MAY 16 & 17, 2003
This may have been the best metal festival ever on U.S. soil. The New
England Metal And Hardcore Festival series, now in its fifth year, has
largely surpassed Jack Koshick's aging Milwaukee festival as the
pre-eminent metal gathering in the United States in recent years. Its
closeness to big cities like New York and Boston, relatively low
incidence of band cancellation, decent sound, smooth-running schedules
and full bar at all times help its cause. This year's festival sold out
a week in advance - for both nights. Perhaps in part for some of the
aforementioned reasons, but probably mostly because of the incredible
lineup the festival's organizers had managed to assemble, one of the
best ever at a U.S. fest, a diverse and representative sample of the
best the metal underground has to offer was on display.
| Nevermore |
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| Opeth |
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| Shadows Fall |
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| Killswitch Engage |
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| Lacuna Coil |
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| Diecast |
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| A Life Once Lost |
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| Locked in a Vacancy |
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| Cannae |
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| Most Precious Blood |
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| On
Broken Wings |
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| Premonitions of War |
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| Found Dead Hanging |
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| LINKS |
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METAL JUDGMENT
review of New England Metal & Hardcore Festival 5
http://www.metaljudgment.com/concerts/nemhcf2003_frames.html
NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 4
http://www.metaljudgment.com/concerts/nemhcf2002_frames.html
NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 3
http://www.metalupdate.com/ne041301.html
NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 2
http://www.metalupdate.com/ne00.html
NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL 1
http://www.metalupdate.com/ne.html
| CREDITS |
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Photography - Laura German [ laura@metalupdate.com ]
Editor: Brant Wintersteen [ editor@metalupdate.com ]
Webmaster: Sean Jennings [ sean@metalupdate.com ]
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