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 →
Brew Ha Ha Productions, one of the nation’s leading independent music festival producers, will present the inaugural Unhinged Festival on July 26 and 27, 2025, at National Western Stockyards in Denver, Colorado. The event, produced in collaboration with AEG Rocky Mountains, will feature hardcore heavyweight Knocked Loose headlining Saturday and metal giant Lamb of God closing out Sunday. The... Continue Reading →
In lucky year 13, the Aftershock festival, set for Oct. 2 to 5, 2025 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, will feature more than 115 bands performing on four stages. A lineup of icons and emerging stars is topped by: Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low Friday: Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Turnstile Saturday: Korn, Bad Omens, Gojira Sunday: Bring Me the Horizon,... Continue Reading →
Louder Than Life has unveiled its 2025 lineup, featuring more than 160 bands performing on six stage from Sept. 18 to 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The 11th edition of Louder Than Life boasts the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents. In addition to the previously announced return... Continue Reading →
The inaugural Boardwalk Rock festival is set for May 17 and 18, 2025, in Ocean City, Maryland, with co-headliners Def Leppard and Motley Crue on day one, and Nickelback and Shinedown on day two. The lineup also includes Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper, 3 Doors Down, Halestorm, Bush, Chevelle, Bret Michaels, Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm... Continue Reading →
Milwaukee Metal Fest has added Black Label Society, Devin Townsend, Enslaved, Suicide Silence and Macabre to its 2025 lineup. The event will take place May 16 to 18, with a pre-party on May 15, once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tickets are available here. "It’s not even November yet and we’re thrilled... Continue Reading →
