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By Jillian Locke
As the 13th year of the annual NEMHF draws near, we are reminded not only of the perseverance of today’s metal and hardcore scene, but also of all the blood, sweat and swears that go into the execution of such an epic annual event. To those who come to rattle our cages and free us from the black abyss of the daily grind every year, WE SALUTE YOU!
The fest kicks off at 1pm on Thursday the 14th and will focus on this year’s stellar up and comers, including Attack Attack!, Vanna, MyChildren MyBride, Our Last Night, Stray from the Path, Arsonist Get All The Girls, A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Lions Lions, Armor For The Broken, This Or the Apocalypse, I, the Breather, Across The Sun, Too Late The Hero, Attila, A Plea For Purging, Dr. Acula, The Crimson Armada, Legacy, Counterparts, Legion, An Early Ending, Vemia, and Capitals.
“We had bands like Hatebreed, Lamb of God, and Meshuggah at the festival long before they became well-known,” said promoter Scott Lee. “It’s great to be able to book a great new band alongside a big name and give them a shot to play in front of a large crowd. Nails, The Greenery, and Cruel Hand are a few of the ‘must-sees’ this year.”
At noon time on Friday, the ultimate hardcore line-up takes over; let’s just begin with a collective HELL YES to the headliner, the legendary Biohazard! Those charged with the duty of supporting these hardcore icons include Blood for Blood, Bury Your Dead (who will once again take the stage with former vocalist Mat Bruso, and will be performing tracks from their first three albums, including “You Had Me at Hello,” “Cover Your Tracks,” and “Beauty and the Breakdown”), Terror, Winds of Plague, Cruel Hand, Your Demise, Thy Will Be Done, This Is Hell, The Carrier, Suffokate, Born Low, Murder Death Kill, Stick To Your Guns, Trapped Under Ice, Lionheart, Shai Hulud, Close Your Eyes, Legend, Monsters, The World We Knew, The Great Commission, The Greenery, Hundredth, King Conquer, and Betrayal.
The final day of the fest will once again commence again at noon with an equally brutal line-up ~ but this time, metal prevails. The Ocean, Dying Fetus, Skeletonwitch, Lazarus A.D., Beneath The Massacre, The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, 3 Inches Of Blood, Within the Ruins, The Contortionist, Volumes, Molotov Solution, Nails, Hung, Sons of Aurelius, A Life Once Lost, Confrontation, Last Chance To Reason, Burning the Masses, Cephalic Carnage, Revocation, Structures, Withered and Wretched will be on tap to rally the troops for the main event, which features Times of Grace, Job For A Cowboy, Born of Osiris, Carnifex, Oceano, Between the Buried and Me, and once again, the mighty Hatebreed!
NEMHF 13, we welcome you with open arms, pumping fists and a sea of horns. BRING IT!
Tickets for Thursday cost $25. Friday and Saturday individual day tickets cost $35, and 3 day tickets cost $89. All tickets can be purchased at FYE Stores, online at www.tickets.com,,or by calling (800) 477-6849.
