Milwaukee Metal Fest

media release: The moment fans have been waiting for is now here; Milwaukee Metal Festival 2024 is now revealing the final lineup, adding 19 new artists to the already stacked program!

In addition, the details for the pre-party on May 16 have also been revealed! The event is free to anyone who holds a three-day pass for the festival and will be headlined by a special Jasta and Friends set, featuring Bobby Blitz, Zetro, Bobby Hambel & more. There will also be performances by TOXIC RUIN and H1Z1.

Co-organizer Jamey Jasta comments, "We’re beyond excited to welcome such a stellar crop of new additions to the fest; Autopsy played the third edition of MMF thirty five years ago, to have them back is truly special and you can’t have Milwaukee Metal Fest without Macabre! I speak for our entire MMF team that now is the time to start building up tomorrow’s headliners. Additions like Upon Stone, Lords Of The Trident, Stabbing, Monochromatic Black, etc. are all great examples of the talent & passion that is out there that some of us will get to see for the first time in Milwaukee” 

The daily lineup is now as follows:

Thursday, May 16 (Free w/ 3 day Pass): Jasta and Friends set Featuring Bobby Blitz, Zetro, Bobby Hambel & more. W/ Special Guests Toxic Ruin, H1Z1

Friday, May 17: Blind Guardian, Kamelot, Symphony X, Autopsy ('Severed Survival' 35th Anniversary Set), Doro, Overkill, Hammerfall, Incantation, Profanatica, Macabre, Havok, Nunslaughter, Eternal Champion, Heathen, Visigoth, UADA, Night Demon, Bewitcher, Lords Of The Trident, Necrofier, ellwitch, Backlash, Silva, Ancient Entities, Illusion of Fate, Engineered Society Project

Saturday, May 18: Mr. Bungle, Testament, Hatebreed, Municipal Waste, Katatonia, Death to All ('Sound Of Perseverance' Set), Deicide, Possessed, Terrorizer ('World Downfall' 35th Anniversary Set), Ross the Boss, The Red Chord, Soilent Green (Reunion), Skinless, Martyr AD, Devourment, Internal Bleeding, Cenotaph, Belushi Speed Ball, Cloak, Morbikon, Death Ray Vision, Hatriot, Embryonic Autopsy, Eyes of the Living, Time To Kill

Sunday, May 19: Slaughter To Prevail, Avatar, In Flames, I Am Morbid (35th Anniversary of 'Altars Of Madness' + the hits set), Death to All ('Scream Bloody Gore' + hits set), Lacuna Coil, Gatecreeper, Atheist, Paleface Swiss, Bleed From Within, Exhumed, It Dies Today, Alluvial, Skeletal Remains, Casket Robbery, Creeping Death, Viogression, Upon Stone, Stabbing, Errors of Humanity, Monochromatic Black, Dead By Wednesday, Amerakin Overdose, Beyond Threshold

After a successful return of Milwaukee Metal Festival in 2023, the iconic midwestern, multi-day event will kick off with a pre-party on May 16 while the main festival will run May 17 - 19 at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI. The event promises to have more food, vendors, live podcasts and other surprises!

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 at The Rave / Eagles Club, where so many of the original festivals took place.

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