New England Metal and Hardcore Festival 2025 Books Lorna Shore, Cannibal Corpse, Kublai Khan Tx, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bury your Dead, and More


Lorna Shore To Headline Stacked Lineup Featuring Cannibal Corpse, Kublai Khan Tx, The Black Dahlia Murder, and more. New England Metal & Hardcore Festival returns on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at The Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, MA. Also on the bill are Drain, Sanguisugabogg, Municipal Waste, Madball, Full of Hell, and more. Launched in 1999, NEMHF became a cornerstone of the metal and hardcore scenes, hosting legends like Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Meshuggah, and more. After a triumphant return in 2023, the festival is set to once again bring the heat with a lineup that includes Lorna Shore as the headliner, alongside Cannibal Corpse, Kublai Khan TX, The Black Dahlia Murder, and a rare, historic final performance from Bury Your Dead featuring their classic lineup, including Matt Bruso, Mark Costello, Brendan “Slim” MacDonald, and Aaron “Bubble” Patrick. Check out the poster and ticket links below.Continue reading


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In The Company Of Serpents Book Upcoming March Tour Dates


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Denver doom duo In The Company Of Serpents is hitting the road across the US, touring in support of their Merging In Light EP, out now via their Bandcamp page.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Catheter, Nightbringer, Primitive Man etc.) at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado, Merging In Light boasts over twenty chest-heaving minutes of bottom-heavy, riff-sodden, fuzzed out cheerlessness.

Mar 06: Bar Deluxe – Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Oxcross, Top Dead Celebrity)
Mar 07: Crazy Horse – Boise, ID (w/ Oxcross, Top Dead Celebrity, Swamp Shrine)
Mar 09: Highline – Seattle, WA (w/ UN, Breag Naofa)
Mar 10: Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR (w/ Burials, Satanarchist, Dispossessed)
Mar 11: Eli’s Mile High Club – Oakland, CA (w/ Devoid)
Mar 12: Complex – Los Angeles, CA (w/Teeth)
Mar 13: The First Universalist Church Of San Diego – San Diego, CA (w/ Old Man Wizard, Garth Algar, Garth Algar)
Mar 14: 51 West – Phoenix, AZ (w/ Twin Giant, Ladybird, Gale)
Mar 15: Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM (w/ End to End, Iceolus, Echoes Of Fallen)
Mar 17: Billiards Back Room – Abilene, TX (w/ Adrenal Asphyxia)
Mar 18: The Badlands – Austin, TX (w/ Mountain Of Smoke, Destroyer of Light + more for the Austin Heavy Music Vol.2 Showcase)
Mar 19: The Double Wide – Dallas, TX (w/ Terminator 2, The Spectacle)
Mar 20: The Blue Note – Oklahoma City, OK (w/ Idre)
Mar 21: The Crows Nest – Wichita, KS (w/ The Serpent Overlord, Idre)

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