The full lineup has been announced for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Denver, returning for its fifth round on Dec. 4 and 5, 2026, at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Southern doom supergroup Down will make its first Denver appearance in over 12 years to headline Saturday night (Dec. 5), while crossover thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies will unleash its first Denver headline performance in over eight years on Friday night (Dec. 4).
The bill, presented by BLKIIBLK, is rounded out by Pig Destroyer (performing a special 25th anniversary “Prowler in the Yard” set), the reunited Kylesa; New York hardcore legends Cro-Mags (performing a special 40th anniversary “The Age of Quarrel” set); Denver’s own Wayfarer; the freshly resurrected Black Breath; progressive sludge crew Intronaut (performing for the first time in over four years); the masked Haggus and Denver doom metal band In the Company of Serpents.
America’s most metal breweries—and meaderies—also will descend on Denver. Presented by 3 Floyds Brewing (Indiana), the lineup includes WarPigs Brewing (Indiana), XUL Beer Company (Tennessee), Brimming Horn Meadery (Delaware), Bear Cult Brewing Co. (Delaware), Odell Brewing Co (Colorado), Zymos Brewing (Colorado), Mythk Brewing (Florida), Surly Brewing Co (Minnesota), Left Hand Brewing (Colorado) and Ratio Beerworks (Colorado).
Daily lineups can be found below. All ticket options, including single-day tickets, will go on sale here at 10 a.m. MT Friday, July 31.
Dec. 3
Pre-fest at Ratio Beerworks
Clusterfux
Axeslasher
Victim of Fire
Dec. 4
at Fillmore Auditorium
Suicidal Tendencies
Pig Destroyer
Cro-Mags
Black Breath
Haggus
Dec. 5
at Fillmore Auditorium
Down
Kylesa
Wayfarer
Intronaut
In the Company of Serpents
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