New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival celebrates its 15 year of anniversary with a massive lineup for the 2013 installment, including headliners Anthrax, Opeth and Hatebreed.

During our coverage of the 2012 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, we had the chance to speak with more than a dozen bands throughout the three days of music and brutality. In addition to exclusive interviews, we took the chance to ask members from each band, "What is one thing you must bring on tour with you (excluding electronics)?"

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Loudwire had an insane weekend at the 2012 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. After three consecutive days of paramedics being called to the Palladium, we can confidently report that the event was a major success. We did a ton of interviews during the fest, the first of which we present to you now -- Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die.

The final day of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on Sunday (April 22) included another day of some heavy music, trembling speakers, extreme mosh pits, sweat soaked fans and much more.

Day two of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival marked another consecutive outing of heavy music, rabid fans and the second straight day that paramedics were called in to fix the busted face of a dude in the pit.

With the first day (April 20) of the 2012 New England Metal and Hardcore Festival having come and gone, the Palladium in Worcester, Mass. saw a long and intense day of heavy music, thousands of rabid fans and some deathly serious action in the pit.