Festivals

Forever Deaf Fest has once again looked at Chicago, shrugged, and said: “Yeah, you can survive this.” The seventh edition of the annual ear-ruination ritual hits April 10–11, spreading itself across Sleeping Village, Avondale Music Hall, and Live Wire Lounge like a glorious sonic infestation. Night one still has a […]

Blood For Blood, Nails, Negative Approach, Bane, and enough crowd-killers to level an entire warehouse district. Detroit’s annual celebration of pure, unfiltered hardcore chaos — Tied Down Detroit — is returning May 30–31 to the Russell Industrial Center, a venue structurally held together by hope, concrete dust, and 30 years […]

Break out the leather, hairspray, and questionable life choices — it’s M3 season again. The 2026 M3 Rock Festival is officially locked in for Saturday, May 2 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, and this year’s lineup is basically a time machine set to “arena rock at full volume.” […]

Texas, prepare your neck muscles accordingly. Deathcore veterans All Shall Perish and gothic-extreme-metal royalty Cradle of Filth are forming an unholy alliance next summer to co-headline the first-ever Crush The Coast festival, taking over the House of Rock in Corpus Christi, TX on May 2–3, 2026. If you’ve ever wondered […]

New York-based mathcore outfit Car Bomb has been announced as a headliner for the 2026 edition of Montreal’s Progstorm 2026. Additionally, Exist, Fractal Sun, and Sky Passage will join the line up which also features a previously named An Abstract Illusion. This also marks An Abstract Illusion’s first North American […]

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 just got a whole lot heavier. Metalcore veterans Killswitch Engage have been announced as the festival’s second headliner, joining the already-hyped reunion of Acid Bath. Organized by Jamey Jasta, the festival continues rolling out lineup updates, with the newest wave confirming Integrity, Internal Bleeding, and Master […]

After a successful 2025 return for the Vans Warped Tour, organizers have now revealed that the festival will be back for 2026 and that they’ve added a few shows outside the U.S. Initially, all three of the 2025 stops were announced as part of the festival’s 2026 activities. Early pre-sale options […]

Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 has announced Iron Reagan as its first headliner. Previously confirmed acts include Acid Bath, Belushi Speed Ball, and Morta Skuld. The upcoming 2026 edition of the Milwaukee Metal Festival is set for The Rave/Eagles Ballroom on June 5th–7th, 2026, with a pre-party on June 4th. Tickets […]

On Saturday, April 18, 2026, Houston’s White Oak Music Hall will once again sink into shadow as the annual Dark Ceremony Festival returns — gathering multiple generations of gothic rock and post-punk into one beautifully gloomy evening. Expect fog, eyeliner, and at least one person loudly insisting that “the old […]

Northwest Terror Fest will once again turn Seattle into a three-day pressure cooker of riffs, feedback, and unhinged energy next spring. The 2026 edition is locked in for May 7–9, spread across the beloved Neumos and Barboza — two rooms perfectly suited for the kind of sonic punishment this lineup […]