Milwaukee Metal Fest will return May 14 to 16, 2027, at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with its first wave of band announcements led by Meshuggah. The Swedish band will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a headline set and will be joined on Friday by thrash metal vets Testament and New Orleans sludge legends... Continue Reading →
Korn, Bad Omens, Pierce the Veil and Blink-182 lead a lineup of more than 150 artists playing the 2027 Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, the festival's 16th edition is set for May 6 to 9, 2027, at Daytona International Speedway, and will feature Korn, Alice in Chains... Continue Reading →
Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival will return May 13 to 16, 2027, to Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with headliners Iron Maiden, Korn, Falling in Reverse and Blink-182. The event will feature nearly 150 artists performing on five stages, led by: Thursday, May 13: Blink-182, The Offspring, TurnstileFriday, May 14: Iron Maiden, A... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Endless Fires Fest, set for Aug. 15 and 16, 2027, at Sharkey's Event Center in Syracuse, New York, has announced a second wave of bands. Boundaries, Bleeding Through, Emmure, Through the Eyes of the Dead, On Broken Wings, Kent Osborne, Fatal Realm, Invocation of Nehek, Two Piece and Unconquered have been added to the bill, along with a slew of... Continue Reading →
My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce the Veil will headline the 2026 edition of the Aftershock festival, Oc.t 1 to 4 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. With the addition of a fifth stage at the expanded festival site, this year's 140-plus artists comprise the largest Aftershock lineup to date. The lineup is... Continue Reading →
Godsmack, Papa Roach and Slayer, celebrating the 40th anniversary of its seminal "Reign in Blood" album, will headline the 2026 Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. The 20th anniversary edition of the event will be held Sept. 4 to 6 at the Rockin'Â Red Dirt Ranch. "The guys and I are beyond excited to return to Rocklahoma... Continue Reading →
Tool and Limp Bizkit will join previously announced headliners Iron Maiden and My Chemical Romance at this year's Louder Than Life festival, set for Sept. 17 to 20, 2026, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. In total, Louder Than Life will feature nearly 200 bands on seven stages, the biggest bill ever assembled... Continue Reading →
Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly will return May 2 and 3, 2026, at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—and for the first time ever, it will be an all-ages event. Texas crossover thrash band Power Trip will headline Sunday night with its first Philadelphia performance in seven years, while Richmond, Virginia, thrash metal act... Continue Reading →
The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will return Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at The Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, Massachusetts. Launched in 1999, NEMHF became a cornerstone of the metal and hardcore scenes, hosting legends such as Megadeth, Lamb of God, Meshuggah and more. The 2025 lineup includes Lorna Shore as the headliner, alongside Cannibal... Continue Reading →
