Milwaukee Metal Festival announce 17 bands for 2025

Milwaukee Metal Festival have announced 17 new bands for next year’s festival!

Following a blockbuster 2024, which saw the likes of BLIND GUARDIAN, MR BUNGLE, KAMELOT, HATEBREED, POSESSED and more perform, now, the first 17 bands for 2025’s festival in the American Midwest.

Leading the charge in the first announcement is NOLA legends DOWN, whilst THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN (performing Calculating Infinity in its entirety), EXODUS, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will all perform at next year’s festival next May.

Also confirmed for next year’s festival is DESTRUCTION, TROUBLE, THE ACACIA STRAIN, HARM’S WAY, FUGITIVE, SPEED, EXHORDER, FULL OF HELL, END, NEKROGOBLIKON, DECEASED and LEGION OF DOOM.

Speaking about the new announcement, festival co-organiser and HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta says, “Milwaukee Metal Fest is back for year #3 and we’re looking forward to an even bigger & better event in 2025! DOWN rarely play the Midwest, so their set is going to be something special. EXODUS are celebrating their 40th anniversary and were our #1 most requested band for the festival, we can’t live without Bay Area Thrash. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN haven’t played Milwaukee in almost 15 years, let alone doing Calculating Infinity, plus 3 INCHES OF BLOOD are back but only doing select appearances, so the fact they chose to come play MMF is incredible and we can’t wait to have our buddies from the great white north. Throw in new hxc metal phenomenons like SPEED & FUGITIVE, who represent the best of the new breed of heavy bands, plus MMF alumni like TROUBLE, EXHORDER & DECEASED, and we’re guaranteed to have a rager!”

Milwaukee Metal Festival takes place at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee from May 16th-18th 2025. Tickets are available now and can be purchased here.

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