The annual ‘New England Metal And Hardcore Festival‘ will be taking 2026 off. Organizers for the long-running festival took to social media yesterday, January 16th, to issue the following statement regarding their planned absence this year:
“After a great run, we’re taking 2026 off. This isn’t goodbye — it’s just a breather.
NEMHF will return. Thank you for always showing up and making this fest what it is.”
Held yearly in Worcester, MA, the ‘New England Metal And Hardcore Festival‘ began back in 1999. Its initial run persisted through to 2016 before going on a five-year hiatus that ended in 2023.