BRUTEFEST 2026

SATURDAY APRIL 25 TH 2026 THE TOTE, COLLINGWOOD Brutefest returns in 2026! Another day of Heavy Metal Chaos across two stages and a Never-ending BBQ! Headlined by US Thrash Kings WARBRINGER and supported by some Australias finest heavy acts; The Tote in Collingwood promises to host a double stage battle royale of heavy metal while the beer garden raises the stakes of an all day and night bbq to keep you nourished and drinking like its 1985! Other contenders for the 2026 edition of Brutefest includes Desecrator, Anoxia (NSW), Destruktor, Munitions, Munt, Harlott, Ratlord, Circle of Blood, Monoliyth & Virulent Invocation BRUTEFEST will be the only Melbourne performance for both WARBRINGER (USA) on their 2026 return to Australia after 12 long years. Will you be there? Do you have the guts? Is this heavy enough? 3pm Start // 1158pm Finish Artwork by the one and only Matt “SKITZ” Sanders (Blast Abyss) 2025 Line Up – Abigail (JP), Stalker (NZ), Pizza Death, Vexation, Choof, Sufferance, Permafog (TAS) & More. 2022 Line Up – Skeletal Remains (USA), Stalker (NZ), Misery (QLD), Pestilential Shadows (NSW), Ashen (WA) and many more. MORE ABOUT WARBRINGER Thrash Metal Force Warbringer have been going strong since their international debut on Century Media Records in 2008 with the breakthrough debut, ‘War Without End.’ One of the more established of the next generation of metal crusaders holding the banner high for ‘80s inspired speed and intensity. But Warbringer are no joke and this is not some tongue-in-cheek tribute but rather a lethal bulldozer assault peppered with influences from ‘90s death and black metal, with a healthy amount of progressive and technical playing ability for that precise surgical attack. 16 years, 6 records and countless tours in all corners of the globe Warbringer have become a viable and reliable entity who have delivered time and time again. Whether on festival dates, headline runs or national tours supporting names like Megadeth, Exodus, Kreator, Nile, Symphony X, Dark Tranquillity, Iced Earth, Soilwork, Arch Enemy, Overkill, Destruction and more they are the bare essence of raw, unfiltered energy.