I’m not doing a super detailed Maryland Deathfest recap this year because I missed all of day three, Saturday, so I could attend the wedding of a good friend. However, I was there for day one, two and four and I shot a ton of pictures and video footage, including 70 minutes of the Neurosis [...]
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Metal Marathon – The Final 3 Days
Well this is the final post in my series covering my 11 metal concerts in 9 straight days, aka my Metal Marathon. Friday I finally got my car back so I could actually drive myself around to shows in my own damn vehicle, what a concept. This was good because the last three days of [...]
March 22, 2011
Categories: Concert Reviews, Doom Metal, Firehouse Grill, Grind, Hardcore Metal, Jaxx Nightclub, Metal Marathon, Nightclub 9:30, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Apocalyptica, Band, Concert, Concert Review, Concert Reviews, Cough, Dropdead, Drugs Of Faith, Gaza, Gig, Gradius, Heavy Metal, Ilsa, In Hell With Traitors, Magrudergrind, Meek Is Murder, Metal, Music, To The Teeth, Trap Them, Wasted Time . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: Leave a Comment
Metal Marathon – Days 4, 5 and 6
Ok, so my Metal Marathon posts are a bit behind, but I’m still going to recap them because the shows I saw during those 9 days were just too damn good. This is my second of three posts covering the 11 concerts and I’m going to recap the metal concerts I went to from Tuesday, [...]
March 16, 2011
Categories: Black Metal, Concert Reviews, Corpse Fortress, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Florida Death Metal, Jaxx Nightclub, Local Band Info, Metal Marathon, Sludge Metal, Sonar, Talking Head Club, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: A Life Once Lost, Atheist, Band, Concert, Concert Review, Concert Reviews, Earthling, Gig, Heavy Metal, Ilsa, Melechesh, Metal, Metal Marathon, Music, Revocation, Revolta, Rotting Christ, Spine Buster . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 2 Comments
Recap of Eyehategod gig at Sonar
So on Thursday the 17th of February 2011 the New Orleans based sludge act Eyehategod was coming to Sonar in Baltimore. I’m really not a huge fan of their albums, though they are influential in the sludge scene. I probably wouldn’t have gone but they were playing with a few bands I do really like, [...]
February 21, 2011
Categories: Concert Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Grind, Sludge Metal, Sonar, Talking Head Club, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Baltimore, Band, Concert, Concert Review, Concert Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Eyehategod, Gig, Grind, Grindcore, Heavy Metal, Magrudergrind, Metal, Misery Index, Music, Sludge Metal, Sonar, Surroundings . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: Leave a Comment
Recap of King Giant gig at the State Theatre
Saturday the 29th of January 2011 was a big night for metal at the State Theatre. On that night they hosted their first metal show that wasn’t part of the Mandatory Metal series. King Giant headlined the show and it was pretty awesome. The band was joined by The Crimson Electric from Virginia Beach, Throwdown [...]
January 31, 2011
Categories: Concert Reviews, Doom Metal, Hardcore Metal, State Theatre, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Band, Concert, Concert Review, Concert Reviews, Death Penalty, Ghetto Metal, Heavy Metal, King Giant, Metal, Music, State Theatre, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, The Crimson Electric, Thrash Metal, Throwdown Syndicate . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 2 Comments
King Giant Contest
Sadly, the Mandatory Metal shows at the State Theatre have ended, but in their wake comes the first heavy metal show that wasn’t part of the Mandatory series to be booked at the historic venue in Falls Church, Virginia. That’s right, on Saturday the 29th of January 2011 Arlington’s southern stoner metal band King Giant [...]
January 13, 2011
Categories: Contests, Doom Metal, Hardcore Metal, Local Band Info, State Theatre, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Contest, Contests, Death Penalty, Heavy Metal, King Giant, Metal, Music, Southern Metal, State Theatre, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, The Crimson Electric, Thrash Metal, Throwdown Syndicate . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 23 Comments
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