Metal and beer, beer and metal. Two of the finer things in life go together like riffs and blast beats, which is why Decibel Mag combines them in a festival twice a year. This year’s lineup is already pretty stacked—The Black Dahlia Murder’s East Coast return, Suicidal Tendencies playing their debut in full, Gorguts playing Obscura and Considered Dead material and so on—but the deal has been made even sweeter with a pre-fest on April 13 that features heavy metal legends Satan.
The NWOBHM legends will be supported by Cali mainstays Night Demon, prolific torchbearers Haunt and 2022 standouts Sonja. Genre-wise, it’s a little bit of a different lineup than the main festival, guaranteeing that you get a little bit of every metal subgenre.
You can get your pre-fest tickets and your main fest tickets.
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2023
The Black Dahlia Murder
Gorguts (performing a special Obscura & Considered Dead set)
Mizmor
Frozen Soul
Undeath
Worm
Phobophilic
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023
Suicidal Tendencies (performing the hits and a special Suicidal Tendencies full-album set)
Eyehategod (performing a special Take as Needed for Pain full-album set)
Incantation (performing a special Diabolical Conquest full-album set)
All Out War
Drowningman
Fuming Mouth
Escuela Grind
Attending Breweries:
3 Floyds (IN), Broken Goblet Brewing (PA), Wake Brewing (IL), WarPigs Brewing (IN), TRVE Brewing (CO), Widowmaker Brewing (MA), Bone Up Brewing (MA), Kings County Brewers Collective (NY), Yards Brewing (PA), Magnanimous Brewing (FL), Brimming Horn Meadery (DE), Adroit Theory Brewing Company (VA), Cosmic Eye Brewing (NE), Animated Brewing Co. (PA), Victory Brewing (PA).
“Just Metal” Ticket (21+)
Admittance to the day’s event, but as the name suggests, you just get to see the show—no beer samples (You can still buy select beers a la carte if you’re 21+).
“Metal & Beer” Ticket (21+)
Admittance to the day’s event plus unlimited* sampling from our diverse lineup of national breweries presented by 3 Floyds. Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2023 sampling cups provided. Limited to 650 tickets per day. *Please note: In extremely extreme cases, certain high-ABV pours will be ticketed, with attendees receiving a limited number of tickets available to redeem for each offering.
