Festivals

After sharing the original schedule last week, Louder Than Life festival (Sept 18–21, Louisville, KY) have made some chages to the Thursday schedule, which you can check below. This 11th edition will be the biggest in Danny Wimmer Presents‘ history, boasting over 175 bands across 7 stages. Thursday, September 18th: […]

NYC booking company Collective Effort NYC has announced Collective Effort Fest at The Meadows in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12. Thou and Zao co-headline for the first time. Cloud Rat return to Brooklyn after nearly a year. Fluoride plays their first show in over a year. […]

Maryland Deathfest has once again delivered the kind of lineup announcement that makes metalheads simultaneously scream with joy and panic about their PTO requests. The festival just revealed another wave of bands for its 2026 edition, and let’s just say—it’s getting ridiculous (in the best possible way). Among the newest […]

Save for two artists, the line-up has been finalized for this fall’s Snow and Flurry, the ninth installment of the Midwest hardcore festival. Snow and Flurry 2025 is slated to occur on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 at Underground Music Cafe in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tickets are available now, […]

Furnace Fest 2025 is set to take place Friday October 3rd-5th at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL, featuring a weekend full of performances from Knocked Loose, Jimmy Eat World, Dropkick Murphys, Kublai Khan TX, Comeback Kid, Drain, Zao, Counterparts, On Broken Wings, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge and more. Tickets […]

From the creators of 71Grind comes a brand-new storm of noise, riffs, and raw creativity: What’s Left Fest 2025. Taking over Colorado Springs this fall, the festival will unleash two full days of multi-genre, multi-venue madness — and yes, one ticket gets you access to all three participating venues (subject […]

METALLICA is rolling into San Francisco’s Chase Center on **October 15, 2025** for Salesforce’s Dreamfest. Yep, they’re swapping Napster grudges for charity gigs these days, all to fund UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. *Fun fact: Lars Ulrich once said his drum solos could “cure boredom,” so maybe this counts as medical […]

The beloved, annual Florida hardcore festival FYA Fest returns in 2026 from January 10-11 and its just-announced lineup is looking stacked as ever. In the big font, we’ve got Hatebreed, Drain, Gorilla Biscuits, Fleshwater, End It, Haywire, Merauder, Mindforce, Big Boy, a rare reunion set from Philly metalcore legends Turmoil (who haven’t played since This Is Hardcore 2014, […]

The anticipation has been building—and now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for is here: set times for Louder Than Life 2025 are officially LIVE! With a mind-­blowing 175+ bands primed to take over Louisville, it’s time to strategize your ultimate festival experience. Festival at a Glance Dates: Thursday, September […]

Hell’s Heroes VIII, the eighth instalment of the Houston festival, is confirmed for March 19-21, 2026 at White Oak Music Hall. Organizers have offered the first glimpse of next year’s lineup, issuing the following message: “For our first offering of bands we bring you U.D.O. Dirkschneider doing a special set […]