Festivals

Atlanta’s MASS DESTRUCTION METAL FEST has unveiled the complete lineup for its eighth edition, set to take place November 6–7, 2026 at The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End. The two-day gathering once again leans heavily into death metal, black metal, doom, and the underground extreme metal spectrum, bringing […]

Chicago’s long-running alternative music institution RIOT FEST has revealed the lineup for its 2026 edition, set to take over Douglass Park from September 18-20. Leading the bill are TOOL, TWENTY ONE PILOTS, PIERCE THE VEIL, and ALANIS MORISSETTE, while the undercard is packed with punk, hardcore, metal, indie, and alternative […]

Progressive rock’s floating paradise is officially returning in 2027. Cruise To The Edge, widely regarded as the premier prog-rock festival at sea, has unveiled its first wave of artists for next year’s voyage, led by legendary acts KANSAS, STEVE HACKETT, BIG BIG TRAIN and ASIA. Set to sail aboard the […]

Austin’s genre-blurring LEVITATION festival has revealed its sprawling 2026 lineup, once again mixing psych rock, darkwave, doom, punk, electronic music and underground oddities into one massive four-day event set for September 10-13 across venues throughout the city. While not strictly a metal festival, this year’s edition should strongly appeal to […]

In what may become the most politically approved festival lineup of 2026, Tom Morello has officially unveiled the “Power To The People” festival — a one-day event dedicated to activism, solidarity, social justice and, apparently, making sure nobody on the bill has ever accidentally liked the wrong tweet. Set for […]

An announcement has newly been made for the daily set times for the 2026 ‘Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival‘, which will be held July 17th-19th at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH. This year’s headlining performers include multi-platinum nü-metal/alternative metal outfit Disturbed, rising platinum-certified alternative metal group Bad Omens, and nü-metal […]

ENDLESS FIRES have unveiled the first wave of artists for their 2026 festival, set for August 15 and 16 at Sharkey’s Event Center in Syracuse, New York. Founded by former Hellfest organizer Keith Allen, the event promises a chaotic mix of hardcore, punk, metalcore, and rap, with THREE 6 MAFIA […]

Seattle’s Rain City Doom Fest is set to return December 18–19, 2026, taking over El Corazon and The Funhouse for another weekend of volume, distortion, and slow-burning heaviness. The first wave of bands has now been revealed, with YOB, KING WOMAN, EARTHLESS and CHRISTIAN MISTRESS leading the initial lineup. As […]

FURNACE FEST is set to return to the historic Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama on October 10–11, 2026, bringing another stacked weekend of heavy music, nostalgia, and community. Topping this year’s bill are BRING ME THE HORIZON and A DAY TO REMEMBER. BRING ME THE HORIZON will mark 20 years […]

The Four Chord Music Fest is officially coming back for its 12th edition, bringing two days of punk, emo, hardcore, and post-hardcore energy back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The festival takes place September 25–26, 2026 at F.N.B. Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, marking a return to the venue that previously […]