The annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival has unveiled the first segment of bands that will be playing at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 17th, 18th, and 19th, 2015. The first wave of bands announced brings some heavyweights like Between The Buried And Me, Testament, Exodus and Nuclear Assault. See the rest of the additions below.

Festival co-founder and talent buyer at MassConcerts, Scott Lee, had the following to say: "We are very excited to have Testament, Exodus, as well as the final New England appearance of Nuclear Assault. These bands are legendary thrash metal titans who never disappoint. 2015 is shaping up to be a great lineup and I couldn't be more proud and excited. We are stoked to have our friends Between The Buried And Me and Motionless In White perform, as well as my own personal and fan favorites Overcast and Nails. This year we are trying to hit every genre of metal and hardcore to focus on creating as much variety as possible for the fans."

Here is the line-up so far:

Friday April 17th
Between The Buried And Me
Overcast
The Banner
Black Mask
Homewrecker
Downpour
No Zodiac

Saturday April 18th
Testament
Exodus
Nuclear Assault (Final New England Appearance)
Nails
Indecision
Incendiary
Wisdom In Chains

Sunday April 19th
Motionless In White
For Today
The Color Morale
My Ticket Home




If you want to attend, check out their website for ticket info and much more. Do you like how the line-up is shaping up?

Source:

metalandhardcorefestival.com