Tag Archives: Rude Awakening

Bane announce a final farewell show

Posted by on April 6, 2016

If you’re into hardcore from the mid 90’s, Bane must have been part of your bands blasting in your walkman but on that same note, they must have been a band you got saddened to find out they were going to break up after they released their 2014 album Don’t Wait Up. Fast forward to 2016 […]

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This is Hardcore Fest announces 2016 lineup

Posted by on March 28, 2016

The deeper we go into 2016, the more festival announcements we get and this time around, Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Fest revealed their lineup for 2016 and looks to be a really fun one. The event will be held in Philadelphia, PA on August 04th-07th and there are some big names like Turning Point, who […]

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The Red Chord, Rivers of Nihil, Code Orange & more added to New England Metalfest

Posted by on January 7, 2015

It’s hard to believe that the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest will be celebrating its 17th year this year – until you see the lineup for this year’s festival. Testament, Between the Buried and Me, Exodus and Nails have already been announced, and now it’s got a whole crop of new additions to the […]

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New and Noteworthy, July 1: Typical Miracle

Posted by on July 1, 2014

As is usual for the metal release calendar, the summer has already yielded some of the greatest albums expected to be released in 2014. This week, we get some more gems and highly-anticipated releases amid a short list. Read up and enjoy!     Every Time I Die, From Parts Unknown (Epitaph)   If you […]

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This Is Hardcore Fest 2014’s lineup includes Killswitch Engage, Converge, Unearth and more

Posted by on April 1, 2014

We’ll probably have to clarify this more than once today but no, this is not an April Fools joke. This Is Hardcore Fest has revealed the lineup for its four day festival set for July 24-27 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA. Hope your scrolling finger is in good shape because here’s the full […]

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New England Metal And Hardcore Festival XV Lineup Revealed

Posted by on January 9, 2013

It’s early January, which means one thing: It’s time to start speculating about all of the festival lineups happening this Spring and Summer. The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival has beat people to the punch by announcing the lineup  for their 15th Annual Festival. Among the headliners are Hatebreed, Opeth, and Suicidal Tendencies, as […]

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Terror, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits And More Confirmed For This Is Hardcore Fest 2012

Posted by on May 10, 2012

This Is Hardcore Fest has taken place in the city of brotherly love for the past six years now. And earlier today, the Philadelphia hardcore festival officially announced this year’s lineup. Bands like Terror, Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits, Blacklisted, H2O, Ringworm, Breakdown, Bane and many others have been confirmed for this year’s edition, which […]

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