MARYLAND DEATH FEST Venue Announced; Show Nearly SOLD OUT Thanks To Historic Lineup!

As previously reported, the entire lineup for the 2013 MARYLAND DEATH FEST has been announced! The historic event that is scheduled to take place during the weekend of May 23-26, 2013 at the Former Sonar Compound and at the Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, Maryland, promises to be one of the best music festivals of 2013. Just look at the mouth watering lineup below.

Tickets available HERE, hurry up (the show is nearly sold out)!

 The following ticket options are still AVAILABLE:

- 3 Day Pass for bands only at the former Sonar compound
- Thursday only tickets for former Sonar compound

The following ticket options are SOLD OUT:

- 4 Day Pass for all bands at both venues
- 4 Day Pass for bands only at the former Sonar compound
- 3 Day Pass for Baltimore Soundstage

NOTE from the organizers: We will not be making any of the sold out options available again! There is a set amount that can be sold and they have all been sold. Once the list of bands for each day has been posted on October 31, It will be possible to purchase single day tickets for access to just the former Sonar compound OR Baltimore Soundstage. The single day tickets for Soundstage only will be limited to 300 per day. 

!T.O.O.H.! (Czech Republic)
ABIGAIL (Japan)
AHUMADO GRANUJO (Czech Republic)
AMBASSADOR GUN
ANHEDONIST
ANTAEUS (France)
AOSOTH (France)
ASCENSION (Germany)
ASTHMA CASTLE
BENEDICTION (UK)
BOLT THROWER (UK)
BROKEN HOPE
CARCASS (UK)
CARPATHIAN FOREST (Norway)
COBALT
CONVULSE (Finland)
CRUCIAMENTUM (UK)
DEIPHAGO (Philippines)
DOWN
EXODUS
EVOKEN
GLORIOR BELLI (France)
GRIDE (Czech Republic)
IHSAHN (Norway)
INGROWING (Czech Republic)
INIQUITY (Denmark)
INTEGRITY
KOMMANDANT
LOSS
MANILLA ROAD
(the) MELVINS
MIDNIGHT
MORGION
NECROPSY
THE OBSESSED
PAGAN ALTAR (UK)
PELICAN
PENTAGRAM
PIG DESTROYER
REPULSION
REVENGE (Canada)
RIGHTEOUS PIGS
SLEEP
SPEEDWOLF
UFOMAMMUT (Italy)
VENOM (UK)
VINTERLAND (Sweden)
WEEDEATER

at Baltimore Soundstage:

CITIZENS ARREST
CONVERGE
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
EDDIE BROCK
FEASTEM (Finland)
FULL OF HELL
GEHENNA
HEARTLESS
HELLSHOCK
ILSA
INFEST
IRON LUNG
KROMOSOM (Australia)
LIKE RATS
MAGRUDERGRIND
MASSGRAV (Sweden)
OLD LINES
ROTTEN SOUND (Finland)
SETE STAR SEPT (Japan)
TINNER (Finland)
TRAGEDY
VITAMIN X (Netherlands)
WAKE (Canada)
WEEKEND NACHOS

Photo by: Zulie Alvarez (www.zuliephotographierocks.com/)

Related links:
MarylandDeathFest.com

DOWN + MELVINS + CONVERGE Confirmed For The 2013 MARYLAND DEATH FEST; Full Lineup Available!

 
Holy, mother of Metal! The entire lineup for the 2013 MARYLAND DEATH FEST has been announced! The historic event that is scheduled to take place during the weekend of May 23-26, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland, promises to be one of the best music festivals of 2013. Just look at the mouth watering lineup below.

As previously reported, RIGHTEOUS PIGS, the long-defunct Punk/Death Metal band featuring badass guitarist Mitch Harris (NAPALM DEATH), have announced that they will reform for a very exclusive U.S. appearance at next year's Maryland DeathFest!

Tickets available HERE, starting on October 15th!

Full list of confirmed bands:

- !T.O.O.H.! (Czech Republic)
- ABIGAIL (Japan)
- AHUMADO GRANUJO (Czech Republic)
- AMBASSADOR GUN
- ANHEDONIST
- ANTAEUS (France)
- AOSOTH (France)
- ASCENSION (Germany)
- ASTHMA CASTLE
- BENEDICTION (UK)
- BOLT THROWER (UK)
- BROKEN HOPE
- CARCASS (UK)
- CARPATHIAN FOREST (Norway)
- CITIZENS ARREST
- COBALT
- CONVERGE
- CONVULSE (Finland)
- CRUCIAMENTUM (UK)
- DEIPHAGO (Philippines/Costa Rica)

- DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
- DOWN
- EDDIE BROCK
- EVOKEN
- EXODUS
- FEASTEM (Finland)
- FULL OF HELL
- GLORIOR BELLI (France)
- GRIDE (Czech Republic)
- HEARTLESS
- HELLSHOCK
- ILSA
- INFEST
- IHSAHN (Norway)
- INGROWING (Czech Republic)
- INIQUITY (Denmark)
- INTEGRITY


- IRON LUNG
- KOMMANDANT
- KROMOSOM (Australia)
- LOSS
- LIKE RATS
- MAGRUDERGRIND
- MANILLA ROAD
- (the) MELVINS
- MIDNIGHT
- MORGION
- NECROPSY
- OLD LINES
- PAGAN ALTAR (UK)
- PELICAN
- PENTAGRAM
- PIG DESTROYER
- REPULSION
- REVENGE (Canada)
- RIGHTEOUS PIGS
- ROTTEN SOUND (Finland)
- SETE STAR SEPT (Japan)
- SLEEP
- SPEEDWOLF
- TINNER (Finland)
- THE OBSESSED- UFOMAMMUT (Italy)
- VENOM (UK)
- VINTERLAND (Sweden)
- VITAMIN X (Netherlands)
- WAKE

- WEEDEATER
- WEEKEND NACHOS

Related links:
MarylandDeathFest.com

BOLT THROWER Confirmed For The 2012 Maryland Death Fest; 49 Bands Confirmed!

Ten more badass Heavy Metal bands have been confirmed for the 2013 MARYLAND DEATH FEST! One of the bands that will be crushing ear drums at next years festival is BOLT THROWER, the legendary British Thrash Metallers. Additionally, SLEEP, CARPATHIAN FOREST, REVENGE, ABIGAIL, CRUCIAMENTUM, SPEEDWOLF, AMBASSADOR GUN, ANHEDONIST and ASTHMA CASTLE, will all be performing live at the historic event that is scheduled to take place during the weekend of May 23-26, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland.

As previously reported, RIGHTEOUS PIGS, the long-defunct Punk/Death Metal band featuring badass guitarist Mitch Harris (NAPALM DEATH), have announced that they will reform for a very exclusive U.S. appearance at next year's Maryland DeathFest!

39 bands are confirmed thus far for next years extreme music fest, here is the lineup for the Maryland DeathFest 2013 (more bands to be announced):

!T.O.O.H.! (Czech Republic)
AHUMADO GRANUJO (Czech Republic)
ANTAEUS (France)
AOSOTH (France)
BENEDICTION (UK)
BOLT THROWER (UK)
BROKEN HOPE
CARCASS (UK)
CONVULSE (Finland)
EXODUS
GLORIOR BELLI (France)
GRIDE (Czech Republic)
IHSAHN (Norway)
INGROWING (Czech Republic)
INIQUITY (Denmark)
SLEEP
CARPATHIAN FOREST
REVENGE
ABIGAIL
CRUCIAMENTUM
SPEEDWOLF
AMBASSADOR GUN
ANHEDONIST
ASTHMA CASTLE
INTEGRITY
KOMMANDANT
LOSS
MANILLA ROAD
MIDNIGHT
MORGION
PAGAN ALTAR (UK)
PELICAN
PENTAGRAM
PIG DESTROYER
REPULSION
RIGHTEOUS PIGS
VENOM (UK)
VINTERLAND (Sweden)
WEEDEATER

Related links:
MarylandDeathFest.com

VENOM Is Ready To Blacken Canada For The First Time In 27 Years!

As previously reported, VENOM will be appearing at next year's Maryland DeathFest (scheduled to take place the weekend of May 23-26, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland)! Now the band has announced their first Canadian appearance in 27 years as the headliners of the Noctis V Metal festival!

The even will take place over three days (September 27-29) at the University of Calgary's MacEwan Hall Ballroom, the Distillery Nightclub and Vern's Bar in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Support acts will include:

- AGALLOCH (USA)
- PIG DESTROYER (USA)
- MANILLA ROAD (USA)
- GRAND MAGUS (Sweden)
- NUNSLAUGHTER (USA)
- BLACK WITCHERY (USA)
- EXREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS (Germany)
- MIDNIGHT (USA)
- PSYCHOSTICK (USA)
- ARCHSPIRE (CAN)
- BLOOD CEREMONY (CAN)
- SPEEDWOLF (USA)
- THE CONTORTIONIST (USA)

Stay tuned for more VENOM news! \m/

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Related links:
VENOM's Official Site

29 Bands Confirmed Thus Far For The 2012 Maryland Death Fest; Lineup Includes RIGHTEOUS PIGS, CARCASS, VENOM, BENEDICTION, EXODUS, PIG DESTROYER & PENTAGRAM!

As previously reported, RIGHTEOUS PIGS, the long-defunct Punk/Death Metal band featuring badass guitarist Mitch Harris (NAPALM DEATH), have announced that they will reform for a very exclusive U.S. appearance at next year's Maryland DeathFest!

The historic event will take place during the weekend of May 23-26, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Also in the works are several European festival appearances.

RIGHTEOUS PIGS' lineup for the upcoming shows will be the same one that recorded the band's second album, 'Stress Related' (released in 1990):

- Mitch Harris: Guitars
- Joe Caper: Vocals
- Stephen Chiatovich:Bass
- Alan Strong: Drums

29 bands are confirmed thus far for next years extreme music fest, here is the lineup for the Maryland DeathFest 2013 (more bands to be announced):

!T.O.O.H.! (Czech Republic)
AHUMADO GRANUJO (Czech Republic)
ANTAEUS (France)
AOSOTH (France)
BENEDICTION (UK)
BROKEN HOPE

CARCASS (UK)
CONVULSE (Finland)
EXODUS
GLORIOR BELLI (France)
GRIDE (Czech Republic)
IHSAHN (Norway)
INGROWING (Czech Republic)
INIQUITY (Denmark)
INTEGRITY
KOMMANDANT
LOSS
MANILLA ROAD
MIDNIGHT
MORGION
PAGAN ALTAR (UK)
PELICAN
PENTAGRAM
PIG DESTROYER
REPULSION
RIGHTEOUS PIGS
VENOM (UK)
VINTERLAND (Sweden)
WEEDEATER

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Related links:
MarylandDeathFest.com

RIGHTEOUS PIGS, CARCASS & VENOM Are Part Of The First Batch Of Bands Announced For Next Year's Maryland DeathFest!

Are you sitting down? If you are, get up and get ready to headbang out of excitement! This just in: RIGHTEOUS PIGS, the long-defunct Punk/death Metal band featuring badass guitarist Mitch Harris (NAPALM DEATH), have announced that they will reform for a very exclusive U.S. appearance at next year's Maryland DeathFest!

The historic event will take place during the weekend of May 23-26, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Also in the works are several European festival appearances.

RIGHTEOUS PIGS' lineup for the upcoming shows will be the same one that recorded the band's second album, 'Stress Related' (released in 1990):

- Mitch Harris: Guitars
- Joe Caper: Vocals
- Stephen Chiatovich:Bass
- Alan Strong: Drums

Maryland DeathFest 2013 (more bands to be announced):

- VENOM
- CARCASS
- MANILLA ROAD
- RIGHTEOUS PIGS
- PENTAGRAM
- ANTAEUS
- INTEGRITY
- CONVULSE
- AOSOTH
- PELICAN
- MIDNIGHT
- !TOOH
- MORGION
- KOMMANDANT
- AHUMADO GRANUJO
- INGROWING

Related links:
MarylandDeathFest.com

Politician Declares War On Heavy Metal! Is He Playing With Fire?

Wow! We came across this article on Tyrany Of Tradition.com (written by Keith Spillett) and HAD to share it with all of you. Please leave your comments below.

Here are some excerpts from the article.

Rick Santorum has been on the offensive lately, but his target has not been Republican front-runner Mitt Romney or even President Barack Obama. For the past week, Santorum has been using his campaign to take aim at an issue he feels to be the single most dangerous force in America today: Satanism in Heavy Metal.

“If you listen to the radio today, many of these brand new, so-called Heavy Metal music bands like Black Sabbath, Venom, The WASP and Iron Maiden use satanic imagery to corrupt the minds of young people,” announced Santorum at a 10,000 dollar a plate sock-hop in Valdosta, Georgia on Thursday.

In the past, Santorum has accused Heavy Metal of being the cause of some of the worst crimes in American history including the attempt on the life of Ronald Reagan in 1981, 9/11 and the passage of Obama’s Health Care Bill. He stepped up his rhetoric in a speech on Wednesday when he implied that Heavy Metal is the cause of many forms of mental illness as well as lactose intolerance.

In response to Santorum’s Metal onslaught, Mitt Romney officially denounced his earlier position of “tolerance towards all fans of extreme music”. This, in spite of the fact that GWAR played his inauguration as governor of Massachusetts back in 2003. But things have changed since 2003 and embracing Heavy Metal music is about as popular selling baby organs on Ebay or clubbing seals. Romney will need to begin pretending to be something else if he plans on facing Obama in the general election in November.

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Injected With Deadly Toxin: Please Welcome Venom On Board!

To travel from the North Sea into the Atlantic Ocean, they must sail around the British Isles. Before doing so they decided to visit a town in North East England that they are familiar with from last year: Newcastle, and what a welcome they got! On arrival they all got injected by a deadly toxin: VENOM!

70000TONS OF METAL, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival now sails through the Channel into the Atlantic. Our course: Straight West.

Make no mistake, 70000TONS OF METAL is not your grandma's cruise. It's also not one of the cruises that share the ship with normal cruise guests. This is an all heavy metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of Metalheads? And since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It's like everyone has a backstage pass!

So far 30 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known:

ALESTORM
AMORPHIS
ATHEIST
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CORONER
DARK FUNERAL
ELUVEITIE
GOD DETHRONED
GRAVE DIGGER
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
KAMELOT
MOONSORROW
MY DYING BRIDE
NIGHTWISH
OVERKILL
PENTAGRAM
PESTILENCE
PRETTY MAIDS
RIOT
SAMAEL
STRATOVARIUS
SUFFOCATION
TANKARD
THERION
TRISTANIA
VENOM
VIRGIN STEELE
WHIPLASH

70000TONS OF METAL will sail Monday, January 23, 2012 aboard the Royal Caribbean “Majesty of the Seas” from Miami FL to George Town, Cayman Islands and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 27, 2012.

Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room service! See the link below.



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70,000 Tons of Metal