Death Metal Music Festivals
Death metal festivals are for the heaviest of the heavy, from Hellfest and Wacken to the UK's Bloodstock and Damnation. Expect punishing riffs and devoted crowds.
The genre shares stages with the wider extreme-metal world, with the biggest weekends in summer. Setline gathers death metal festivals in one place, so you can see who's playing, preview the bands, and plan the trip with friends.
Upcoming festivals

Damnation Festival 2026
Capital Death Fest

Maryland Deathfest

Download Festival

Hellfest

Wacken Open Air

Bloodstock Open Air
Summer Breeze Open Air

Cosmic Void Festival
Past Death Metal Festivals
Previous editions whose next year hasn't been announced. Their lineups stay live for reference.




