THE BEAST

DANNY BROWN, GROUPER, ANDY MORIN & THE MICROPHONES 

JOIN BLONDE REDHEAD, CARCASS, THE LOCUST, YOUTH OF TODAY, 

XIU XIU, AUTOPSY, CONVERGE, ZOLA JESUS & 90+ MORE ACTS

-- Texas’ Premier Heavy Metal & Experimental Music Festival Returns May 12-15, 

New Concert Tickets Sale Begins This Friday, February 11 at 10 a.m. CT --

AUSTIN, TX (February 10, 2022) – The local independent founders behind Oblivion Access are proud to announce the full slate of music acts confirmed to perform at the multi-venue music festival, which returns to downtown Austin, Texas with an expanded footprint on May 12-15, 2022. Tickets to each of the newly announced festival concerts will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 11 at 10 a.m. CT via oblivionaccessfestival.com, in addition to a limited amount of full festival badges.

For this year’s expanded four-day event, festival organizers have meticulously curated a lineup featuring today’s most in-demand metal, punk, and experimental acts for a weekend celebration of underground music and counterculture. The festival will soon transform downtown Austin into sprawling festival grounds while taking over some of the most popular music venues in downtown Austin, with previously announced performers including Blonde Redhead, Carcass, The Locust, Youth of Today, Xiu Xiu, Autopsy, Converge, William Basinski, Zola Jesus, and Lil Ugly Mane, among others.

The 2022 edition will also mark a further expansion into new genres and sounds as the heavy metal music festival continues its transition of becoming more inclusive and diverse while celebrating other forms of experimental music. Fans can now expect more hip-hop, electronic, avant-garde, and punk music than ever before.

Several newly added acts help to showcase the festival’s evolution such as Detroit-based rapper and media personality Danny Brown, who will help headline the third-year festival while he preps for the highly anticipated release of his sixth album titled ‘Quaranta’ later this year; producer and multi-instrumentalist Andy Morin, who is perhaps best known as a member of the experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips; indie-folk rockers The Microphones, who are performing in Austin for the first time in 20+ years; and punk rap trio Ho99o9 who just released a new single from their forthcoming studio album called "Battery Not Included" that was produced by Blink 192's Travis Barker.

Other notable new acts include death metal pioneers Massacre, whose Oblivion Access performance will mark a rare Texas reunion for the band; Memphis's own alt-rapper Cities Aviv; doom metal band King Woman fronted by singer/songwriter Kristina Esfandiari; a special solo set from rapper Billy Woods of Armand Hammer, who is also on the 2022 bill; post-punk rock duo HTRK; and a very rare performance from Full of Hell who will be performing their acclaimed "Trumpeting Ecstacy" album in its entirety.

In total, over 100 music acts from Texas and across the globe are confirmed to perform at this year’s four-day event. The full music lineup is listed below and available online at oblivionaccessfestival.com.

“Our small but mighty team couldn’t be more excited about this year’s lineup which we feel is the most expansive and diverse since the festival’s inception. Whether you like heavy metal, hip-hop, punk, electronic, shoegaze or indie rock,  we have a little bit of something for everyone,” said Festival Co-Founder Dusty Brooks. “Get ready too because there are a ton more events on the horizon including a special art gallery, new comedy additions, and some really exciting partnerships that will help take our growing fest to the next level. Buckle up and strap in for a wild ride this spring!”

Beginning this May, the independently-owned heavy metal, extreme rock, and experimental music festival will once again serve as a celebration of underground music and alternative culture while also expanding to four days and tapping more local venues than ever before. Participating venues include returning fan-favorites like Empire Control Room & Garage, Creek and Cave (fka Barracuda), and Mohawk, in addition to new festival stops like Elysium, Hotel Vegas, Valhalla, Native Hostel, and Central Presbyterian Church.

Four-day weekend badges as well as tickets to each of the newly announced concerts will be available for purchase starting this Friday, February 11 at 10 a.m. CT via oblivionaccessfestival.com. Fans are encouraged to act fast as limited supplies remain.

Oblivion Access would like to thank the sponsors and partners responsible for helping bring this year’s event to life including Project M, Revolver Magazine, Brooklyn Vegan, The Hard Times, Inked Mag, Saint Vitus, and A2B2.

The festival would also like to show appreciation to Bulgarian artist Zdravko Zdravkov, who designed and illustrated the official music lineup poster for Oblivion Access 2022. Learn more about his work by visiting his Instagram at @bambashkart.

Stay tuned as more festival announcements are coming soon including a full schedule of music performances and other ancillary events set to take place throughout the four-day festival next May. Visit oblivionaccessfestival.com for more information, and make sure to follow along on Instagram at @OblivionAccessFest for updates and special promotions, while RSVP’ing to the official Facebook Event Page.

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ABOUT OBLIVION ACCESS:

Oblivion Access is an independently-owned music festival held each spring in the renowned Red River Cultural District of downtown Austin, Texas that celebrates heavy metal, underground rock, and experimental music culture. As the premier heavy metal and experimental music festival in Texas, the multi-venue weekend event each year offers attendees performances from some of today’s most popular metal, rock, and experimental acts from across the globe. Learn more at oblivionaccessfestival.com.

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See below for the full music lineup for Oblivion Access 2022:

*** denotes new music additions

Danny Brown  ***

Blonde Redhead 

Carcass

The Locust

Grouper   ***

Youth of Today

Andy Morin (of Death Grips // Solo Set) ***

The Microphones  ***

Xiu Xiu

Autopsy

HO99O9  ***

Converge 

William Basinski

Zola Jesus

Lil Ugly Mane

Injury Reserve

Cave In

Armand Hammer (featuring The Alchemist)

Andy Stott

Vio-Lence

Massacre  ***

METZ

A Place to Bury Strangers

Wiki  ***

Melt-Banana

Windhand

Black Dice

Anika

Show me the Body

Cities Aviv  ***

King Woman  ***

Liturgy

Coven

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

Despise You

Uniform & The Body (special collaborative showcase)

Blood Incantation

Billy Woods   ***

HTRK  ***

Full of Hell ***

Prurient 

Kool Keith

The Body ***

Akai Solo

Soul Glo ***

Author & Punisher ***

Cough

Thou

Devil Master

Drew McDowall  ***

Ringworm

Acid Witch

True Widow

Fat Tony  ***

Fury

Primitive Man

Spectral Voice ***

N8NOFACE  ***

LustSickPuppy ***

Mizmor

Uniform

Deli Girls  ***

Drain

Hell

Boan

Yellow Eyes

Alex Zhang Hungtai  ***

Debit

Plack Blague  ***

Spotlights

Candy

Deaf Club

Ilsa ***

Troller

Yautja  ***

Midwife

Vermin Womb

Mortiferum  ***

Elizabeth Colour Wheel

PLF  ***

Outer Heaven

Immortal Bird

Missing  ***

Portrayal of Guilt

Skeleton  ***

Judiciary

Aaron Dilloway

Fed Ash  ***

Glassing

Vile Creature

Sex Pill  ***

Christworm

Many Blessings  ***

Death Insurance  ***

Sore Dream

Mvtant  ***

Grivo

Saintpeeler

Blank Hellscape

Bridle

Private Service

Shitbag

Wolfie Warship