Metal Injection

The fine folks behind the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival got an early start on announcing the lineup for this year's event. The fourteenth iteration of the festival will go down from Friday April 20th until Sunday the 22nd, three days of metallic hardcore madness. There is a lot of variety on the bill this year, with the main headliners being Killswitch Engage, Black Dahlia Murder, Every Time I Die, The Acacia Strain, Overkill, Periphery and one more surprise headliner to be announced on January 2nd. Here is the full billing for each day:

Friday April 20th
The Black Dahlia Murder,
The Acacia Strain,
Oceano,
All Shall Perish,
Nile,
Skeletonwitch,
Lionheart,
Fleshgod Apocalypse,
First Blood,
Molotov Solution,
The Contortionist,
Reign Supreme,
Conducting From The Grave,
Fit For An Autopsy,
Incendiary,
Palehorse,
Hour Of Penance,
Legion,
Relentless

Saturday, April 21st
All That Remains,
Unearth,
Overkill,
iwrestledabearonce,
Protest the Hero,
Periphery,
Bane,
Shipwreck,
Cruel Hand,
Aborted,
Blackguard,
The Mongoloids,
Belgardor,
System Divide,
Naysayer,
The Greenery,
Diamond Plate,
Rotting Out,
Expire,
Elitist,
Trumpet The Harlot,
Manners,
Malefice

Sunday, April 22nd
Killswitch Engage,
Every Time I Die,
Vanna,
For Today,
Chelsea Grin,
Sleeping Giant,
Stick To Your Guns,
Attila,
On Broken Wings,
Mychildren Mybride,
For The Fallen Dreams,
Texas In July,
Upon A Burning Body,
Volumes,
Like Moths To Flames,
Hundredth,
No Bragging Rights,
Counterparts,
Gideon

Tickets for the festival will go on sale Friday, December 16 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are: $40 (Friday), $45 (Saturday), and $40 (Sunday) or $115 (three-day pass). More info can be found at MetalAndHardcoreFestival.com.