It may be the season of headlining tour dates and festival announcements, but with a lineup as stacked as this year’s upcoming New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, this is certainly a show you wouldn’t want to miss.

This year’s New England Metal & Hardcore Festival is set to return on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at The Palladium Outdoors in Worcester, MA.

Although this festival made a grand return in 2023 after a five year hiatus, New England Metal & Hardcore Festival has become a staple within both genres since its launch in 1999, featuring well-known acts like Megadeath and Lamb Of God. This year’s headliners include acts like Lorna Shore, Kublai Khan TX and The Black Dhalia Murder, along with a historic final performance from the original lineup of Bury Your Dead.

All featured acts of this year’s New England Metal & Hardcore Festival are listed below:

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 2025 Lineup

All Out War
Bayway
Big Ass Truck
Bury Your Dead (Final Show — Classic Lineup)
Cannibal Corpse
Chamber
Despised Icon
Drain
Full of Hell
Gates to Hell
Gideon
Guilt Trip
Hard Target
Kublai Khan TX

Lorna Sore
Madball
Municipal Waste
PeelingFlesh
Sanguisugabogg
Shadow of Intent
Teeth
The Black Dahlia Murder
Varials
Vomit Forth

Tickets and VIP packages are available for purchase now at https://www.tixr.com/groups/massconcerts/events/new-england-metal-and-hardcore-festival-139280.