If you follow DCHeavyMetal.com on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably already seen this today but in case you haven’t… The Washington City Paper published a piece about me today in print and online. You can read it online here if you’d like. The piece was written by Leor Galil and the photo for the piece [...]
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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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New Local Music Videos
I know I usually write really long posts but today I thought I’d just do a short post featuring a couple of very professionally produced music videos by two kick ass local metal bands. Both of them are brand new, released in January 2012. I was going to have a third music video on here [...]
February 2, 2012
Categories: Local Band Info, Shameless Promotion, Stoner, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Auroboros, Band, Doom Metal, Fierce Allegiance, Heavy Metal, King Giant, Metal, Music, Music Video, Music Videos, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Thrash Metal . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: Leave a Comment
King Giant tickets and album give away
Hey everyone, I’ve got another contest for you this week. Local southern metal act King Giant is playing Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, Virginia this Saturday the 21st of January and DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a free pair of tickets to one of you lucky readers of the site. This isn’t just any ordinary King Giant [...]
January 16, 2012
Categories: Contests, Jaxx Nightclub, Local Band Info, Shameless Promotion, Sludge Metal, Stoner, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Auroboros, Borracho, Concert Tickets, Contest, Free, Free TIckets, Heavy Metal, Jaxx, Jaxx Nightclub, King Giant, Metal, Music, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, The Crimson Electric, Weed Warlock . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 23 Comments
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
Guest post on Heavy Uber Alles
The blog Heavy Uber Alles is a place for all things heavy. Among news, concert reviews and other heavy topics, every week on Tuesday they put up six songs (that you can stream) as a sort of play list they aptly call the Tuesday Six. Heavy Uber Alles has decided to start letting some guests [...]
December 6, 2011
Categories: Shameless Promotion, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Guest Post, Heavy Uber Alles . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: Leave a Comment
DC Metal Spotlight On Metal Underground
I was asked to write a guest post for one of my favorite metal news websites, MetalUnderground.com, and it went live on the site today. They have a weekly column called Unearthing The Metal Underground where each post explores a different area’s underground metal scene. They asked me to write the one about underground metal [...]
September 26, 2011
Categories: Concert Reviews, Local Band Info, Red Palace, Shameless Promotion, Velvet Lounge, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Band, Blabbermouth, Blabbermouth.net, Borracho, Clutch, Concert, Garage Hoppers, Gig, Ilsa, Metal, Metal Underground, MetalUnderground.com, Midnight Eye, Music, Red Palace, The Garage Hoppers, Velvet Lounge, Washington DC . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: Leave a Comment
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Local Bands Of Note
- A Sound Of Thunder
- Apothys
- Auroboros
- Balor's Eye
- Borracho
- Criminal Element
- Darkest Hour
- Death Penalty
- Deceased
- Division
- Drugs Of Faith
- Dying Fetus
- Fierce Allegiance
- Gravewürm
- Hatred
- Ilsa
- Iris Divine
- King Giant
- Loculus
- Magrudergrind
- Misery Index
- Oak
- Pentagram
- Periphery
- Pessimist
- Pig Destroyer
- Short Bus Pile Up
- Visceral Disgorge
- Warchild
- Wrnlrd
- Yesterdays Saints
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