The New England Metal and Hardcore festival, presented by ESP Guitars &
Basses and Krank Amps, is set for Friday, April 27 and Saturday, 28 with a
Friday night headline performance by Norwegian black metal sensations Dimmu
Borgir and a tribute to Metal Blade Records’ 25th Anniversary to cap off the
festival on Saturday night.
The festival will join forces with Metal Blade this year to celebrate the
label’s 25th anniversary. Numerous Metal Blade bands will perform on
Saturday in tribute to the long-standing, highly respected metal label, in
addition to a once-in-lifetime performance that will bring together
musicians from Metal Blade’s stellar roster of bands.
“Metal Blade is very happy to celebrate our 25th Anniversary at the
legendary New England Metal and Hardcore Fest,” said Metal Blade founder
Brian Slagel. “We are able to have most of our roster appear at this great
festival. We have always been big supporters of the NEMF and found this was
the perfect way to kick off our 25th Anniversary celebration.”
Additional bands confirmed for Friday are: Bury Your Dead, Devil Driver,
Satyricon, Walls of Jericho, Kataklysm, Kylesa, Skinless, The Devil Wears
Prada, All Shall Perish, 100 Demons, Nora, The Human Abstract, Still
Remains, Thy Will Be Done, Nachtmystium, December Aeterali, Merauder, Death
Before Dishonor, Suicide Silence, Beneath the Massacre, Skeleton Witch,
Stick to Your Guns, The Faceless, Blood Runs Black, Dead Hearts,
xDeathStarx, Palehorse, Bloodlined Calligraphy, and The Funeral Pyre.
Saturday’s performers include: Unearth, Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia
Murder, The Red Chord, Job for a Cowboy, Lizzy Borden, Goatwhore, I Killed
the Prom Queen, Shai Halud, Since the Flood, Demiricous, Hallows Eve,
Cellador, Beyond the Embrace, The Architect, Animosity, Psyopus, If Hope
Dies, Ed Gein, The Absence, Gaza, Forever in Terror, Apiary, Sons of Azreal,
The Destro, and The Network.
“ESP is happy to once again support this year’s New England Metal and
Hardcore Festival,” said Allen Steelgrave, Director of Marketing and Artist
Relations, ESP Guitars. “We’re proud that the majority of the bands at this
year's festival will be playing ESP and LTD guitars, and we do everything we
can to help support the artists who choose ESP.”
Now in its ninth year, the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival has built
a name as the country’s premiere festival for these genres, drawing fans
from across the country and around the world.
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival take place at the Palladium,
located at 261 Main Street in Worcester, Mass. Tickets will go on sale
Thursday, March. The cost is $35 for a one-day pass and $65 for a two-day
pass. Tickets will be available at all Strawberries and FYE Stores, online
at tickets.com, or by calling 1-800-477-6849.
The festival is presented this year by ESP Guitars & Basses and Krank Amps.
Other sponsors include Metal Blade Records, Revolver magazine (the exclusive
magazine of the festival), Monster Energy Drink, Prosthetic Records,
Roadrunner Records, Thrash Talk with Mistress Juliya, Mazur Public
Relations, The Syndicate, Heavy Hitter, JeremySaffer.com, DefyUnlearn.com,
and ReturnToThePit.com.
On-site vendors will include ESP Guitars / Krank Amps, Eulogy Recordings /
Hand Of Hope Records, Metal Blade Records, Monster Energy Drink, Prosthetic
Records, Revolver Magazine, Roadrunner Records, and many more in the
festival’s marketplace area.
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