ALL IN MERCHANDISE RETURNS FOR 5TH YEAR AS NEW ENGLAND METAL AND HARDCORE FESTIVAL SPONSOR

WORCESTER, Mass. - All In Merchandise has returned for its fifth year as sponsor of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.

Established in 2005, All In Merchandise opened with just six stores and operated from the basements and living rooms of its founding partners.  Today the company is a top merchandiser for some of the hottest bands in the metal and hardcore scenes. All In Merch prioritizes up-close involvement with the scene, making the company a perfect fit for a partnership with the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival.

"The fest has grown into one of the most well-rounded events in metal and hardcore," said All In founder/partner Jesse Brust. "This year is going to be the best year yet, and we are proud to support and have our name attached to the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest."

The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival's free mobile app, full of all the latest news on the fest, has been updated and is available at the iTunes store.

The 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22 at the Palladium in Worcester, Mass.

The complete lineup for Friday includes The Black Dahlia Murder, The Acacia Strain, Oceano (final show), All Shall Perish, Nile, Skeletonwitch, Carnifex, Death Threat, Lionheart, First Blood, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Molotov Solution, The Contortionist, Conducting From The Grave, Gaza, Reign Supreme, Fit For An Autopsy, CDC, This Is Hell, Incendiary, Palehorse, Obey The Brave, FocusedXMinds, Legion, Hour of Penance, Rude Awakening, and Longshot.

Saturday's lineup is All That Remains, DragonForce, Overkill, Protest the Hero, Unearth, Iwrestledabearonce, Periphery, Bane, 100 Demons, Cruel Hand, Holy Grail, Shipwreck, God Forbid, Structures, The Mongoloids, Naysayer, Rotting Out, Elitist, Expire, The Greenery, Cockpunch, Hung, Revenge, Diamond Plate, Wrong Answer, Manners, Suidakra, and Trumpet The Harlot.

Sunday will close out the weekend with Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, Vanna, For Today, Sleeping Giant, Chelsea Grin, Stick to Your Guns, Attila, MyChildren MyBride, For the Fallen Dreams, On Broken Wings, Recon, Texas In July, In the Midst of Lions, Upon a Burning Body, Like Moths To Flames, Volumes, Hundreth, No Bragging Rights, Glass Cloud, Counterparts, Gideon, The Air I Breathe, and Fire in the Skies.

The 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place at the Palladium in Worcester, Mass.

Tickets are on sale now.  Ticket prices are: $40 (Friday), $45 (Saturday), and $40 (Sunday) or $115 (three-day pass). Two special VIP fan packages are also being offered through Sound Rink (www.soundrink.com).

Sponsors this year include All In Merch, Monster, Narragansett, Hails & Horns magazine, Ibenez, Tama, BLK HEART Group, Metal Blade Records, Zildjian, Metal Injection, Metal Wreckage, Break Thru Music, Sound Rink, Green Vans, Shook Clothing, Planet Waves, D'Addario, Pro Mark, Evans drumheads, RED, f.y.e., R&D Express, In Tune guitar picks, and SSV Silver Surfer Vaporizers.

Performers are subject to change.

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www.thepalladium.net   

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