When it comes to Michigan Metal Fest, the event turned out to be a lot of “firsts” for Stranded Beneath - not only was it their first time playing at MMF, it was also their first time BEING at MMF, as well as their first time playing a festival at all. In order to make up for it, the band was brought back not once, but actually twice this year: Michigan Metal Fest at the main stage, and earlier in 2024, a headlining show at The Music Factory . “That’s something they all understand, we do bring back bands when we can, but we’ve reduced the number of bands we have, so we have to consider that we don’t want to bring back too many of the same bands when we’re trying to bring on new bands too.