That is no pale ale folklore! Decibel—North America’s solely month-to-month metallic journal—is, in reality, returning the western version of the world’s loudest, heaviest, most excessive craft beer competition to Denver, CO; as soon as once more tapping the Summit to host Decibel Journal Steel & Beer Fest: Denver on Friday and Saturday, December 1-2, 2023.

Freshly reunited atmospheric metallic kings Agalloch will carry out their second U.S. present in over seven years by closing out the competition on Saturday evening, whereas Denver doom ‘n’ roll heroes Khemmis will dominate the primary evening with an epic, headlining hometown efficiency on Friday.

If that wasn’t sufficient, Ohio metallic miscreants Midnight will unleash pace and darkness, grinding loss of life dervishes Cephalic Carnage will blaze via a hometown set, loss of life metallic/grindcore/hardcore whirlwind The Crimson Chord will make a fair rarer Colorado look (their first within the Mile Excessive Metropolis in almost a decade), Denver doom destructors Primitive Man will decimate all inside earshot, KEN mode will inflict Manitoban noise rock terror, Finnish loss of life/doom keepers Krypts will make a really particular U.S. look, whereas worldwide black metallic drive Morbikon will play one among their first reside exhibits ever.

The already loaded invoice, introduced by Relapse Data, is rounded out by the luxurious orchestration of Salt Lake Metropolis’s The Keening, Montréal loss of life metallic mind-flayers Phobocosm, Indianapolis melodic loss of life/doomers Mom of Graves, and a dueling pair of Denver’s greatest underground acts in doom/sludge pillars The Munsens and cosmic loss of life metallic crew Astral Tomb.

To not be overshadowed by the onstage heaviness, America’s most metallic breweries will present the important suds to the soundtrack of crushing thuds descending on the craft beer capital of the States! Native legends TRVE Brewing (CO) are returning as our Presenting Brewery, and can be a part of Featured Breweries—and Meaderies—Black Sky Brewery (CO), 3 Floyds Brewing (IN), Brimming Horn Meadery (DE), Bone Up Brewing (MA), Wake Brewing (IL), Kings County Brewers Collective (NY), WarPigs Brewing (IN),  Soundgrowler Brewing Co. (IL), Adroit Principle (VA), and newcomers Magnanimous Brewing (FL) and Little Cottage (GA), in delivering essentially the most extraordinarily excessive—and unique—beer and band collaborations anyplace on earth.

“We’re past pumped that Decibel’s Steel & Beer Fest is returning to Denver,” says TRVE Brewing founder and co-owner Nick Nunns. “We will’t wait to offer the breweries, bands, and mile-high maniacs one other ripping weekend of crushing beers and banging heads!”

Final yr’s epic inaugural version of Steel & Beer Fest: Denver offered out upfront, so don’t linger within the shadow of our pale ale. Get able to buy tickets this Friday—or save your self the stress and safe your two-day go by way of our restricted Decibel presale, taking place Thursday, June 27 with particular code: BEERME.

All tickets for Decibel Journal Steel & Beer Fest: Denver go on sale Friday, June 30 at 10 am MT. Every day lineups and ticket hyperlinks and information are beneath.

DECEMBER 1, 2023
Khemmis
Cephalic Carnage
The Crimson Chord
KEN mode
Morbikon
Phobocosm
The Munsens

DECEMBER 2, 2023
Agalloch
Midnight
Primitive Man
Krypts
The Keening
Mom of Graves
Astral Tomb

“Simply Steel” Ticket (21+)

Admittance to the day’s occasion, however because the title suggests, you simply get to see the present—no beer samples (You’ll be able to nonetheless purchase choose beers a la carte when you’re 21+).

“Steel & Beer” Ticket (21+)

Admittance to the day’s occasion plus limitless* sampling from our various lineup of nationwide breweries introduced by TRVE Brewing. Decibel Journal Steel & Beer Fest: Denver 2023 sampling cups offered. Restricted to 550 tickets per day.

*Please observe: In extraordinarily excessive circumstances, sure high-ABV pours might be ticketed, with attendees receiving a restricted variety of tickets obtainable to redeem for every providing.

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