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October 20, 2026 Case Cockrell 193 Views AFI, balckgaze, Boy Harsher, Clutch, darkwave, Deafheaven, Deftones, Failure, Glassjaw, hard rock, hardcore, heavy metal, live music, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, Melvins, metal, Ministry, music festival, post hardcore, Power Trip, preview, Sick New World Texas, Slayer, System of a Down, Texas Motor Speedway

For three years, Sick New World Festival belonged to Las Vegas. The one-day heavy music festival debuted there in 2023, came back bigger in 2024, then canceled in 2025 when a Metallica and Linkin Park-led bill didn’t happen. It came back this year anyway, and it brought a second date. On Saturday, Oct. 24, the inaugural Sick New World Texas takes over Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.