MARYLAND DEATH FEST 2012: CONFIRM DAY ONE LINEUP: AGALLOCH, EYEHATEGOD, RORSCHACH, DYING FETUS, DESASTER, NEEDFUL THINGS, DIE PIGEON DIE

Promoters for the 2012 MARYLAND DEATH FEST set to take place May 24-27, 2012
at SONAR, Baltimore, Maryland have announced the first day of the fests lineup.
FROM MARYLAND DEATH FEST PROMOTERS: It's now possible to reveal who will be playing on the first day of MDF X (Thursday, May 24th).
AUTOPSY will be headlining this day and the rest of the bands playing will be: AGALLOCH, EYEHATEGOD, RORSCHACH, DYING FETUS, DESASTER, NEEDFUL THINGS, DIE PIGEON DIE, and EXTERMINATION ANGEL.
This will be an inside show only and is expected to sell out even earlier than last time.
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.

4-day passes (Thursday-Sunday) and 3-day passes (Friday-Sunday) will go on sale on Monday, September 26th. Since we've already revealed who will play on the Thursday show, single day tickets for Thursday will also go on sale on the 26th. We're doing what we can to determine who is playing on the rest of the days of the festival before the 26th.
MDF X
May 24-27, 2012

MORBID ANGEL
GODFLESH (UK)
ELECTRIC WIZARD (UK)
AUTOPSY
NAPALM DEATH (UK)
SAINT VITUS
ANVIL (Canada)
BRUJERIA (Mexico)
SUFFOCATION
EYEHATEGOD
ARTILLERY (Denmark)
CONFESSOR
AGALLOCH
WINTER
DYING FETUS
MORGOTH (Germany)
TSJUDER (Norway)
YOB
CHURCH OF MISERY (Japan)
UNSANE
DØDHEIMSGARD (Norway)
ARCHGOAT (Finland)
HORNA (Finland)
SARGEIST (Finland)
BLACK WITCHERY
BETHLEHEM (Germany)
DEMIGOD (Finland)
DESASTER (Germany)
NEGURA BUNGET (Romania)
MACABRE
UNANIMATED (Sweden)
RORSCHACH
MORGION
INTERMENT (Sweden)
HELLBASTARD (UK)
NOOTHGRUSH
GHOUL
DEMONICAL (Sweden)
THE DEVIL'S BLOOD (Netherlands)
RWAKE
HAEMORRHAGE (Spain)
DEVIATED INSTINCT (UK)
TODAY IS THE DAY
DISMA
ULCERATE (New Zealand)
OCTOBER 31
THE DAY EVERYTHING BECAME NOTHING (Australia)
LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER (Spain)
DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT (UK)
COKE BUST
AGENTS OF ABHORRENCE (Australia)
NASHGUL (Spain)
NAUSEA (California)
COUGH
NEEDFUL THINGS (Czech Republic)
BLOODY PHOENIX
INFERNAL STRONGHOLD
CASTEVET
DIE PIGEON DIE (Australia)
EXTERMINATION ANGEL
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Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-