NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 2013 Confirms Headliners ANTHRAX, HATEBREED, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, OPETH

The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 2013, presented by Mass Concerts, have confirmed the dates and preliminary list of bands for this year’s festival.

The festival will once again take place at The Palladium, in Worcester, Massachusetts and will commence with a pre-party on April 18, 2013 and the three days for the festival following on April 19, April 20 and April 21.

Commented the festival’s founder Scott Lee of MassConcerts: “I am excited with how far we have come and am ecstatic for this to be on our 15th year! It has been a long, interesting journey. We always try to make it a memorable event and we really hope you all enjoy the festival this year.”

Forty bands have already been confirmed and will include headliners Hatebreed, Opeth, and Suicidal Tendencies, and Anthrax who will be performing their album Among The Living.

Stay tuned for more bands to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for the event will go on sale next Wednesday, January 16.

ANTHRAX           HATEBREED          OPETH          

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES              AFTER THE BURIAL       

ALPHA & OMEGA          ANTAGONIST AD          

ARK OF THE COVENANT          BLACK BREATH

       BORN OF OSIRIS          THE CONTORTIONIST          

DEAD BY WEDNESDAY          DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR          

ENSIFERUM          ERRA          EXODUS

         EXPIRE          FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY          HEIDEVOLK

HELLSOT          HOLY GRAIL          I DECLARE WAR          

INCENDIARY          KATATONIA          LEGION          

THE MONGOLOIDS          MOTHER OF MERCY

         MUNICIPAL WASTE          NO MERCY          POWER TRIP

RUDE AWAKENING          SAVING GRACE          SHADOWS FALL

         SUBURBAN SCUM          THOSE WHO FEAR          TRAP THEM

TROLLFEST          TWITCHING TONGUES          TÝR        

 WITHIN THE RUINS          XIBALBA