The demo upload deadline to get considered for a spot at the 2012 edition of the festival is December 24th. 

January 28th INFERNO invites you to the annual diabolic kickoff party at John Dee in Oslo. Live shows by VESEN, TROLLFEST, BULK, DEAD TROOPER and the full festival lineup for 2012 will be revealed. DJ SATAN will keep the infernal party going long into this true Norwegian winter night and the 2012 edition of the collectable INFERNO Magazine will be released. Doors open at 20:00, Tickets: 200,- NOK  - Limited number of tickets in sale now at www.billettservice.no 

Vesen

Vesen was formed 1998-99 in Skogbygda, Norway, with the intent to pour out some ugly black thrash. A couple of demos down the line, a relocation to Oslo and some lineup changes, Vesen released their first full-length album, the self-financed "Ugly" in 2005 (followed by a music video for the track "See You in Hell"). The album was well received by media and fans alike, and earned the band spots in both of Norway's biggest metal festivals, Inferno and Hole in the Sky. http://www.vesen.org/index2.php

Trollfest

With a lineup that includes musicians from bands as varied as URGEHAL, PANTHEON I, UNTIME, MELCH, HALLUCINATIONS, POWERSWORD and SARKOM, TROLLFEST's members bring with them not only a wealth of experience and the skill to make use of instruments like the accordion, the banjo and the saxophone, but also a sense of diversity that allows the band to create a sound that is distinctly its own.  Whilst "True Norwegian Balkan Metal" goes some way towards describing the TROLLFEST sound - hinting as it does at the extreme end of metal, with a good pinch of local traditional folk - it doesn't really go the whole way towards capturing the sense of fun and sheer exuberance with which the band tackles everything it does, whether it involves playing in the studio or performing live.  http://www.trollfest.com/

Bulk

2004 saw the birth of BULK, spawning in a cesspool of broken gear in Oslo, reeking of stale beer and choking on their umbilical cord. Their musical vision was realized as the PA burst into flames, but neither fires, gas-leaks, fungus or any other vile crap can put a stop to genuine gutbusting bulldozer metal. A few years worth of experimenting with soundscapes and orientation resulted in the current lineup and their aggressive yet groovy sound, caught in a whirlpool of stonermetal havoc.http://www.myspace.com/bulk1

Dead Trooper

Formed in 2002 in Oslo, DEAD TROOPER released the "Spiritual Funeral EP" in 2005 which got them invited to join Susperia on their European tour. The release of the debut full-length album "Cynisist" in 2009 and the "Sickening" EP in 2010 followed, earning the band critical acclaim from both fans and press. They now  work on their follow up album "Erector" with guests from bands like Enslaved, Keep of Kalessin and 1349. DEAD TROOPER has a lineup that combines impressive musical skills and experience with enthusiasm, charisma and high energy to produce the kind of "groovy, aggressive thrash metal" that has won them fans and friends all over the world. http://www.facebook.com/deadtrooper

INFERNO Metal Festival presents: EARTH, MOUNT EERIE and Ô PAON at Victoria, Wednesday April 4th. EARTH; the pioneers of drone-doom metal, MOUNT EERIE's mix of organic black metal and low-key acoustics and the French Canadian project Ô PAON will kick start next year's festival at Victoria for the INFERNO Club day

After playing the INFERNO festival back in 2009, there has been a strong wish both from the band and the festival audience to see them at Victoria once again. So we are really happy to announce that Earth is back for 2012.

Earth

Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson. The band's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages. Their early work characterized by heavy distorted droning, minimalist, lengthy, and repetitive structures; it is recognized as pioneering the genre of drone doom - an experimental offshoot of doom metal. Following a hiatus due to Carlson's personal problems, Earth reappeared around 2005 with a markedly different sound. Their music was still drone based, slow-paced and lengthy, but now with a drummer and featuring strong elements of country music, jazz, English folk rock, including Fairport Convention. The drone doom band Sunn O))), who formed as a tribute to Earth, were named after their collective amplifiers of choice, Sunn. Sunn O))) also has a song entitled "Dylan Carlson" on its demo.

Earth released their album Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I in February and their new album Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II will be released in February 2012 so we are looking forward to hear their new material live at INFERNO this year! http://www.thronesanddominions.com/

Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie is an Anacortes, Washington-based band fronted by Phil Elverum. Elverum is the principal member of the band, but he has collaborated with many other musicians on his records. Mount Eerie know no boundaries and switches from organic black metal and hardcore to low-key, acoustic guitar and vocal. Phil Elverum is a multi instrumentalist and artist which spent several months in Norway making his book and Album Dawn. Mount Eerie will bring you music from another dimension when they hit the stage of Victoria! http://www.pwelverumandsun.com/

Ô Paon

'Ô Paon' is Geneviève Castrée, a French-Canadian living in the United States. She was born in Québec City, grew up in Montréal and now she lives in Anacortes in Washington State. Geneviève Castrée was once known for her other project called Woelv. She has made a collaborative record with "The Watery Graves of Portland". 'Ô Paon' has a self-released seven inch and she has just completed her first full-lenght 'Courses'. Her latest project is called 'Urine', which can be found on her homepage. http://www.opaon.ca/

From the ashes of Celtic Frost, TRIPTYKON and ONE TAIL, ONE HEAD of the new Norwegian black metal scene will play this year's black Easter celebration! 

As Celtic Frost had once arisen from Hellhammer's ashes, so arises Triptykon from Celtic Frost's ashes. Created to further evolve the darkness invoked by its immediate precursors, seminal black/-extreme metal pioneers Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, Triptykon evolved from a Celtic Frost side project initiated by Tom Gabriel Fischer (a.k.a. Tom Gabriel Warrior), the group's singer, guitarist, and main songwriter. Fischer commented: "Triptykon will sound as close to Celtic Frost as is humanly possible".

The band released its debut album Eparistera Daimones in spring 2010. Both music and lyrics so far disclosed by Triptykon reveal a group immersed in themes such as history, occultism, human disintegration, religious fanaticism and nihilism. Extensive touring followed, and the bands live repertoire is evenly divided between Triptykon's own music and classic Celtic Frost material. We can't wait! http://triptykon.net/

The most fertile breeding ground for Norwegian Black Metal has for some time now been situated in Nidaros, and One Tail, One Head is probably the most promising act out of this scene. Consisting of members from highly respected bands like Mare and Celestial Bloodshed One Tail, One Head have two acclaimed demos to their name, and have recently released two EPs on Norwegian cult label Terratur Possessions. 

One Tail, One Head treads it´s own path, though carrying the torch of esoteric tradition detecting elements from many different sources of sound, despite the simplicity of the music, believing in the power to create and manifest visions by their own premises. All in the name of death itself and the journey towards the endless light.  One Tail, One Head has been spreading it´s violence and intensity across Europe and have gained notoriety through their intense live rituals combining atmosphere, pure energy and aggression. The future of Norwegian black metal? No, this is the end. Tornekrans og svovel! http://onetailonehead.wordpress.com/

The mind blowing Icelandic Vikings SOLSTAFIR and Norways dirty black thrash heroes VESEN is ready for this years black easter celebration.

Sólstafir is an Icelandic metal band which formed in 1995 and currently has four full length releases. The band's unique style has made it hard to categorize Sólstafir into a specific genre or group of genres. Sólstafir were formed by 3 friends, Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, Halldór Einarsson and Guðmundur Óli Pálmason in January 1995. Solstafir got exceptionally good reviews for their album Köld, and descriptions like "Imagine if Nachtmystium, Alice In Chains, and Neurosis got hammered while listening to Entombed's DCLXVI - To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak The Truth - it would sound something like this" and "Sigur Rós goes metal!" were becoming really common. The band has played at many of Europe's biggest festivals and their latest album "Svartir Sandar" was released October 14th this fall. Watch out for this anti-christian, Icelandic, heathen bastards when they hit the INFERNO stage 2012!

Formed in 1998/99 in Skogbygda, Norway, with the intent to pour out some ugly, black thrash. A couple of demos and lineup-changes down the line, Vesen released their first full-length, the self-financed UGLY, in 2005. Their sophomore album came in 2009, DESPERATE MINDLESS AGGRESSION, and GOAT CARCASS RISING followed in 2011. Get ready for black thrash straight from the Norwegian underground at this years INFERNO!

The accreditation for 2012 is open and available here.

The deadline for accreditation applications is March 1st 2012.

Inferno Switzerland 2012 held in Lausanne March 9-10th has released their first 4 bands. Click below to find out which bands that are ascending upon the alps in March.

Together with BORKNAGAR, ARCTURUS, TSJUDER, AGALLOCH , ANAAL NATHRAKH, ABSU and WITCHERY the 2012 edition of the INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL will be even darker and more extreme than ever! 

Einherjer is a Viking metal band from Haugesund, Norway, founded in 1993. Some of the band's albums are heavily folk influenced, while others have a more traditional black metal sound. Their lyrics retell Norse legends, and each of their albums has its own theme. The band split up in early 2004 after releasing the album Blot in December 2003, but later reformed. In September 2008, Einherjer announced that they would reunite to do some selected shows across Europe in 2009, including the Ragnarök, Kaltenbach and Wacken festivals. The band signed with Indie Recordings in December 2010 and their new album "Norrøn" was released last month, September 2011.

The band's name is taken from Norse mythology, where the term Einherjar describes the slain warriors who have gone to Valhalla and joined Odin's table. So prepare for Krieg when these brave Vikings step down to enter the INFERNO stage 2012! http://www.einherjer.com/

Church of Misery is a doom metal band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 1996.  The band melds early-era Black Sabbath style doom with psychedelic rock.  After several releases on small independent record labels, they released the EP Murder Company on Man's Ruin Records, then moved on to Southern Lord Records to release their debut full-length album, Master of Brutality. In 2004 they released their second full-length album, The Second Coming. That same year Japan's Leaf Hound Records released a compilation of the band's early works. They released three split EPs, two with Sourvein and one with Deer Creek, and a live DVD of their 2005 European tour.

Most songs by Church of Misery are about serial killers and mass murderers. Every song title has a serial killers name in it and the band plays a cold, raw and groovy kind of doom with trashy, obscure vocals and English lyrics. Combined with touring Europe, this has made the band an international cult phenomenon. Church of Misery will blow your mind with their serial killer doom when they hit the stage at INFERNO 2012! 

http://www.churchofmisery.net/news.html

The legendary pioneers of true Norwegian Black Metal TSJUDER and the American occult extreme metal band ABSU will hit the INFERNO stage in 2012!

Tsjuder crawled up from beneath anno 1993. Their intention was to create the rawest form of Black Metal, and continue that for the lifetime of the band. The line-up has shifted through the years but the permanent line-up came with Anti-Christian joining original members Nag and Draugluin in 2000.

The band is known worldwide for their uncompromising Black Metal. Inspired by bands like Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, Kreator and Sodom the main composers Nag and Draugluin developed TSJUDERs distinctive sound which made the band legendary.

In December 2005 Tsjuder held its last concert, and the band was put on ice. But in 2009, with hardly anyone knowing, the band started playing together again. Nag and Draugluin gained lots of new inspiration and made the new album, "Legion Helvete" which will be released this October! When these legendary pioneers of true Norwegian Black Metal enters the INFERNO stage they will make history!
https://www.facebook.com/tsjuderband?sk=app_2405167945

The music of ABSU has been described as mysterious, majestic, magical, powerful and progressive, but the band has always declared the sound to be classified as "mythological occult metal." This style of supernatural music has earned ABSU a strong following, yet a cult-like status around the world. Their talent to combine the right amounts of extreme metal music with progressive overtones, and solid songs with magnificent showmanship, has merited the respect of fellow musicians and followers alike.

ABSU initially spawned in Dallas, Texas in 1989 under the first name Dolmen and later changed the name to the present, due to their vast attraction towards Sumerian/Mesopotamian mythology. The line-up has been varied but today the bands members are: Proscriptor McGovern (Russley Randell Givens) - Drums & Percussion, Lead Vocals, Mellotron, Lyrics, Arrangements, Ezezu (Paul Williamson) - Bass, Vocals and Vis Crom (Matt Moore) - Guitars. In February the band made a six date US tour with Immortal. After this tour, Absu entered the studio to record their next album, titled 'Abzu' which will be released this fall 2011. Get ready for occult metal when ABSU enters the stage at INFERNO this year! http://absu.bandzoogle.com/home.cfm

The american avant garde folk metal band AGALLOCH and Britains most necro black metal band. ANAAL NATHRAKH are the next band on the bill for the INFERNO festival 2012. Together with the legendary BORKANAGAR, ARCTURUS and WITCHERY the 2012 edition of the INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL will be extreme.

Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums.  Inspired from bandS like ULVER  and KATATONIA, Agalloch performs a progressive and avant-garde style of folk metal that encompasses an eclectic range of tendencies including neofolk, post-rock, black metal and doom metal.  Common themes in Agalloch's imagery and subject matter are natural beauty, melancholy and allusions to ancestral Heathenry. One of the non-traditional instruments Agalloch has been known to use is the skull of a deer. In the song "The Lodge" John Haughm strikes the deer skull in order to create an unusual clicking sound.  http://www.myspace.com/agalloch

Anaal Nathrakh was created for one purpose - to be the soundtrack for armageddon, the audial essence of evil, hatred and violence, the true spirit of necro taken to its musical extremes. Since being founded in 1999, the band has gained a reputation for embodying precisely these things, with a history including not only the release of four albums and an EP to rapturous acclaim, but collaborations with such legendary figures as Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Shane Embury and Danny Herrera (Napalm Death), Nick Barker (Testament, Dimmu Borgir). The band headlined the small stage back in 2007 and we are glad to get them back for a true extreme live performance in 2012! http://www.myspace.com/anaalnathrakh

Our demo/promo upload function is now available for 2012. This upload is meant for bands applying for the earlier spots at John Dee and the various venues used during the club day.

If you want to upload promo material but are interested in other spots than these please send us an e-mail to notify us about your upload.

Click here to go the upload function.

The official festival hotel Royal Christiania is now accepting bookings for Inferno 2012. The period you can book at a special festival price is from April 1st to April 9th 2012.

The prices are:
Single room - 666 NOK
Double room - 999 NOK
Extra bed - 240 NOK

To book a room call or e-mail at:
E-mail: inferno.christiania@choice.no
Tel. + 47 23 10 80 92
Important: Give the reference code "Inferno 343033" to get our festival prices.

For further details visit our hotel page or the Royal Christiania webpage.

The tickets for Inferno 2012 are now available for purchase both in Norway and abroad. Choose the ticket of your choice in the ticket box on the right hand side to order. Tickets for norwegians are purchased through Billettservice while foreigners can purchase using PayPal. If you buy using PayPal the tickets will be shipped to you by regular postal services.

Keep in mind the 18 year age limit of the festival. Some club day venues have a 20 year age limit. Too see which ones visit the venues page.

Three bands that could not make it this in 2011 is ready for next year's black easter celebration.

Borknagar:

Get ready for black folk metal with a progressive twist when Borknagar returns to the INFERNO stage 2012! The band formed in Bergen in 1995 and is known worldwide for their melodic black metal. Borknagar released their eight full length album" Universal" last year and joining the line-up is former vocalist I.C. Vortex! The band has gone back to their roots with a primal yet mind blowing challenging energy and sound!

Arcturus:

Yet a legendary band is returning when the masters of avant-garde black metal joins the INFERNO line-up 2012! Formed in 1987 by legends like Hellhammer, Samoth and Garm as the black metal band Mortem. The band changed name to Arcturus and released their debut album "Asperia Hiems Symfonia" in 1996 evolving into a symphonic, experimental black metal band. After four album releases the band members went their separate ways in 2007. In 2012 Arcturus is back and they will hit the INFERNO stage with full force!

Witchery:

From the ashes of Satanic Slaughter, Witchery rose in 1997 to give the world true Swedish speed metal! Serious technical thrash mixed up with a dark sense of humour, Witchery is known not only for their sound but also for their lyrics containing morbid topics like executions, murder, necrophilia, and resurrections. A cult phenomenon with their own Ben Wrangler, this band will wake the dead at INFERNO 2012!