Thanksgiving weekend just got a whole lot more metal for Southern California fans. The California Metalfest just announced the lineup for it's four year running, and it's a blockbuster array of heavy metal acts. The whole night will be headlined by Killswitch Engage celebrating the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album Alive Or Just Breathing by playing it in it's entirety for the first time ever.
Other bands confirmed for the fest include Asking Alexandria, As I Lay Dying, Black Veil Brides, Pierce The Veil, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Chiodos w/Craig Owens, For Today, Suicide Silence, Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, Unearth, Bleeding Through, The Faceless, Born Of Osiris, Winds Of Plague, Shadows Fall, Veil of Maya, Acacia Strain, Attila, Sleeping Giant, Upon A Burning Body.
The extra cherry on top will be that the MC of the evening is WWE future Hall of Famer Mick Foley, aka Mankind, aka Cactus Jack. Other guest stars are expected as well.
It all goes down at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA on Saturday, November 24th. Tickets are now available at SoundCheck Hollywood.