Louder Than Life 2025:
Louder Than Life will return to Louisville, KY, in 2025, with Slayer headlining after their 2024 set was canceled due to Hurricane Helene. The festival, held at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center, is set for September 18-21, with early bird passes available in November. Danny Wimmer Presents promises an epic lineup, with full details coming this winter. For those affected by the 2024 weather cancellation, 2024 pass holders can receive refunds or credits toward 2025 passes. More details are available on the event’s website.
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2025:
In more DWP festival news, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will return in 2025 from May 8-11 at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Headliners include KoRn, Metallica, Linkin Park, and a second evening of Metallica, part of their no repeat weekend M72 World Tour, for the third year in a row. For tickets and additional information, go to Sonic Temple’s website.
The four-day event will feature over 100 bands including special acts Three Days Grace with original vocalist Adam Gontier, GWAR celebrating their 40th Anniversary, and rare performances from Crossfade and Acid Bath. New Rock Royalty Reserved Passes, general admission, and VIP options are available here, along with flexible payment plans.
Additional Highlights:
Crossfade: First performance in 13 years
Seven Hours After Violet: One of the first U.S. festival appearances for the new band from System of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian
Acid Bath: Very rare reunion performance
Bullet For My Valentine: 20th Anniversary set of their album The Poison
Trivium: 20th Anniversary set of their album Ascendancy
Full Lineup:
Metallica,
Linkin Park
Korn
Bad Omens
Incubus
Alice In Chains
Rob Zombie
Three Days Grace
Alice Cooper
I Prevail
Mastodon
Jimmy Eat World
Acid Bath
Chevelle
Motionless In White
Ice Nine Kills
Bullet For My Valentine
Hollywood Undead
Trivium
Killswitch Engage
Ministry
Cannibal Corpse
Power Trip
Underoath
Asking Alexandria
Suicidal Tendencies
Grandson
Poppy
Arch Enemy
Jinjer
Sevendust
Badflower
Testament
Crossfade
Hatebreed
Of Mice & Men
Quicksand
Hoobastank
Cavalera
Exodus
As I Lay Dying
GWAR
Deafheaven
Filter
Health
Citizen Soldier
From Ashes To New
Corrosion of Conformity
Silverstein
The Devil Wears Prada
All Shall Perish
Overkill
Obituary
All That Remains
Memphis May Fire
Fit For A King
Set It Off
Whitechapel
Sunami
Speed
Municipal Waste
The Black Dahlia Murder
Converge
Seven Hours After Violet
Nitzer Ebb
After The Burial
ERRA
Invent Animate,
Escape The Fate
The Plot In You
Alien Ant Farm
Nails
Fit For An Autopsy
The Acacia Strain
Bloodywood
Trust Company
Sick Puppies
Orgy
Jesus Piece
Pain of Truth
Fame On Fire
Armored Saint
Category 7
Gatecreeper
Boundaries
Sanguisugabogg
Shadow of Intent
Silent Planet
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Framing Hanley
The Funeral Portrait
Upon A Burning Body
Frozen Soul
Caskets
I Set My Friends On Fire
Candy
AngelMaker
Wind Walkers
Nevertel
Left To Suffer
200 Stab Wounds
PeelingFlesh
Return To Dust
Silly Goose
Uncured
Dead Heat
Gridiron