On May 9, 2026, Manitoba Metalfest saw sets from Gatecreeper, Spectral Wound, Prowl, Eternal, Maul, and Nocturnal Departure.

On May 8, 2026, Manitoba Metalfest saw sets from Cancer Bats, Crowbar, Art of Attrition, Misyrion, Skullnectar, and Low Fuel.

Frozen Soul are back with their latest record, No Place of Warmth, out May 8, 2026, via Century Media Records.

On April 27, 2026, Winnipeg’s historic Burton Cummings Theatre transformed into a cathedral of chaos as Lorna Shore brought their towering production to town.

The Death Above Life Tour made a thunderous stop in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, at the historic Burton Cummings Theatre on the evening of February 28, 2026.

Metal band KNOLL hit Toronto's Great Hall on February 10, 2026.

Brutal death metal band Stabbing are back with their latest album, Eon of Obscenity, out January 30, 2026, via Century Media Records.

Blackened deathcore outfit Ov Sulfur are back with their latest album, Endless, out January 16, 2026, via Century Media Records.

On October 16, 2025, Dying Remains returned to Winnipeg with locals Fetid Grave and Defenestration.

Swedish melodic death metal band are set to release their fifth album, Death Above Life, on October 3, 2025, via Century Media Records.

On August 3, 2025, Opal In Sky and FILTH made a stop at Sidestage in Winnipeg for a fantastic evening of metal music.

On May 14, 2025, Art of Attrition, Beguiler, and local support from Tyrants Demise performed at Sidestage on the Subverient Bloodletting Tour.

Back in April, Endless Chaos, Nocturnal Departure, and Cell performed at the Manitoba Metalfest 2025 benefit show.

Alexander Yarvinen, vocalist of the symphonic death metal band Arctic Dreams, talks about this forthcoming music and shows in the fall.

Rivers of Nihil are back with their self-titled album, out May 30, 2025, via Metal Blade Records.

Night two of this year's Manitoba Metalfest featured Obscura, Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Fractal Universe, and Spineless

Night one of this year's Manitoba Metalfest featured Sanguisugabogg, Malefaction, Atrae Bilis, Dying Remains, Regurgitated Guts, and Defenestration.

Machine Head, In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth descended upon Winnipeg on May 5 on their 2025 North American Tour.

Signs of the Swarm brought their immense Canadian tour to Winnipeg with touring acts Satanic Tea Co. and Misyrion, as well as local band Forms, to open up the night.

Tyrants Demise's The Golden Calf of the 21st Century pre-release party took over Winnipeg's Sidestage on March 14, 2025, with Kelevra, Forms, and Mad Luck opening the night.