New England Metallic & Hardcore Competition won’t return in 2026. Organizers for the pageant issued a brief statement online, saying :”After an excellent run, we’re taking 2026 off. This is not goodbye – it is only a breather. [New England Metal & Hardcore Festival] will return. Thanks for at all times displaying up and making this fest what it’s.”
New England Metallic & Hardcore Competition initially ran between 1999 and 2016, after which once more from 2023 to 2025 – with the most recent iteration being headlined by Lorna Shore, Cannibal Corpse, and Kublai Khan TX. The pageant has traditionally been held on the Worcester Palladium in Worcester, MA. No different details about the pageant’s absence in 2026 is on the market at the moment.
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