Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly—the world’s heaviest and headbangingest craft beer event—celebrates its 10th anniversary on Saturday, April 10, 2027, at the Fillmore Philadelphia. And, oh, do we have reasons to party!
Pacific Northwest atmospheric dark metal legends Agalloch will headline Saturday night, marking their first Philly performance in 13 years. Seattle’s freshly reactivated progressive metal heroes Nevermore play their first U.S. show in 17 years. Northeast death metal gods—and veterans of the very first Metal & Beer Fest—Immolation triumphantly return to Philly. Epic doom metal Texans Solitude Aeturnus celebrate the 35th anniversary of Behind the Crimson Horizon by performing the album in full. Rochester corpse-crushers Undeath, New Jersey doom/death lords Evoken and Louisville black/death face-melters Anagnorisis complete the murders’ row of metal.
Not to be overshadowed by the onstage heaviness, America’s most metal breweries will provide the essential suds to the soundtrack of crushing thuds! This year’s beer lineup is once again presented by American craft beer vanguard 3 Floyds Brewing (IN) and includes featured breweries XUL Beer Company (TN), Magnanimous Brewing (FL), New Trail Brewing Co. (PA), Nepenthe Brewing Co. (MD), Mythk Brewing (FL), Requiem Bier (PA), Black Horizon Brewing Co. (IL) Bear Cult Brewing Co. (DE) and exclusive meadery Brimming Horn Meadery (DE). More breweries will be announced soon!
And we have more good news for “Metal & Beer” ticket holders—the breweries are returning the mezzanine of the main hall of the Fillmore, where brew heads can sample pours and speak with participating breweries while experiencing some of the best metal bands on the planet. “Metal & Beer” tickets are still limited to 500 per day, so get moving!
“Ten years?!?! Holy shit, that’s wild,” says 3 Floyds’ Brewmaster Chris Boggess. “It seems like yesterday we were pouring beers at the first Metal & Beer Fest, and now here we are 10 years later (and what feels like a million beers later), and still can’t wait to get back to Philly for another round. Congrats to Decibel for keeping it real for the last decade, as this continues to be one of our favorite dates on the calendar—metal, beer, maniacs, what more do you need in life? Cheers to 10 years of metal, beer, and Decibel!”
Tickets for Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly are on sale on Friday, November 13 at 10:00 am ET, but the following pre-sales will occur first:
3 Floyds Brewing pre-sale begins Thursday, November 12 at 10am local (use code: GUMBALLHEAD).
Reigning Phoenix Music pre-sale begins Thursday, November 12 at 10am local (use code: NEVERMORE).
APRIL 10, 2027
Agalloch (first Philly show in 13 years)
Nevermore (first U.S. show in 17 years)
Immolation
Solitude Aeturnus Beyond the Crimson Horizon set (first Philly show in 32 years)
Undeath
Evoken
Anagnorisis
“Just Metal” Ticket
Admittance to the day’s event, but as the name suggests, you just get to see the show—no beer samples.
“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 2027 sampling cups provided. Limited tickets available 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.
Hails and ales to our sponsors!
3 Floyds Brewing
Reigning Phoenix Music
XUL Beer Company
Relapse Records
Nuclear Blast
IndieMerchStore
Prosthetic Records
Brimming Horn Meadery
Bear Cult Brewing Co.
New Trail Brewing Co.
Requiem Bier
Nepenthe Brewing Co
Magnanimous Brewing
Black Horizon Brewing Co
Mythk Brewing
Doom Bar
Infernal Spirits
