{{Infobox recurring event | genre = Heavy metal, extreme metal, metalcore, deathcore | venue = Grizzly Hall | location = Austin, Texas | years_active = 2008-present | founder_name = Anthony Stevenson | URL = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/texasindependencefestival/}} }}

'''Texas Independence Fest''' is an American underground music festival focused on extreme metal, held at Grizzly Hall in Austin, Texas. It started in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtin |first=Kevin |date=2017-07-06 |title=Playback: Come & Take It |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/playback-come-and-take-it-11770066/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>

Behemoth and Goatwhore headlined the event in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-23 |title=Texas Independence Fest lineup announced |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/21793/texas-independence-fest-lineup-announced/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=lambgoat.com |language=en}}</ref> The 2016 lineup included Bury Your Dead, Unearth, Carnifex, Malevolent Creation, Ringworm and Nekrogoblikon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-28 |title=Texas Independence Fest To Include DESPISED ICON, BURY YOUR DEAD, CARNIFEX And More! |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/texas-indepence-fest-to-include-despised-icon-bury-your-dead-carnifex-and-more |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref>

Anthrax and Killswitch Engage headlined in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtin |first=Kevin |date=2017-07-06 |title=Playback: Come & Take It |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/playback-come-and-take-it-11770066/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=The Austin Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> The 2018 lineup consisted of Dying Fetus, Thy Art is Murder, Carnifex, Oceano, Fit for an Autopsy, Sworn In, Evergreen Terrace, The Browning, Rivers of Nihil, Enterprise Earth and Darkness Divided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Show Review: Texas Independence Fest in Austin, TX |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/show-review-texas-independence-fest-austin/ |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==

* Hell's Heroes (music festival) * Big Texas Metal Fest * Wrecking Ball Madness

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Music festivals in the United States Category:Extreme metal Category:Culture of Austin, Texas