Maryland Deathfest attendees forced out of Sonar and some maced?

Was anyone there?


Tweets about it here and here.

Blog post here.

I hope Brian is all right.

Sonar's digging a hole for themselves. Deeper and deeper way down…

yet ANOTHER example of a non-white, non-violent music genre event degenerating into violence… oh, wait.

^My thoughts upon posting.



Hope Sonar's doors stay open at least until after Shellac.

The comment in the blog post says it was a cop that sprayed the pepper spray

sweetcell wrote:
yet ANOTHER example of a non-white, non-violent music genre event degenerating into violence… oh, wait.

i'm not sure what is more pathetic here:

a "deathfest"

violence at a concert called "deathfest"

sweetcell's attempt at humour, but just coming off like an smug asshole (no wonder azag approves)

or the fact that people involved in music playing at a "deathfest" . . . would be on something as gay as twitter.  perhaps it should be "fagfest."

Back in the day, a real metal show would be a failure if someone didn't get beaten up or maced by security.

walkonby wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
yet ANOTHER example of a non-white, non-violent music genre event degenerating into violence… oh, wait.

i'm not sure what is more pathetic here:

a "deathfest"

violence at a concert called "deathfest"

sweetcell's attempt at humour, but just coming off like an smug asshole (no wonder azag approves)

or the fact that people involved in music playing at a "deathfest" . . . would be on something as gay as twitter.  perhaps it should be "fagfest."

A) It is kind of a fitting name for a metal festival.
2) Controlled violence (a pit of some sort of willing participants) is typically expected. Problems arise when unwilling people are pepper sprayed and physically attacked without provacation.
3) Sweetcell's comment was called for after your display last week.
Z) Both people whose twitter accounts I linked were reporting for NPR. Yes, NPR cover metal now and they have been doing a fantastic job so far.

walkonby wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
yet ANOTHER example of a non-white, non-violent music genre event degenerating into violence… oh, wait.

i'm not sure what is more pathetic here:

a "deathfest"

violence at a concert called "deathfest"

sweetcell's attempt at humour, but just coming off like an smug asshole (no wonder azag approves)

or the fact that people involved in music playing at a "deathfest" . . . would be on something as gay as twitter.  perhaps it should be "fagfest."

Twitter isn't gay.

Anybody going to Maryland Deathfest this year and if so, what days/venues? 

Right now I am thinking about going to the thrash and death metal heavy Saturday show at the Edison Lot.

good god . . . I was an ass back in 2011.  and yes, twitter, is still gay.

You should come to the Edison Lot show that I mentioned!  Also get Carlos and a film crew!  It would be one hell of a documentary.

i'll show up with twenty cats . . . like a pied piper of pussy.

Never been.  Most years there are 2-3 bands i would kill to see but it never works out. Not sure there are any bands on the bill this year that I'll regret not seeing.  Some I'd definitely like to see, though.

killsaly wrote:
Anybody going to Maryland Deathfest this year and if so, what days/venues? 

Right now I am thinking about going to the thrash and death metal heavy Saturday show at the Edison Lot.

I go every year. It's always so good and fun. I discover new bands every year and regret the years I only bought single day tix. I'll be there all 4 this year. Did all 4 last year and it was amazing.

Thursday night at Ram's Head will be great this year. You should consider hitting that.

I have tickets for Thursday at Ram's Head. Weedeater and Buzzov-en on the same day! Double dose of Dixie Dave! Everyone else is awesome too except The Offering who keep changing their members and even their name. I hope they are decent.

Also got Saturday Ram's Head tix because Saturnalia Temple is amazing. I also plan on hitting the Edison Lot on Sunday for Bongzilla, Venom, Serpent Throne, etc.

I too go every year and see some great bands and meet interesting people.

Yeah, I'll probably go Sunday

I made a mix of all the artists playing at Edison Lot on Saturday (my only definite).  I might do the Thursday night Rams Head one as well.  The mix/day is mostly thrash and death metal. 

https://www.mixcloud.com/killsaly/dragged-to-hell-50-maryland-deathfest-2016-mix-by-killsaly/

Tracklist:
Atrophy - Puppies and Friends
Exciter - Demented Prisoners
Impaled Nazarene - Armageddon Death Squad
Hellbringer - Dominion Of Darkness
Demonical - King of All
Hirax - Black Smoke
Hail of Bullets - The Desert Fox
Testament - The Evil Has Landed
Deranged - Military Death Command
Nuclear Assault - Nuclear War
Gruesome - Trapped In Hell
Tulus - Demise

spooky maryland morning picture by me

(also that was my 50th volume of the mix series Dragged to Hell over the last five years and number 82nd mix total of that time)

http://www.deathfests.com/event/mdf-2016
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