Milwaukee Metal Fest returns in 2025, with Down headlining the event. The festival will take place from May 16-18, 2025, at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom, with a pre-party scheduled for May 15. As 2024 wraps up, organizers have been building excitement with a 12-day announcement series, adding even more bands to an already stacked lineup.
Recent additions include Rotting Christ, Chimaira, Scour, and Black Label Society, along with the confirmation of Down as headliner for Friday, May 16th, and 3 Inches of Blood’s performance slot. The festival continues to cement its reputation bringing a standout lineup to the Midwest, an alternative to traveling overseas for such an experience. Tickets are available here.
Festival co-organizer and Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta initially commented on next year’s event:
“Milwaukee Metal Fest is back for year #3 and we’re looking forward to an even bigger & better event in 2025! DOWN rarely play the Midwest, so their set is going to be something special. Exodus are celebrating their 40th anniversary and were our #1 most requested band for the festival, we can’t live without Bay Area Thrash. The Dillinger Escape Plan haven’t played Milwaukee in almost 15 years, let alone doing ‘Calculating Infinity’, plus 3 Inches Of Blood are back but only doing select appearances, so the fact they chose to come play MMF is incredible and we can’t wait to have our buddies from the great white north. Throw in new hxc metal phenomenons like Speed & Fugitive, who represent the best of the new breed of heavy bands, plus MMF alumni like Trouble, Exhorder & Deceased, and we’re guaranteed to have a rager!”
Line Up (so far):
3 Inches of Blood
The Acacia Strain
Black Label Society
Chimaira
Deceased
Destruction
Down (Anselmo, Windstein, Keenan, Bower, Bruders)
END
Exhorder
Exodus
Full of Hell
Fugitive
Harms Way
Legions of Doom
Nekrogoblikon
Rotting Christ
Scour
Speed
The Dillinger Escape Plan (Performing ‘Calculating Infinity’)
Trouble
Wolves in the Throne Room
Metal Insider contributing writer/photographer Mar Morannon was at this year’s MMF. Check out Day 1, 2, and 3.
