Wisconsin metalheads rejoice! After the successful 2023 return of Milwaukee Metal Fest, the festival—which had previously been dormant since 2007 before it was revived by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta last year—announced it would be returning to The Rave/Eagles Club in 2024. Late last year, organizers announced the first wave of bookings slated to take part in this spring’s installment.

This week, Milwaukee Metal Fest announced the full lineup of acts that will take part in the festival that’s scheduled to take place May 16-19. Things will kick off with a Thursday night pre-party (which is free for those who purchase three-day passes for the rest of the fest) headed up by Jasta And Friends. Subsequent dates will feature Blind Gaurdian, Mr. Bungle, Kamelot, Hatebreed, Municipal Waste, Slaughter To Prevail, Avatar, and dozens of other accomplished metal and metal-adjacent acts. You can buy single-day or weekend-long tickets HERE, after you check out the full daily lineups below.

Thursday, May 16 (Pre-Party)

Jasta And Friends featuring Bobby Blitz, Zetro, Bobby Hambel, more
Toxic Ruin
H1Z1

Friday, May 17

Blind Guardian
Kamelot
Symphony X
Autopsy
Destruction
Marduk
Hammerfall
Incantation
Profanatica
Macabre
Havok
Nunslaughter
Eternal Champion
Heathen
Visigoth
UADA
Night Demon
Bewitcher
Lords Of The Trident
Necrofier
Hellwitch
Backlash
Silva
Ancient Entities
Illusion of Fate
Engineered Society Project

Saturday, May 18

Mr. Bungle
Testament
Hatebreed
Municipal Waste
Katatonia
Death to All
Deicide
Possessed
Terrorizer
The Red Chord
Soilent Green
Skinless
Martyr AD
Devourment
Internal Bleeding
Cenotaph
Belushi Speedball
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
Death to All
Lacuna Coil
Gatecreeper
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

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Before co-founding Milwaukee Record, Tyler Maas wrote for virtually every Milwaukee publication (except Wassup! Magazine). He lives in Bay View and enjoys both stuff and things.