Promoters for the 2012 MARYLAND DEATH FEST, set to take place 5/24-27, 2012 @ SONAR, Baltimore, Maryland have unleashed the fests running order and clarified what to expect.FROM MARYLAND DEATH FEST 2012 PROMOTERS:
WHAT TO EXPECT ON THURSDAY:
On Thursday, all 3 rooms will be open at Sonar. Obviously, bands will be playing in the main room. The club room will have merch from bands playing that day, and that room also has a bar. The Talking Head (small room) will be open to hang out and also grab a beverage. No vendors will be set up on this day and MDF merch won't be available until Friday.
MDF MERCH AND VENDORS FRIDAY-SUNDAY:
MDF merch can be found at our tent to your immediate right after entering the festival. Some bands will also be selling their merch at our tent throughout the weekend. Other band merch can be found in the outside portion of the MDF Vendor Market (read below).
Due to the diner next to Sonar not being open now, we are fortunate enough to use this space to transform it into the outside portion of the MDF Vendor Market, so that area will be fenced in and part of the festival from Friday-Sunday. Vendors will also be in the club room, like usual. The majority of the vendors in the club room will have the same spot as last year.
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MARYLAND DEATH FEST 2012 LINEUP:
http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/runningorder.html
After 9 years and nearly 300 different bands representing over 20 countries, the Maryland Deathfest (or "MDF" for short) has developed into the premier metal festival in the United States, and one of the most talked about festivals internationally.
The concept of MDF is simple: to bring to the United States the best and most extreme bands the underground has to offer. Never conforming to trends, or being limited by genre restrictions, MDF is a showcase of what extreme music, both new and old, is capable of. With an emphasis on diversity, the festival brings together the very best death metal, grindcore, thrash, doom, black metal, hardcore, and experimental bands from all around the world. With bands from all over the U.S. and Canada, and exclusive fly ins and rare appearances from some of the most in demand bands from Europe, Australia, and Japan, the diversity of the lineup is only surpassed by the diversity of MDF's rabid fan base, who annually travel from all over the world for a weekend of fun and music.
Since MDF's inception in 2003, festival organizers Ryan and Evan have continued to strive to bring together some of the most legendary bands in the scene and some of the most talked about up-and-coming bands in the underground for an unparalleled experience. Combining the DIY attitude of two young metal fans who are actually part of the scene instead of trying to exploit it, with a refreshing professional touch, MDF is year after year given high marks for being one of the best run and most organized festivals around.
MDF X
May 24-27, 2012
Order tickets at: http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/tickets.html
Thursday, May 24th
AUTOPSY
AGALLOCH
EYEHATEGOD
ABSU
DYING FETUS
RORSCHACH
NEEDFUL THINGS
DIE PIGEON DIE
EXTERMINATION ANGEL
Friday, May 25th
GODFLESH
NAPALM DEATH
NASUM
ARTILLERY
NEGURA BUNGET
UNSANE
GHOUL
SETHERIAL
MACABRE
DEMIGOD
TODAY IS THE DAY
NASHGUL
CASTEVET
Saturday, May 26th
MORBID ANGEL
BRUJERIA
ANVIL
TSJUDER
WINTER
CONFESSOR
MORBID SAINT
BLACK WITCHERY
HORNA
ARCHGOAT
NOOTHGRUSH
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD
HELLBASTARD
DEVIATED INSTINCT
HAEMORRHAGE
LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER
DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT
OCTOBER 31
BLOODY PHOENIX
INFERNAL STRONGHOLD
Sunday, May 27th
ELECTRIC WIZARD
SAINT VITUS
SUFFOCATION
MORGOTH
PENTAGRAM (Chile)
YOB
MORTUARY DRAPE
SARGEIST
CHURCH OF MISERY
BETHLEHEM
DISMA
DEMONICAL
ULCERATE
RWAKE
COUGH
NAUSEA
COKE BUST
AGENTS OF ABHORRENCE
BACKSLIDER
ATTENTION: If you're in the market for a 4-day pass, please be aware that there is no such thing as a "downloadable" or "electronic ticket", which have been showing up on websites such as stubhub.com - Downloadable tickets for MDF X DO NOT exist, so don't send your money to a bullshit scammer. Please report any other ticket listings like this to info@marylanddeathfest.com
Due to a variety of reasons, Morgion, Unanimated, and Dodheimsgard have cancelled their appearance at MDF X. Statements from each band can be found below.
SETHERIAL (Sweden) have been added to the Friday show. PENTAGRAM (Chile) and MORTUARY DRAPE (Italy) have been added to the Sunday show. All of the replacement bands will be making an exclusive US appearance at MDF.
Press Release by Rhett Davis (MORGION)
"It is with great regret that I must inform you all that MORGION must postpone our performance at this year’s Maryland Death Fest, on Friday May 25th. Jeremy (Peto – Bass/Vocals) recently sustained a quite serious neck & back injury, serious enough to where he must undergo surgery and months of physical therapy. Needless to say we are all very concerned for his health and well-being, we must ask you to be patient with us just a lil’ bit longer! On the positive, we have our Rabid Decay Demo – Live Rehearsal Demo – Travesty 7”EP re-release on CD called “God of Death & Decay” on Dark Descent Records, as well as the double gatefold “Solinari” vinyl release on Parasitic Records due before MDF! I do have to stress this is NOT a cancellation, this is a postponement… Our sincere apologies for this, but the circumstances are quite serious and we hope our fans/friends understand and wish Jeremy a speedy recovery!"
DHG mastermind Vicotnik has stated:
"DHG are extremely sad to announce they must cancel their performance
at MDF 2012. The band had been looking forward to playing what is
the best metal event of the year in North America, but most
unfortunately have to cancel the trip owing to issues relating to criminal records within crew and the likely impact on the working VISA application that these
will have. It was not known when the booking was made that
certain members of the crew are known to legal authorities formally and DHG
would like to make clear that this is in no way the fault of the festival
organizers who have been professional and extremely helpful
throughout, even offering the services of a VISA lawyer to remedy the
situation at their own cost. DHG would like to apologise sincerely to
the MDF crew for the cancellation"
Richard Cabeza of Unanimated has stated:
"I am sorry to announce that UNANIMATED will not perform at Maryland Deathfest May 27th, Due to visa problems and personal issues we have decided to cancel our show!
We discussed to bring in session members for the show, just so we were able to do it, but came to the decision not to. We either play with a full line up or we don’t! We were very excited to perform on US soil for the first time and at Maryland Deathfest…of course now we are very disappointed not to, However we will come back next year to play!
We will now focus all our energy to the writing of the new album!"
MDF 2012 VENDORS:
Confirmed vendors for MDF X:
Black Mess, ChopoBrujos, Crucial Blast, Dave's Metal, Deepsend Records, Deathgasm Records, Emetic Records, Forever Plagued Records, Indiemerch, JSR Direct, Largactyl Records, Lock and Shock, Old Cemetery Records, Relapse Records, Sevared Records, Thrash Corner Records, Utterly Somber, Vienna Music Exchange, Warlord Clothing, Willowtip Records
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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