It took a bad experience at another festival in the Midwest to spark an idea sixteen years ago. A guitarist, Matt Bachand of Shadows Fall, planted the seed into Scott Lee’s ear and he took the idea to his boss who then said, run with it. So off he went selling the idea and pitching it to bands and everyone else who would listen. Now, in its fifteenth year, the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival has grown into a pilgrimage for metal fans worldwide.
Scott Lee is a knowledge base, a guy that has done and seen it all in this business and loves what he does. He has a firm grasp on everything from load-ins, stage time, hotel accommodations, to today’s version of writers and especially amateur photographers asking for passes. “I saw one person last year taking pictures with an iPad, I was like, really man?” He also can open up and have a cool conversation both on and off the record and tell some stories along the way.
Check out the video link to listen in on most of our conversation and see some photos of bands this year. Oh, and he would not give up some info at the time, but The Acacia Strain and Everytime I Die have since been added on. Check out the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival website for everything that you need to know and find out be it line-ups, directions, or places to stay.
http://metalandhardcorefestival.com/
Friday, April 19th:
- Anthrax performing “Among The Living” in it’s entirety
- Hatebreed
- Every Time I Die
- Exodus
- Municipal Waste
- Shadows Fall
- Black Breath
- Trap Them
- Death Before Dishonor
- Xibalba
- The Mongoloids
- Power Trip
- Expire
- Twitching Tongues
- Suburban Scum
- Rude Awakening
- Antagonist A.D.
- Disgrace
- Battlecross
- Holy Grail
- VYGR
- Alleageon
- Mutilation Rites
Saturday, April 20th:
- Opeth
- Dillinger Escape Plan
- Katatonia
- Ensiferum
- Born of Osiris
- Terror
- After The Burial
- Within The Ruins
- The Contortionist
- Tyr
- Glass Cloud
- Heidevolk
- Trollfest
- Helsott
- Alpha & Omega
- Fit For An Autopsy
- Murder Death Kill
- Born Low
- City In The Sea
- Code Orange Kids
- Reflections
- Years Since The Storm
- Mouth of the South
- Dead By Wednesday
- Ark of the Covenant
- Those Who Fear
- Saving Grace
- Within The Ruins
- Goatwhore
Sunday, April 21st:
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Sick of it All
- D.R.I.
- Miss May I
- Job For A Cowboy
- Trapped Under Ice
- Foundation
- Texas In July
- The Plot In You
- I Declare War
- Your Memorial
- Legion
- Erra
- Brick By Brick
- Dark Sermon
- Remembering Never
- Bracewar (Original lineup)
- Gideon
- Incendiary
- Sworn In
- The Greenery
- Waking the Dead
- Thick As Blood
- Agitator
- To The Wind
- Beyond The Shore
- Mother Of Mercy
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