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 Northwest Terror Fest 2026

Posted by Loren on November 22, 2025

Northwest Terror Fest 2026
Northwest Terror Fest 2026

The dates are set for Northwest Terror Fest 2026, returning in at Neumos and Barboza venues in Seattle, WA from May 7-9. The lineup is still to be finalized, but wave 1 includes sets by Pig Destroyer, playing Prowler In The Yard, plus Deadguy, Kylesa, Iron Lung, Oranssi Pazuzu and a reunion of Black Breath, plus more listed below and still more to be announced.

Lineup Announcement

  • Black Breath (U.S. Exclusive Reunion Show)
  • Deadguy (WA/OR Exclusive: Fixation on a Co-Worker + New Material)
  • Pig Destroyer (WA/OR Exclusive: Prowler in the Yard + Greatest Hits)
  • Worm (WA/OR Exclusive)
  • Oranssi Pazuzu
  • Cretin (WA/OR Exclusive)
  • Kylesa (WA/OR Exclusive)
  • Barren Path (WA/OR Exclusive)
  • Dispossessed
  • Drouth
  • Dungeon Serpent
  • Gigan
  • Hedonist
  • Hell
  • Horse Butcher
  • Innumerable Forms
  • Jordan Day (Acoustic)
  • Iron Lung
  • Nixil
  • Phobophilic
  • Primeval Well
  • Returning
  • Serpent Rider
  • Wayfarer

NWTF 2026 Details:

When: May 7-9, 2026
Where: Neumos & Barboza – Seattle, WA
Age: 21+

Northwest Terror Fest 2026
Northwest Terror Fest 2026

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