After much debate about the likelihood of the fest happening, and some sneaking confirmation last week… today, the organizers of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival confirmed the 18th iteration of the fest will take place April 15th & 16th at the Worcester Palladium.
The fest is bringing back some of the names that helped establish it as one of the premiere festivals in the country. The lineup so far stands as:
Friday April 15th –
Doors 3PM
BURY YOUR DEAD
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
ON BROKEN WINGS
GREAT AMERICAN GHOSTSaturday April 16th –
DOORS 1PM
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE
UNEARTH
36 CRAZYFISTS
ZAO
EARTH CRISIS
RINGWORM
REFLECTIONS
CULTURE KILLER
HOLLOW EARTH
More bands will be announced soon.
Advanced tickets are $30 for Friday, $35 for Saturday and $59 for a 2-Day Pass. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Jan. 29th at noon at all FYE stores and TicketFly.com. More info can be found on the official site.