Inkcarceration 2025: Falling In Reverse, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch

Rock fans: you’ve been arraigned.

Inkcarceration, Ohio’s rock and metal tattoo festival, has officially revealed its 2025 lineup. The Ronnie Radke-led metalcore group Falling in Reverse is set to headline the event alongside the heavy metal icons of Slipknot and Five Finger Death Punch. The festival will run from July 18 through 20 at the Ohio State Reformatory.

Falling in Reverse will kick-off the weekend on Friday; the group last released Popular Monster in 2024. Metalcore groups I Prevail, Chiodos, Sleep Theory, and Beartooth will also take the stage, as well as metal groups Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, The Amity Affliction, Drain, The Devil Wears Prada, and Bodysnatcher.

Saturday will see a headlining performance from Slipknot, who just celebrated their 25th anniversary. Goth and shock rock artist Marilyn Manson will perform, followed by deathcore’s Slaughter to Prevail, Acid Bath, and Emmure, metal’s Kublai Khan TX, August Burns Red, and Spite, along with metalcore’s The Dillinger Escape Plan, Dayseeker, The Plot In You, and Until I Wake.

Five Finger Death Punch takes center stage on Sunday, who dropped the deluxe edition of their ninth studio album Afterlife last year. The festival will close-out with sets from the reunited rock icons Crossfade and Three Days Grace — once again fronted by Adam Gontier. Metal’s Lamb of God, In This Moment, and Crystal Lake will also perform, as well as metalcore’s Architects, Bilmuri, Currents, Attila, and We Came As Romans.

Acts like Suffocation, mugshot, Swollen Teeth, Convictions, and Colorblind will round-out the weekend.

Alongside over 300 artists, fans can look forward to getting inked at Monster Energy’s Tattoo X. Tattoo artists from across the country will be tattooing throughout the weekend, representing shops like Darkside Tattoo, Gothic Heart Tattoo, Tattoo Therapy, Last Moon Tattoo, No Quarter Trading Post, Vegvisir Body Art, and Weirdos Tattoo. Find the full list of artists here.

Three-day weekend general admission, VIP passes, and single-day general admission tickets are currently up-for-grabs via Inkcarceration’s official website. Service fees on all pass purchases will include a charity fee for the Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year. All Inkcarceration passes also come with free admission to tour the famous Ohio State Reformatory — notably the main filming location of Shawshank Redemption.

Find Inkcarceration’s full lineup below: