Headbanging fan gets trash can dumped on him in beer line during Hatebreed set

Recently shared footage from the 2023 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA appeared to catch a strange altercation between two fans standing in line to purchase beer during Hatebreed's performance. 

The video, which appeared on r/publicfreakouts earlier today, Monday April 14th, captures a long-haired fan standing in line and headbanging while Hatebreed performs in the background. Toward the end of his headbanging session the fan flips his hair back and it seems to hit the fan standing behind him in the face. 

The second fan taps the long-haired fan and confront him for doing so. The two get in a short verbal altercation and the video ends with the taller fan tossing a trash can onto the long-haired fan.

Lorna Shore, Cannibal Corpse, Bury Your Dead, and more have been announced in the line up of the 2025 edition of the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival.