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05/18/2026

Here's some info I put together for those attending Maryland Deathfest XXI this week and weekend:

Maryland Deathfest kicks off this week and while I’m not putting a proper survival guide together this year I wanted a place to put some useful info all together for everyone. First up, find …

05/04/2026

New ticket give away up on DCHM! Cradle of Filth, Suffocation, Ghost Bath and Cultus Black at the Black Cat on Mon, May 11th! Enter by 2pm Thursday for your chance to win. Link in comments (or you can enter by commenting on my Instagram post about the contest too).

09/17/2025

New give away on DCHM right now, go enter to win tix to see Lorna Shore, The Black Dahlia Muder, Shadow of Intent and PeelingFlesh at the Theater at MGM National Harbor casino this Sunday, 9/21! Link in comments.

04/29/2025

Get bummed on Cinco de Mayo when Sadness comes to Songbyrd and enter to win a free pair of tix to that very show now on DCHM right now (link in comments).

04/08/2025

There's a bill to fight concert ticket scalping in Washington DC and I was at the press conference announcing it earlier today. I shot video of the entire thing, even got to ask a question, and I posted the press release as well, all of which you can see on DCHM right now (link in comments).

01/30/2025

New give away on DCHM: enter to win free tickets to see Uncle Acid and the deadbeats at The Fillmore Silver Spring this Wednesday, Feb 5th! It's a seated show and unlike any Uncle Acid show you've ever seen! Get the details and enter for free at this link: https://dcheavymetal.com/2025/01/30/uncle-acid-the-deadbeats-ticket-give-away-2/

01/01/2025

Well it's 2025 now and I'm very behind on my 2024 best albums stuff so I thought I'd get a jump start on my best albums of 2025. This isn't some lame list of my most anticipated albums of 2025, no this beefy list the best albums that are already released in 2025 as of January 1st. If you're looking for fresh new tunes to ring in 2025 I got you!

Beatrix - Deathsent Ceremony
High energy blackened thrash EP from Finland that is over almost as quickly as it starts. Start the new year off with something fun!
https://beatrixblackthrash.bandcamp.com/album/deathsent-ceremony

World Eaters - Hounds of Blood
This album is re-recorded versions of this Canadian Bolt Thrower worship band's best songs.
https://worldeaters.bandcamp.com/album/hounds-of-blood

Vosh - Vault Vol. 1
Repulsion's drummer and his wife started a goth band here in DC and their cover of Ozzy's Shot in the Dark is worth the price of admission alone!
https://vosh.bandcamp.com/album/vault-vol-1

Estuarine - Corporeal Furnace
Bass driven tech/proggy death metal from Tampa that reminds me of some unholy cross between Primus and Beyond Creation, and it's just a buck for the digital album!
https://estuarinemetal.bandcamp.com/album/corporeal-furnace

Trollskogen - Sn​ø​en Kommer
This Norwegian black metal band's debut full length is raw and chilling but with strong song writing, like a lo-fi version of Paysage d'Hiver.
https://cryptofemotions.bandcamp.com/album/sn-en-kommer

Honorable mention:
Spectral Lore - IV (Part 1)
Technically this anti-fascist black metal band dropped their album in the evening of December 31st but I'm unsure if it was already past midnight in their time zone, so I'm listing it here. Massive, epic songs with a decent modern recording, a surprise release that won't have shown up on any 2024 end of year lists but should have!
https://spectrallore.bandcamp.com/album/iv-part-1

06/12/2024

New ticket give away on DCHM: We're giving away a pair of tickets to see Baroness, Ruby the Hatchet and Filth is Eternal at the Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday, June 23rd!

Here's the link: https://dcheavymetal.com/2024/06/12/baroness-ticket-give-away-3/ .

05/28/2024

You sure get to see bands from a lot of places at Maryland Deathfest, but in 19 years they've failed to secure any bands from Antarctica. Never fear though, Gwar is coming to the 9:30 Club on Friday, 6/9 (nice) and right now there's a free pair of tickets up for grabs on DCHM: https://dcheavymetal.com/2024/05/28/gwar-ticket-give-away-8/ .

05/02/2024

Just wanted to let people know that I've been adding dozens of new show listings to the upcoming metal concert calendar for the DMV on DCHM this week. Give it a look if you haven't recently:

UPDATE: DC Heavy Metal is going on a temporary hiatus. I’ll be back soon. Details here. As metal concerts are starting to be announced again I’ll be listing them here. Please send info …