KYLESA, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and DØDHEIMSGARD are some of the latest acts confirmed for Inferno Metal Festival Norway 2025

Inferno Festival Norway 2025 has announced the next bands for the highly anticipated lineup, which will take place in Oslo (NO) from April 17th to 20th for another blasphemous Easter.

The festival now welcomes Kylesa, The Black Dahlia Murder, Dødheimsgard and Ponte Del Diavolo to the lineup.

They join the previously announced 1349, Behemoth, Blood Incantation, Gaerea, Lamentari, Rosa Faenkap, Aeternus, Seth, Abyssic, Spectral Wound, Angist, Bythos, Syn, Violent Magic Orchestra, Tsjuder, Tiamat, Necrophobic, Schwein and Vorbid.

The Inferno Metal Festival started in 2001 and is the longest running metal festival in Norway – and one of the most important extreme metal festivals in the world. It presents the best of Norwegian metal and brings acts from all over the world to Oslo. It is the hottest meeting place every Easter.

Tickets are available here.

Inferno Experience: Every year, hundreds of metal fans from all over the world visit the festival and explore Norway's capital Oslo. In previous years, the festival has offered metal fans several opportunities to explore the darkest, but also most beautiful places in the city, giving enthusiasts a glimpse of Norway's natural beauties that have inspired many Norwegian artists in the past and continue to do so. Stay tuned for more.

Official Inferno Hotel: Clarion Hotel The Hub: The Inferno family: audience and artists, media and music industry meet at the official festival hotel Clarion The Hub for happenings, parties and a good night's sleep. The Inferno Music Conference takes place at the hotel during the day on Thursday and Friday. Hotel guests get Oslo's best hotel breakfast until 11:00 (not to be missed) and free access to the swimming pool and sauna.

The Hub offers the best location in Oslo, right in the city center, next to Oslo Central Station and the Airport Express Train – and only about a five-minute walk from venues Rockefeller & John Dee, Salt, Kniven, Vaterland, Brewgata and Rock In. No expensive taxi rides! Extend your stay and experience Oslo!

Book your hotel stay here.

Organizers recently reached out with the following update: “We hope you all have a great summer! We know you're busy with holidays, festivals and sunbathing, but we wanted to give you a little taste of what we've been working on at IMC.


Confirmed panels:

– In defense of Valhalla
– Breaking through walls: Metal in the Middle East
– Festival presentations

Exciting panels in the works include:

– Publishing 101
– The giants of the OG metal label
– Women in live music
– Smells Like Team Audit: A Guide to Accounting”
– Metal in harmony

… and many more.


Immerse yourself in an unprecedented range of sessions, speakers and exclusive networking opportunities! This year we are enriching your experience with additional networking parties and a Metal Fashion Show, among other exciting new features. 90 participants have already confirmed their participation for the Inferno Music Conference 2025.”

Information about the delegates can be found here.

Festival/Conference passes are available here.