Again set to smash The Palladium of Worcester, Mass., the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival has announced this year’s battery of acts slated to play, including metal giants Anthrax, Opeth and After the Burial.

The three-day event is scheduled to explode on the weekend of April 19-21. Also included on the headbangin’ roster are Hatebreed, Exodus and Suicidal Tendencies. Though by no means set in stone, see below for the preliminary full lineup.

New England Metal & Hardcore Festival XV Lineup:
Anthrax
Hatebreed
Opeth
Suicidal Tendencies
After The Burial
Alpha & Omega
Antagonist AD
Ark Of The Covenant
Black Breath
Born Of Osiris
The Contortionist
Dead By Wednesday
Death Before Dishonor
Ensiferum
Erra
Exodus
Expire
Fit For An Autopsy
Heidevolk
Hellsot
Holy Grail
I Declare War
Incendiary
Katatonia
Legion
The Mongoloids
Mother Of Mercy
Municipal Waste
No Mercy
Power Trip
Rude Awakening
Saving Grace
Shadows Fall
Suburban Scum
Those Who Fear
Trap Them
Trollfest
Twitching Tongues
Tyr
Within The Ruins
Xibalba

UPDATE
The following bands have recently been added to the lineup:
Alleagon
Alpha & Omega
Born Low
MurderDeathKill
Dark Sermon
Trapped Under Ice
The Dillinger Escape Plan