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 [...]
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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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Mega Sized Metal Concert Recap
Recently I’ve not been able to write as many concert reviews as I’d like to. I’m considering doing some shorter ones in the future. Believe it or not, my average concert review takes me 10-14 hours to put together. I have been going to a hell of a lot of shows and that just makes [...]
November 10, 2011
Categories: Asefu's, Black Metal, Comet Ping Pong, Concert Reviews, Death Metal, Jaxx Nightclub, Power Metal, Rams Head Live, Sonar, Stoner, Talking Head Club, Tech Death, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: A Sound Of Thunder, Asefu's, Auroboros, Black Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Bloodbath, Borracho, Comet Ping Pong, Concert Recap, Concert Review, Death Metal, Decapitated, Deceased, Decrepit Birth, Doom Metal, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hate, Impiety, Inter Arma, Jaxx Nightclub, Johnny Brenda's, Keep Of Kalessin, Kvelertak, Landmine Marathon, Mayhem, Melodic Black Metal, Midnight, Midnight Eye, Opeth, Rams Head Live, Sabaton, Sepultura Cover Band, Skeletonwitch, Sludge Metal, Sonar, Stoner, Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Warbringer, Windhand . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 4 Comments
Anthrax ticket give away
Legendary 80′s thrashers Anthrax are coming to the Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland this Sunday, the 6th of November! Support on this show will be by not one, but two, awesome Bay area metal bands, Testament and Death Angel. I’m giving away a free pair of tickets to one lucky DCHeavyMetal.com reader and all you’ve [...]
November 2, 2011
Categories: Bay Area Thrash, Contests, Fillmore Silver Spring, Thrash Metal . Tags: Anthrax, Contest, Contests, Death Angel, Fillmore, Fillmore Silver Spring, Free, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Testament, The Fillmore Silver Spring, Thrash Metal, Ticket Contest . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 83 Comments
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
Notes from Metal Monday
This isn’t a full review of the Metal Monday show on 10 January 2011, but a quick recap of the night. The show was supposed to start at 8 but didn’t start til after 9pm. Lunar Frost dropped off the bill and was replaced by Akris. The BCS football championship was on the TVs that [...]
January 12, 2011
Categories: Black Metal, Concert Reviews, Local Band Info, So Addictive Lounge, Thrash Metal, Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia Metal Scene . Tags: Akris, Band, Black Metal, Concert, Croatoan, Dragon Wing Begonia, Gig, Heavy Metal, Metal Mondays, Music, Putrid Servant, So Addictive Lounge, Thrash Metal, Wolfnuke . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: Leave a Comment
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