IRON REAGAN + INCITE Move Days; Now announcing DEATH ANGEL (Performing ‘Act III’ Set), VIO-LENCE, GREEN JELLŸ, STILL STAYER + VACANT VOICEJust when fans thought it couldn’t get any better, Milwaukee Metal Festival is pleased to now surprise everyone with five new additions to the lineup! As IRON REAGAN moves now to Saturday due to them joining a tour, DEATH ANGEL will now claim IRON REAGAN’s Friday spot, in which they will be performing a special ‘Act III’ set. VIO-LENCE has now also been added to Friday, meanwhile, INCITE has also moved from Sunday to Friday, with the triple threat of GREEN JELLŸ, STILL STAYER + VACANT VOICE now claiming the Sunday openings!

Fans can get access to the Thursday pre-party on June 4 for FREE with the purchase of a 3-day festival pass to MILWAUKEE METAL FEST. Come see ACID BATH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MINISTRY, OBITUARY, AGALLOCH + many more for the BEST WEEKEND EVER!

The festival will once again return to The Rave/Eagles Club from June 5 – 7, 2026, with the pre-party kicking off on June 4! Three-day passes, two-day passes, single-day tickets, and a limited number of reserved seats are on sale now. For the full lineup, ticket options, and festival updates can be found at THIS LOCATION.

Milwaukee Metal Fest is proudly sponsored by Sumerian Records, Blue Grape Music, Reigning Phoenix Music, Copycats Hi-Fi Media, Nuclear Blast Records, Martyrstore.net, Metal Blade Records, Blk II Blk Records, Mindsnap Music, and The Rave/Eagles Club.

The updated lineup and day splits can be found below!

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 will once again showcase a wide range of metal styles, including death metal, doom, hardcore, metalcore, thrash, industrial, and underground extremity, with performances spread across multiple stages throughout the venue. In addition to live music, the festival will feature a dedicated floor for merchandise and collectibles, giving fans access to exclusive band merch, vinyl, rare items, and more throughout the weekend.

The final lineup is now as follows:

Friday, June 5:

• Acid Bath
• Obituary
• Agalloch (Retrospective Set)
• Death Angel (Act III Set)t
• Incantation
• Vio-lence
• Pallbearer
• Hirax
• NunSlaughter
• Master
• Polkadot Cadaver
• Creeping Death
• Morta Skuld
• Incite
• Flesh Parade
• Dusk
• Jeffrey Nothing
• Dawn Of Ouroboros
• Blood Vulture
• Cardiac Arrest
• Thanatotic Desire
• Eyes of the Living
• Misery
• Dirt

Saturday, June 6:

• Killswitch Engage
• Suicidal Tendencies
• Machine Head
• Power Trip
• Agalloch (Ashes Against the Grain Album Set)
• After the Burial
• NAILS
• Iron Reagan
• Napalm Death (Rave Bar Set)
• Armored Saint
• Sacred Reich
• Havok
• Prong
• Macabre
• Weekend Nachos
• Internal Bleeding
• Generation Kill
• Belushi Speed Ball
• Sworn Enemy
• Castrator
• Casket Robbery
• Human Artifacts
• Heavy//Hitter
• Brick by Brick
• Threnody
• The Suffering
• Striking 13

Sunday, June 7:

• Ministry
• Napalm Death
• John Bush (Celebrating The Songs of Anthrax 1993-2003)
• All Shall Perish (Celebrating 20 years of ‘The Price Of Existence’)
• Cyco Miko
• Integrity
• UADA
• Deadguy
• Primitive Man
• Waking The Cadaver
• Visceral Disgorge
• Green Jellÿ
• The Crosses (Performing Die Kreuzen)
• Face Yourself
• SUREFIRE
• 9 Dead
• Frog Mallet
• Still Stayer
• Lecherous Nocturne
• Gored Embrace
• Dead by Wednesday
• Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre
• Trip to the Morgue
• Dark Horse Prophet