For a metal fan, especially an underground metal fan with a cultured taste, Maryland Deathfest is the holy grail of music festivals. They are metal fans, so they understand metal fans. It has grown by leaps and bounds like a little cottage industry with California Deathfest, Quebec Deathfest, Netherlands Deathfest, Days of Darkness and more to come I’m sure. As I attended my first ever full weekend, I saw incredible bands on my bucket list, met a lot of great people from all over the world, hung out with friends and basically had more fun than I could imagine. It was basically summer camp for die-hard metal fans. No judgments, no fights, no fake kung fu in the mosh pit, just all awesomeness 24/7. Fun for families and even dogs. Plus Natty Bo’s and cheap and delicious street tacos! Continue reading
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True Mortem Added To Maryland Deathfest, Ticket Options Selling Out Fast
Maryland Deathfest has added True Mortem to the bill to replace Inquisition. The festival is bearing down with a little over six weeks to go and ticket options are running out. The festival has also released its vendor list, which you can see with the entire band lineup below. Continue reading
Maryland Deathfest Drops Inquisition, Adds Three New Bands
Maryland Deathfest is now less than two months away. They have announced some lineup changes including Zemial, Chthe’ilist, Blk Ops, and Inquisition now being removed from the festival bill. Now added are Bölzer, Ascended Dead, and Future Terror, as well as Prong who were previously announced. A replacement for Inquisition revealed soon. Due to scheduling conflicts, The Ruins of Beverast has changed the day of their performance to Saturday from Sunday. Many of the ticket options will soon be sold out, so check our list below of current availability. Continue reading
Broken Hope Premiere “Outback Incest Clan” Video
Broken Hope‘s Mutilated And Assimilated hit stores back in June, and as Hansel said in his 8/10 review, it’s one of the best death metal releases of 2017. Today the guys have released another new video from the powerful record, and it’s one you must see.Continue reading
Emperor Booked To Headline Netherlands Deathfest 2018
Continuing a string of headline appearances at European metal festivals, Emperor will headline Netherlands Deathfest 2018. Nine other bands have also been added with more bands and details to follow.Continue reading
Broken Hope – Mutilated and Assimilated
It’s becoming painfully aware that 2017 is a smashing year for Death Metal. We’ve had an embarrassment of riches in the form of stellar releases from Obituary, Hour of Penance and Suffocation and there’s more coming down the pike from the likes of Dying Fetus, Origin and (gasp) The Faceless. Not to be left out of this guttural gold rush, Chicago’s gore institution Broken Hope have thrown their hat in the ring with Mutilated and Assimilated (Century Media).Continue reading
Maryland Deathfest XVI Initial Lineup Features Bloodbath, Coven, And More
Maryland Deathfest will be returning to Baltimore for its 16th year in 2018, and the initial lineup is already amazing. Continue reading
Broken Hope Release “The Meek Shall Inherit Shit” 360° Video
Broken Hope will be unleashing Mutilated And Assimilated on June 23rd via Century Media Records, and as you’ve heard in the title track and ‘The Carrion Eaters’ single, this record is going to be HEAVY AS SHIT. Today the death metallers have shared their new ‘The Meek Shall Inherit Shit’ single online in an insane 360° video. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Broken Hope Discuss “Mutilated And Assimilated” Artwork
Broken Hope will be unleashing their seventh studio album, Mutilated And Assimilated, on June 23rd via Century Media Records. The death metallers have already shared the ‘Mutilated And Assimilated’ and ‘The Carrion Eaters’ singles online, and we are beyond stoked to be premiering another exclusive from the band for you today. Continue reading
Broken Hope Release “The Carrion Eaters” Video
Broken Hope will be unleashing their seventh studio album, Mutilated And Assimilated, on June 23rd via Century Media Records, and they’ve just shared the first official video from the upcoming record online. Continue reading