzer, Dark Fortress, Tulus, Whoredom Rife, Djerv, Hamferd, Dyscarnate, The Great Old Ones, Solbrud, 1914, Sylvaine, Valkyrja, Asagraum, Nyrst, Isvind, From The Vastland, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, Nachash, Xenoblight, Ulvehyrde, Kosmos Brenner, Sovereign, Gnida, Eridu, Zifir

We will have a refund period for Inferno 2021 from today, March 1st, until March 31st.

If you want to keep your ticket for 2022 you don't have to do anything at all. All existing tickets will automatically be valid for 2022.

If you are unable to attend and want your ticket refunded instead of keeping it for 2022 please follow the guidelines below. 

There will be an option to, partially or fully, donate your ticket if you so wish. If you want to donate please state the sum you want to donate in your refund email (see below). We are grateful for any donation. It will help us continue making Inferno one of the worlds greatest extreme metal festivals.

Please note: All refunds will be processed in NOK as was received by us. Refunds will not include the service fees paid to PayPal/Ticketmaster. As currency rates fluctuate the sum refunded is not guaranteed to end up being the same as was paid in your local currency. 

Ticketmaster Refunds

Those who bought tickets using Ticketmaster will receive and e-mail from our venue, Rockefeller Music Hall, with instructions on how to get your tickets refunded. Please be on the lookout for this e-mail.  

PayPal Refunds

In order to get your tickets ordered through PayPal refunded please send your details (name and what e-mail address was used to order) by email to tickets@infernofestival.no to get your refund.

If you want to donate any part of your ticket state the sum in your e-mail.

Please note that you will have to accept the PayPal transfer when we transfer the refund to you. So keep an eye out for the transfer notification from PayPal and make sure you accept the transfer. If not the money will be returned to us after a few weeks.

Hotel Rooms

If you got a booking for Inferno 2021 you will be able to move it to 2022.

Contact the hotel by phone (+47) 22 33 42 00 or by email at booking@choice.no to move your hotel booking.

We're happy to confirm that Triumph of Death, Marduk and Valkyrja are now also confirmed for 2022. 

We are sorry to inform you that Inferno 2021 cannot be held as planned due to the covid-19 outlook and restrictions this spring.

We'd like to again thank all our partners, crew and volunteers for all their work and dedication for Inferno 2021 and we hope your all look forward to 2022.

Inferno 2022 will be held from April 14-17th 2022.

We've talked to the bands that were supposed to play in 2021 in order to offer them a spot for 2022. We would like to thank all the bands that want to come back in 2022. So far we've confirmed the following:
Kreator, Mayhem, Venom, Ihsahn, Kampfar, Ved Buens Ende, Vreid, Cadaver, Myrkskog, Entombed AD, Oranssi Pazuzu, Asphyx, Benighted, Bølzer, Dark Fortress, Tulus, Whoredom Rife, Djerv, Hamferd, Dyscarnate, The Great Old Ones, Solbrud, 1914, Sylvaine, Asagraum, Nyrst, Isvind, From The Vastland, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, Nachash, Xenoblight, Ulvehyrde, Kosmos Brenner, Sovereign, Gnida, Eridu, Zifir

If you want to move your ticket to 2022 you can sit still and do nothing as 2020/21 tickets will automatically be valid for 2022.

If you want to get a refund for your ticket we will have a refund period from March 1st. Further details on how to proceed to get a refund will be sent to all ticket holders by e-mail at that date. Those of you that purchased using Ticketmaster will get an e-mail with instructions from the venue, Rockefeller and those who purchased using PayPal will get an e-mail from the festival with instructions.

Those that have booked a room at the official festival hotel will get a voucher from the hotel for the amount you paid. To get a voucher contact their booking service at booking@choice.no.

We look forward to seeing you all again in 2022.

The kick-off planned this week was cancelled due to current covid-19 event restrictions as stated last week. The process of refunding everyone who bought tickets has been started. As Ticketmaster has a long backlog of events to process these days, as well as a reduced workforce, it may take longer than usual before this process is completed. Please stay patient.

Please note: Refunds will not include service fees paid to Ticketmaster as they are non-refundable.

Regarding a potential new kick-off event early next year we will come back to that when we know more about what event restrictions we're dealing with in a few weeks time.

Due to the 14 day extension to the covid-19 restrictions in Oslo, banning all indoor events until December 14th, the Inferno kick-off concerts unfortunately won't happen next week. We'll be back with further details this coming week.

Welcome to Inferno Metal Festival's kick off party! This year we will have a three they event at Rock In with one band each day. Black metal band TULUS will perform on Wednesday 2nd of December 2020, old school death metal outfit OBLITERATION will strike at Thursday 3rd of December and the masters of avantgarde black metal VED BUENS ENDE will enter the stage on Friday 4th of December! A limited number of tickets are for sale and can be bought at Ticketmaster now.

TULUS (Wednesday 2nd of December 2020)

Tulus is a Norwegian black metal band that was formed in 1991. The band released three classic albums before they disbanded in 2000 and members of Tulus later went on to form the band Khold. In 2006 Tulus returned and the following year they released “Biography Obscene”. This lead to an exclusive gig at Inferno in 2008 – performing for the second time in the history of the band. (Their first gig was at Mars in 1999). In 2012 the band released “Olm og bitter” and in 2014 the band offered another exclusive gig at Inferno Metal Festival. Tulus released their solid new album “Old Old Death” in March 2020!

https://www.facebook.com/TULUSband

OBLITERATION (Thursday 3rd of December 2020)
Kolbotn's Obliteration started in 2001 when the members of the band was still just young teenagers. Today they are regarded as one of Norway's finest death metal bands because of classic albums like “Perpetual Decay” from 2007, “Nekropsalms” from 2009 and “Black Death Horizon” from 2013. Obliteration's latest album “Cenotaph Obscure” came in 2018 and proves that the band still knows how to make supreme death metal with lots of variation with distinct flavors of both doom and black metal. Obliteration performed at Inferno Metal Festival as early as in 2005. It is a pleasure to have them back at our kick off party!
https://www.facebook.com/obliterationofficial

VED BUENS ENDE (Friday 4th of December 2020)
Back in 1995 something completely different was released and it came from the Norwegian underground black metal scene. This unique masterpiece was called “Written in Waters”. It was no ordinary black metal album – far from it – it was music that no one had heard before. Some people would even argue if it was black metal at all – and some would just call it avantgarde black metal. It does not matter what you call it, it was something vast and distinctive that still feels unique even almost 25 years later. Ved Buens Ende was laid to rest soon after and the band has not released anything after “Written in Waters”. With members and ex-members from such bands as Aura Noir, Cadaver, Dødheimsgard, Satyricon, Arcturus, Ulver and Virus.
https://www.facebook.com/vedbuensende1

We will have a refund period for Inferno 2020 from October 1st until October 31st. If you are unable to attend in 2021 and want your 2020 ticket refunded instead of keeping it for 2021 please follow the guidelines below according to what service you used to purchase your ticket(s).

Please note that there will be a new refund period like this one if it turns out 2021 will be postponed as well. 

At Ticketmaster there will be an option to, partially or fully, donate your ticket if you so wish. If you want to donate and used PayPal to order please state the sum you want to donate in your refund email (see below). We are grateful for any donation. It will help us continue making Inferno one of the worlds greatest extreme metal festivals.

Please note: All refunds will be processed in NOK as was received by us. Refunds will not include the service fees paid to Ticketmaster and PayPal. As currencies fluctuate the sum refunded is not guaranteed to end up being the same as was paid in your local currency. 

Ticketmaster:

If you ordered tickets using Ticketmaster you will get an e-mail from our venue, Rockefeller, with instructions on how to get your tickets refunded. This e-mail will be sent out tomorrow Friday October 2nd.

PayPal:

If you ordered tickets using PayPal please send your details (name and what e-mail address was used to order) by email to tickets@infernofestival.no to get your refund. 

Hotel Booking:

We also want to remind you that any hotel bookings for 2020 can be moved to 2021. There is a small fee on the move as room prices are slightly higher for 2021. Contact the hotel by phone (+47) 22 33 42 00 or by email at booking@choice.no to change your booking.

When Inferno Metal Festival 2020 had to be canceled we were lucky that 36 out of 40 artists agreed to move their concerts to Inferno Metal Festival 2021. The remaining bands can now be announced. Not only that; we are also expanding out matinée program with more concerts, not only at Kniven, but also at Rock In and Vaterland. We are welcoming ENTOMBED A.D., NYRST, ISVIND, FROM THE VASTLAND, REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER, ULVEHYRDE and ZIFIR to the line-up at Inferno Metal Festival 2021!

All tickets bought for Inferno 2020 are valid for 2021. More tickets are also available for sale now!

ENTOMBED A.D. (John Dee – Sunday April 4th)

If you are reading this you probably already know about Entombed A.D. – the deadly sonic force fronted by former Nihilist and Entombed vocalist L-G Petrov. Inspired by such diverse acts as Autopsy, Motörhead, Discharge and Kiss, Entombed A.D is not afraid to think outside the coffin, resulting in a style some fans calls death ’n’ roll. Though, in the end it was, is and will just be a band with a style and impact entirely their own. With three full-length albums released under the new persona – ”Back to the Front”, ”Dead Dawn” and “Bowels of Earth” – Entombed A.D have proved their place as the rightful kings of death ’n’ roll. This will be their first time at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/EntombedAD

NYRST (John Dee – Sunday April 4th)
Nyrst means “northernmost” in Icelandic and the band holds true to its name when it comes to delivering an incredibly cold, stark and barren soundscape. With lyrics depicting old horror literature with cosmic undertones and very mystic and haunting live performances. The band was formed in 2013 and after 3 years of experience the band released their first demo which received much praise. Their debut album “Orsök” led to Nyrst landing a contract in late 2019 with renowned and well respected label, Dark Essence Records. Influenced by bands such as Emperor, Darkthrone, Bathory and Primordial the band delivers a diverse and epic scope of writing with massive and broad-ranging vocals delivered by their frontman Snæbjörn.
https://www.facebook.com/Nyrst/

ISVIND (Rock In – Date TBA)
The Norwegian black metal band Isvind was formed in 1992. The band released several demos and an album before the band stopped in 1997 and was more or less dead until 2010 when the duo again entered the studio to record their second full-length. After that, touring and recording became routine and the band has since released “Daumyra” and “Gud”. Today the band is a four piece unit that will release all hell at Rock In during Inferno Metal Festival 2021!
https://www.facebook.com/Isvindband/

FROM THE VASTLAND (Rock In – Date TBA)
From the Vastland is a black metal band which started out by Sina in late 2010 in Iran. After moving to Norway From the Vastland started to work with well-known Norwegian musicians such as Vyl (Whoredome Rife, Ex-Keep of Kalessin, Gorgoroth), Tjalve (Horizon Ablaze, Svartelder, Ex-1349, Den Saakaldte), Spektre (Gaahls Wyrd, Svartelder, Horizon Ablaze) and Destruchtor (Nordjevel, Myrkskog, Ex-Morbid Angel). Music and lyrics are influenced by Persian history and mythology, ancient world, epic stories of good and evil, myths and legends combined with atmospheric, blast-beating, old school black metal with a slight touch of oriental influences. The band has released 7 albums by now. In 2014 From  The Vastland was nominated for global metal band at Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award. Sina and the band is also featured in the Norwegian documentary film about black metal called Blackhearts.
https://www.facebook.com/fromthevastland/

REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER (Vaterland – Friday April 2nd)
France's Regarde Les Hommes Tomber started in 2013 with a massive self-titled album released through Les Acteurs De L'Ombre Productions. The band instantly imprinted its vision in metal community: an epic blend of atmospheric black metal, sludge and death metal spreading out a dark universe inspired by the sacred scriptures. In 2015 "Exile" came out and intensified quintet music, bringing in more extreme influences and developing a dramatic sense of narration through cunningly balanced songs. Regarde Les Hommes Tomber earned respect from the metal community with intense and ritualistic live shows. Regarde Les Hommes Tomber recently joined force with Season Of Mist to release the third part of their triptych called “Ascension”.
https://www.facebook.com/rlhtband/

ULVEHYRDE (Rock In – Date TBA)
Ulvehyrde became an entity in 2018. The music is fundamental mid-tempo black metal based upon old, dark, Norwegian history. The band consists of past and present members from Beastcraft, Sarkom, Angst Skvadron, Voluspaa and Paul Di'Anno. Ulvehyre is currently working on the finishing tracks for their 2020 album, “Englemakersken”, which will be licensed through several labels worldwide. Ulvehyrde live is a constellation of darkness, blood and fire, creating a visual and audible double-edged sword of eerie atmosphere and ruthless aggression.
https://www.facebook.com/Ulvehyrde-1412562768886360/

ZIFIR (Kniven – Date TBA)
Zifir released their debut album “You Must Come with Us” in 2007. The album reflects the concept of the band’s black metal vision and the whole content supports this vision with all its instruments where recording, mix, mastering and artwork was made by the band. The band signed with Dunkelkunst Productions for their second album, titled “Protest Against Humanity”, in 2011. In 2016 when Zifir have finished recording and signed a deal with Duplicate Records. Finally, new album entitled “Kingdom of Nothingness” was released in 2017 in CD and LP format. Their fourth full length album “Demoniac Ethics” was released on January2020 via Duplicate Records.
https://www.facebook.com/zifirofficial/

The official festival hotel for 2021 will be Clarion Hotel - The Hub like in 2019 and 2020. The discounted prices are now available using the booking code INFERNO.

The Inferno family; artists and fans, media and music industry will gather at the official festival hotel Clarion Hotel The Hub for four days of happenings, partying and a good night of sleep. During the Inferno week there will be Inferno pre- and after- parties in the bar, black-metal breakfasts, Inferno exhibitions and more.

Go to our hotel page for more details or go to https://www.nordicchoicehotels.com/hotell/?search=inferno-no to order.

Our day by day schedule for Inferno 2021 is now available. Almost all bands are positioned as was planned for 2020 apart from a couple of changes due to touring schedules.

The main stage is fully booked but there are 3 spots left to announce at the smaller stage John Dee and 1 spot to announce at the daytime Kniven stage.

To view the schedule click HERE.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak the “Music can change the world” event at Nobel Peace Center has been postponed from 7th of April 2020 to 31st of March 2021. All tickets bought for 2020 are valid for 2021. More tickets are also available for sale now at Ticketmaster.

Music can change the world! Some songs have done more than just entertain – they have changed the world. Together with Nobel Peace Center we invite you to their ongoing series about songs that have changed the world. So far artists like Bendik, Myra, Amanda Delara og Honningbarna have contributed with their interpretation of important songs that have changed the world. Now the Nobel Peace Center goes metal when Vreid will find a song about freedom of expression and do their interpretation of it. Asbjørn Slettemark, famous Norwegian music journalist and TV personality, will moderate the following debate about the chosen song. The gig will also include several of Vreid's own songs.

NOBEL PEACE CENTER
WEDNESDAY 31 MARCH 18:00
NOK 150,- (Including ticket fee)

Most of this year's artists have agreed to move their concerts to Inferno Metal Festival 2021. We are now happy to confirm that also AMORPHIS has agreed to perform at Inferno 2021.

All tickets bought for Inferno 2020 are valid for 2021. More tickets are also available for sale now!

You can also change your hotel booking from 2020 to 2021. Contact the hotel by e-mail (booking@choice.no) or phone (+47 22 33 42 00) to change your booking. The Inferno code to use for new 2021 bookings will be available in the coming days.

A few days ago we could confirm that 85 percent of this year's artists have agreed to move their concerts to Inferno Metal Festival 2021. We can now also confirm that MAYHEM has agreed to perform at Inferno 2021. We are very happy about this and we are looking forward to a great festival in 2021.

All tickets bought for Inferno 2020 are valid for 2021. More tickets are also available for sale now!

Inferno Metal Festival 2020 sadly had to be cancelled this year due to the spread of the Corona virus. The good news is that 85 percent of this year's artists have agreed to move their concerts to Inferno Metal Festival 2021. We are very happy about this and we are already making sure that Inferno Metal Festival 2021 will be even stronger and better than ever before. The dates for Inferno Metal Festival 2021 are 1st – 4th of April.

Unfortunately Golden Core, Okkultokrati, Russian Circles and Torche are not able to play next year due to other tour plans etc. Mayhem and Amorphis still need more time to sort out other tour bookings, festivals and other plans before they know if they are available for Inferno 2021. Please be patient with them and with us. We will keep you posted.

All tickets bought for Inferno 2020 will be valid for 2021. More tickets are also available for sale now!

We've got good news about your hotel bookings at Clarion Hotel The Hub.

You may now change your hotel booking from 2020 to 2021.

There will be a small fee on changing your booking.

Contact the hotel by phone (+47) 22 33 42 00 or by email booking@choice.no to change your booking.

We will announce the first confirmations of bands for our 2021 edition this Wednesday March 18th. Watch this space or social media for the announcement.

We are sorry to inform you that Inferno 2020 is cancelled. All public events in Norway are banned until the end of April, and this period might be extended. The health authorities estimate 4-5 months. So, there are no chance that we can make Inferno happen this year.

We would like to thank you all for your support and feedback in this difficult time. We'd also like to thank all our partners, crew and volunteers for all their work and dedication for Inferno 2020.

So, what about next year?

Inferno 2021 will happen. The dates are 1st – 4th of April. So, mark it in your calendars.

We have been in contact with the bands and offered to move their concerts to next year. So far everyone is positive, but of course they will need some time to verify if they are able to. Some of them have already confirmed. We will get back to you with the first confirmations next week.

More good news!

All tickets bought for Inferno 2020 will be valid for 2021.

We will be back! See you all next Easter in Oslo.

We're delighted to announce that our second competition winner for 2020 is Gnida from Poland. They will play on Saturday April 11th.

The birth of the band officially dates back to November 2010. While touring around Eastern Europe, Lucass (drums) and Sirius (voc) decided to start a fun-based band together: its mission was ‘to destroy with sound’, its genre – grindcore, its name – GNIDA. The work on the first studio record have begun shortly after and as a consequence of the fruitful collaboration, the first child, entitled “S.Y.F.” was born…

Released in 2012, 15-minute-long, super-intense record made the band go live a year later, resulting with GNIDA playing at Wacken Open Air 2013… as their 5th show! 

In 2015 Gnida released their 2nd album A.I.D.S. and in 2020 they are due to release their 3rd album R.A.K.

https://www.facebook.com/gnidagrindcore/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6CPRvEnrMpp5F6GzQcXZq0

We are happy to announce Eridu from Germany as our first competition winner for 2020. They will play Sunday April 12th at our John Dee stage.

With the album Lugalbanda, the band Eridu revives the legacy of the long-lost Mesopotamian civilization. Named after the oldest city in Mesopotamia, the formation from Munich is opening a new chapter of Oriental Extreme Metal and evolves in the same atmosphere as the band Gilgamesh, active since 2011. Following the huge success of The Awakening, Gilgamesh's first album, the mastermind Enki (vocals, lyrics, composition) continues in the same musical and thematic influences by creating Eridu in 2017. In a world where society is submitted to vengeful gods, Lugalbanda tells the epic tales of the eponymous king of gods, Gilgamesh's father, and intertwined ancient stories with death and black metal. The 10 songs carry the listener through legendary battlefields, obscure ceremonies, and mystic rituals. Christoph Brandes from Iguana studios took care of the mixing and mastering of Lugalbanda. He is also the experienced ear behind FinsterForst, Imperium Dekadenz as well as Necrophagist's legendary Epitaph album. Driven by fast tempos and blastbeast-oriented drums, Eridu builds a bridge between a pounding Death metal and a melodic Black metal - where gloomy riffs meet an epic wall of sound. Designed with oriental narrative structures, Eridu stands for a sophisticated and diverse extreme metal that blends the boundaries between genres. Fans of Nile, Melechesch, Behemoth, and Keep of Kalessin will get what they're looking for.

https://www.facebook.com/EriduOfficial/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5eMExUolyebWX3DpyOBtwk
https://youtu.be/IjIvmIF5w1g

We're currently running low on 4 day festival passes. Make sure you secure yours before they sell out.

Tickets are available at https://tickets.infernofestival.net/

Music can change the world! Some songs have done more than just entertain – they have changed the world. Together with Nobel Peace Center we invite you to their ongoing series about songs that have changed the world. So far artists like Bendik, Myra, Amanda Delara og Honningbarna have contributed with their interpretation of important songs that have changed the world. Now the Nobel Peace Center goes metal when Vreid will find a song about freedom of expression and do their interpretation of it. Asbjørn Slettemark, famous Norwegian music journalist and TV personality, will moderate the following debate about the chosen song. The gig will also include several of Vreid's own songs.

NOBEL PEACE CENTER
TUESDAY 7. APRIL 18:00
NOK 150,- (Including ticket fee)
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

The Norwegian metal brigade rose from the ashes of black metal band Windir, after the tragic perishing of the “Sognametal” legends with the declared mission of exploring new musical paths. The band has now released eight great albums and is known for their amazing live shows. Vreid's newest masterpiece is “Lifehunger” which was released in 2018.
https://www.facebook.com/vreidofficial

Toril Rokseth from Nobel Peace Center:
Nobel Peace Center wants to contribute to visitors of Oslo that attends cultural events also can experience some of the other things that the city has to offer. Through the cooperation with Inferno Metal Festival we offer a new arena for this kind of music – and at the same time we express that music can be more than just entertainment – music can change the world.

Asbjørn Slettemark:
All the way since the very beginning of “Songs That Changed the World”, the project has offered surprises, fun, new knowledge and some amazing, strong and catchy cover songs. To do this together with Inferno Metal Festival, a festival I have been thrilled about for many years, feels just right. That it will also include Vreid, a band I have been following as a fan and a journalist through the last 15 years, makes it especially fun and interesting. I am very excited for the song they will choose, perform and talk about

Jarle Hváll Kvåle from Vreid:
In Vreid we have always been up for new challenges. It was therefore with huge excitement we took on this task when Inferno Metal Festival and Nobel Peace Center challenged us to do our interpretation of a song that changed the world. Freedom of speech has been relevant since the very beginning of rock, and is just as relevant and important today. A lot has changed since rock 'n' roll was new and rebellious in the 60s, but still today the freedom of speech are controversial and debated, so maybe the world has been at a stand still over the last 60 years. We are thankful for the engagement. Vreid looks forward to dig deep into the rock history of many fantastic songs, and will be ready to perform our song at the Nobel Peace Center in April.

Due to a tour scheduling conflict we've switched the days UADA and Solbrud plays with Cadaver and Asagraum. This means that UADA and Solbrud now plays Thursday and Cadaver and Asagraum plays Friday. See our schedule for detailed information.

If you are interested in volunteering at Inferno Metal Festival 2020 our volunteer registration is now open at https://volunteer.infernofestival.no/

The accreditation for 2020 is now open. If you are seeking accreditaiton go to https://accreditation.infernofestival.no/ to apply.

Are you interested in playing at one of our opening slots at our smaller stage, John Dee at Inferno 2020? If so you can apply by going to https://bandapplication.infernofestival.no/ and enter your band and contact details.

More information and terms can be found on the band application website.

The deadline for applying is December 15th.

It is time to reveal the last five bands for Inferno Metal Festival 2020. We are very happy to announce TRIUMPH OF DEATH, AMORPHIS, ASPHYX, ORANSSI PAZUZU and THE GREAT OLD ONES!

Tom G. Warrior, from Celtic Frost and Triptykon, started back in 1982 a band called Hellhammer. The band existed for a mere two years, from May 1982 to May 1984. During this time, the band released three demos, one 12-inch EP, and two songs on the legendary "Death Metal" compilation album. The band disbanded when Hellhammer members Tom Gabriel Warrior and Martin Eric Ain went on to form Celtic Frost. Warrior has made it clear; Hellhammer will never return and will never be reformed. Still the music exists, and it is an extremely important part of Tom G. Warrior's life and extreme metal in general – widely credited as pioneers of extreme metal. Even if Hellhammer is a band of the past, Warrior had an urge to perform the classics on stage. This is when Triumph of Death became an reality. Triumph of Death is a band solely dedicated to perform the legendary music from Hellhammer. We can't wait to bring this band out on stage at Inferno Metal Festival 2020!
https://www.facebook.com/HellhammerTriumphOfDeath/

Amorphis started all the way back in 1990 – making them one of the pioneer within the Finnish death metal genre. Amorphis' music has turned more melodic over the years – spanning over a wide set of genres – including doom death, progressive metal, folk metal and power metal. The band has many classics under the belt, like “Black Winter Day”, “My Kantele”, “Silver Bride”, “Death of a King” and their biggest hit “House of Sleep”. Their latest album “Queen of Time” is pure ear candy and includes their latest hit “The Bee”. The line-up today includes all original members from 1990. We can't wait to have this great band at Inferno Metal Festival for the very first time.
https://www.facebook.com/amorphis/

Asphyx is a Dutch death metal band that was formed in 1987. Their classic style of death doom metal is very dark, obscure, morbid and brutal. The band release some legendary albums in the early 90s, like “The Rack” in 1991, “Last One on Earth” in 1992 and “Asphyx” in 1994. The band split up in 1996, but the members continued as Soulburn. After several years the band was back together and have by now recorded nine studio albums. The last one is “Incoming Death” from 2016 and it shows a band that still know how to make music brutal with no compromises. This will be the legendary death metal band ASPHYX' first appearance at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/officialasphyx/

Oranssi Pazuzu was formed in Finland in 2007. Two years later their debut album “Muukalainen Puhuu” was released to great acclaim. By now the band has released four studio albums and one live album. The live album, “Live at Roadburn 2017” was released October 2019 and shows a band with a lot of diversity and strength. Oranssi Pazuzu went full psychomania at Inferno Metal Festival 2014 and we are happy to have them back in 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/Oranssi-pazuzu-58437793552/

The Great Old Ones are a French post-black metal band that was formed in 2009. The Great Old Ones is deities in the H. P. Lovecraft fantasy universe. The band has by now released four albums. Their new record is called “Cosmicism” and will be released on the 22nd of October. This will be The Great Old Ones first gig on Norwegian soil.
https://www.facebook.com/thegreatoldones/

We will also use the smaller stage down in the basement at Kniven Bar on Saturday and Sunday for some matinée concerts, together with DJs and happenings in the bar. The bands playing are OKKULTOKRATI, SOVEREIGN, NACHASH and KOSMOS BRENNER.

The Oslo band Okkultokrati thrust the heretic rock and roll that they have cultivated since their 2008 inception into more extraordinary situations. Classic 70s riffing, snotty punk, and brash old school metal are inventively mixed with pulses and spikes of dark wave and ice cold, psychedelic repetition. The band won the award for “best metal album” in 2016 at the “Norwegian Grammy” called Spellemannsprisen. Now they are ready to destroy at the early hours at Kniven Stage!
https://www.facebook.com/okkultokrati/

Oslo band Nachash was formed in 2011 and brings their deathly black metal darkness to the stage at Kniven – inspired by Master's Hammer, old Samael, Bathory and old Rotting Christ. Debut album "Phantasmal Triunity" was released by US-label Shadow Kingdom Records in 2018 and the band is currently working on album number two.
https://www.facebook.com/nachashnorway/

Kosmos Brenner is a trio from Oslo that started in 2011/2012. The band has taken it upon themselves to dive further into the inner workings of massive riffs and dark noisy psychedelia. With the debut EP, “Cosmic Pyre”, their aim was to take the listener on a journey through the existential and all encompassing dread and despair which is the universe. During the past years Kosmos Brenner has been a fire in the Oslo underground, supporting acts like Acid King, Okkultokrati and Saturnalia Temple.
https://www.facebook.com/kosmosbrenner/

The Oslo death thrash outfit Sovereign is a pretty new band that started in 2018 and has only released two demo tapes so far. The band is inspired by late 80s and early 90s death and thrash metal. Check them out. This is a newcomer that are hungry and ready to conquer the world!
https://www.facebook.com/sovereignnorway/

German melodic black metallers DARK FORTRESS, Norwegian early black metal band TULUS and Norwegian stoner doom metal duo GOLDEN CORE are all confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2020.

German black metal outfit Dark Fortress was formed in 1994 and has since then established themselves in the top ranks of the genre with intense live shows and many critically acclaimed albums. Dark Fortress has never taken the challenge of making a new album lightly, and their releases are always high in quality, relevance and authenticity. Expect epic song structures, mighty sonic cathedrals, virulent and sinister magic and lots of unexpected twists and turns as the bands drags you screaming and headbanging through the abysmal roller coaster of their universe. This will be Dark Fortress' first time in Norway.
https://www.facebook.com/officialdarkfortress/

Tulus is a Norwegian black metal band that was formed in 1991. The band released three classic albums before they disbanded in 2000 and members of Tulus later went on to form the band Khold. In 2006 Tulus returned and the following year they released “Biography Obscene”. This lead to an exclusive gig at Inferno in 2008, performing for the second time in the bands history (Their first gig was at Mars in 1999). In 2012 the band released “Olm og bitter” and in 2014 the band offered another exclusive gig at Inferno Festival. Tulus is now working on new songs and the new album will be out in March/April 2020 on Soulseller Records. So it is about time for yet another of them very rare Tulus gigs at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/Tulus-552774808225210/

Golden Core is a Norwegian stoner doom metal duo. The band was formed in 2014 when the members was only nine and eleven years old. Their debut album, “Norwegian Stoner Machine”, saw the light of day in 2016. Golden Core has been doing many gig since then and are a favorite for fans of stoner and doom metal as one of the most promising young bands in recent times. The band will release their new album “Fimbultýr” on the 1st of November at Fysisk Format Records. This will be Golden Core first gig at Inferno Metal Festival.
https://www.facebook.com/goldencoreband/

Norwegian infamous black metal band GORGOROTH is confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2020. The band has not performed live in Norway since 2017 and we are proud to have them return to Oslo at Inferno 2020!

Gorgoroth is one of the most notorious bands from Norway still working in the true spirit of Norwegian black metal. The band was formed by the only remaining original member Infernus in 1992 and is one of the early Norwegian black metal bands. Gorgoroth has released albums on labels such as Nuclear Blast, Century Media, Season of Mist, Malicious Records, Regain Records and Soulseller Records. Classics albums like “Pentagram”, “Antichrist” and “Under the Sign of Hell” are regarded as milestones and the band has sparked a lot of controversy over the years with extravagant live shows. Gorgoroth had a special blasphemous show at Inferno Metal Festival 2017 when they celebrated their 25 years anniversary. The band will now return and unleash their evil at Inferno Metal Festival 2020!
https://www.facebook.com/gorgorothofficial/

We can confirm American instrumental band RUSSIAN CIRCLES, American sludge band TORCHE and Danish thrash death metal outfit XENOBLIGHT to Inferno Metal Festival 2020.

The American instrumental band Russian Circles was formed in late 2004 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band has gained widespread recognition based on a series of critically acclaimed albums and extensive international touring. Russian Circles has just released their seventh studio album, “Blood Year”, recorded at GodCity Studio in Salem and Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studio in Chicago and produced by Kurt Ballou. This will be their first time at Inferno Metal Festival.
https://www.facebook.com/russiancirclesmusic/

Torche is an American stoner sludge rock band from Miami, Florida. The band categorizes their music as "thunder pop". Torche was formed in 2004 and has released five full-length studio albums. Their highly anticipated new album, “Admission”, was released earlier this summer. A solid piece of work with plenty of surprises. This will be the first time Torche perform at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/torcheofficial

Xenoblight is a Danish extreme metal band from Silkeborg that was formed in 2017. Their debut album "Procreation" was released February 8th, 2018. Both their album and live shows has received great feedback from both press and fans. The band did an amazing gig at Southern Discomfort Festival recently and now it is time to destroy at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/Xenoblight/

Germany's legendary thrash metal titans KREATOR are confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2020! We are proud to have one of the godfathers of German thrash metal playing at Inferno Metal Festival for the very first time at our 20 year anniversary.

Kreator has a story that go all the way back to 1982 when the band was called Tormentor. This early stage laid the foundation for an exceptional career that would see Kreator rise to become part of what’s to be considered the German equivalent of the Big Four (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth) of American thrash metal – the Big Three of German thrash, alongside Sodom and Destruction. Though rooted in thrash metal, Kreator has never been afraid to push the genre‘s boundaries both musically and lyrically. This vitality has made Kreator one of the best thrash metal bands over several decades. From legendary classics like “Endless Pain” and “Pleasure to Kill” to newer albums like “Phantom Antichrist” and “Gods of Violence” – Kreator will sure as hell tear down the roof at Rockefeller when they come to Inferno Metal Festival for the first time.
https://www.facebook.com/KreatorOfficial/

Brutal death metal band BENIGHTED from France, UK three piece death metal act DYSCARNATE and Netherlands black metal band ASAGRAUM, are all confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival 2020!

Benighted were spawned by members from French Death and Black metal bands Dishumanized, Darkness Fire and Osgiliath, who joined forces in 1998 for a more brutal, heavy and modern way of expression. When their first self-produced and self-titled full-length hit the streets in 2000, it immediately had a strong impact. This turned a side-project into a main act. A fast-growing fan base was built by a string of acclaimed albums. On the live front, Benighted quickly started to capture audiences with sweat driver performances that bulldozer any resistance mercilessly aside. This allowed the French to climb up the ladder fast and soon came invitations to all major European festivals including Neurotic Death Fest, Hellfest, Wacken, Brutal Assault, Summer Breeze, and Inferno Festival among many more. It's been more than 10 years since the band perform at Inferno by now – so we welcome them back at Inferno 2020!
https://www.facebook.com/brutalbenighted/

Dyscarnate is a three piece death metal band from the UK that started in 2003 under the name Incarnate. After the the stellar release of their latest album, "With All Their Might" in 2017, the band has toured across Australia, Europe, Indonesia, Israel, Russia and more. This will be Dyscarnate first performance at Inferno Metal Festival. Expect strength. Expect violence. Expect Dyscarnate!
https://www.facebook.com/Dyscarnate/

Asagraum is a cross-continental entity, that was founded in the autumn of 2015 by vocalist/guitarist Obscura who was joined by drummer T. Kolsvart, to create pure Satanic black metal with the old-school feeling of the eternal 90's greats and with dark psychedelic influences. A three-track promo recording was released in early 2017, laying bare Asagraum's aims and sound. Wasting no time, debut album “Potestas Magicum Diaboli” was recorded, mixed at the Swedish Necromorbus Studio and released by KVLT records in September 2017. Asagraum has a brand new album out on September 13th that is called “Dawn of Infinite Fire”. This will be their first appearance at Inferno Metal Festival.
https://www.facebook.com/asagraum/

We are proud to announce that the godfathers of black metal will perform at Inferno Metal Festival 2020! With songs like “Black Metal”, “Welcome to Hell”, “In League With Satan”, “Witching Hour” and “In Nomine Satanas” this will truly be legendary! We welcome: VENOM!

Venom's history goes as far back as to 1978 when the band was formed under the moniker Dwarfstar in Newcastle. The band is considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. In 1982 they released their eponymous album “Black Metal” and at the same time laid the seeds for a new genre that would become big, especially in Norway. You most likely wouldn't have bands like Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth either, if it was not for the groundbreaking music made by Venom in the early 80s. Venom is still going strong and we can't wait to have them with us at Inferno Metal Festival 2020! Lay down your souls to the gods rock 'n roll – black metal!
https://www.facebook.com/officialvenomband/

We are proud to announce that the mighty Norwegian sognametal band VREID will return to Inferno Metal Festival in 2020! Also returning to the festival is Nidrosian black metal outfit WHOREDOM RIFE and for the very first time Ukraine's best hidden secret, 1914, will hit Norway with their epic war themed blackened death metal!

The Norwegian metal brigade rose from the ashes of Windir after the tragic perishing of the “Sognametal” legends with the declared mission of exploring new musical paths. The band has now released eight great albums and is known for their amazing live shows. Vreid's newest masterpiece is “Lifehunger” which was released in 2018. The album proved that the band is still hungry and better then ever. It has been ten years since Vreid performed at Inferno Metal Festival – so we are happy to have Vreid back at Inferno Metal Festival in 2020! They promise us a massive show – so don't miss out when Vreid return to Inferno!
https://www.facebook.com/vreidofficial

Whoredom Rife was forged in silence during 2013 and 2014 in the outskirts of Nidaros, Norway. The band was founded by V. Einride and K.R in 2014, based on new ideas and ideas dating back as far as the early nineties. The concept behind the band is to breathe new life into the art form and lifestyle that we know as True Norwegian Black Metal. Since 2017 the band has released the critical acclaimed “Nid - Hymner av hat” and will now tour together with Behemoth. Whoredom Rife performed at our club night at Inferno Metal Festival in 2017 and the demand for a return to the festival has been high!
https://www.facebook.com/Dommedagsryttere/

Ukrainian blackened death doom metal band 1914 took the metal community by storm when they released “The Blind Leading the Blind” last year. The album was epic and hit many a best of-list in 2018. As their name suggest, 1914, is exclusively themed around World War I. 1914 has never played before in any of the Nordic countries and we are excited to bring the band to Norway for the very first time!
https://www.facebook.com/1914band/

We are proud to announce that the mighty Swedish black metal band Marduk will return to Inferno Metal Festival in 2020!

Marduk has been known as the most blasphemous band in the world! The band has lived up to their reputation and still today they sounds like a war machine crushing every religious figure that crosses their path. The band has a huge back catalog consisting of great albums, and they are continuing to release some of the most brutal and heretic black metal albums there is today. Marduk released their latest album “Viktoria” last year to great acclaim. Their gig at Inferno Metal Festival 2016 was a blast and we are happy to have the band back again!
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Mardukofficial/

Today we’re happy to reveal another 3 bands that will perform at Inferno Metal Festival 2020. Uada the black metal band from Portland, Oregon in the USA, Hamferð from the Faeroe Islands with their unique doom metal style as well as the black metal outfit Solbrud from Denmark joins our lineup.

Uada is returning from their superb appearance on our smaller stage, John Dee, in 2018 and will take on the main stage in 2020. Hamferð and Solbrud have only played the now extinct club day once each a few years back and will make their debut at our main festival days next year.

From the darkness, UADA (meaning haunted in Latin) emerges breathing the spirit of the original 90’s Black Metal wave. Since 2014, this Portland, Oregon four-piece has used a unique approach to combine raw black metal and spectral melodies.

In spring 2016, their debut album “Devoid of Light” was released via Eisenwald, self-recorded by the band & then mastered by Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust). It features the artwork of Kris Verwimp and band photography by Peter Beste. In support of this new album, Uada is confirmed to play the Northwestern Black Circle Festival again, this time with Absu and will mark the kick off date for a west coast tour.

On their sophomore full-length, “Cult of a Dying Sun” released in 2018, Uada expanded their scope and range of hypnotic craft. Balancing sharp riffs with spectral melodies in a manifold of haunting yet distinctive black metal dirges. A sharp spear in the heart of the brightest star. Epic, atmospheric, deadly.
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialUADA/

Hamferð is a Faroese term for the living images of sailors appearing before their loved ones. Written recordings of these apparitions are a recurrence within the toilsome and sorrowful depths of Faroese history, and this is where Hamferð, the band, draws its inspiration. Echoing through crawling, thunderous marches of blight and wails of melancholic isolation are the greatly unexplored darker recesses within the soul of the island people. Love, loss and solitude compose the core of the band’s poetic lyricism, and all is presented through funereal figures, taking the stage with mournful silence.
http://www.facebook.com/hamferd

From the birth of Solbrud (Danish for sun breach) in 2009, the aim has been to forge melodic and evocative compositions in a raw, storm-like expression; a sound generally achieved by coupling unrelenting drumming with chord and harmony based guitar riffs through an array of effects, creating an intense and atmospheric soundscape -or in fewer words: Black metal. The debut ‘Solbrud’ was released in 2012, and in 2014 ‘Jærtegn’ followed. Both albums and the quartet’s emotional and intense live performances have since then consolidated Solbrud as a band with a special, artistic vision unfolding in non-compromising and boundary pushing black metal.
https://www.facebook.com/Solbrud/

We can reveal that Ihsahn is currently in the studio putting the final touches on brand new material to be released via Candlelight Records.  

For Inferno 2020, Ihsahn will be perform this new material live for the first time, premiering a specialized set rooted in the blackest corners of his musical palette:   

"The music I’m working on distills the most basic, black metal aesthetics of my music. Keeping to rather traditional arrangements and expressed with Norwegian lyrics, I explore the core elements of my musical background.  These new songs will form the basis for some conceptualized shows, which I shall debut at Inferno in 2020."

More details coming soon…

Ihsahn comes from Notodden, Norway, where he at the age of thirteen started playing in what developed into one of the world’s most influential black metal bands, Emperor. At only seventeen he recorded and performed “In the Nightside Eclipse”, which has many times been voted as one of the top metal albums of all time. After Emperor released their last album, “Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire & Demise” in 2001, Ihsahn has focused on is solo work and has by now released seven albums under the name Ihsahn. Now Ihsahn will return to Inferno Metal Festival for a special premiere of his new show. Make sure you don’t miss it.
https://www.facebook.com/ihsahnmusic/

We are proud to announce that the Norwegian metal band DJERV and Switzerland's black/death metal duo BÖLZER will perform at Inferno Metal Festival 2020!

Attention came quickly to Switzerland's Bölzer after their 2012 demo “Roman Acupuncture” and subsequent EP “Aura” in 2013 due to their ability to create fascinating black metal melodies and dissonant structures with only two members in the band. Their debut album “Hero” was released in 2016 and was incredibly well received and as such the duo have been invited to play all over the world. Now it is time to finally play at Inferno Metal Festival!
https://www.facebook.com/erosatarms/

Djerv was formed in 2010 with members from such bands as Animal Alpha, Stonegard and Trelldom. In 2011 they released their self titled debut album to critical acclaim. Their fresh mixture of catchy hard rock and more aggressive metal hit a nerve with their listeners. After only two days in sale the album crashed into the official Norwegian sales charts at an impressive # 8. After some years with heavy touring the band went into hibernation. Now they are back – stronger than ever! After five years the band has returned and will unleash their madness at Inferno Metal Festival 2020!
https://www.facebook.com/djervmusic/

We are proud to announce that the legendary Norwegian black metal band MAYHEM will return to Inferno Metal Festival in 2020!

The godfathers of Norwegian black metal, The True Mayhem, will return to Inferno Metal Festival at our 20 years edition of the festival. The band has made a huge impact on Norwegian music and stands out as one of the most important black metal bands ever. They started in 1984 and released their legendary "Deathcrush" EP in 1987. In 1994 their hugely influential masterpiece “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” saw the light of day. The band has continued to release albums and tour ever since, spreading Norwegian black metal to every corner of the world. Mayhem has a new record in the making that will be released 25th of October 2019. No other band is more fitting to celebrate Inferno's 20 years anniversary than Mayhem!

https://www.facebook.com/mayhemofficial/

Inferno Metal Festival is proud to announce the first bands for Inferno Metal Festival 2020! Next year marks our 20 years anniversary and we are looking forward to celebrate with all of you. The first bands for 2020 are Kampfar, Ved Buens Ende, Cadaver, Myrkskog, Sylvaine and Valkyrja!

Tickets are available at https://tickets.infernofestival.net/

Kampfar needs no introductions for fans of Norwegian black metal. The band was formed in 1994 and has since then released eight full-length albums and several EPs and singles. In 2015 Kampfar won an award at Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for their album “Profan”. Their latest release, “Ofidians manifest”, has received great reviews and are among the best albums of 2019. Check it out and make sure to see Kampfar live at Inferno Metal Festival 2020!
https://www.facebook.com/kampfarofficial/

Back in 1995 something completely different was released and it came from the Norwegian underground black metal scene. This unique masterpiece was called “Written in Waters”. It was no ordinary black metal album – far from it – it was music that no one had heard before. Some people would even argue if it was black metal at all – and some would just call it avant-garde black metal. It does not matter what you call it, it was something vast and distinctive that still feels unique even almost 25 years later. Ved Buens Ende was laid to rest soon after and the band has not released anything after “Written in Waters”. Finally the band are back and will play live at Inferno Metal Festival! With members and ex-members from such bands as Aura Noir, Cadaver, Dødheimsgard, Satyricon, Arcturus, Ulver and Virus.
https://www.facebook.com/vedbuensende1/

Cadaver was one of the first Norwegian death metal bands. After several demo tapes between 1988 and 1990, the band released their debut album “Hallucinating Anxiety” in 1990. Two years later they followed up with “...in Pains” before the split-up in 1993. In 1999 founding member Anders Odden (Order, exCeltic Frost, Satyricon) brought the band back to life under the name Cadaver Inc. After a few years the band changed their name back to Cadaver before they disbanded again. Cadaver is now back and a new album will be released. Anders Odden has recruited Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren and they are ready to unleashed more Norwegian death metal upon the world.
https://www.facebook.com/cadaverofficial/

Norwegian death metal band Myrkskog was formed in 1993. The band released a couple of demo tapes during the 90s. In 2000 their debut album “Deathmachine” was released – a brutal album that felt like being hit in the face with a shovel. Two years later the follow-up called “Superior Massacre” was released. Now Myrkskog is back and ready to release their fury upon Inferno Metal Festival! Since it will be 20 years ago that “Deathmachine” was released the band will perform the album in its entirety. With members and exmembers from bands like Morbid Angel, Emperor, Odium, Nordjevel and Zyklon.
https://www.facebook.com/myrkskogofficial/

Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Sylvaine has released two albums on Season of Mist; “Wistful” from 2016 and “Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone” from 2018. The Latter was nominated in the metal category at Spellemannsprisen (The Norwegian Grammy). The project serves as an emotional catharsis for the artist, revealing the eternal longing for something more residing within its melodies, capturing the feeling of being trapped and restraint by the human form.
https://www.facebook.com/sylvainemusic/

Swedish black metal band Valkyrja was formed in 2004. Valkyrja quickly gained their reputation as a ferocious live act; a display of carnal lust leaving each stage with the foul scent of death. Since then the band has released four albums of furious black metal violence. Valkyrja is touring as support for Marduk at the moment and will be good and ready for Inferno Metal Festival in 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/valkyrjaswe/

The official festival hotel for 2020 will be Clarion Hotel - The Hub like in 2019. The discounted prices are now available using the booking code INFERNO.

The Inferno family; artists and fans, media and music industry will gather at the official festival hotel Clarion Hotel The Hub for four days of happenings, partying and a good night of sleep. During the Inferno week there will be Inferno pre- and after- parties in the bar, black-metal breakfasts, Inferno exhibitions and more.

Go to /no/festival/hotel.aspx for more details or go to https://www.nordicchoicehotels.com/hotell/?search=inferno-no to order.

We've run out of early bird packages for 2020 at Ticketmaster. There are a few left for sale using PayPal so grab the last chance to get your early bird package for 2000 NOK (which include a 200 NOK merch voucher) before the first regular price level on festival passes kicks in at 2250 NOK (no voucher included).

Tickets are available at https://tickets.infernofestival.net