....and the press says "worst metalfest lineup ever" With the exception of a few bright spots...OK I can name 3: Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, and Cattle Decapitation. WOW...this is sad and pathetic!

Bands performing on Friday April 23 include Mastodon, Between The Buried And Me, Baroness, Cro Mags, Earth Crisis, Death Threat, Death Before Dishonor, COA, American Me, Thick As Blood, Forfeit, XTheWarX, Grave Maker, Rose Funeral, Conducting From The Grave and Howl. Doors open at 3:00PM

Bands performing on Saturday April 24 include Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Job For A Cowboy, Whitechapel
Skeletonwitch, Eluveite, 1349, Impending Doom, Lecherous, Nocturne, Tony Danza, Chelsea Grin, Abacabb, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Malfice, Swashbuckle, Cattle Decapitation, Acaro, Holy Grail, Disembodied, Cruel Hand, Reign Supreme, The Mongoloids, XTyrantX, Foundation, Soul Control, Alpha Omega, Burning Empires, Mother Of Mercy, Gaza, Across The Sun and Monsters. Doors open at noon.

um.. there is suppose to be one more name on that that is an amazing bright spot.

shit lineup. Disembodied is the only band on here I give an ass raping fuck about. some others are cool like Cro Mags, Death Threat, COA, Cattle Decap, Mother Of Mercy, but for the most part, I can see those bands any random weekend with a better, longer set and less douchebags.

My Dying Bride or get fucked

but really, i'm not gonna complain. less bands i give a fuck about = more time to party like a werewolf with friends i hardly get to see.

I must admit, I kinda want to go, but I don't feel like spending 80 bucks...

wait, so where's the metal?

I have not had any desire to attend NEMHF for 6 years and this year is no exception.

XTheWarX - I'm sorry, but that's one of the wost names of a band I've ever read. No idea what they sound like, nor do I care.

XTheWarX HUH, good god y'all...what are they good for? Absolutely nothin'.

Edwin Starr ftw

This is by far the worst lineup they have ever pulled out. It should be called New England Straight Edge and Fag Festival. They really just don't get it. It seems like a sign of the times "for the better" where real metal will dive deeper into the underground while the shit trends die out.

first day is absolute trash,
will probably go to the second day to see
Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, Skeletonwitch, Eluveite, 1349, Swashbuckle, Cattle Decapitation

Hopefully gaza plays somewhere else while they're on this side of the country.

blind guardian, king diamond, or mercyful fate or gtfo.

whoah...

Impending Doom is supposed to be on the 23rd.

wow way more hardcore than metal this year.

Fuck this FAGGOTSHIT

Im sending a message to 1349 telling them to pull off this fagfest

this fest has ALWAYS been more hardcore. It's sucked since 99

it gets worse every year. 46 bucks to see disembodied? nah.

Black Pyramid is playing the 24th, so...there's that.

Wait really? in that case...

Who is responsible for booking this again?

I've got to double check, but we were told to we were in, and to keep our calendars clear for April 24th.

I know Black Pyramid isn't the most extreme band out there, but they really should play MDF.

MDF really makes New England obsolete

Poor planning / bad decisions make New England obsolete.

way to shit on the nedf douche

the last metal fest i went to was in 2007 it was ok

i think he was only referring to new england metal and hardcore fest, not other fests that take place in this area.

well, in all fairness, as awesome as NEDF is, it hasn't reached MDF levels yet (love you Blue!). It will eventually I think!

Certainly was not talking about New England Death Fest! Blue is a fucking champion. I'm clearly speaking of the abortion in Worcester.

$80 is a rip off....I like the Friday line up when it comes to hardcore a little bit....but I dont understand why it is $40 a night....They didnt get anybody I havent seen about million times before. Plus the line up is just blah. I can see alot of fights going down on friday night....and saturday now that I think about it. I wanna go but not for $80. FUCK

Isn't this the same bunch of bands they got last year? What happened to assimilating underground death metal tours and booking European bands? Total shit fest.

And by European bands I DON'T mean Amon Amarth or Eluveite.

I know people bitch about every fest's line-up but this years NEHMF is incredibly bad.And lazy.MDF just keeps getting better.That line-up this year is unreal.

it's $40 a night so all the bands get paid that are getting paid.

There isn't any really. Nor is there any hardcore. They might as well call this Poser AIDS Fest.

How about this fest?

GODSMACK
ROB ZOMBIE
LIMP BIZKIT
THREE DAYS GRACE
SLASH
SEETHER
RISE AGAINST
DEFTONES
PAPA ROACH
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
MASTODON
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
COHEED & CAMBRIA
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
PUDDLE OF MUDD
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
APOCALYPTICA
DROWNING POOL
HALESTORM
SEVENDUST
SKILLET
MUSHROOMHEAD
HELMET
AIRBOURNE
ANBERLIN
COLD
NONPOINT
2CENTS
ADELITAS WAY
SHAMAN'S HARVEST
YEAR LONG DISASTER
LIKE A STORM
TADDY PORTER
JANUS
NOISE AUCTION
Rock on the range 2010

Somehow... Rock on the Range looks better

Rock on the Range is a mainstream festival so that doesn't bother me. A fest like NEMHF that tries to tout itself as some sort of "definitive" guideline for the best that underground music has to offer gives me explosive diarrhea.

fuck. why cant gaza ever play a small show around here

I love how they still have the quote from the original festival that they keep re-using year after year: "if you decide to go to only one fest this year, this should
be it" -- Revolver Magazine "...the best and most balanced fest North America has
to offer." -- Metal Maniacs "...hands down, the best metal fest in the world.” -- MetalJudgment.com

How long can you ride those quotes? Scott Lee, I think all that lard has finally gone to your brain.

Let's look at how the really pushed the envelope from last year to this year: bands that played last year and this year:
Between the Buried an Me, XTheWarX, Rose Funeral, Conducting From The Grave, White Chapel, Cattle Decapitation, Abacabb, Acaro, Cruel Hand, XTyrantX, Monsters
Bands that have played at least once in the past:
Mastodon, Death Threat, Death Before Dishonor, Job for a Cowboy, Skeletonwitch, Impending Doom, Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza, Arsonists Get All The Girls, Gaza

Guess what fat ass - Hard Core Kids don't drink! the bar is going to make so much $ this year you dumb fuck!

I booked this.

while I agree with you that this lineup sucks, that statement is completely untrue

dude, i really don't know about that. I may be one of the only people that posts on this board that is into mostly hardcore (I know there are a few dudes).

Last year, was the first year that i remember actually seeing a lot of hardcore bands on the bill. I don't think there were really any in 08' or '07, couple in '06, 05 and '04 maybe a couple.

I think the last one I went to was '02? maybe...and it def. wasn't for the WEALTH of hardcore bands that ARE ALWAYS on the bill. Its mostly just pure shit.

I didn't go last year, because why the fuck would I want to pay 50 bucks to see bands I can see throughout the year at various other shows in or around massachusetts.

Nothing interests me too much as far as metal goes now a days. Not to say I hate it, but its just not my thing. I'm sure all the metalheads feel the same.......Why the fuck do you want to sit around and sit through a million shitty bands, and overpay, when the band will probably come back through on a smaller show.

The only reason I may go is the Cro-Mags. They were so fucking good the last time they played Worcester, Id like to see them again. I like some of the other bands playing that day, so It could make it half worth going on that day.

There are also some good HC bands playing the second day, but fuck paying for 45-50 bucks. Ill probably see them at some point in time at various shows anyhow.

Yes. Clearly, someone has never trashed at a CTHC show.

I listen to hardcore, and I drink. Thats a stupid fucking generalzation. Should I just assume you wear corpse paint at all times

With the exception of Disembodied, I'm 1000x more stoked on going to see Iron Age and Doomriders next Saturday. I'm gonna smoke drugs and get my cock out.

I listen to a lot of hardcore myself, and this fest has had an abundance of hardcore for at least a few years now, not as far back as 99, but def for the past few....but yea, paying that much when only 5-6 bands are worth watching is ridiculous

No Buju Banton, I'm not going.

yea I went back through a few years, and last year was the only year where I could find maybe over 5 solid hardcore bands.

THIS FEST IS A BUST!!! But do you know what....mad kids will be going .. .I hope not...BOYCOTT THIS FEST!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO get bettter bands!! or dont call it the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival..... I dont know...this line up is just boring

wha? the NEMHF sucks balls? *gasp*

since i live at the top of the hill overlooking the Palladium i think i'll assemble a crew to shoot fire arrows and dump molten lead onto the attendees.

Yeti, the domestic terrorist

I heard portishead is playing

Skipping metalfest again.

You sound excited... although i agree with you........ on this point........ this fest STINKS BIGTIME!!......word

I have not gone since 05/06

deftones, helmet and mastadon would be good

I don't think I've gone since 03. I can't justify paying that much money to see only a few choice bands. It would be nice to just hang out with friend, but I'd rather not pay for it when I could see them all at another time.