The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will enter year 12 this April with an eclectic mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres.

Returning to its “home” at The Palladium., the event will take place on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, with an extra special pre-party sponsored by Atticus on Thursday, April 22.

Bands performing on Friday, April 23 include Mastodon, Between The Buried And Me, Baroness, Cro Mags, Earth Crisis, Death Threat, Death Before Dishonor, COA, American Me, Thick As Blood, Forfeit, XTheWarX, Grave Maker, Rose Funeral, Conducting From The Grave and Howl.  Doors open at 3 p.m.

Bands perfomring on Saturday, April 24 include Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel, Skeletonwitch, Eluveite, 1349, Impending Doom, Lecherous, Nocturne, Tony Danza, Chelsea Grin, Abacabb, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Malfice, Swashbuckle, Cattle Decapitation, Acaro, Holy Grail, Disembodied, Cruel Hand, Reign Supreme, The Mongoloids, XTyrantX, Foundation, Soul Control, Alpha & Omega, Burning Empires,  Mother Of Mercy, Gaza, Across The Sun and Monsters.  Doors open at 12 noon.

Tickets for Friday only cost $40.00. Tickets for Saturday only cost $46.00.  A 2-day ticket costs $80.00

Sponsors this year include Atticus who is sponsorsing the pre-party on Thursday, April 22, Metal Blade Records sponsors the main stage, Monster Energy Drink is the official energy drink of the festival, All In Merch/518 Prints is the official merch sponsor, R&D Express/Art Brigatta makes our festival banners and backdrops.  Heavy Hitter coordinates all the radio promotions and Metal Injection supplies fans with all the videos and interviews on their site so you can get a preview of all the bands scheduled to perform. Jeremy Saffer from jeremysaffer.com and Aaron Peppelis from returntothepit.com provide all the official festival photos.

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