metal punk horror industrial synthwave

Rich instrumental layering and warm vocal harmonies are a vessel for conveying bleak themes of loss and existentialist contemplation

Chicago-based heavy noise duo

Chicago-based instrumental trio founded in 2013

metal punk horror industrial synthwave

Ttribal and spiritual convictions into a heavy atmosphere of psychedelic delirium.

Avant-Garde metal featuring jazz and world music influence

“A Classical cellist turned Avant Metal virtuoso.” – Boston Phoenix

Steve Von Till is an American musician, songwriter, educator, and poet. He is best known as a singer and guitarist in the highly influential and genre-defying collective, Neurosis.

Heavy, ugly noise rock

Shapeshifting, atmospheric, noise rockers

Oppressive, intense, and uncompromising, transporting the listener through a range of emotions and feelings.

Transcendent, Hypnotic Sludge Metal.

Over the course of four critically acclaimed albums, Truckfighters have honed, tautened and expanded their sound, moving from out-and-out riffing to more melodic, crafted songwriting. Yet, inherent in everything is the fuzzed-out mania that defines them.

Riff after righteous riff is thrown from the pulpit with the fury of fire and brimstone.

Crushing doom that utilizes space and repetition

Down To Earth Motherfucken Post Amplification Blues

Grinding to various degrees since 2009.

Legendary NOLA Sludge

Under the influence of heavy metal, whiskey, leather, rock, and rockin’.

Minimal rock trio

Atmospheric dark metal

Picking up where SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD leave off, MONOLORD creates its own space in an increasingly crowded genre, interspersing trippy vocals, earth rattling bass and an overall “fuzzed out landscape.”

Confrontational, status-quo challenging, extreme metal

Transcendent, Hypnotic Sludge Metal.

Sludge-Inspired Thrash Metal. Exclusive 2018 performance and 10th Anniversary of "War Metal Battle Master"

Picking up where SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD leave off, MONOLORD creates its own space in an increasingly crowded genre, interspersing trippy vocals, earth rattling bass and an overall “fuzzed out landscape.”

Dense, devastating post-metal inspired sludge

Stoner Doom Duo

Avant-Garde metal featuring jazz and world music influence

Legendary NOLA Sludge

MAMMOTH STORM, the opening act on Day 2, is a new doom three piece from Säffle, Värmland. Founded in 2012, the bands primary purpose is to deliver crushing, devastating sounds.

Bleak and slow rhythms of doom metal to the compositions of contemporary classical music, black metal and drone music

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Bathed in distortion, baptized in a plume of smoke.

Death, doom, and thrash metal

Oppressive, intense, and uncompromising, transporting the listener through a range of emotions and feelings.

Successfully fuses post-rock soundscapes with math-metal informed progressive song structures

Combining elements of remedial sludge, hardcore, punk and a “bad case of the Mondays”.

Ttribal and spiritual convictions into a heavy atmosphere of psychedelic delirium.

Known for its extremely intense and at times confrontational live performances

Chicago-based instrumental trio founded in 2013

Mixes elements of 60s psychedelic and 70s riff rock, filtered through modern progressive rock.

Featuring unique death n’ roll elements with black metal foundations

AGE OF WOE released its debut full length album InhumanForm (Give Praise Records) in spring 2013 and has already added to its growing fan base within the crust/hardcore scenes by touring multiple times in Scandinavia and Central Europe in addition to appearing at numerous festivals.

A swedish onslaught of sonic weight hallucinatory noise-ridden doom metal. join us.

Doom/Avant Garde/Experimental

Over the course of four critically acclaimed albums, Truckfighters have honed, tautened and expanded their sound, moving from out-and-out riffing to more melodic, crafted songwriting. Yet, inherent in everything is the fuzzed-out mania that defines them.

Blending stoner and psychedelic rock elements to create a unique sound.

Bongripper is a four-piece instrumental doom band from Chicago.

The sextet defines itself as “black metal for post apocalyptic desolation”

Picking up where SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD leave off, MONOLORD creates its own space in an increasingly crowded genre, interspersing trippy vocals, earth rattling bass and an overall “fuzzed out landscape.”

A Chicago-based trio specializing in destructive thrash.

Combines epic, technical songwriting with enough neolithic heaviness to keep the cavemen happy

Fusing blues, doom, and psychedelic rock. With layers of rumbling guitars and synthesizers, the Chicago based five-piece, take a more textural approach to metal.

AGE OF WOE released its debut full length album InhumanForm (Give Praise Records) in spring 2013 and has already added to its growing fan base within the crust/hardcore scenes by touring multiple times in Scandinavia and Central Europe in addition to appearing at numerous festivals.

The sixteen minutes of music on the band’s eponymous debut self-titled EP can be described as a bastard of hardcore, sludge, and black metal, conveying aggression and negative feelings in musical form.

KONGH will be performing two unique sets at Scorched Tundra V. Known for its devastating atmospherics and rich melodies paired with groove laden guitars, this Småland based three piece has already racked up numerous accolades

MAMMOTH STORM, the opening act on Day 2, is a new doom three piece from Säffle, Värmland. Founded in 2012, the bands primary purpose is to deliver crushing, devastating sounds.

MARTYRDÖD has cemented itself as a legendary act in the European D-Beat “Käng” movement. Armed with distinctive melodic sensibilities that distinguish the Gothenburg based four piece from their contemporaries.

Picking up where SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD leave off, MONOLORD creates its own space in an increasingly crowded genre, interspersing trippy vocals, earth rattling bass and an overall “fuzzed out landscape.”

Since it’s formation in 2000, the Chicago based four piece has seamlessly integrated sludgy soundscapes with post-alternative influences, creating brutal riff-oriented tracks throughout the course of several full length albums.

SALEM’S POT is a psychedelic doom five piece hailing from central Sweden. The bands elusive image complements an incredibly unique sound that has become established through a series of short and full-length releases.

Bongripper is a four-piece instrumental doom band from Chicago.

With black metal roots mixed with modern progressive metal, Eldrimner creates a new branch in their genre. Their sound is filled with angst, anger and despair mixing heavy progressive riffs and melancholic acoustic guitars with grievous vocals creating a very emotional and dirty sound.

Picking up where SLEEP and ELECTRIC WIZARD leave off, MONOLORD creates its own space in an increasingly crowded genre, interspersing trippy vocals, earth rattling bass and an overall “fuzzed out landscape.”

Heavy Spacerock from Gothenburg, Sweden

AGE OF WOE released its debut full length album InhumanForm (Give Praise Records) in spring 2013 and has already added to its growing fan base within the crust/hardcore scenes by touring multiple times in Scandinavia and Central Europe in addition to appearing at numerous festivals.

KONGH will be performing two unique sets at Scorched Tundra V. Known for its devastating atmospherics and rich melodies paired with groove laden guitars, this Småland based three piece has already racked up numerous accolades

Moloken is a band from Umeå, Sweden inspired by 90's death, doom & black metal and progressive rock from the 70's.

They say let sleeping dogs lie. Well, someone did wake these dogs back in 1994. Four guys shared the background playing in different death metal bands, but sharing the sheer interest in raw punk, d-beat, käng, call it what you want! The monster they created was SKITSYSTEM.

Over the course of four critically acclaimed albums, Truckfighters have honed, tautened and expanded their sound, moving from out-and-out riffing to more melodic, crafted songwriting. Yet, inherent in everything is the fuzzed-out mania that defines them.

With black metal roots mixed with modern progressive metal, Eldrimner creates a new branch in their genre. Their sound is filled with angst, anger and despair mixing heavy progressive riffs and melancholic acoustic guitars with grievous vocals creating a very emotional and dirty sound.

(Exclusive Reunion Show) No Hawaii was founded in 2003 by the bloodbrothers Smejks and Biggus.

(First Live Performance) Nonexist made their first gig ever at the Scorched Tundra Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2012.

(Final Show) Overloaded with original, heavy, catchy riffs that draw you into its infectious essence, ‘Switch Opens’ is an unpredictable ride from start to finish with twists and turns that will leave you breathless and wanting to hit the play button again straight after the album’s finished.

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AGE OF WOE released its debut full length album InhumanForm (Give Praise Records) in spring 2013 and has already added to its growing fan base within the crust/hardcore scenes by touring multiple times in Scandinavia and Central Europe in addition to appearing at numerous festivals.

As You Drown is a death metal band formed in Borås, Sweden in the winter of 2003/2004. They have released two studio albums, "Reflection" (2009) and "Rat King" (2011).

With black metal roots mixed with modern progressive metal, Eldrimner creates a new branch in their genre. Their sound is filled with angst, anger and despair mixing heavy progressive riffs and melancholic acoustic guitars with grievous vocals creating a very emotional and dirty sound.

MARIONETTE has injected new light and energy into the Swedish metal genre since bursting onto the scene with its debut album Spite (2008).

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