Sonic Temple

The Ohio hard rock and metal festival also includes Knocked Loose, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Angel Du$t, Filter, The Bronx, and more...

Plus Danny Wimmer Presents festivals, Hangout Fest, The Tallest Man on Earth, Ultra Music Festival, and more tour, show, and festival updates.

Metallica have also been added back to a Danny Wimmer Presents festival they previously had to drop off of, Louder Than Life.

”As part of my continuing effort to get and stay healthy, I have critical recovery events on those weekends that cannot be moved,” Metallica's James Hetfield says. ”I apologize to all of our fans who have bought tickets for these festivals.”

The Ohio festival includes Metallica, Slipknot, Deftones, Rancid, Anthrax, Testament, Suicidal Tendencies, Cypress Hill, Power Trip, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Brutus, and more...

Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Flatbush Zombies, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, The Darkness, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, Power Trip, Brutus, and more round out the lineup.

Metallica is headlining two nights each of Epicenter, Welcome to Rockville, Sonic Temple, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock in 2020, and playing different setlists across all ten sets.

Metallica will headline two nights each of Louder Than Life, Aftershock, Welcome To Rockville, Epicenter, and Sonic Temple, with a different setlist at each of the ten sets.

Welcome to Rockville also moves to a new location next year.

Refused and The Distillers made up for their cancelled sets by announcing a last minute late night show at Ace of Cups, with proceeds going to Ohio statewide abortion fund Women Have Options.