Mayhem Festival is coming around again this summer to Jiffy Lube Live (formerly known as Nissan Pavilion) on Sunday July 29th and they’ve got a killer line up this year. Slipknot, Slayer and Motörhead will headlining the main stage while the second stage will be manned by Anthrax, The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay [...]
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This blog specializes in heavy metal music and how it relates to Washington DC and the surrounding area. Featuring info on upcoming metal concerts in Washington DC, Baltimore and Virginia, as well as info on local bands, area concert venues, reviews of live gigs, and links to free new heavy metal music.-
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Updates And Concert Photos
Sometimes it seems like I run a shit load of contests on here and not much else. While I’m constantly working on updating the Upcoming Metal Concert Calendar the actual written posts haven’t been coming up as much lately. I have plenty of excuses like car trouble and getting sick and march madness, but I [...]
March 30, 2012
Categories: Black Cat, Black Metal, Concert Reviews, DC9, Doom Metal, Jaxx Nightclub, Local Band Info, Nightclub 9:30, Power Metal, Sludge Metal, St. Stephen's Church, Stoner, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: 9:30 Club, A Sound Of Thunder, Alcest, Black Cat, Empire, Hail Hornet, Hail!Hornet, Heavy Metal, Iced Earth, Jucifer, King Giant, Metal, Warbringer, Washington DC, Windhand . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 1 Comment
Review of Windhand at St. Stephen’s
On Saturday the 3rd of March 2012 I headed over to Saint Stephen’s Church in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington DC to catch a great line up of metal bands. And while drinking wasn’t allowed at the venue this wasn’t some sort of Christian rock concert, upside down crosses and other metal standards were [...]
March 6, 2012
Categories: Concert Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Local Band Info, Sludge Metal, St. Stephen's Church, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Concert, Concert Review, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Ilsa, Music, Natur, Pilgrim, Satan's Satyrs, Sludge Metal, St. Stephen And The Incarnation Episcopal Church, St. Stephen's Church, Thrash Metal, Washington DC, Windhand . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 1 Comment
Borracho CD release show!
Tonight is going to be a big night for the DC based stoner act Borracho, they’re finally having their big CD release show at the Velvet Lounge. You may recall that I gave away a few copies of their new album, Splitting Sky, in a post back in June and tonight, Friday the 16th of [...]
December 16, 2011
Categories: Doom Metal, Local Band Info, Shameless Promotion, Sludge Metal, Stoner, Velvet Lounge, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Borracho, Kingsnake, Rezin, Velvet Lounge, Washington DC . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 1 Comment
Three ticket give aways!
That’s right, in celebration of DCHeavyMetal.com entering its third year of existence, I’ve decided to hold a mega contest giving away a pair of tickets to three different upcoming metal shows! There will be three different winners, not one person getting all three. Just leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling me [...]
September 13, 2011
Categories: Contests, Doom Metal, Fillmore Silver Spring, Hardcore Metal, Nightclub 9:30, Rock And Roll Hotel, Stoner . Tags: 9:30 Club, Architects, Band, Borracho, Bring Me The Horizon, Contest, Contests, Deez Nuts, Fillmore, Fillmore Silver Spring, Free, Heavy Metal, Karma To Burn, Kyuss, Kyuss Lives!, Metal, Monstro, Music, Nightclub 9:30, Parkway Drive, Rock And Roll Hotel, The Sword, Washington DC, While She Sleeps . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 56 Comments
Get a free copy of Splitting Sky the new Borracho CD
Borracho is a term for a drunkard in Spanish, but it’s also the name of a kick ass metal band based in Washington DC. They are releasing their new album, Splitting Sky, today and since they’re great guys they’re letting me give away 15 copies of it to the readers of DCHeavyMetal.com! All you’ve got [...]
June 28, 2011
Categories: Album Reviews, Doom Metal, Local Band Info, Shameless Promotion, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Album Review, Borracho, CD Release, Contest, Doom Metal, Free, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Splitting Sky, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, Washington DC . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 29 Comments
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- Misery Index
- Oak
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