FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 14, 2024NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FEST ANNOUNCES MORE PERFORMERS EMMURE, XIBALBA, PEELING FLESH, SNUFFED ON SIGHT, + SIMULAKRA ADDED TO BILLTHIS YEAR’S EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21 + 22 LEGENDARY FESTIVAL RETURNED TO THE WORCESTER PALLADIUM LAST YEAR THIS YEAR’S LINEUP INCLUDES KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CONVERGE, MACHINE HEAD, NAILS, + MANY MORE New England Metal & Hardcore Fest launched back in 1999 and took place at the famed Palladium in Worcester through 2018. It was often held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts like Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between the Buried & Me, Meshuggah, Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, and more appearing through the years. It was always a “who’s who” of the metal and hardcore scene and was a “not to be missed” event each Spring.It took a brief break after 2018 but returned to much fanfare in 2023 with Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Hatebreed, and more. The 2024 edition has been announced and the lineup is stacked. It features literally every single band you’d want to see at a metal and hardcore festival.The two-day extravaganza will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Palladium. NEM&HCF faves Killswitch Engage will be playing a special 25th anniversary show and will headline the first night. Slaughter to Prevail will headline the second night. Year Of the Knife announced their much-anticipated return to the stage after enduring a devastating van accident in 2023.Today, the event announced several more performers, listed below.Emmure (9/21) Xibalba (9/21) Peeling Flesh (9/22) Snuffed On Sight (9/22) Simulakra (9/21)VIP tickets are available here.LINEUP HEADLINERS: Killswitch Engage — 25th Anniversary Show (SATURDAY) Slaughter to Prevail (SUNDAY)IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WITH MORE TBA: 200 Stab Wounds After The Burial Alluvial As I Lay Dying Balmora Bane Better Lovers Brand Of Sacrifice Brat Converge Corpse Pile Death Before Dishonor Disembodied Tyrant Emmure Ends of Sanity Fleshgod Apocalypse Full of Hell Incendiary Integrity Jarhead Fertilizer Life Cycles Machine Head Mammoth Grinder Missing Link Mouth For War Nails No Cure On Broken Wings Overkill Pain of Truth Peeling Flesh Psycho Frame Shadow of Intent Simulakra Snuffed On Sight Since The Flood Suicidal Tendencies Suicide Silence The Red Chord The Zenith Passage Throwdown Trail Of Lies Tribal Gaze Two Piece Upon Stone With Honor XibalbaNEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FEST ONLINE: |
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New England Metal and Hardcore Fest Announces More Bands
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