ANNOUNCES YEAR OF THE KNIFE’S MUCH ANTICIPATED RETURN TO THE STAGE!
PERFORMANCE WILL MARK BAND’S FIRST LIVE APPEARANCE SINCE 2023 VAN ACCIDENT
THIS YEAR’S EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21 + 22
LEGENDARY FESTIVAL RETURNED TO THE WORCESTER PALLADIUM LAST YEAR
THIS YEAR’S LINEUP INCLUDES KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CONVERGE, MACHINE HEAD, NAILS, + MANY MORE
New England Metal & Hardcore Fest launched back in 1999 and took place at the famed Palladium in Worcester through 2018. It was often held over two or three days, with multiple stages and top-tier acts like Megadeth, Manowar, DragonForce, Opeth, Between the Buried & Me, Meshuggah, Killswitch Engage, Suicidal Tendencies, Anthrax, and more appearing through the years. It was always a “who’s who” of the metal and hardcore scene and was a “not to be missed” event each Spring.
It took a brief break after 2018 but returned to much fanfare in 2023 with Parkway Drive, Lamb of God, Hatebreed, and more.
The 2024 edition has been announced and the lineup is stacked. It features literally every single band you’d want to see at a metal and hardcore festival.
It also marks Year of the Knife’s much anticipated first show back, after the band survived a horrific van accident in 2023.
“We’re highly anticipating our debut at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival,” the band says. “It’s a great first step for what will be total global domination. We’re thankful for the fest and our fans. We’ll be sure to make this show special.”
The two-day extravaganza will take place on September 21 and 22 at the Palladium. NEM&HCF faves Killswitch Engage will be playing a special 25th anniversary show and will headline the first night. Slaughter to Prevail will headline the second night.
VIP tickets are available here.
LINEUP
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
