FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Oblivion Access Brings a Unique Experience to Music Festivals in Texas This Weekend


Oblivion Access, the eclectic music festival metal, hardcore, hip-hop, electronic, avant-garde, and punk music takes palce this weekend  around Austin, Texas. The multi-venue music festival returns to downtown Austin on May 12-15. Tickets are on sale now! Over 100+ artists are now set to perform including Blonde Redhead, Carcass, The Body, Windhand, Deaf Club, Xiu Xiu, Autopsy, Converge, Full of Hell, Zola Jesus, Youth of Today, Danny, Coven, Grouper, Andy Morin (of Death Grips), The Microphones, HO99O9, Massacre, Cities Aviv, King Woman, Billy Woods, and KTRK, and many others. There is also a plethora of other experiences, vendors villages, merch, food, and other experiences on tap. Check out our day by day guide of the can’t miss artists, set times, and other happenings at Oblivion Access. 

 

Friday: Our picks for the top artists on Day 1 of the fest include: Coven, Uniform & The Body collab, Andy Morin (Death Grips), Myyki BLanco, Thou, -(16)-, Dorthia Cotrell solo (Windhand) Vile Creatue, Primitive Man, Acid Witch, True Widow, Glassing, Ho99o9, Mizmore, and Full of Hell among others. 

 

Saturday: Highlight worthy bands include – King Woman, HTRK, Blonde Redhead, Youth of Today, Autopsy, The Body, Spectral VOice, Ilsa, Yellow Eyes, Autopsy, Blood Incantation, Fury, Show Me The Body, Judiciary, Outer Heaven, Yautja, Skeleton, Many Blessings (Primitive Man), Vio-lence, Melt Bananna, Kool Keith, Author and Punisher,  and Portrayal of Guilt. 

Sunday’s can’t miss acts include Converge, Cave In, Liturgy, Grouper, Vermin Womb, Liturgy, MVTANT, Despise You, Private Service, Eartheater, Leya, and more!

Buy tickets https://www.oblivionaccessfestival.com

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.

 

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.

 

 

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!”

 

 

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.

 

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