New England Metal and Hardcore Festival info
Monday, February 26, 2007 3:40 PM PT
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."
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.
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
Skeletonwitch
Stick to Your Guns
The Faceless
Blood Runs Black
Dead Hearts
xDeathStarx
Palehorse
Bloodlined Calligraphy
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
The Network
2/26/2007 3:44:53 PM
frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
2/26/2007 3:46:10 PM
Shouldn't it be called metalcore fest.
2/26/2007 3:46:36 PM
come on. put some bands on that we havent seen a million times before
2/26/2007 3:48:00 PM
Radiation 4 is on this.
2/26/2007 3:53:23 PM
Until they put Brutal Truth on this...wont be there.
2/26/2007 3:59:10 PM
got to bury your dead and stopped reading.
2/26/2007 3:59:17 PM
*ARCHITECT
2/26/2007 4:00:30 PM
wait a second. so I lied. SKINLESS is gonna be there. How fucking sweet is that shit. Too bad I live in fucking Arizona. Son of a bitch!!!!!
2/26/2007 4:01:36 PM
some awesone, some meh.
2/26/2007 4:05:59 PM
I need this in my life.
2/26/2007 4:06:41 PM
Jesus christ, on further inspection that is one horrible line up.
2/26/2007 4:15:59 PM
wow, usually this fest has a really good lineup. looks like a bunch of garbage this year.
2/26/2007 4:28:14 PM
a lot of gay bands this year. 100% no go
2/26/2007 4:30:01 PM
holy shitty fest!!!
2/26/2007 4:30:44 PM
fucking snooze fest...there's like about 5 ok bands. boooooring
2/26/2007 4:33:23 PM
^ I'd rather just go see Brutal Truth.
2/26/2007 4:38:45 PM
id see ed gein, architect and skeleton witch. and then go home. lamest fest.
2/26/2007 4:44:38 PM
There are a lot of good bands on this. It sucks for the second stage bands though.. Upstairs x3 + you can only sell merch for up to 10mins after your set. Parking is a mess for bands. Irish pub across the street serves a mean Shepherds Pie though.
2/26/2007 4:51:14 PM
this will be the first year I do not attend
2/26/2007 4:55:50 PM
day 2 looks good
2/26/2007 4:56:59 PM
bands I like, bands I hate fest
2/26/2007 4:58:46 PM
FSUBEATDOWNFSUBEATDOWNFSUBEATDOWN eddie dennis will be there
2/26/2007 5:10:13 PM
very little good mixed with so much bad. clever
2/26/2007 5:21:26 PM
one good day, one bad day.
2/26/2007 5:37:49 PM
cryptic_slaughter 2/26/2007 4:56:59 PM bands I like, bands I hate fest
2/26/2007 5:49:09 PM
they STILL cant spell Shai Hulud, hahaahaha
2/26/2007 6:05:53 PM
woud like to see: Walls of Jericho Skinless Nora Nachtmystium Death Before Dishonor Skeletonwitch Cannibal Corpse The Red Chord Goatwhore Demiricous Cellador Ed Gein Gaza
2/26/2007 6:05:57 PM
Hey, whoever goes should all take turns punching the Devil Wears Prada in the face.
2/26/2007 6:06:19 PM
that's awesome palehorse is on this.
2/26/2007 6:08:06 PM
gerbil_bits 2/26/2007 5:49:09 PM they STILL cant spell Shai Hulud, hahaahaha <----SERIOUSLY wtf it's not that hard
2/26/2007 6:28:49 PM
awesome for Apiary, they're good dudes.
2/26/2007 6:29:32 PM
holy shit fest
2/26/2007 6:41:01 PM
GOD! DAMN! what a shitty line up.
2/26/2007 7:03:20 PM
would go for architect, cannibal corpse, animosity, skinless, and merauder. probably wouldnt pay $65 though....
2/26/2007 7:07:41 PM
wow, this shit gets worse and worse every year, not even worth a half hour drive
2/26/2007 7:16:35 PM
dang, i wish i could go too this show..... but hey, i thought If hope Dies broke up or something ???
2/26/2007 7:34:59 PM
wooooowwwwww.... GARBAGE
2/26/2007 8:12:43 PM
well at least the_network is finally playing
2/26/2007 8:29:56 PM
shai hulud, 100 demons...thats it...the rest is a load their mothers shouldve swallowed...
2/26/2007 9:08:37 PM
All of you were on at least one of these bands nuts probably within the last year. LMAO at you lambgoat flamers. Only a handful of bands worth seeing.
2/26/2007 9:56:17 PM
wtf... no one mentioned anything about kataklysm or pysopus? both kickass bands. also, the faceless is ridiculously good.
2/26/2007 10:22:16 PM
Uhhhh, is that "Blood Runs Black" or "AS Blood Runs Black?" Is BRB really playing shows again?
2/27/2007 4:13:58 AM
too expensive. this could be fun, but i plan on seeing the rage against the machine reunion that weekend.
2/27/2007 10:56:43 AM
blah blah blah i hate this i hate that. shut tha fuck up. GAZA!? fuckin amazing. im happy for those guys.
2/27/2007 1:49:29 PM
some really good bands... and some really shitty one too... wont be there....
2/27/2007 5:03:04 PM
"*ARCHITECT" - I wouldnt go near a fest that Keith In Hell was at. He'd probably try to steal my money.
2/27/2007 6:33:36 PM
The Funeral Pyre.
2/27/2007 8:55:35 PM
doesnt seem like a very exciting fest. rather just wait a few weeks and see a few of those bands at individual shows.
2/27/2007 9:35:31 PM
3 good bands.
2/27/2007 10:14:32 PM
Psyopus sucks my dick
2/27/2007 10:38:34 PM
who???????????
2/27/2007 10:41:05 PM
psyopus sucks? only thing that sucks is when your fat fucking ass cant climb up the rope in gym. gay little turd. PSYOPUS AND C.C.!!!!
2/28/2007 1:55:43 AM
todayistheday 2/26/2007 3:46:36 PM come on. put some bands on that we havent seen a million times before amen, brotha man
2/28/2007 3:38:01 AM
holy fuck!!!! goatwhore + some good shit + croc-pot-o-crap + scenesters + FSU + neverending fartsmell in my car from friends N/= drive from ohio $ + $65ticket + tax... I hope MB does not become the next trustkill...
2/28/2007 3:26:03 PM
looks like a BMA fest
2/28/2007 3:26:52 PM
Dr_Radiation 2/26/2007 3:48:00 PM Radiation 4 is on this. I wish R4 fucking rules
2/28/2007 3:39:05 PM
They should quarrintine all the pig vocal bands into one day so they don't interfere with the rest of what's going on. That way they can squeal and roll around in slop without making me dirty.
2/28/2007 3:39:32 PM
and without scuffing my kicks.
