BOSTON,
MA. (New England Metal and Hardcore Festival) - Decibel Magazine has
signed on as presenting sponsor of the New England Metal and Hardcore
Festival.
"Every year MassConcerts assembles the best metal and
hardcore bands on planet Earth, the same bands that fill the pages of
Decibel Magazine every month," said Decibel publisher Alex Mulcahy. "We
couldn't be happier with this affiliation - and we can't wait to meet
all of the current and future Decibel subscribers in person."
The
seventh annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place
at the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., on Friday, April 22, Saturday,
April 23 and Sunday, April 24.
Hatebreed, Unearth and Obituary
are confirmed as headliners for Friday night. Saturday's headliners
will include Chimaira and Cryptopsy. Sunday's headliners are King
Diamond, Nile and Soilwork. A replacement for the previously announced
Nightwish, who had to cancel their North American tour, will be
announced soon.
Also appearing are A Life Once Lost, All Shall
Perish, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Behemoth,
Black Dahlia
Murder, Blood Has Been Shed, Bury Your Dead, Dark Tranquility, Darkest
Hour, Evergreen Terrace, Full Blown Chaos, Glass Casket, Hypocrisy, If
Hope Dies, Internal Bleeding, Ion Disonanance, It Dies Today, Kylesa,
Maroon, Misery Signals, Nimic, Premonitions Of War, Pro-Pain, Red
Chord, Reflux, Remembering Never, Scurvy, Sonatarctica, Stemm,
Strapping Young Lad, The Acacia Strain, The Agony Scene, The Esoteric,
The Killing, The Minor Times, Throwdown, Trivium, Winter Solstice, and
many more to be added. Talent is subject to change.
Single day
tickets are $35 per day. Three-day passes are $99. Tickets are on sale
at all Strawberries Record Stores, online at tickets.com, or by calling
tickets.com at (800) 477-6849.
The show will once again take
place on the two stages in the Palladium. This year there will once
again be a film crew recording every second of action on the stage and
behind the scenes for another LIVE DVD. Record labels, vendors, and
record distributors will set up shop in the balcony of the upstairs
room.
Sponsors this year include Decibel Magazine who is presenting
this fest, Prosthetic Records who is sponsoring the 2nd Stage upstairs,
Metal Blade Records, Trustkill Records, Fuse / Uranium, Metal Maniacs
Magazine,
Revolver Magazine, Relapse Records, Mazur PR, The Syndicate,
defyunlearn.com, jeremysaffer.com, returntothepit.com, and
theundergroundscene.net. Vendors this year include Acrux Clothing /
Deep Send Records, Century Media / Nuclear Blast, Decibel Magazine,
Eulogy Recordings, Ferret Records, Lifeforce Records, Metal Blade
Records, Metal Maniacs Magazine, Prosthetic Records, Red Rocket
Records, Relapse Records,
Revolver Magazine, Trustkill Records and
Victory Records.
