Halloween’s standout rock and metal moments
Halloween costumes gave rock and metal musicians a chance to celebrate, and this roundup highlights notable looks and performances from the weekend. Read on to see how artists marked the occasion, from memorable costumes to a themed festival set.
Musicians’ Halloween costumes ranged from newly shared outfits to throwbacks, including John Otto recalling when Limp Bizkit dressed as Guns N' Roses.
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless went full Angus Young at Heidi Klum’s Halloween party after touring with AC/DC in recent years.
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Mark Morton of Lamb of God and his wife dressed as Jay and Silent Bob; Morton joked that the look might not pass for a costume.
Kelly Osbourne and her son Sidney drew attention with a devil-and-nun-themed costume pairing.
Paleface Swiss took its Slipknot-inspired costumes to the stage, opening its festival set with three Slipknot covers.
See how rock and metal stars celebrated Halloween in 2026 in the lineup below.
Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless)
Kelly Osbourne and son Sidney
Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
Doc Coyle
Paleface Swiss
Knocked Loose
Billy Strings
Travis Barker + Kourtney Kardashian
Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley
Andrew Watt and Charlotte Lawrence
Saosin
Fear Factory
Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste)
Scott Ian, Rita Haney, Dave Grohl and Pearl Aday
Chris Fronzak (Attila)
Kids Dressed Up as Chris Kael (Five Finger Death Punch)
Jonny Hawkins (Nothing More)
Carla Harvey (The Violent Hour)
Ash Costello (New Years Day)
Tetrarch
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
Paul Stanley (KISS)
The Black Dahlia Murder and Thrown Into Exile
DJ Ashba
Ice-T (Body Count) and Coco
Pete Loeffler (Chevelle)
Nova Twins
John Otto (Limp Bizkit)
Paulina “Pau” Villarreal Vélez (The Warning)
Matt Walst (Three Days Grace)
Damon Albarn (Blur / Gorillaz)
Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
Crypta
Bruce Kulick
Lilith Czar
Ne Obliviscaris
George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Cannibal Corpse)
Archspire
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