Milwaukee Metal Fest reveals final 2024 lineup & preshow details

After announcing their initial lineup back in November, Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced the final lineup for its 2024 edition, which happens on May 16-19 at The Rave/Eagles Club. They’ve added nineteen bands, including Municipal Waste, Autopsy, Terrorizer (performing a World Downfall 35th anniversary set), Macabre, Nunslaughter, Gatecreeper, Skeletal Remains, Creeping Death, Upon Stone, Stabbing, Monochromatic Black, Deathray, Vision, Backlash, Bewitcher, Morbikon, Dead By Wednesday, Engineered Society Project, Hatriot, and Time To Kill.

They join previously announced bands, including Mr. Bungle, Testament, Death To All, Blind Guardian, Slaughter to Prevail, In Flames, Hatebreed, Deicide, Katatonia, Kamelot, Marduk, Possessed, Metal Church, Incantation, Skinless, The Red Chord, Heathen, Internal Bleeding, Embryonic Autopsy, Eyes Of The Living, and more. Tickets are on sale now, and you can see the full lineup by day below.

They’ve also announced details about the official pre-party, happening on May 16. It’s free for those with a 3-day pass to the festival, and features Jasta and Friends with Bobby Blitz, Zetro, Bobby Hambel, and more, along with Toxic Run and H1Z1.

Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, who acquired the rights to the festival and brought it back for its first edition in years in 2023, says, “We’re beyond excited to welcome such a stellar crop of new additions to the fest; Autopsy played the third edition of MMF thirty five years ago, to have them back is truly special and you can’t have Milwaukee Metal Fest without Macabre! I speak for our entire MMF team that now is the time to start building up tomorrow’s headliners. Additions like Upon Stone, Lords Of The Trident, Stabbing, Monochromatic Black, etc. are all great examples of the talent & passion that is out there that some of us will get to see for the first time in Milwaukee.”

MILWAUKEE METAL FEST 2024 LINEUP

Thursday, May 16 (Free w/ 3 day Pass):
Jasta and Friends set Featuring Bobby Blitz, Zetro, Bobby Hambel & more.
W/ Special Guests
Toxic Ruin
H1Z1

Friday, May 17:
Blind Guardian
Kamelot
Symphony X
Autopsy (‘Severed Survival’ 35th Anniversary Set)
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 (‘Sound Of Perseverance’ Set)
Deicide
Possessed
Terrorizer (‘World Downfall’ 35th Anniversary Set)
The Red Chord
Soilent Green (Reunion)
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 (35th Anniversary of ‘Altars Of Madness’ + the hits set)
Death to All (‘Scream Bloody Gore’ + hits set)
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