Wednesday, January 21, 2009

NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FEST 2009 LINEUP ANNOUNCED, CALIFORNIA METAL FEST 2009



OK, looks like there IS going to be yet another New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts (at the Palladium) 4/18/09 in this, the year of 2009. The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is well organized, taking the place of Jack Koshiks old metal fest, but ya know, being a Massachusetts fest, ya know there's going to be tons of hard core and metal core bands, let's see if we can count the clones...Yep, 9 out of 11 bands are metal CORE.
FROM SMNNEWS.COM. It looks like a selection of bands have been earmarked for the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest XI 2009. The following acts are scheduled to perform on April 18 at The Palladium in Worcester, MA:

LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHILDREN OF BODOM, GOD FORBID, MUNICPAL WASTE, EMMURE, WINDS OF PLAGUE, TERROR, ALL SHALL PERISH, THE GHOST INSIDE, SHAI HULUD

No new info has otherwise been released for this year’s festival.
Also, looks like New York Death Metal (NYDM) legends SUFFOCATION will hit the road for a USA tour with DECREPIT BIRTH, WHITECHAPEL, PSYCROPTIC and VEIL OF MAYA. A stop on this tours itinerary will be the CALIFORNIA METAL FEST with CARCASS (YES! for west coasters) with ARSIS, SAMAEL, and THE FACELESS. (Festival flyer ABOVE).
UPDATED: 1/23/09: And...if you're of local and regional talent, if you would like to PAY TO PLAY (LMAO) the CALIFORNIA DEATH FEST, here's all the info..FROM CALIFORNIA DEATH FEST PROMOTERS AND SMNNEWS.COM: Here’s an interesting e-mail about how your band can get on the upcoming California Metalfest:

“Thank you for reaching out about California Metal Fest 2009! We are proud to announce an electrifying line up, and are currently working on adding the best possible bands from California. We are all working hard to make the biggest and best Festival , and with that being said we are looking for dedicated, talented, professional and hard working bands. We are giving opportunities for those bands.

Hugo@SumerianRecords.com 213.258.0629
Mehoves@SumerianRecords.com – 360-359-5325

$2000 - includes a time slot on the Mainstage w/ VIP access for the band. This includes your name on all 50 k flyers, and countless amount of online marketing. This opportunity will also include 10 General Admission guest spots for your band to choose freely on how to use. Time Slots are limited and we take submissions and confirm on a first come first serve basis.

$1250 – includes a time slot on the side stage / early main stage with band name or logo on all flyers and online advertising. This opportunity gets the band 5 Gen Adm guest spots for the band to decide how to use.”
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal- \m/ -l-