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 →
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 →
Portland, Oregon's blasphemous Bewitcher has shared the new single "Starfire Maelstrom," the first taste of its upcoming fourth full-length, "Spell Shock," due Sept. 27, 2024, via Century Media Records. Watch the lyric video below, and stream or download the song here. “It’s full of apocalyptic, speed demon vibes, and imagery taken from the worst of... 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 →
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 →
After a successful return of Milwaukee Metal Festival in 2023, the multi-day event has revealed the first wave of bands for its 2024 edition. "We extremely excited to have Milwaukee Metal Fest not only coming back for another insane year but this time around we have added power metal, more black metal, more doom and some other surprise elements... Continue Reading →
Fresh off a successful return in 2023, the Milwaukee Metal Fest will be back on May 16 to 19, 2024, at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The festival returned to prominence in 2023 under the watchful eye of Hatebreed frontman and podcaster Jamey Jasta and Sound Talent Group's Tim Borror, as well as the team... Continue Reading →
