Maryland Deathfest XII: May 22nd - May 25th, 2014

[Lateralus14]

However, Electric Wizard is growing on me.

Don't let elite peeps hear you say that.

Which albums?

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Let's wear shirts with this design for Taake

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Haha hell yeah!

 

[sevag00]

I always look at that picture with a big wtf on my face when someone posts it.. Wtf was he thinking.

 

[Zephyrus]

I wonder if any of those dudes are going next year, they were pretty cool.

I'm hoping to once again run into that guy who did 180 whip-its in one night.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

That had to cost a lot of money...

 

[KafkaX]

So I dont know if anyone else saw but some more bands got announced.

My Dying Bride
Hooded Menace
Bolzer
Ulcerate
Windhand

This is gonna be a good year, god damn.

 

[Der Morgenstern]

I am game this time. Haven't gone to one yet. I will bust out my lumberjack flannel.

 

[The Butt]

I am fucking jealous. Y'all are my pals.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

Just saw the announcement, pretty excited. I don't know what I was thinking never going to this before.

 

[rms]

People are excited for those bands!? Must be in a different world over here

 

[Master_Yoda77]

So I dont know if anyone else saw but some more bands got announced.

My Dying Bride
Hooded Menace
Bolzer
Ulcerate
Windhand

This is gonna be a good year, god damn.

Hooded Menace and Bolzer are going to fucking kill. Awesome.

 

[Zephyrus]

According to the website, venue details will be posted on Halloween, plus an announcement of 20 more confirmed bands. Tickets will go on sale during the first half of November.

Once we get an idea of location and budgeting, we should get serious about our hotel logistics, i.e. where to stay, who buys the rooms, how many rooms we need, etc.

Any volunteers? I've been considering shouldering that responsibility again, but I'd rather have someone who's 100% certain.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Cool, looking forward to Halloween even more now.

 

[Zephyrus]

Here it is, folks!

Happy Halloween, folks!

Let's start off with 30 newly confirmed bands for MDF XII!

Aeternus (Norway) - Exclusive US appearance!
Arcagathus (Canada)
Birdflesh (Sweden)
Castevet
Coffins (Japan)
Creative Waste (Saudi Arabia)
Cryptic Slaughter
Dropdead
Enthroned (Belgium) - Exclusive US appearance!
Entrails (Sweden)
Final Conflict
Immolation
Incantation
In Disgust
Mesrine (Canada)
Mitchondrion (Canada)
Mutilation Rites
Necros Christos - Exclusive US appearance!
Noothgrush
Orator (Bangladesh)
Ratos de Porão (Brazil) - Exclusive US appearance!
Rotting Out
Shitstorm
Sick/Tired
Stapled Shut
Theories
Torche
War Master
Whitehorse (Australia)
Wrathprayer (Chile)

VENUE DETAILS:

3 stages, including the 2 main stages, will be located at 545 N. High Street (Edison Parking lot), which is 1-2 blocks from the old location of Sonar. The setup at the Edison space will eliminate a variety of logistical problems and will ultimately lead to a better experience for you at MDF next year. This space has an approved capacity that is significantly higher than what we’re used to, we can open the entrance 2 hours before the first band each day, we won’t be getting in the way of the Farmers Market on Sunday, we don’t have to close off streets, and once again, we will have MORE space. In addition to adding more shaded areas, there is already existing shade here, so if it gets hot, you won’t be roasting on concrete all day. As far as parking goes, there is an enormous parking lot next to the space we’re using that you’ll be able to park at, and as always, metered parking is possible under the highway that everyone is familiar with from previous years.

On Thursday, bands will only be playing at Rams Head Live, located in the Power Plant Live! section of downtown Baltimore at 20 Market Pl. On Friday-Sunday, bands (death and black metal) will be playing at Rams Head Live between the hours of 10 pm – 2 am, (bands will conclude at the Edison parking space at 11 pm).

On Friday-Sunday, once again, we are doing a grind/hardcore/punk/crust stage at Baltimore Soundstage, located across the street from Rams Head Live at 124 Market pl. Unlike last year, bands will play here all day/night and there won’t be any large gaps between bands.

Generally speaking, this setup was the most sensible solution for us, as it allows us to book a lot of bands, give bands respectable set lengths, eliminate many issues/concerns from last year, and keep the fest close to hotels and other downtown conveniences that everyone is used to.

As early as next week, we will break everything down so you know who is playing where. We will also announce more bands at that time. We still have a few up our sleeve for the main stages, but mostly, we’re down to rounding out the Soundstage billing before being completely finished with booking.

The MDF website will be fully updated with the new band additions and venue info by the end of the day. A map that will help give you a better understanding of what you just read can be found here: http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/venues

Here is the full list of currently confirmed bands for MDF XII:

AETERNUS (Norway)
ARCAGATHUS (Canada)
ASPHYX (Netherlands)
AT THE GATES (Sweden)
BIRDFLESH (Sweden)
BÖLZER (Switzerland)
BONGRIPPER
CANCER (UK)
CANDLEMASS (Sweden)
CASTEVET
COFFINS (Japan)
CREATIVE WASTE (Saudi Arabia)
CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER
THE CHURCH OF PUNGENT STENCH (Austria)
CROWBAR
DEATH TOLL 80K (Finland)
DIOCLETIAN (New Zealand)
DROPDEAD
ENTHRONED (Belgium)
ENTRAILS (Sweden)
EXCRUCIATING TERROR
EXTINCTION OF MANKIND (UK)
FINAL CONFLICT
GOD MACABRE (Sweden)
GORGUTS (Canada)
GRAVES AT SEA
HEMDALE
HOODED MENACE (Finland)
IMMOLATION
INCANTATION
IN DISGUST
MACHETAZO (Spain)
MESRINE (Canada)
MGLA (Poland)
MITOCHONDRION (Canada)
MUTILATION RITES
MY DYING BRIDE (UK)
NECROS CHRISTOS (Germany)
NOCTURNUS A.D.
NOOTHGRUSH
ORATOR (Bangladesh)
RATOS DE PORAO (Brazil)
ROTTING OUT
SACRIFICE (Canada)
SARKE (Norway)
SICK/TIRED
SOILENT GREEN
SOLSTAFIR (Iceland)
STAPLED SHUT
TAAKE (Norway)
TANKARD (Germany)
THEORIES
TORCHE
ULCERATE (New Zealand)
ULVER (Norway)
UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS (UK)
UNHOLY GRAVE (Japan)
UNLEASHED (Sweden)
WAR MASTER
WHITEHORSE (Australia)
WINDHAND
WITCHRIST (New Zealand)
WRATHPRAYER (Chile)

Mother of God. Aeternus, Incantation, Immolation, Necros Christos and Mitochondrion in addition to who's already playing? This is fucking nuts.

And more headliners to be announced!

 

[Eligos]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeeeeeeeeeeeeees Castevet, Bolzer, Ulver, Mitochondrion, Windhand, Gorguts, AND I can see Torche for the 3rd time? MDF just became my 2014 live music destination.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Looked at hotels in the area and the closest is that Holiday Inn Express we stayed at last year. That is definitely another option unless we have more people going. Otherwise, I found a really cool little Inn west of the venue a few blocks called the Rodeway Inn Mid Town. $350 total for all 4 nights with the suite-style room, but judging from the pictures it doesn't look much bigger than the Holiday Inn Express. Maybe a bit, but it wont be like the badass Tremont Plaza, but fuck playing $1000 for each room...

 

[KafkaX]

Fucking christ that is a SOLID lineup so far...And it isnt even finished.

Especially stoked to see Coffins added to the list, Ive wanted to catch them live for a few years now.

 

[Zephyrus]

Seeing that the venue is so close to the former location, I vote we book the Holiday Inn Express again. That breakfast buffet was a necessary condition for my survival of the previous 'fest.

 

[Eligos]

My best mate's on board now too.

Nothing cures a hangover quite like biscuits and gravy with a tall cup o joe.