offal fest announces its first bands for the 2026 edition

First bands announced for OFFAL FEST 2026; early bird tickets running low

Veteran brutal death metallers Lividity and UK titans Infected Disarray and Twitch of the Death Nerve among the first bands announced for next year’s festival

Festival moves to new venue: The Bread Shed in Manchester

Very limited early bird tickets still available: Offal-Fest.com

Manchester, UK; 18 September 2025: Offal Fest, the UK’s premier event for grind, slam, and brutal death metal, has revealed the first bands for its 2026 edition. The festival will take place from 24-26 July 2026 at a new venue, The Bread Shed in Manchester (previously at Rebellion).

Among the first bands to be announced are: Scordatura, Epicardiectomy, Embryectomy, Twitch Of The Death Nerve, Disgracing, Lividity, Infected Disarray and Laceration.

This initial lineup features a mix of established and rising acts in the extreme metal scene. Scottish brutal death metal band Laceration, formed in 2009, will bring their sound honed from their debut album “Severing The Divine Iniquity”. Also from the UK is Twitch Of The Death Nerve, a London-based brutal death metal band formed in 2004. From the Czech Republic, the brutal death metal band Epicardiectomy is known for their “squealing, slamming blast-storm” and their name, which is a surgical procedure. The Greek three-piece brutal death metallers Embryectomy will bring their version of extreme to the Offal stage in 2026. Hailing from Glasgow, the five-piece death metal band Scordatura has been active since 2008 and has developed a tight and technical sound. The lineup also includes the veteran US brutal death metal band Lividity, who have been active since 1993 and are known for their “perversity”. Also appearing is the long awaited reunion of Infected Disarray, a UK brutal death metal band. Manchester newcomers Disgracing, who made their live debut at this year’s Offal, will be returning to the fest in 2026.

This announcement follows the sold-out success of Offal Fest 2025, which took place from 25-27 July 2025 at Rebellion in Manchester, UK. The 2025 festival featured the likes of Foetal Juice, 357 Homicide, a UK exclusive performance by Skinless, who performed their album “Progression Towards Evil” in full, a UK exclusive set from Begging For Incest, exclusive co-headlining sets by Defeated Sanity and Wormed, as well as exclusive performances from Imperious Mortality, Plasma, Cerebral Effusion and 55Gore.

Very limited early bird tickets for Offal Fest 2026 are still available at: https://offal-fest.com/