We're delighted to announce that we in partnership with the H.R. Giger Museum can offer a special tour to Gruyere for a guided tour of the Giger Museum and more on Saturday during the festival.

For further information click here.

To reserve tickets click on the Giger Tour ticket link of the ticket box in the right column or click here.

During the 2012 edition of Inferno Switzerland there will be a series of performances and exhibitions. Make sure you stop by for a visit.

The performances and exhibitions are:

Set Siro Anton - Distored Dream-Mirrors of a Figure - Gallery: http://demart.ch

Per Ole Hagen - Norwegian Metal - Gallery: http://www.lesdocks.ch

Julien Palmilha - Fire is the New Black - Gallery: http://www.baseconcept.ch/basebar

Cie Echo ! Centrique - Décomposition - Venue: http://demart.ch

Shining - Jazz School - Venue: EJMA

Read more about it here:

Performances - Exhibitions

We've made available a special offer on packages with hotel rooms and festival tickets. The number of packages available is limited.

The various package configurations available are:

SINGLE = 1 single room for 2 nights incl. breakfast + 1 week-end pass for the concerts / Price: Sfr. 310 .- , all taxes included

DOUBLE = 1 double/twin room for 2 nights incl. breakfast + 2 week-end pass for the concerts / Price: Sfr. 450 .- , all taxes included

TRIPLE = 1 triple room for 2 nights incl. breakfast + 3 week-end pass for the concerts / Price: Sfr. 635 , all taxes included

These packages can be purchased using PayPal. Please click on the buy link behind your desired package type in Ticket/Hotel Packages box on the right hand side to purchase.

The hotel prices for rooms at the official festival hotel Alpha Palmiers have been lowered. These new hotel prices will also be valid for those that already booked rooms.

The new prices are:

Single room - 102.8 Sfr
Double room - 125.6 Sfr
Twin room - 125.6 Sfr
Triple room - 168.4 Sfr

The prices include all taxes.

The full lineup for the 2012 edition is now ready. In addition to the bands already annonced the following bands have been added to the bill:

We are running low on weekend passes. There's only a few passes left available at Petzi. Please order yours at once if you are planning attend the whole festival weekend.

There are also 1 day tickets available for purchase still.

Immortal, Tsjuder and Unfold have been added to the 2012 Inferno Switzerland lineup. Immortal and Tsjuder will be playing on Saturday while Unfold will play on Friday.

Full festival passes and Saturday tickets will be available Monday the 31st of October.

We're proud to announce the first 4 bands for Friday night at Inferno Switzerland 2012 March 9-10th. Stay tuned for the remaining Friday night and complete Saturday night lineup.

In February 2011, we organized the famous INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL for the first time in Switzerland! An amazing line up with Enslaved, Watain, Shining, Rotting Christ, Negură Bunget, Rorcal, The Secret, Nebra, Aosoth and a Worldwide Premiere Exhibition « Antecedent Death - The Aesthetics Of Mortality" - A Death Mask Project By Tom Gabriel Warrior (Celtic Frost, Triptykon)

A great success ! 1500 people from all over Europe, fantastic Media coverage (3 minutes report at evening TV News on National Swiss TV, partnership with Couleur 3 (national radio), full pages in major Swiss newspapers (20Minutes, 24Heures, etc...), partnership with ROCKHARD France and full report in METALHAMMER Germany)

March 9-10th 2012 we're back for the 2nd edition in Lausanne Switzerland. Some of the highlights of 2012 are:

TWO STAGES - ONE PASS FOR ALL!

LES DOCKS (capacity: 1000 people - big stage) remains the main stage of the festival and is dedicated to the big names - 4 to 5 bands each night - www.lesdocks.ch

BASE BAR (capacity: 250 people) will offer a good Club Stage for presenting exciting new bands in very good conditions - 3 bands each night - www.baseconcept.ch. As the capacity is limited make sure to arrive early for the band you want to see to gain access to this venue.

Both venues will also present a special PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: 

Julien Palmilha(CH) at BASE BAR - www.silences.ch

Per Ole Hagen(NOR) at DOCKS - www.artist-pictures.com

MORE CULTURE, MORE PERFORMANCES !

In addition to the photography exhibitions, we will also present an ART EXHIBITION at the DEMART Gallery- www.demart.ch

The gallery will be also open at night !

At the same place we will organize on Saturday 10^th March a CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE - it is a special creation of artists living in Lausanne  based on the ambient industrial music of DECOMPOSITION

ONE FESTIVAL, ONE PLACE !

BASE BAR , LES DOCKS, the DEMART Gallery are neighbours ! the whole festival activity is now located at the same place and every place can be visited within maximum 5 minutes walk

GOOD TIMES - ENJOY THE FESTIVAL !

BASE BAR will also be the place for INFERNO CAFE & METAL MARKET! This will be the place for hanging out. Directly connected to the Metal Market, the cafe will serve 2 special menus available at anytime: INFERNO OSLO (NORWEGIAN Courses), INFERNO SWITZERLAND (Fondue + jerked meat from the Swiss mountains), Norwegian Beers and Swiss Wines.

MORE TASTES FROM SWITZERLAND and NORWAY!

One remarkable link between Norway and Switzerland is the beauty of the country. Coming to INFERNO should also be a great occasion to discover both countries, traditions and beautiful landscapes made of lakes and wild mountains ! We will offer a special price for our festival guests in the main hotel of the festival. Advises will be also given to our Festival travellers for good tips, tours, food in and around Lausanne. 

A Norwegian Menu, a Swiss Menu but also Norwegian beers and Swiss wines will be served at the festival.