{"id":20160,"date":"2023-09-18T22:46:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T02:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=20160"},"modified":"2023-10-26T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:05:13","slug":"new-england-metal-and-hardcore-fest-returns-to-worcester-september-15-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=20160","title":{"rendered":"New England Metal and Hardcore Fest Returns to Worcester – September 15, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival was an honored tradition in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1999-2018. After some setbacks, followed by the pandemic, fans were not sure if they would ever get to see their beloved festival again. New England music fans were overjoyed to hear the festival that was held for over two decades would finally make its triumphant return. This would also be the first time the festival would be held outdoors at the Palladium. Thankfully, the weather cooperated in Worcester, which was initially a concern with Hurricane Lee hitting northern parts of New England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make Them Suffer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The festival started off with the Australian metalcore band Make Them Suffer. They came out heavy and wanted to make their mark on this festival which they absolutely did with tracks like “Ghost of Me”, “Doomswitch”, and “Erase Me”. Lead vocalist, Sean Harmanis and guitarist, Nick McLernon have been with the band since its inception in 2008. From that time to now have gone from self-releasing their music, to recording tracks with Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox, and being nominated for an Australian Independent Record Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n