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New England Metal And Hardcore Festival to pause in 2026

New England Metal And Hardcore Festival to pause in 2026

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 22, 2026 | News

New England Metal And Hardcore Festival will sit out 2026, with organizers confirming the long-running event will take a planned break while assuring an inevitable return. The Worcester, Massachusetts-based festival, which first launched in 1999, originally ran...
Lorna Shore to headline New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 2025

Lorna Shore to headline New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 17, 2025 | Festivals

The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will return on September 20, 2025, at The Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, MA. Headlined by Lorna Shore, the lineup also features Cannibal Corpse, Kublai Khan TX, The Black Dahlia Murder, and a rare final performance from...
Morbid Angel, Kamelot, Dying Fetus and more confirmed for 2018 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

Morbid Angel, Kamelot, Dying Fetus and more confirmed for 2018 New England Metal & Hardcore Fest

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 23, 2018 | Festivals, News

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival are celebrating its 20th anniversary on April 20th & 21st. The lineup includes Morbid Angel, Kamelot, Dying Fetus, Life Of Agony, Thy Art Is Murder, Carnifex, Delain, Nile, Soulfly, Oceano, Fit For An Autopsy, Candiria,...
Testament, Sabaton to headline New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

Testament, Sabaton to headline New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 5, 2016 | News, Touring

  The lineup has arrived for the 19th annual of the New England Metal Hardcore Festival. This officially makes the Spring of 2017 quite busy as the festival will take place on Friday, April 21st through Saturday, April 22nd at The Palladium in Worcester, MA....

Photos: New England Metal and Hardcore Fest 2015: Day 2

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 28, 2015 | News, Photos

Earlier this month, the Metal Insider crew headed to Worcester, MA for the 17th annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. This year’s fest had something for everyone. Saturday the 18th was the best-attended of the three days, and probably the most...
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Album Review: Mayhem – ‘Liturgy of Death’
Album Review: Mayhem – ‘Liturgy of Death’

For over forty years, Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem have paved the way for darkness and chaos. Throughout their own history, the group has entered new chapters and eras while continuing to unleash bleak realities through a ruthless musical awakening. Their...

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Record Store Day 2026 Releases: Meshuggah, Babymetal, Megadeth, Motorhead, etc.
Record Store Day 2026 Releases: Meshuggah, Babymetal, Megadeth, Motorhead, etc.

While we highlighted Slipknot's long-awaited, rumored collection, Look Outside Your Window, will get a Record Store Release, there are many more for 2026 to explore. Highlights include records from Megadeth, Meshuggah, Puscifer, Babymetal, Motorhead, and more. Metal...

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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Album Review: Mayhem – ‘Liturgy of Death’

New & Noteworthy: Liturgy of Releases – 2/6/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The first New Music Friday of February sees LPs from the likes of Puscifer, KMFDM, Mayhem and Tailgunner amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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