Inferno Music Conference

13/04/2026

Check out this in-depth breakdown by Slow Dragon Music of some of the panels that took place on Thursday 2. April 💥

Panels discussed:
- Showcase Festivals: Are They Worth It?
- The Rise Of The Independent Label
- Career talk: Shane Embury (Na**lm Death)
- Selling a Product, Not a Passion: AI As a Disrupter in Music and Art
- The Witch And The Wizard

Inferno Music Conference 2026 Pt.1 - Slow Dragon Music kick off the annual raid on Oslo with the ultimate heavy music industry conference

08/04/2026

Scoring a Sweet Sync @ IMC 2026

With Andrew Carter (US) – Director, Music - Business Affairs & Legal Counsel, The Walt Disney Studios

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08/04/2026

What makes the Icelandic metal scene so vibrant?

Hammer of the Gods @ IMC 2026

Kari Haraldsson - (IS) - .band
Gisli Sigmundson (IS) - / Screaming Owls Productions
Þorsteinn Kolbeinsson (IS) - .official
Mod: Gunnar Sauermann (DE) - Publicist SPKR Media / Freelance Journalist

07/04/2026

Not Quite A Yacht, Rock Cruise @ Inferno Music Conference 2026

With Trollcruise

📷 Lodovica Di Bernardo

07/04/2026

ESP Guitar Clinic featuring Teloch and Ghul of Mayhem @ Inferno Music Conference 2026

📷 Lodovica Di Bernardo

07/04/2026

Drum Clinic: Charlie Koryn - Dimensional Playing in Extreme Music @ Inferno Music Conference 2026

Presented by Axis Percussion

📷 Lodovica Di Bernardo

07/04/2026

Inferno Metal Auction

07/04/2026

2nd Annual Inferno Metal Fashion Show

06/04/2026

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us this year, on the 20th Anniversary of Inferno Music Conference! YOU make all of the work 100% worth it every single time. 

We hope you had some good conversations, met new people, learned something new about the issues facing our industry, and most of all that you felt inspired! 🔥

Thanks to panelists, moderators, delegates, Clarion The Hub, Crowbar, partners, sponsors, and everyone who participated! And thanks to Inferno's founding father, Jan-Martin Jensen, who made this incredible meeting point for metal professionals and enthusiasts from all over the world 🖤

We hope to see you again next year! 

Photos by Sonja Schuringa

06/04/2026

Fun Q&A between the wizard drummer Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) and partner Jessica Pimentel, known for Orange is the New Black and for her role in Brujeria as ‘La Bruja Encabronada’ (The Furious Witch) . @ IMC 2026

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06/04/2026

Beyond Aesthetics: What 'True' Metal Really Means Under Repression in Iran @ IMC 2026

Pasqualina Eckerström (FI) - Postdoctoral Researcher
Sina Winter (IR) - From The Vastland

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