A new wave of artists were unveiled for next year’s edition of the ‘Maryland Deathfest‘ this morning, June 25th. Among this new batch are German thrashers Kreator performing a headlining deep cuts set focusing on songs from their albums “Pleasure To Kill“, “Terrible Certainty” and “Extreme Aggression“.
Virginian grindcore outfit Pig Destroyer are another of the new additions and they will be revisiting their third album, 2001’s “Prowler In The Yard“, for a special live set. The newest batch of bands to be confirmed include:
Aberration
Antichrist Siege Machine
Cerebral Hemmorhage
Cryptic Shift
Diabolic Oath
Grave Infestation
Kreator (deep cuts set)
Lair Of The Minotaur
Pig Destroyer (“Prowler In The Yard” set)
Sardonic Witchery
Slimelord
Torture Rack
Unmerciful
Witch Vomit
The full roster thus far for the fest runs as follows:
1914
Aberration
Aftermath
Anatomia
…And Oceans
Antichrist Siege Machine
Batushka
Blood Red Throne
Cancer (“Death Shall Rise” set)
Cephalotripsy
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Condemned
Cryptic Shift
The Crown
Dead Void
Death Angel (“Act III” set)
Der Weg einer Freiheit
Destruction (“Infernal Overkill” set)
Diabolic Oath
Dying Fetus (performing material from their first 3 albums)
Emasculator
Gestation
God Dethroned
Grave (Grave/Corpse set)
Grave Infestation
Haukago Grind Time
Havukruunu
Hellbutcher
Kreator (deep cuts set)
Lair Of The Minotaur
Mortician
Ossuary
Pathology
Pig Destroyer (“Prowler In The Yard” set)
Poltergeist
Putridity
Sarcófago (performed by Gerald “Incubus” Minelli And The Laws Kill Destroy
Sardonic Witchery
Sex Prisoner
Slimelord
Solitude Aeturnus
StarGazer
Terror Corpse
!T.O.O.H.!
Torsofuck
Torture Rack
To Violently Vomit (ex-Disgorge)
Unmerciful
Witch Vomit
Wolfheart
Wrathprayer
The 2026 edition of the annual metal festival will be held across multiple venues in Baltimore, MD from May 21st-24th.
