BW&BK; has received the following update:

The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival will enter it's teenage years this April with an eclectic mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres. Returning to the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., the event will take place on Thursday April 14th, Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th.

As per usual this is an All Ages festival.

Bands performing on Thursday, April 14th include: ATTACK ATTACK, VANNA, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE, OUR LAST NIGHT, STRAY FROM THE PATH, ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, BULLET FOR PRETTY BOY, LIONS LIONS, ARMOR FOR THE BROKEN, THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE, I THE BREATHER, ACROSS THE SUN, TOO LATE THE HERO, ATTILA, PLEE FOR PURGING, DR. ACULA, THE CRIMSON ARMADA, LEGACY, COUNTERPARTS, LEGION and others. Doors open at 1 PM. Festival runs from 1 - 10:45 PM.

Friday, April 15th will include performances from: BIOHAZARD, BURY YOUR DEAD, TERROR, CRUEL HAND, YOUR DEMISE, THY WILL BE DONE, THIS IS HELL, THE CARRIER, SUFFOCATE, MURDER DEATH KILL, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, TRAPPED UNDER ICE, FIRST BLOOD, LIONHEART, SHAI HULUD, CLOSE YOUR EYES, LEGEND, MONSTERS, THE GREAT COMMISSION, THE GREENERY, HUNDRETH, KING CONQUER, BETRAYAL, and more to be added. Doors open at 12 PM. Festival runs from 12 PM to 12:45 AM.

Bands performing on Saturday April 16th include: HATEBREED, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, JOB FOR A COWBOY, THE OCEAN, CARNIFAX, OCEANO, BORN OF OSIRIS, DYING FETUS, SKELETONWITCH, LAZARUS A.D., BENEATH THE MASSACRE, TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, WITHIN THE RUINS, CONTORTIONIST, VOLUMES, MOLOTOV SOLUTION, NAILS, HUNG, SONS OF AURELIUS, A LIFE ONCE LOST, CONFORNTATION, LAST CHANCE TO REASON, REVOCATION, STRUCTURES, WITHERED, WRETCHED and more to be added. Doors open at 12 PM. Festival runs from 12 PM to 12:45 AM.

Tickets for Thursday cost $25. Friday and Saturday individual day tickets cost $30. A 3-day ticket costs $79 BUT if you buy them before February 15th they cost $69.

All tickets are on sale February 4th at 10 AM at all FYE Stores, online at tickets.com or call (800) 477-6849.