Iconic band Slipknot, formed in 1995 in Iowa, USA took a break from Knotfest Australia in 2026, having promised to return in 2027 (usually held in early March). With Slipknot making moves with the release of their latest single Arsenal on September 9th and front man Corey Taylor featuring on Falling in Reverse's latest single Joseph on September 14th, we thought it would be fun to start the conversation of prediction lists for the 2027 Festival. Knotfest usually sticks within

Sydney Metalcore band Engraved (formed in 2020) will be on tour this year with several individual shows and a ten show tour alongside tribute bands Chop Suey and Slip-Not. Engraved hit the scene with their debut single ' Follow Your Idol ' in 2022, followed by their EP ' Unleashed ' (2022) and singles ' Wake Up ' (2023), ' Deadline ' (2023), ' The Wretched One ' (2024), ' NCB ' (2024) and ' The Fallen ' in (2025). Engrave have previously appeared on HeavyFest #3, Southern Sim