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Hell In The Harbor Fest Give Away

The inaugural Hell in the Harbor Fest is just days away now (May 27th and 28th) and with tickets almost sold out I figured now would be a great time to give away a pair of weekend passes to the fest. To really sweeten the deal I’ve also got a pair of tickets to the pre-fest party on Friday, May 26th at Baltimore Soundstage that is headlined by Candlemass. But wait there’s more! I’ll also be throwing in a swag bag full of merch (some of which is still to be determined) that the winner will pick up at the fest. That’s right, the winner gets 2 weekend passes, 2 pre-fest passes and a swag bag of merch! All you’ve got to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me which band you’re most excited to see at Hell in the Harbor Fest! See the image below with set times for the full line up if you need help remembering. Then on This Friday, May 19th at 1pm Eastern, this contest will close and a winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours then another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can purchase tickets here. Single day tickets are also now available!

Memorial Day Weekend has traditionally been the weekend of Maryland Deathfest every year but the MDF organizers decided to take 2023 off before returning in 2024. That gave local Baltimore venues the chance to book Hell in the Harbor Fest this year which, I gotta say, has a killer line up worthy of the area’s metal fans! Death metal, grind, stoner, black metal, there’s something here for just about every metal head. With three stages, all within a block of each other, the party is going to be raging! So what are you doing still reading this? Go leave a comment on this post and tell me which band you’re the most excited to see at Hell in the Harbor Fest!

May 16, 2023
Categories: Baltimore Soundstage, Black Metal, Contests, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Thrash Metal . Tags: Contest, Give Away, Hell in the Harbor, Hell in the Harbor Fest . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 71 Comments

Evil Dead Rise Advance Screening Ticket Give Away

Alright you primitive screwheads listen up! There’s a new installment of the Evil Dead movies titled Evil Dead Rise coming to theaters on April 21st! As a big fan of the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness franchise myself I’m really excited to be giving away 10 pairs of tickets (for a total of 20 tickets!) to an advance screening of the film this Tuesday, April 18th at the Regal Majestic in Silver Spring. The screening starts at 7pm but you’ve got to be there by 6:40pm to pick up these special advance tickets at will call. In addition, one extra lucky winner will also be getting a prize pack full of Evil Dead Rise swag that I’ll be handing over to them at the showing. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me your all time favorite horror movie. Then at 5pm on Sunday, April 16th at 5pm Eastern 10 winners will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org and each winner will get two tickets to the advance screening of Evil Dead Rise. Groovy! Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours another winner will be selected.

In Evil Dead Rise, which is executive produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, we find out what happens when the infamous Necronomicon finds its way into a family’s Los Angeles apartment. Be sure to watch the Evil Dead Rise trailer below to learn more and let me know in the comments what your favorite horror movie is!

April 11, 2023
Categories: Contests, Shameless Promotion . Tags: Army of Darkness, Cinema, Evil Dead, Evil Dead Rise, Film, Horror, Movie, Movie Tickets, Regal Majestic . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 18 Comments

Katatonia and The Ocean ticket give away

Katatonia at the Black Cat

Katatonia is coming all the way from Sweden to play the Black Cat on Wednesday, November 9th, and they’re bringing The Ocean Collective and Cellar Darling with them! Even better, DCHM is giving away a pair of tickets to this very show! All you need to do to enter: is just tell me your favorite band to listen to when you want to get into the Halloween mood. Then on Halloween, Monday October 31st, at 5pm Eastern the winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can purchase tickets here.

This show is going to be the first night of the North American tour and Katatonia has a new album coming out in January titled Sky Void of Stars. Hopefully we’ll get to hear some of these new tunes on the tour (and be sure to check their music embedded video below for one of the new songs). Also along on the tour is the German band The Ocean Collective. Their proggy post-metal sound is a perfect compliment to Katatonia, and you should also check out their video embedded below for a song they did that features Katatonia’s vocalist Jonas Renkse. Cellar Darling is an up and coming Swiss band with progressive leanings and all three of the band’s members are former members of Eluveitie. Anyways, go check out the music videos by all three of these great bands and leave a comment telling me what your favorite band to get you into the Halloween mood is!

Katatonia – Atrium

The Ocean – Jurassic | Cretaceous (feat. Jonas Renkse)

Cellar Darling – Avalanche

October 26, 2022
Categories: Black Cat, Contests, Gothic, Shameless Promotion . Tags: Black Cat, Cellar Darling, Contest, Give Away, Halloween, Katatonia, The Ocean, The Ocean Collective . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 9 Comments

Leprous ticket give away

Leprous at the Black Cat

Omicron has come and gone and shows are starting to happen again, including with international bands. We here at DCHM are super psyched for the Norwegian prog band Leprous to take the stage at the Black Cat on Friday, March 11th, that we’re giving away a free pair of tickets to the show! All you need to do to enter: is just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite album release during the pandemic is. It can be a live album, split, compilation or anything, just as long as it is from March 2020 or newer. Tuesday, March 8th at 5pm Eastern the winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can purchase tickets here.

I discovered the band Leprous when they performed at Maryland Deathfest in 2013 as the backing band for Ihsahn (of Emperor) for his solo performance. However Leprous has created a legacy all their own in the progressive metal world releasing a diverse seven full length albums, including last year’s Aphelion album. The band has a way of taking elements from several different genres and still making it sound like “Leprous” no matter what they’re doing. Support on this tour is another favorite of mine, the German band The Ocean, who play a epic style of heavy metal with lots of progressive elements. All in all if you’re into prog you’re not going to want to miss this chance to see two of Europe’s best share the stage in DC. Now check out these videos of Leprous and The Ocean and leave a comment below telling me your favorite album released during the pandemic!

Leprous – The Silent Revelation

The Ocean – Pleistocene

March 4, 2022
Categories: Black Cat, Contests, Progressive Metal, Shameless Promotion . Tags: Leprous, Prog Metal, Progressive Metal, The Ocean, The Ocean Collective . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 8 Comments

Windhand ticket give away

Windhand at the Black Cat

Autumn has arrived and it’s the perfect season for occult doom metal. Luckily Windhand is performing at the Black Cat this Sunday, November 14th! It’s no secret that Windhand has long been one of my favorite bands from Virginia so I’m excited to be giving away a pair of tickets to this show to a lucky DCHM reader. To enter: just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite doom metal album to listen to in the fall is. Thursday, November 11th at 5pm Eastern the winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can purchase tickets here.

Windhand had a livestream event online back in November of 2020 and a year later they’re finally on tour again! This is the last of four East Coast dates they’re doing this fall which means we’re lucky to even be getting the chance to see them. Don’t blow it and miss this show! The support on this run of shows is by local band Aertex who are a sort of gothy synth pop band (with a great demo here). Now check out these videos of the bands below and leave a comment telling me what your favorite doom metal album to listen to in the Autumn months is.

Windhand – Old Evil

Aertex – Revenge (Ministry cover)

November 9, 2021
Categories: Black Cat, Contests, Doom Metal . Tags: Aertex, Black Cat, Windhand . Author: Metal Chris . Comments: 14 Comments

Napalm Death ticket give away

Napalm Death at the Black Cat

Napalm Death are one of the fathers of grindcore and they’ll be returning to Washington DC when they play the Black Cat on Sunday, May 3rd, 2020! We’re so excited for this show that we’re going to give away a free pair of tickets to one of our lucky readers. To enter: just leave a comment on this post telling me which of Napalm Death’s 15 albums is your favorite (if you need help remembering them all you can see their discography here). The contest will close at 5pm Eastern this Friday, February 7th. At that time the winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org to receive the pair of tickets to the Napalm Death show at the Black Cat. Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. Don’t worry, I won’t add you to any spam lists or sell your info or anything sleazy like that. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can get tickets from Eventbrite here.

Napalm Death formed in the early 80’s in Birmingham, England, and helped create the genre of grindcore with their 1987 debut album Scum. Usually older bands in extreme metal have trouble keeping up as they age but not Napalm Death. They still defy expectations by releasing solid studio albums and putting on killer high energy live shows as well. Also playing will be the Belgian death metal band Aborted and Brooklyn based hardcore infused post-metal band Tombs. Do not sleep on South Carolina based death/grind band Wvrm, these guys shred and will be opening the show. Now check out these tunes below by all of the bands on the bill and leave a comment telling me which is your favorite Napalm Death album!

Napalm Death – Smash A Single Digit