Berserker III 2016 Festival Lineup Announced

This March, the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan will play host to the annual Berserker Music Fest.

Now in its third year, the event - a truly DIY affair founded and organized by Child Bite frontman Shawn Knight and wife Veronica - Berskerer III boasts its most devouring lineups to date with the all-ages three-night/three-stage gala.

Appearances will be made by internationally touring acts like Voivod, Ghoul, Conan, Macabre, Cannabis Corpse and Black Tusk as well as a spattering of new and established Michigan-based artists like Acid Witch, Child Bite, Perversion and Shit Life.

Comments Knight, "It's a fucking blast putting this thing together. Veronica and I pick all of the bands and organize the entire weekend. I handle all of the art and a lot of the promotion side too. It's a metric shit ton of work and it's really stressful, but in the end it's all worth it. We're basically just making something that we wish was already had; a bit of the ol' 'if you build it, they will come.' I spent a lot of time at various metal fests last year, either playing them with Child Bite or simply attending them. It's great to see what works, what doesn't, and just in general let it affect how we plan our next event. This is our biggest lineup yet, and our biggest venue, so I can't wait to see how it all turns out!"

Sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon, VGKids, ESP Printing, UHF Records, CJAM 99.1 FM and Woodward Avenue Brewers, Berserker III will take place on March 3rd, 4th, and 5th with a special FREE PreSerker kickoff party slated to take place at Small's (Hamtramck) on Wednesday, March 2nd featuring eight bands on two stages.

The lineup consists of:

3/02/2016
PreSerker Kickoff Party @ Small's (Hamtramck) - Detroit, MI
Blue Snaggletooth
Cloud Rat
Gore
Pandemonium
Plasticizer
Reverend
Stone Ritual
The Armed

3/03 - 05/2016
BERSERKER III Music Fest @ Masonic Temple Detroit - Detroit, MI
Antiseen
Black Fast
Black Tusk
Cannabis Corpse
Coagula
Conan
Die Choking
Fistula
Fucking Invincible
Generation Of Vipers
Ghoul
Grizzlor
Holy Grail
Infernal Altar
Macabre
Motherfucker
Mutilation Rites
Oozing Wound
Rectal Hygienics
Serial Hawk
Sheep Shifter
Stnnng
The End Of Music
Tombstalker
Troglodyte
Vektor
Voivod
Volunteer
Yautja

Michigan-based acts:
A Purple Cloud
Acid Witch
Cavalcade
Child Bite
Cockhorse
Dead Church
Hordes
Isenblast
Karmic Lava
Perversion
Rebel Spies
Rest In Shit
Ricochet
Sauron
Sblc
Shit Life
Snafu
Snakewing
Voyag3r