Hatebreed, Madball and More to Play First Annual Born Dead Fest

The inaugural BORN DEAD MUSIC FESTIVAL (BORN DEAD FEST) will take place September 2-3, 2023 in Albany, NY across two stages at Empire Live and Empire Underground. Presented by unique tattoo streetwear & alternative streetwear clothing company Born Dead Clothing, BORN DEAD FEST will feature some of the most prolific names in extreme music, with 27+ bands slated to perform including HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH, INTEGRITY and MADBALL. 

Headlining Day 1 of BORN DEAD FEST is Heavy metal hardcore kings HATEBREED who will also be celebrating 20 years of “The Rise Of Brutality”. Festival goers- get to the stage early for this one, it’s going to be a set for the history books! California heavy-hitters BLEEDING THROUGH are also making their anticipated east coast appearance at BORN DEAD FEST and performing “This Is Love, This Is Murderous” to mark 20 years since its release.

Day 2 will feature must-see headlining performances from hardcore legends, INTEGRITY, who have not played Albany in over 25 years as well as New York City hardcore legends, MADBALL. Lineup announced below with even more bands to be revealed! 

BORN DEAD FEST Day 1: Saturday September 2nd

Hatebreed

Bleeding Through

Vein.fm

Jesus Piece

Pain Of Truth

No Bragging Rights

Brick By Brick

Desolated

Downswing

Freeze MF

GhostxShip

Kaonashi

Mouthbreather

Mouth For War

The Banner

These Streets

Your Spirit Dies

BORN DEAD FEST Day 2: Sunday September 3rd

Integrity

Madball

Fury Of Five

Soul Blind

Pyrexia

156/Silence

Actor Observer

Concrete Ties

Edict

Wisdom & War

+Plus More TBA

“I’m very proud to finally put together an amazing hardcore festival of my own and I couldn’t think of a better place to do it than right here in Albany,” says Born Dead Clothing owner Vincent Ferraro. “The alternative music scene is what really got it all started for Born Dead and it deserves a festival worthy of the scene we all know and love.” 

Tickets for BORN DEAD FEST start Friday June 30, 2023 at 10:00 am EDT. Both single day and two day passes available via Ticketmaster. See ticket option details below.

Saturday Single Day Pass 

Sunday Single Day Pass 

Saturday and Sunday 2 Day Pass

ABOUT BORN DEAD CLOTHING

Born Dead Clothing™ was developed through the love and appreciation of traditional art work and the alt music scene. We wanted to take the influence from the scene and tattoos and put them into your wardrobe. 

BORN DEAD CLOTHING ONLINE:

Website: https://borndeadclothingco.com/

Facebook: facebook.com/borndeadclothing

Instagram: instagram.com/borndeadclothing/

Twitter: twitter.com/weareborndead 

BORN DEAD MUSIC FESTIVAL ONLINE: 

Facebook: facebook.com/borndeadfest

Instagram: instagram.com/borndeadfest/

Twitter: twitter.com/BornDeadFest