Iconic ‘80s Band Announced as Performers for Metal Festival 2026
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Geca FloresDecember 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The highly anticipated Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 gets bigger and bolder with the addition of more bands, including the iconic thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies.
Fans of heavy music have reason to celebrate as the annual event showcases a wide range of metal music from death, thrash to hardcore, industrial and underground as well as electrifying performances and unforgettable collaborations from bands.
In addition to this, the upcoming festival, set to take place from June 5 to 7 at the Rave/Eagles Club, will feature a thrilling lineup showcasing the best of metal and punk.
In an Instagram post, the festival introduced the five-member group, fronted by Mike Muir on lead vocals, Dean Pleasants on lead guitar, Tye Trujillo on bass, guitarist Ben Weinman and drummer Jay Weinberg from Slipknot.
Ben Weinman and Mike Muir of Suicidal Tendencies perform onstage in front of a sold out crowd at Showbox SoDo on November 30, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. Mat Hayward/Getty Images)
“Please welcome the mighty @suicidaltendencies to our Saturday, June 6th line-up! Tickets on sale now at therave.com/metalfest. Get ready to join the MMF army for the BEST WEEKEND EVER!” the post reads.
Initially, the event announced that the headliners for the Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 are Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage and Ministry.
As for the Saturday lineup, joining the hardcore punk band are Killswitch Engage, Havok, Sworn Enemy and more.
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For the complete list of band lineup for the three-day event, as cited by Metal Injection:
Friday (June 5)
Acid Bath
Obituary
Agalloch (Retrospective Set)
Iron Reagan
Pallbearer
Hirax
NunSlaughter
Master
Weekend Nachos
Morta Skuld
Polkadot Cadaver
Dusk
Jeffrey Nothing
Thanatotic Desire
Eyes of the Living
Misery
+more TBA
Saturday (June 6)
Killswitch Engage
Suicidal Tendencies
Power Trip
Agalloch (Ashes Against the Grain Set)
After the Burial
Havok
Prong
Internal Bleeding
Macabre
Belushi Speed Ball
Sworn Enemy
Casket Robbery
Human Artifacts
Brick by Brick
Threnody
Striking 13
more TBA
Sunday (June 7)
Ministry
All Shall Perish
Integrity
Cyco Miko
Deadguy
Incite
Dead by Wednesday
Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre
Trip to the Morgue
Dark Horse Prophet
more TBA
Besides the metal festival, Suicidal Tendencies will also perform in South America along with the band Madball.
The group will be on a three-day tour starting March 5 in Montevideo, Uruguay, followed by a performance at Epic Rock Fest in Santiago, Chile, on March 7 and finally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 8 at El Teatro Flores.
Adding to the list of the band’s 2026 lineup is the alternative music festival Jera On Air in the Netherlands on June 25.
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