NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL Adds Stage For Up-And-Coming Bands

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will introduce an additional stage this year dedicated to up-and-coming bands.

The third stage, sponsored by Deathcote Records, will be held at Chasers nightclub, which is behind the Palladium on the corner of Martin Luther King St. and Commercial St. The main festival will be taking place at the Palladium.

"There are so many great bands and not enough time or space to get all of them on during the course of two days," said festival co-organizer Scott Lee. "Adding a third stage is a great way for us to showcase some of the developing bands and it's a terrific opportunity for these bands to play alongside some of today's top metal and hardcore bands."

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, with the Atticus sponsored pre-party on Thursday, April 16. The year's event is presented by Randall Amplifiers, Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics. Metal Blade Records will present the main stage. Prosthetic Records will present the second stage.

The Thursday night pre-party will be a unique event combining film and music. The party will kick off with a screening of official film sponsor Anchor Bay's film "Crowley" (which is called "Chemical Wedding" internationally),co-written by none other than IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The provocative supernatural thriller is the tale of a virtual reality experiment gone wrong, sending the soul of the British occultist Aleister Crowley into the body of a shy university professor. But even as Crowley creates all-new orgies of depraved pleasures and black magic, he is now preparing to unleash the ultimate occult event upon the world. Also showing is "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", a sometimes revealing, sometimes hilarious documentary about the legendary Canadian metal band. The movie follows best friends Robb Reiner and Lips ad they make a pact to rock together forever. Their band, ANVIL, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal," influenced a musical generation that includes METALLICA, SLAYER and ANTHRAX, despite ever hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. The film will be followed by a performance by the band itself. The pre-party will also be held at the Palladium. Admission is free with a weekend pass or $15 for non-ticket holders. Atticus is the official sponsor of the pre-party.

Prices this year are $40 for Friday, $45 for Saturday or $79 for a 2-day ticket that also includes free admission to the kick off party on Thursday. Tickets are available at all Strawberries, FYE Stores, online at tickets.com or by calling (800) 477-6849.

Bands scheduled to perform this year include:

Friday, April 17:

Main Stage:

ALL THAT REMAINS
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
THE HAUNTED
THE ACACIA STRAIN
SUFFOCATION
AUGUST BURNS RED
NAPALM DEATH
WHITECHAPEL
KATAKLYSM
TOXIC HOLOCAUST
AFTER THE BURIAL
BURNING HUMAN
SYLOSIS
MERAUDER
ABACABB
WOE OF TYRANTS
ROSE FUNERAL

Second Stage:

CATTLE DECAPITATION
VEIL OF MAYA
PSYOPUS
COLISEUM
AGGRESSIVE DOGS
THE MILES BETWEEN
DECREPIT BIRTH
TRAP THEM
PSYCROPTIC
XTHE=20WARX
WITHERED
BISON B.C.
LEFT TO VANISH

Third Stage:

WITHIN THE RUINS
THE DESTRO
SHROUD OF BEREAVEMENT
BROTHER VON DOOM
WE WERE GENTLEMEN
CONQUEROR
SURROUNDED BY TEETH
PICTURES OF WINTER
HALF HEARTED COMEBACK
UNDERLYING TRUTH
MORDISK

Saturday, April 18:

Main Stage:

LAMB OF GOD
AS I LAY DYING
CHILDREN OF BODOM
GOD FORBID
MUNICIPAL WASTE
EMMURE
WINDS OF PLAGUE
ALL SHALL PERISH
AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE
THY WILL BE DONE
ARCHITECT
THE GHOST INSIDE
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH
CENTURY
THE CRIMSON ARMADA
ANIMALS AS LEADERS
ACARO

Second Stage:

HAVE HEART
TERROR
SHIPWRECK A.D.
COLD WORLD
TRAPPED UNDER ICE
CRUEL HAND
THE CARRIER
THIS IS HELL
ENERGY
UNHOLY
DEFEATER
DEAD SWANS
LANDMINE MARATHON

Third Stage:

STRAY FROM THE PATH
SOLDIERS
OCEANO
CATALEPSY
CONDUCTING FROM THE GRAVE
BROADCAST THE NIGHTMARE
AUTUMN BLACK
FOR TODAY
BLACK TEETH
THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE

For more information, visit www.metalandhardcorefestival.com.