Leading this infernal gathering is the unrelenting death metal force, 200 Stab Wounds! For fans of horror and death metal, @200stabwounds delivers a performance steeped in death and decay, invoking the macabre essence of OSDM. With riffs that slice through flesh and growls that echo from the depths of the abyss, their set will be a gruesome tribute to all things grim and gory.

200 STAB WOUNDS is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

Prepare to be engulfed by the festering rot and putrid horror of AUTOLYSIS poised to decimate INFEST music festival! 


Emerging from the darkest depths of disgust, @autolysisdeathmetal will unleash a vile onslaught of grinding death that will leave you drenched in gore and terror. Their revolting riffs, pulverizing blast beats, and monstrous growls are the soundtrack to your worst nightmares in a gruesome spectacle of unrelenting horror. Brace yourself for the sickening carnage of AUTOLYSIS!


AUTOLYSIS is preforming Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Witness the raw power and relentless energy that is @balmora.ct as they take the stage at the inaugural INFEST this Labor Day weekend.

For the fans of metal and hardcore alike, witness BALMORA’s explosive debut in Edmonton. Pull up and bring your fiercest attitude - musical boundaries are going to be obliterated.

BALMORA is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

Prepare for a cataclysmic, unrelenting onslaught as @begrimeexemious, the harbingers of blackened death metal, obliterate the stage at INFEST! 


Rooted in the abyss of nihilism, satanism, war, and horror.. BEGRIME’s ferocious blend of blackened death metal is a harrowing symphony of chaos, devastation and malevolence, a ritual of pure darkness. Embrace the void, feel the fury, and witness the horror. BEGRIME EXEMIOUS will dominate INFEST with apocalyptic might!

BEGRIME is preforming Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Get ready to stomp and thrash as BODYBOX brings their brand of two-fisted, two-steppin’, double-wide death metal to INFEST music festival! 

Hailing straight from the swamps of central Florida, @bodyboxfldm delivers the heaviest, slowest… but fastest, and downright stupidest riffs. Imagine redneck drug cocktail knee-slap beats mashed up with caveman-style drums—this is raw, unfiltered mayhem. Embrace the chaos, feel the fury, and join the madness. BODYBOX is here to tear INFEST apart!

BODYBOX is preforming Day 2 at the Freemasons’ Hall

Death metal hardcore maniacs, brace yourselves! BOILING LYE is set to unleash an Indictable Demonstration at INFEST!


Known for brutal riffs and relentless energy, @boilinglye780 will incite the pit to rage!

This is for the death metal/wildrose hardcore fans, and fans of hard breakdowns, heavy riffs and ferocious mosh pits.

BOILING LYE is preforming Day 2 at the Freemasons’ Hall

Get ready to descend into the abyss as @ceremonialbloodbath erupts onto the stage at INFEST!

Emerging from the sulphurous pits deep within the earth, this Black Death metal force will drown you in a relentless storm of blood and fury. CEREMONIAL BLOODBATH’s crushing riffs, demonic growls, and infernal atmosphere will immerse you in a nightmarish ritual of horror and rage. This isn’t just a performance—it’s a baptism in unholy blood. Feel the ground tremble, and the darkness consume you and brace yourself for the hellish onslaught. Witness the horror and embrace the bloodbath at INFEST!

CEREMONIAL BLOODBATH is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

Prepare for an abominable assault as CONGEALED FLESH, the grotesque overlords of brutal death grind, defile the stage at INFEST! 


Their repulsive sound will bombard you with hematomic cranial blasts, grotesque scarring riffs, and severed finger blasts, plunging you into a nightmarish realm of mutilation, horror, and vile disgust leaving you scarred and shattered.

@congealed.flesh is here to corrupt and annihilate INFEST with their obscene death grind devastation!

CONGEALED FLESH is preforming Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Prepare for an onslaught of sheer brutality as DISPLAY OF DECAY, the brutal death metal masters take the stage at INFEST!

With a sound forged in the flames of violence, plague, murder, vitriol, and the dark art of mutilation.. DISPLAY OF DECAY’s savage performance is a gruesome symphony of chaos and carnage in a visceral experience of death and destruction. 

Welcome the fury, witness the horror, and join the slaughter. @displayofdecayofficial is here to dominate INFEST with unparalleled brutality!

DISPLAY OF DECAY preforms Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Brace yourselves for the gruesome assault of @dying.remains, the maggot stomp death metal behemoths, as they devastate the stage at INFEST!

DYING REMAINS will drag you into a hellish realm of gore, agony, and putrefaction, unleashing a wave of crushing riffs, earth-shattering drums, and guttural growls. Their music is a brutal testament to death metal’s raw, unfiltered power, entombing you in a nightmarish landscape of decay and despair. Dying Remains is an immersion into a world where decay reigns supreme and torment knows no bounds. Feel the overwhelming brutality, embrace the festering horror, and join the relentless chaos that is set to annihilate INFEST with unyielding death metal fury!

DYING REMAINS is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

Enter the relentless fury of FALSE BODY set to perform at INFEST!

For fans of heavy grinding hardcore, and experimental punk - the Wild Roser’s @falsebodyhc is the name that will set INFEST ablaze. Known for their scathing vocals, dynamic blast beats, and an unrelenting energy commanding spin kicks and chaos, FALSE BODY’s live show is a blistering assault. Their music is raw, uncompromising, and perfect for those who crave the wild, unfiltered essence of the underground!

For the true devotees of hardcore and punk, this is your call to arms.

FALSE BODY is preforming Day 2 at the Freemasons’ Hall

Winnipeg’s gruesome onslaught known as FETID GRAVE, the purveyors of horror-fueled death metal, rise from the depths to annihilate INFEST!

Once known as Zombie Assault, @fetidgrave is now a relentless force of pure death rock. Their bone-crushing riffs, ghastly growls, and macabre atmosphere are designed for fans who crave the putrid stench of slime-covered concrete. FETID GRAVE’s live is a descent into the darkest corners of horror, with every note dripping in filth and decay. Brace yourself for a night of unrelenting terror and monstrous energy. Witness the horror, feel the rot, and join the legions of the undead as FETID GRAVE decimates INFEST!

FETID GRAVE is preforming Day 3 at the Freemasons’ Hall

Prepare for a merciless onslaught as Arizona’s death metal specialists, @gatecreeper , unleash their fury at INFEST music festival! 

Known for their brutal exploration of death, apathy, and substance abuse, GATECREEPER’s bone-crushing riffs, earth-shattering drums, and guttural roars will pull you into depths of despair. Their raw, unfiltered sound captures the darkest corners of human existence, resonating with the hopelessness and rage that only true death metal can convey. Brace yourself for the relentless brutality. GATECREEPER is coming to devastate INFEST!

Gatecreeper’s third full-length sees the Arizona death metal specialists—vocalist Chase H. Mason, guitarists Eric Wagner and Israel Garza, drummer Metal Matt Arrebollo and bassist Alex Brown—carving out their own path. The band’s first album for Nuclear Blast is more concise, melodic, and memorable than anything they’ve done in the past. “We refined the song structures,” Mason says. “We’re getting better at what we do.”

GATECREPER is preforming Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Attention Maniaxe, Ghoulunatics, and Splatterthrashers! Prepare for a macabre fiesta as GHOUL, wreak havoc at INFEST music festival! 

With riffs that shred the dead and beats that wake the grave, @ghoulofficial is ready to unleash a relentless barrage of gut-ripping, brain-melting brutality. Their fiendish blend of savage thrash, grinding death, and horror-fueled chaos will have you thrashing with the undead in a blood-soaked party in the crypt! 


Embrace the carnage, laugh in the face of doom, and join the pandemonium as GHOUL’s morbid theatrics permeate INFEST! Prepare for a night of splatterthrash mayhem!

GHOUL is preforming Day 3 at the Freemasons’ Hall

The relentless black/death/thrash kings of NOLA @goatwhorenola return, and will be the first of many to be announced for Edmonton’s inaugural filth ridden INFEST!!
Brace your souls as Edmonton becomes the epicentre of brutality, hosting legendary black and death metal bands that will unleash a sonic onslaught, leaving no ear unscathed and no soul uncorrupted. From blistering blast beats to guttural growls, every riff and roar will resonate with the infernal power of the underground.



GOAT WHORE is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

Prepare for the onslaught of relentless and unyielding brutality that is Victoria’s own @hedonistdeathmetal , as they unleash their fury at the inaugural INFEST! 

Raw, chaotic, and unapologetically brutal. With their dark, visceral lyrics and ferocious stage presence, HEDONIST creates an atmosphere of primal chaos and grimy decadence that will drag you into the abyss with their relentless barrage of old-school death metal.

HEDONIST is performing Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Prepare to have your mind shattered and reality torn asunder as LYSERGIC, the psychotic black death assault will descend upon INFEST for their first live ritual!

Immerse yourself in their brutal fusion of Black Death, harsh noise, and hallucinogenic supremacy. @lysergicblackdeath’s relentless riffs, guttural screams, and chaotic noise will transport you to a fragmented alternate reality where sanity is but a distant memory. This is a full auditory hallucination, a journey into the abyss of madness. Embrace the chaos, lose yourself in the noise, and experience the otherworldly power of LYSERGIC at INFEST! Prepare for the ultimate psychotic trip!

LYSERGIC is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

Prepare for total annihilation… MESSIAHLATOR’s death, thrash, crust, and grind attack will unleash chaos at INFEST! 

With a sound forged in the depths of agony and doom, MESSIAHLATOR will obliterate all senses. Their brutal fusion of genres creates a sonic apocalypse, and a brain-melting experience of torment from cradle to slave. This is a cataclysmic assault of fury and madness.
MESSIAHLATOR is here to devastate INFEST with unstoppable force!

MESSIAHLATOR is performing Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Prepare yourselves, disciples of darkness and devotees of the abyss! The infernal gates will swing open wide as the malevolent forces of NOCTURNAL DEPARTURE descend upon INFEST for a night of unrelenting chaos and blasphemous rites!

@nocturnaldeparture will summon the blackened spirits and unleash a sonic assault drenched in satanic fervor and anti-Christian rage. This ritual of darkness will be a testament to the true essence of black metal—raw, relentless, and utterly unholy.

Prepare for the ultimate descent into darkness. Hail Satan. Hail NOCTURNAL DEPARTURE.

NOCTURNAL DEPARTURE is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

Prepare to be electrified as the blackened thrash metal punks, Power of Evil, ignite the stage at INFEST! 

Forged in a world of steel and drenched in raw aggression, Power of Evil is a relentless onslaught of ferocious riffs, battering drums, and venomous vocals. Their savage fusion of blackened thrash metal and punk rock will set the night ablaze. @powerofevilband is a high-octane sensory assault that is here to dominate INFEST with unbridled fury!

POWER OF EVIL is preforming Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Get ready to steep in the macabre as @satanicteaco unleashes their sinister elixir of grinding death metal at INFEST music festival!

This brutal Death metal force blends grinding riffs, thunderous drums, and guttural roars with a horrifying concoction of human tea and blood-drenched torture chambers. Immerse yourself in the nightmarish symphony of celestial beatings and loose leaf madness. This is pure, unfiltered brutality, an intoxicating ritual steeped in horror and chaos, where loose leaf tea meets blood-soaked torment. Brace yourself for the intoxicating onslaught. SATANIC TEA CO. is here to scald your soul with a dose of infernal metal at INFEST!


SATANIC TEA CO. is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

Descend into the abyss as we summon the dark forces of death metal. Leading this unholy procession is the enigmatic and brutal SHATTERED THRONE debuting at INFEST!

For fans of death metal steeped in dark fantasy, cults, nihilism, and true crime, @shattered.throne is the harbinger of your deepest, darkest desire. Each song is a tale of cosmic horror, cultic rites, and the bleakness of the human condition.

For the true disciples of death metal and the macabre, this is your summons to the shadow realm. Prepare to be part of a night where myth and reality collide in a cacophony of terror.

SHATTERED THRONE is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

This Labor Day weekend, Edmonton will be engulfed in flames as the inaugural INFEST Festival ignites the city with relentless fury. Leading this infernal invasion is the mighty death metal wildrose hc powerhouse, SNAKEPIT!

For fans who crave the brutal intensity of death metal fused with the raw energy of hardcore, @snakepitab is the embodiment of chaos and destruction. Their live performance is an onslaught that will drag you into a concrete wasteland of death’s embrace, descending darkness upon the city and leaving a scorched earth in its wake.

SNAKEPIT at INFEST.. where the invasion of fire meets the descending darkness, and the only certainty is your surrender to the storm.

SNAKEPIT is preforming Day 2 at the Freemasons’ Hall

Denizens of the night, prepare to explore the cauldron of sacred destruction and creation! SORGUINAZIA, the overseers of sorcery and filth, are set to conjure their unholy ritual at INFEST, summoning the darkest forces from realms beyond existence.

@sorguinazia , the savage militia of the occult, will weave their lush, visceral soundscapes, exploring the primal essence of blood, earth, storm, and filth. This will be an immersive journey through the void, blurring the lines between existence and non-existence, in illness and in health as they summon the primordial elements and delve into the mysteries of the cosmos. Their music will be a torrent of darkness, a storm of sound that will leave you transformed.

From blood, earth, storm, and filth... Hail SORGUINAZIA!

SORGUINAZIA is playing Day 3 at the Starlite Room

Prepare to plunge into the abyss as @spectral.wound, the dark lords of black metal, conjure their infernal magic at INFEST music festival!

SPECTRAL WOUND play black metal. Furious and visceral, untrammelled by esoteric posture or grasping idealism. It is music for the poisoned, the futile, the debauched and profane. The blooming of a flower of corruption, torn by cold winds.

Following the raw early offering of “Terra Nullius” (Arcane Angels/Out of Season 2015) SPECTRAL WOUND continued their path of creeping, opulent decay and searing melody, weaving strands of Métal noir Québécois with the weft of the Scandinavian canon. Refining its sound over “Infernal Decadence” (Vendetta, 2018) and the towering, exultant melancholy of “A Diabolic Thirst” (Profound Lore, 2021), with “Songs Of Blood and Mire” (Profound Lore 2024) the band delivers an elegy of the void, seething with the venom and clamour of an ever-emptying world.

SPECTRAL WOUND is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

INFEST Festival unleashes a storm of brutality and gore. Leading this savage assault is none other than the Texan brutal death monstrosity.. @stabbing_txdm !

For the brutal death fans, STABBING’s live performance is a merciless barrage of guttural growls, bone-crushing riffs, and relentless blast beats dripping with tales of torture and gore.. STABBING will leave you in a state of euphoric horror.

STABBING is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

Will be unleashing their infernal misery of sound at the inaugural Edmonton INFEST… @thantifaxath_ will summon the darkest realms of the avant-garde, shattering boundaries with their chaotic and mesmerizing performance. Known for their soul-crushing dissonance and spine-chilling atmosphere, this Toronto-based trio will drag you into the abyss with their eerie, unpredictable, and utterly filthy sonic assault.

Follow along as the relentless devastation is upon us…

THANTIFAXATH is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

Warriors of chaos, brace yourselves for an onslaught like no other! The unholy legion of TSALAL is set to devastate INFEST with their cataclysmic war metal assault.

TSALAL, the vanguard of sonic destruction, will unleash a storm of harsh noise and unrelenting fury. Their performance will be a pure, merciless attack on all senses, summoning the essence of war and chaos in its most brutal form.

Prepare for the ultimate war metal assault as @war_vellum deliver’s chaos incarnate.

TSALAL is preforming Day 2 at the Starlite Room

Prepare to be swept away by the haunting melodies and relentless power of UPON STONE! As they take the stage at INFEST music festival, brace yourself for an epic journey through the realms of nature, death, and the cosmos. 

@uponstone’s harmonious riffs, soaring leads, and thunderous growls will echo like the call of ancient forests and the whispers of the night sky. Their sound is an odyssey, a celestial storm that captures the beauty and brutality of existence. Join us for a transcendental experience as UPON STONE weaves their symphony of life, death, and the infinite. Embrace the cosmic journey. Witness the power of UPON STONE at INFEST!

UPON STONE is preforming Day 1 at the Starlite Room

@vitriolwarfare , the harbingers of relentless brutality, are set to descend upon INFEST with an onslaught of black death metal that will tear through the fabric of your soul! Prepare for a night of unbridled violence and searing pain when VITRIOL takes the stage.

VITRIOL is performing Day 2 at the Starlite Room