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There’s a crop of younger death metal bands in the Washington D.C. Metro area that have at least some roots in grindcore and punk, and Perpetuated is one of those Continue reading Perpetuated live in DC: video
The “immigrindcore” band Chepang did a weekend tour with Bandit at the end of December, playing Philadelphia, Richmond, and Baltimore, and we have a piece of video of Chepang ringing Continue reading Chepang on tour: video
Heaviness of the Load played a reunion show in Baltimore, MD on December 2, 2017. By the band’s estimation, the guys hadn’t played together previous to that for five years. Continue reading Heaviness of the Load reunion show: video
Sacred Reich, the classic thrash band that released well-regarded albums such as Ignorance, Surf Nicaragua and The American Way back in the day, has been playing gigs and is going on a Continue reading Sacred Reich live at Full Terror Assault: video
Malignancy this month played what was billed as the band’s first basement show in over two decades. The technical death metal band posted on Facebook that this show was their first-ever Continue reading Malignancy: video of basement show
A new crusty, d-beaty band has emerged in Baltimore, MD named Krauthammer. The singer is known in the local underground punk/HC/grind scene as a show organizer, but not as a Continue reading Krauthammer live in Baltimore: video
The top-tier grindcore band Insect Warfare played Maryland Deatfest XV in 2017 as part of the group’s reunion. Here’s a view from the side of the stage. The band started Continue reading Insect Warfare live at MDF: video
Memoriam is the British old-school death metal band with two ex-Bolt Thrower members and two Benediction members. Their debut For The Fallen is up for pre-order on Nuclear Blast Records: Continue reading Memoriam debut album “For The Fallen” coming up: watch official video trailers
A group called the DC Counter-Inaugural Welcoming Committee organized a march in Washington DC on Inauguration Day that ended at McPherson Square (one of the sites of Occupy a few years Continue reading Anti-Flag live at anti-inaugural: video
Brujeria’s new album is called Pocho Aztlan, which is out on Nuclear Blast (CD, vinyl, digital, and Spotify, et cetera). The band is on tour now promoting it, but we have Continue reading Brujeria live in Baltimore: video