Maryland Deathfest is about to kick off its first day in a couple hours, but better late than never, right? I'll be covering Saturday and Sunday, but for anyone still thinking about heading up to Baltimore (tickets are still available, but not many of them!), here is my absolutely non-comprehensive and subjective preview of [...]

Express' Christopher Porter talks with Misery Index, a Baltimore/Silver Spring metal band, about their love of the Caps. My favorite parts–1) a street heckler yells "Capitals suck" and guitarist Sparky Voyles fires back, "Just because the Blues made the playoffs, jackass, doesn't mean anything"; 2) how many metal dudes speak fondly about focus groups?
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If you're a metal fan, check out tonight's show on H Street, which features three local-ish bands of varying stature in Misery Index, Drugs of Faith and Salome, plus Phoenix grindcore band Landmine Marathon. Should be an interesting mix of slow & heavy (Salome) and fast & brutal (everyone else). This show is a prelude [...]