Abrupt Decay

The chaotic grindcore stylings of Abrupt Decay pushes listeners from one extreme to the next, blasted beats enmeshed with hot DJ samples delivered with finesse and raw emotion. Our collective ears are still ringing from their massive show with Tomb Mold at last year’s festival, setting the stage for a crushing return.

NATLAK

Both sonically and lyrically, NATLAK’s maximalist punk noise explores themes of fear, overstimulation, and other personal contention. Their use of heavy effects, disorienting rhythms and crushing walls of sound leaves audiences thrilled, perhaps overwhelmed, but most of all satisfied. Check out _EP 1_ for a taste of the discordant atmosphere these West Coaster’s specialize in.

Yarbo

Established in 2018, Yarbo is a four-piece band that blends post-hardcore, punk, and metal into a mishmash they’ve just started calling “aggressive rock.” Hailing from Saskatoon, Yarbo’s style of noisemaking is eclectic but consistent. Their songs tend to be short, abrasive and stuffed with ideas that are both brutal and catchy.

Everythingyoueverloved

Post-metal prognosticators and founders of the sad boy music society, Everythingyoueverloved writes the music for your sleep paralysis demons with heavy tunes written as if on an emotional rollercoaster of sadness, fear, and self doubt. Their latest EP The Shadow Of The Axe showcases the band in crushing, thrashing form.

About Sled Island:

Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy and art with nearly 30,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.

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Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).