Crushed to Death proudly presents: Crush Fest 2025
After a thunderous debut, Crush Fest returns for its second edition. This one-day festival is a relentless tribute to the Swedish underground metal scene, uniting raw energy, passion, and unholy riffs under one roof in the metal capital: Gothenburg.
Current lineup:
In Mourning
Grimner
Xorsist
Tibalt
Kranium
Ve
---------In Mourning---------
Since the early 2000s, Swedish melodic death metal band In Mourning have steadily built a devoted international fanbase. With six acclaimed studio albums and several EPs under their belt, the Dalecarlian quartet return with their seventh full-length release, The Immortal- arriving two years after their previous album, The Bleeding Veil. Staying true to their signature blend of melancholic melodies and crushing heaviness, The Immortal sees the band further refine and expand their sonic identity. Fronted by the dynamic vocal duo of Björn Pettersson and Tobias Netzell- whose deep growl sand soaring clean vocals offer striking contrast - the album explores themes of personal struggle and philosophical reflection.
---------Grimner---------
Sweden’s vikings Grimner deliver a unique mixture of folk and metal, melding Scandinavian folk music, Gothenburg-style death metal, classic heavy metal and more into their own unique sound. With their dynamic, captivating music and energetic live shows, they have taken enthusiasts of many genres by storm. Singing in their native tongue, of Norse gods, history and Swedish folklore, Grimner promises a musical journey into fantastical realms of a time long past - both live and on record.
————-Xorsist————
XORSIST is a dynamic and promising death metal trio from Stockholm, Sweden, blending the classic Stockholm sound with modern elements. With deep roots in the iconic 1990s Swedish death metal tradition, they demonstrate that contemporary Swedish death metal can stay true to its origins while pushing creative boundaries. Their album At the Somber Steps of Serenity stands as proof — heavy, melodic, and unrelentingly dark.
---------Tibalt---------
Tibalt brings their genre-bending “death jazz” to Crush Fest, fusing theatrical performance with experimental death metal. Their concept album Armageddon and the EP By Pride and Faith reveal a cosmic narrative of doom, rebellion, and prophecy.
---------Kranium---------
Kranium delivers raw thrash-death metal with relentless energy and technical precision. Despite their young age, the band has released three albums and built a fierce reputation through intense live shows across the Swedish underground scene.
---------Ve---------
Ve formed in 2021 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The power trio attempts to broaden the soundscape of melodic death metal by mixing a heavy musical core with dark, twangy alternative rock and a rock’n’roll flair. Ve’s first EP ”Shackles of Reality” released in June 2023, with the second EP ”Hollow Plague” arriving a year later.
See you there🤘
Sponsors: Göteborgs Stad, Kulturungdom
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