Killswitch Engage, Slaughter to Prevail to Headline New England Metal & Hardcore Festival
A special 25th anniversary set from the dudes in Killswitch Engage will be a highlight of this year’s New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. That’s in addition to the long list of other bands announced to perform in Worcester, Massachusetts on both September 21 and 22 for the annual fest.
Taking place at the Palladium, festival founder and organizer Scott Lee said this year’s even was going to be a special one, especially as you consider the event’s lineups from years past.
“I think this lineup is one of the top five best in the festival’s history. It will appeal to all fans of all genres of extreme music.”
Other bands announced for the festival include Sunday night headliners Slaughter to Prevail, along with 200 Stab Wounds, Alluvial, Jarhead Fertilizer, Overkill, and The Red Chord.
Speaking to the band’s special 25th anniversary set, Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach said it’s not going to be something fans are going to want to miss in the slightest.
“The place where it all began for us was The Worcester Palladium our first show and our first Metal Festival. Here we are, 25 years later, returning to the same venue to perform a unique set to celebrate our legacy as a band We are honored and excited to be a part of this legendary festival once again. 25 years of Killswitch Engage!”
VIP packages and tickets for the festival are available now. You can find the full list of bands announced to play the festival below.
HEADLINERS:
Killswitch Engage — 25th Anniversary Show (SATURDAY)
Slaughter to Prevail (SUNDAY)
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WITH MORE TBA:
200 Stab Wounds
After The Burial
Alluvial
As I Lay Dying
Balmora
Bane
Better Lovers
Brand Of Sacrifice
Brat
Converge
Corpse Pile
Death Before Dishonor
Disembodied Tyrant
Ends of Sanity
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Full of Hell
Incendiary
Integrity
Jarhead Fertilizer
Life Cycles
Machine Head
Mammoth Grinder
Missing Link
Mouth For War
Nails
No Cure
On Broken Wings
Overkill
Pain of Truth
Psycho Frame
Shadow of Intent
Simulakra
Since The Flood
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicide Silence
The Red Chord
The Zenith Passage
Throwdown
Trail Of Lies
Tribal Gaze
Two Piece
Upon Stone
With Honor
