Louder Than Life Headliners Announced, Full Artist Lineup Revealed

The final list of bands and artists performing at this year’s Louder Than Life Festival is fucking HUGE. Like… I’m not being hyperbolic here when I say it’s impossible to see every band you’d like to see at this festival. There’s just not enough time, nor could you likely get from one stage to another in time to see enough of each band — you’d probably constantly be on the run. But after looking at the insanely long list of bands set to perform this year, it should be pretty easy to always surround yourself with some of your favorite bands while simultaneously finding your new favorites in the mix.

Louder Than Life is set to take place from September 18 to 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Expo Center. Just as in previous years, the 2025 edition will be a monster in terms of the sheer amount of talent slated to perform over those four days in Kentucky. In total, more than 160 bands will play across six stages, making this one of the largest lineups in the history of promoter Danny Wimmer Presents.

Looking ahead to this coming September, Danny Wimmer reflected on why it was so important to have a depth of the metal and rock scene represented on such a massive scale.

“Louder Than Life has always been about showcasing the future of rock and heavy music while honoring the legends who paved the way. Bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, $uicideboy$, Motionless In White, Spiritbox, I Prevail, Slaughter To Prevail, Lorna Shore, Wage War, Dayseeker, and Knocked Loose aren’t just performing—they’re defining the next generation of headliners.

“At the same time, pioneers like Slayer, Deftones, A Perfect Circle, and Avenged Sevenfold have set the standard, proving that this music is always evolving. This is where the past, present, and future of heavy music collide.”

In addition to just the sheer volume of performing acts, this year’s festival will feature some incredibly special sets, including reunions, anniversary setlists, and final shows:

• 12 Stones (Reunion)
• Accept (50^th anniversary)
• Acid Bath (Reunion)
• Avenged Sevenfold (Only U.S. headlining show of the year)
• Cavalera (Playing the brothers’ iconic Sepultura record, Chaos A.D., in full in a very rare, special performance)
• Chimaira (Reunion)
• Chiodos (Reunion)
• Crossfade (Reunion)
• Dope (25-year anniversary set)
• DOWN (The band’s first time back in Kentucky in 10 years, celebrating 30 years of NOLA)
• Dream Theater (40^th anniversary)
• Fear Factory (Celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Demanufacture)
• From First To Last (Reunion)
• Gates To Hell (Hometown show from Louisville natives)
• Insane Clown Posse (Farewell set)
• It Dies Today (Reunion)
• Kittie (Celebrating the 25^th anniversary of Spit)
• Knocked Loose (Hometown show from the Louisville natives)
• Letlive. (Reunion)
• Picturesque (Home state show from Lexington natives)
• RA (One of the band’s final shows)
• Rev Theory (A DWP exclusive: The original lineup reunites for the band’s first show since 2014 to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of their debut album Truth Is Currency)
• Rob Zombie (performing the iconic White Zombie record Astro-Creep: 2000 in its entirety to celebrate the album’s 30^th anniversary in a one-night only, worldwide exclusive performance)
• Slayer (Reunion)
• Snot (Reunion)
• Spineshank (Reunion)
• The Union Underground (Celebrating the 25^th anniversary of An Education in Rebellion and the band’s first Kentucky show in over 20 Years)
• Trivium (Playing Ascendancy in full to celebrate the album’s 20^th anniversary)
• Walls of Jericho (First Kentucky performance since 2008)
• Winds of Plague (Reunion)

As for the entire list of bands playing, don’t say I didn’t warn you when I said it was fucking huge. Here it is:

Tickets and festival information are available here.