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New England Metal and Hardcore Fest 2009

BDx13 - 1-23-2009 at 11:25 AM

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will enter its second decade this April with an eclectic mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres. Returning to the Palladium in Worcester, MA, the event will take place on Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th, with a special pre-party (combining film and music) on Thursday, April 16th.

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 will be available at all Strawberries, FYE Stores, online at tickets.com, or by calling (800) 477-6849. Tickets are available now online and will go on sale via the other outlets this Saturday.

Here's the current line-up:

Friday, April 17
All That Remains
August Burns Red
Suffocation
The Acacia Strain
The Haunted
Napalm Death
Whitechapel
Kataklysm
Cattle Decapitation
Veil of Maya
Abigail Williams
Decrepit Birth
Psycroptic
Intronaut
Withered
Left To Vanish
Lazarus A.D.
Kylesa
XAFBX
Trap Them
Aggressive Dogs
Toxic Holocaust
XWarX
Psyopus
Woe of Tyrants
Rose Funeral

Saturday, April 18th
Lamb Of God
As I Lay Dying
Children Of Bodom
God Forbid
Municipal Waste
Have Heart
Shipwreck
Winds of Plague
Emmure
All Shall Perish
Austrian Death Machine
Terror
Iwrestledabearonce
Shai Hulud
Unholy
Cold World
Trapped Under Ice
This is Hell
Cruel Hand
The Carrier
Energy
Defeater
Dead Swans
Century
Book of Black Earth
Acaro
Animals as Leaders
Withered
Landmine Marathon

XHonusWagnerX - 1-23-2009 at 12:01 PM

huh..... I'm surprised that THY WILL BE DONE isnt playing.

ShawnRefuse - 1-23-2009 at 12:03 PM

gotta say, not too impressed, too similar to last year and none of the bands are worth 40 bucks for a 20min set

SS76 - 1-23-2009 at 12:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ShawnRefuse
gotta say, not too impressed, too similar to last year and none of the bands are worth 40 bucks for a 20min set


only band on there I'd like to see is Municipal Waste.

ShawnRefuse - 1-23-2009 at 12:27 PM

I'd rather see them play a full set. Then I might pay 30. :D

moron - 1-23-2009 at 12:29 PM

There's a few bands I'd like to see. Probably won't go unless I have someone to go with though, and unfortunately there's some bands on both days I'd like to see. I don't feel like going two days in a row.

Not sure which day I'd choose.

Friday, April 17th
Suffocation
The Haunted
Napalm Death
Kataklysm

Saturday, April 18th
Lamb Of God
God Forbid
Municipal Waste
Have Heart
Terror (iffy)


I would have wanted to see Shai Hulud 10 years ago, but Im just not interested in them anymore. Why didn't they stay broken up? I'd only be interested in hearing stuff from Terror if it's off the EP and first album. Lamb of God has always been awesome when I've seen them and could be worth the drive. I guess I'd lean more towards Saturday even though Suffocation was great when I saw them, and I'd love to see them again.

Voodoobillyman - 1-23-2009 at 12:54 PM

I like the Aggresive dogs. Thats about it

XHonusWagnerX - 1-23-2009 at 12:55 PM

I'd like to see

Municipal Waste
The Haunted
Napalm Death

Furly - 1-23-2009 at 12:59 PM

I went for the first 5 years faithfully, hotel, lots of chaos, good times.

What sucks is there are 2 stages, so it never fails that at some point 2 of the few bands that I would really want to see where playing at the same time.

Now I'd rather save my money for the more important things in life, like cat liter.

Discipline - 1-23-2009 at 01:20 PM

I remember going to the Milwaukee Metafest years ago where they had four stages. I was running back and forth all day.

Six66Mike - 1-23-2009 at 11:40 PM

I'd go for this:

Friday, April 17
All That Remains
Suffocation
The Haunted
Napalm Death
Kataklysm
Cattle Decapitation
Psycroptic

Saturday, April 18th
Trapped Under Ice
This is Hell

Psycroptic is the best band playing.

DaveMoral - 1-24-2009 at 04:20 PM

Why don't they drop the "hardcore" from the name? There's like 2 bands on there that are hardcore bands, and some people wouldn't even consider them such round these parts.

MarkV - 1-24-2009 at 07:53 PM


Trap Them
Aggressive Dogs
Have Heart
Shipwreck
Terror
Cold World
Trapped Under Ice
This is Hell
Cruel Hand
The Carrier
Energy
Dead Swans

All hardcore bands. I could see the argument that Terror isn't if you're a real purist. The fest is all genres of metal, hardcore and all of their little subs, and crossovers.