Milwaukee Metal Fest returns to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, following the success of its 2024 edition. A pre-party will kick off the festivities on May 15.

Newly added bands include Tesseract and Evil Dead. Additional artists will be revealed as part of the festival’s 12 Days of Christmas campaign, unveiling one new act daily through the weekend. The full lineup announcement is expected just before the holidays. Tickets are available at this location.

Line Up (so far):

3 Inches of Blood
The Acacia Strain
Black Label Society
Chimaira
Deceased
Destruction
Down (Anselmo, Windstein, Keenan, Bower, Bruders)
END
Evil Dead
Exhorder
Exodus
Full of Hell
Fugitive
Harms Way
Legions of Doom
Nekrogoblikon
Rotting Christ
Scour
Speed
Tesseract
The Dillinger Escape Plan (Performing ‘Calculating Infinity’)
Trouble
Wolves in the Throne Room


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