American death metal band Of Feather and Bone joins our ever-darkening line-up, bringing raw, bludgeoning death to the Underworld stage
From the murkiest and most despicable of depths, Dragged Into Sunlight will make an Incineration debut in 2026, bringing the heaviest levels of extreme metal to London, England.
The first names of Incineration Festival 2026 revealed
BLOOD FIRE DEATH
HYPOCRISY
TOMB MOLD
VOMITORY
VREID
+ many more to come
More than twenty years have passed since the metal world lost one of its biggest icons, Thomas ‘Quorthon’ Forsberg of Bathory.
Thomas ‘Quorthon’ Forsberg was instrumental in redefining metal as we knew it. With the seminal 1984 debut, “Bathory”, Quorthon single handedly laid the foundation of what has become the world-renowned phenomenon, that is black metal. There was Venom before him, but musically he laid out the blueprint for myriads of bands that followed, especially from Scandinavia, in the coming decades.
Upon his passing a wide array of celebrated musicians from the Norwegian black metal scene was summoned to pay their tribute to the fallen pioneer. At the annual Hole in the Sky festival in Bergen, Norway, musicians from bands like Darkthrone, Emperor, Enslaved, Satyricon, Immortal, Gorgoroth and Aura Noir performed a carefully selected set of Bathory classics that helped shape the sound of the Norwegian scene.
At Incineration Festival, Blood Fire Death – A tribute to Quorthon and the Music of Bathory will feature the same band that fronted the 2024 edition on the 20th anniversary of Quorthon’s passing at Beyond the Gates festival:
Erik Danielsson (Watain) – vocals
Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) – guitar
Blasphemer (Vltimas, ex-Mayhem) – guitar
Apollyon (Aura Noir) – bass & vocals
Faust (Djevel, ex-Emperor) – drums
In addition to the band, the concert will feature guest singers and musicians such as Grutle (Enslaved), Gaahl (Trelldom, ex-Gorgoroth) and Frederick Melander (ex-Bathory) along variety of other exclusive guests that will be announced later.
The show is based on Quorthon’s own vision of how he pictured a Bathory concert would look like should he ever bring his music to the live stage.
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At Incineration Festival, we are honoured to bring such a monumental show to the United Kingdom.
This day will go down in black metal history.
Tickets for Incineration Festival 2026 will sell out, so we urge all to buy early and avoid disappointment.
With over 30 years of history, the influential and legendary Swedish death metal juggernaut known as Hypocrisy will make a debut appearance at Incineration Festival in May, headlining the Electric Ballroom.
Norwegian Black & Roll Brigade VREID marches on to London in May, making a debut appearance at Incineration Festival and bringing darkness to the Electric Ballroom stage.
From the midst of the legendary Swedish death metal scene – Vomitory will make a debut appearance at Incineration Festival in 2026, joining our Electric Ballroom stage.
ENTER THE ABYSS.
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A rarity on British shores – Toronto’s Tomb Mold will make a debut appearance at Incineration Festival in 2026, as part of a UK Exclusive performance on the Roundhouse Stage.
Tickets for Incineration Festival go on sale on Friday 29th August at 10:00am
The Roundhouse will be the setting of our main stage in 2026 – a stage that will host a headline performance by one of the most special bookings we’ve ever had the pleasure of confirming.
Next year we will also be opening the Roundhouse earlier in the day, allowing for extra performances in one of London’s most unique venue settings.
In addition to the Roundhouse, we return to our traditional homes of the Electric Ballroom, Underworld, Black Heart and The Dev.
Finally, on Monday 25th August we will announce the first band.
Devils, the clock has begun.