The first-ever Born Dead Festival will take place between September 2 and 3 in Albany, NY across two stages at Empire Live and Empire Underground. The lineup is:
September 2
- Hatebreed
- Bleeding Through
- Vein.fm
- Jesus Piece
- Pain Of Truth
- No Bragging Rights
- Brick By Brick
- Desolated
- Downswing
- Freeze MF
- GhostxShip
- Kaonashi
- Mouthbreather
- Mouth For War
- The Banner
- These Streets
- Your Spirit Dies
September 3
- Integrity
- Madball
- Fury Of Five
- Soul Blind
- Pyrexia
- 156/Silence
- Actor Observer
- Concrete Ties
- Edict
- Wisdom & War
"I'm very proud to finally put together an amazing hardcore festival of my own and I couldn't think of a better place to do it than right here in Albany," says Born Dead Clothing owner Vincent Ferraro. "The alternative music scene is what really got it all started for Born Dead and it deserves a festival worthy of the scene we all know and love."