Hatebreed will headline Summer Slaughter 2026 from July 2 to 24, joined by Devourment (July 2 to 15), Incantation (July 19 to 24), Snuffed on Sight, Face Yourself and Balmora. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, March 27. Summer Slaughter co-organizer and Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta said: "Summer Slaughter Tour is... Continue Reading →
Acid Bath, the influential sludge metal band that reunited in late 2024 after being inactive since the 1990s, is the first headliner announced for the 2026 Milwaukee Metal Festival. “For the last three years, the number 1 requested band the fans wanted for Milwaukee Metal Fest was Acid Bath!" festival co-organizer Jamey Jasta said. "We... Continue Reading →
Hatebreed will headline the 2025 Summer Slaughter tour, leading a bill that also features Bleeding Through, Fugitive, Gridiron, Malevolence, Incite, Escuela Grind and Snuffed on Sight on select dates. Tour will kick off July 8 in St. Petersburg, Florida, and run through July 28 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Summer Slaughter brand built its reputation... 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 →
Milwaukee Metal Fest has revealed the daily set times for the 2024 event, featuring such heavy-hitters as Slaughter to Prevail, Mr. Bungle, Blind Guardian, Testament, Hatebreed and many more May 17 to 19, with a pre-party on May 16, at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wiconsin. The band schedule is as follows, with the lineup and set times... Continue Reading →
Hatebreed will continue its 30th anniversary celebration with a fall 2024 North American headline tour also featuring special guests Carcass, Harms Way and Crypta. Ticket pre-sales are open now. Regular on-sales are set for 10 a.m. local time Friday, March 22. Get tickets here. Hatebreed also will embark on a 30th anniversary run in Europe, with special... Continue Reading →
The Milwaukee Metal Fest has added Doro, Ross the Boss and Atheist to its 2024 lineup. Milwaukee Metal Fest will run May 17 to 19, with a pre-party on May 16, at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wiconsin. The festival returned to prominence in 2023 under the eyes of Jasta and co-organizer Tim Borror, as well as the... Continue Reading →
The Milwaukee Metal Fest has revealed its final 2024 lineup, adding 19 new artists to the already stacked program. The latest additions are Municipal Waste, Autopsy, Terrorizer (performing a special "World Downfall" 35th anniversary set), Macabre, Nunslaughter, Gatecreeper, Skeletal Remains, Creeping Death, Upon Stone, Stabbing, Monochromatic Black, Deathray Vision, Backlash, Bewitcher, Morbikon, Dead by Wednesday, Engineered... Continue Reading →
Milwaukee Metal Fest, scheduled for May 16 to 19, 2024, has added 11 more bands to its lineup, including Testament, Hammerfall and a reunion of Soilent Green. Other newly announced acts are Paleface Swiss, Exhumed, It Dies Today, Errors of Humanity, Casket Robbery, Hellwitch, Belushi Speed Ball and Illusion of Fate. "The spirit of the... Continue Reading →
The Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced another 19 bands for its 2024 event, scheduled for May 16 to 19, and released the daily lineups. The newly announced bands are Symphony X, Avatar, Lacuna Coil, Destruction, Bleed from Within, Eternal Champion, Devourment, Profanatica, Night Demon, Martyr AD, Uada, Visigoth, Necrofier, Cenotaph, Cloak, Alluvial, Viogression, Beyond Threshold... Continue Reading →
