Vendors Abound at 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

With a lineup of more than 75 bands over the course of three days, fans at the 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will never be at a loss for musical entertainment.  But they will also want to plan their schedules carefully to allot time to peruse the booths of the festival’s numerous vendors.

This year’s festival will boast a variety of vendors offering everything from CDs, clothing, guitar gear, body jewelry and more!

"The vendors this year are incredible,” said fest vendor queen Leah Urbano.  “Make sure you bring extra cash because there will definitely be things you are going to want!"

The main vendor area is located in the balcony in the second stage area.

This year’s vendors include: Arrest Records (www.arrestrecordsnh.com), Godlyke Distributing (www.godlyke.com), Delusive Clothing (www.delusiveclothing.com), Get Punched Apparel (www.Getpunchedstore.com), Metal Machine Entertainment (www.metalmachine.net), Deathwish (www.deathwishinc.com), All In Merch (www.allinmerch.com), FDR, Sinister Girls (http://thesinistergirls.com/), Victory Records (www.victoryrecords.com), Hurt Reynolds Clothing (www.hurtreynoldsclothing.com), Naragansett, Plug Your Holes (http://www.plugyourholes.com/), Hails and Horns (www.hailsandhorns.com), Shook Clothing (www.shookclothing.com), Hatewear (www.hatewearinc.com), Iron Fist (www.shop.ironfistclothing.com), and Shirts For A Cure (www.shirtsforacure.org).

“The only way the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival could get better is if Jean Claude Van Dam showed up!” said Sam Dean from Plug Your Holes.  “We can't wait.  We love the fest and it’s all ways a good time.”

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival’s free mobile app, full of all the latest news on the fest, has been updated and is available at the iTunes store.

The 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22 at the Palladium in Worcester, Mass.

The complete lineup for Friday includes The Black Dahlia Murder, The Acacia Strain, Oceano (final show), All Shall Perish, Nile, Skeletonwitch, Carnifex, Death Threat, Lionheart, First Blood, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Molotov Solution, The Contortionist, Conducting From The Grave, Betrayal, Reign Supreme, Fit For An Autopsy, CDC, This Is Hell, Incendiary, Palehorse, Obey The Brave, FocusedXMinds, Legion, Hour of Penance, Rude Awakening, and Longshot.

Saturday’s lineup is All That Remains, DragonForce, Overkill, Protest the Hero, Unearth, Iwrestledabearonce, Periphery, Bane, 100 Demons, Cruel Hand, Holy Grail, Shipwreck, God Forbid, Structures, The Mongoloids, Naysayer, Ro¬¬tting Out, Huntress, Expire, The Greenery, Cockpunch, Hung, Revenge, Diamond Plate, Wrong Answer, Manners, Suidakra, Trumpet The Harlot, and Fire in the Skies.

Sunday will close out the weekend with Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Vanna, For Today, Sleeping Giant, Chelsea Grin, Stick to Your Guns, Attila, MyChildren MyBride, For the Fallen Dreams, On Broken Wings, Recon, Texas In July, Betraying the Martyrs, Upon a Burning Body, Like Moths To Flames, Volumes, Hundredth, No Bragging Rights, Glass Cloud, Counterparts, Gideon, and The Air I Breathe.

The 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place at the Palladium in Worcester, Mass.  

Tickets are on sale now.  Ticket prices are: $40 (Friday), $45 (Saturday), and $40 (Sunday) or $115 (three-day pass).  Two special VIP fan packages are also being offered through Sound Rink (www.soundrink.com).

Sponsors this year include All In Merch, Monster, Narragansett, Hails & Horns magazine, Ibenez, Tama, BLK HEART Group, Metal Blade Records, Zildjian, Metal Injection, Metal Wreckage, Break Thru Music, Sound Rink, Green Vans, Shook Clothing, Planet Waves, D'Addario, Pro Mark, Evans drumheads, RED, f.y.e., R&D Express, In Tune guitar picks, and SSV Silver Surfer Vaporizers.

Performers are subject to change.