Maryland Death Fest XXI
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Bear witness... to Maryland Deathfest (MDF). MDF is an annual American extreme metal music festival founded in 2003. The festival is held in Baltimore, MD during Memorial Day weekend. It features many bands from around the world that vary from a wide range of heavy metal styles: black metal, death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, punk / metal mix, and more. It is the biggest event of its kind in North America, attracting attendees from all over the U.S. and over 25 countries every year. More than 800 bands from more than 40 countries have played at MDF since 2003.
The concept of the event is "To bring to the world the best and most extreme bands the underground has to offer. Never conforming to trends, or being limited by genre restrictions, we want to showcase what extreme music, both new and old, is capable of."
The official festival is held between 21-24 MAY, there is a pre-fest show on 20 MAY. The pre-fest requires a separate ticket.
Headline / Top Bands playing:
WED, 20 MAY (Pre-fest / not officially part of the Meet-up): Napalm Death, Repulsion, Sinister
THU, 21 MAY: Solitude Aeturnus
FRI, 22 MAY: Old Man's Child, Rotting Christ, The Crown, Oranssi Pazuzu
SAT, 23 MAY: Kreator, Destruction, Mortician, 1914, Hellbutcher, Havukruunu, Rotten Sound
SUN, 24 MAY: Sarcofago, Grave, Death Angel, Батюшка (Batushka), ...And Oceans, Cephalic Carnage
There are also a number of local area bands yet to be announced.
For more information and the complete festival list: