Legendary Band Confirms Reunion Show at 2025 Rock Festival
Louder than Life has confirmed that a legendary heavy metal band will perform at the 2025 edition. – Author: Charles Ken, Photo via Martin Jausller
Louder than Life music festival is set for September 18 through 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Kentucky, this fall, and the festival has been slowly rolling out its lineup.
The festival is known for booking hard rock and heavy metal acts from years past to now. There’s usually a mix of classic bands and brand new times, so it’s the kind of festival that works for different generations of heavy music fans.
Now, Louder than Life has confirmed that a legendary heavy metal band will perform at the 2025 edition.
Louder Than Life Announces New Acts
Last year, the metal legends of Slayer were slated to perform at the event, but Hurricane Helene got in the way and caused them to have to back out of the performance. But, Slayer promised to perform the following year, and now, they’re making good on that promise. Also, last December, it was announced that the reunited Acid Bath would also perform at four Danny Wimmer Presents festivals in 2025, including Louder Than Life.
In addition to Slayer and Acid Bath, the festival has announced that A Perfect Circle, Lamb of God and Drain will perform at the event. Other bands slated to perform, who were previously announced, include Letlive., Lorna Shore, Counterparts, Static-X, Mudvayne, Thrown, Chimaira, Walls of Jericho, 12 Stones, Landmvrks, Black Veil Brides, Spineshank, Ra and Superheaven.
Tickets for Louder Than Life 2025 are available at the festival’s site.
Louder than Life is announcing new artists on their social media accounts as the festival draws closer. It’s wild to think, but they’re actually announcing a new artist each day during the week.
Slayer Guitarist Talks Reunion
Slayer guitarist Kerry King spoke with Audio Ink Radio in August of 2024 about the band’s reunion. It was kind of unexpected, because Slayer seemed like a band who really was going to stay in retirement. But, King made the point that they never said they were finished for good. They were just finished from touring.
“Yeah, you know, at the end of the day, it wasn’t bad blood,” he told Audio Ink Radio. “Tom (Araya) was just done. And, when Tom told me he was done, I went, okay. Well, I’m not going to try to talk you into it, because if you’re if you’re trying to talk somebody into it, their hearts are not in it.”
King added, “So, it was over for me, and, of course, a month after we were done, offers came in, because people think you’re done. What we retired from was touring. We never said we were done playing. We said it was our final tour, and I don’t think three shows constitute a tour, so if you want to get technical, I think we’re in the ballpark of being truthful.”
Speaking with Lambgoat in a 2024 interview, King talked about who inspires him.
“So I don’t know who’s popular anymore, but I will always take time to hear Zack Wylde play,” he said. “I will still take time to listen to Dimebag. Probably my guilty pleasure is Glenn Tipton who a lot of people don’t credit much for anything, but he’s done everything under the sun. And of course, Tony Iommi because none of use would be here without him.”
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