New Orleans Metal Festival
Pantera will headline The Great NOLA Trendkill festival in New Orleans this November.
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The festival will double as Down’s official Volume V record-release show; the album is scheduled for release on Nov. 20 through Nuclear Blast Records and is the band’s first major release since its Down IV EPs in 2012 and 2014.
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The event is being presented by Housecore Horror, Housecore Records and Live Nation, and organizers said individual day-by-day lineups will be announced later.
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The artist presale uses the password “NOLA”; sources list it as running from Sept. 8 at noon CST through Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. CST, ahead of the Sept. 11 general sale at 10 a.m. CST.
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Pantera is offering Travel VIP packages that can include two-day festival tickets, a two-night hotel stay, exclusive merchandise and shuttle service.
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Philip Anselmo described the weekend as “a dream come true” and invited fans to his hometown, saying the event would include Housecore Records and Housecore Horror specialties, horror-industry personalities and artists in addition to the concerts.
Pantera will headline The Great NOLA Trendkill, a new two-day heavy-metal festival on Nov. 20-21, 2026, at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans Rock Celebrities. The event marks Pantera's first New Orleans show in 30 years and will feature Down, Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity, Power Trip, Crowbar, Eyehategod, Pig Destroyer, Rāde and Herakleion Consequence. The festival name blends Pantera's 1996 album The Great Southern Trendkill with New Orleans' legendary metal heritage.
The event doubles as Down's official album-release show for Volume V, their first major release since 2012 and 2014 EPs Consequence. Artist presales begin Sept. 8 using password "NOLA," with general sales opening Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. CST iHeart.
Pantera Returns Home After Three Decades
Pantera last performed in New Orleans 30 years ago, making this comeback deeply significant for the legendary band Rock Celebrities. Frontman Philip Anselmo called the weekend "a dream come true" and invited fans to his hometown realrock993. The festival will showcase not just Pantera but the broader New Orleans metal ecosystem that shaped them.
Down Launches Fifth Album at Lakefront Arena
Down will use the festival as the official release show for Volume V Consequence. The album launches Nov. 20 through Nuclear Blast Records realrock993. It's the New Orleans sludge legends' first major release in over a decade, their last being EPs in 2012 and 2014 Consequence.
Housecore Horror Brings Cinema and Concerts Together
Beyond arena performances, Housecore Horror programming will include horror screenings and special appearances across New Orleans venues Rock Celebrities. These events are separate from the two-day festival ticket package Rock Celebrities. Philip Anselmo emphasized the weekend would blend Housecore Records, horror-industry personalities, and live music realrock993.
Ticket Sales and Travel Packages Available
Artist presales run Sept. 8 at noon CST through Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. CST using password "NOLA" iHeart. General ticket sales open Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. CST through Live Nation iHeart. Pantera offers Travel VIP packages with two-day tickets, two-night hotels, exclusive merchandise, and shuttle service Rock Celebrities.
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