- Maryland Deathfest
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Maryland Deathfest Location(s) Baltimore, Maryland, United States Years active Since 2003 Inaugurated 2003 Genre Death metal, Grindcore, Black metal, Thrash metal, Doom metal, Crust punk, Sludge metal, Hardcore punk Website www.marylanddeathfest.com Maryland Deathfest (often abbreviated to MDF) is an annual extreme music festival held in or near Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The festival mostly features death metal and grindcore bands. It has always occurred during Memorial Day weekend each year.
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History and line-ups
MDF is the idea of two extreme metal fans named Ryan and Evan. During the 9 years of festival history, MDF has featured over 200 bands from over 20 countries, many of which make their US debut at the festival. The festival is promoted with the slogan: "America's biggest metal party of the year."
2003
- Suffocation
- Necrophagist (Germany)
- Devourment
- Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition (France)
- Aborted (Belgium)
- Abuse (Canada)
- Severed Savior
- Soils of Fate (Sweden)
- Dying Fetus
- Brodequin
- Foetopsy
- Drogheda
- Saprogenic
- Pyrexia
- Retch
- Circle of Dead Children
- Malignancy
- Mortal Decay
- Commit Suicide
- Skinless
- Goratory
- Internal Bleeding
- Incinerate
- Nemo
- Lust of Decay
- Putrid Pile
- Wasteform
- Psychotogen
- Suture
- Anoxia
- Malamor
- Scum Bitch
- Severed Head
- Spinefed
- Artery Eruption
- S.A. Sanctuary
2004
Maryland Death Fest 2004 was held on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30.
Lineup Saturday Sunday Swarm of the Lotus
Fleshtized
Internal Suffering
Neuraxis
Brodequin
Malignancy
Ion Dissonance
Profanity
Pig Destroyer
Leng Tch'e
Phobia
Rotten Sound
Squash Bowels
RepulsionBodies in the Gears of the Apparatus
Biolich
Circle of Dead Children
Man Must Die
Mortal Decay
Misery Index
Gorgasm
The Red Chord
Vomit Remnants
Exhumed
Inhume
Macabre
Last Days of Humanity
Dead Infection2005
- Immolation
- Cryptopsy (Canada)
- General Surgery (Sweden)
- Regurgitate (Sweden)
- Abscess
- Impaled
- Birdflesh (Sweden)
- Rotten Sound (Finland)
- Wormed (Spain)
- Gronibard (France)
- Aborted (Belgium)
- Pig Destroyer
- Misery Index
- Leng Tch'e (Belgium)
- Ghoul
- Lord Gore (USA)
- Bodies Lay Broken (USA)
- Splatterhouse (USA)
- XXX Maniak (USA)
- Despised Icon (Canada)
- Kill the Client (USA)
- Ion Dissonance (Canada)
- Guttural Secrete (USA)
- Magrudergrind
- Warscars (France)
- Prophecy
- Amoebic Dysentery (USA)
- Screaming Afterbirth (USA)
2006
Maryland Deathfest IV was held on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28.
Lineup Saturday Sunday Embryonic Cryptopathia
Electro Quarterstaff
Cenotaph
Catheter
Yacoepsae
Cliteater
Sanity's Dawn
Gorgasm
Skinless
Alarum
Butcher ABC
Anata
Machetazo
Demilich
Haemorrhage
Vital RemainsQuills
Magrudergrind
S.A. Sanctuary
Total Fucking Destruction
Mucupurulent
Municipal Waste
Embalmer
Sayyadina
Rompeprop
Disfear
Severe Torture
Unholy Grave
Cattle Decapitation
Necrophagist
Pungent Stench
Dismember2007
Maryland Deathfest V was held on Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27.
Lineup Saturday Sunday Saprogenic
Foetopsy
Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation
Nunwhore Commando 666
Gorod
Skitsystem
Cock and Ball Torture
Rotten Sound
Gorerotted
General Surgery
Regurgitate
Vomitory
Extreme Noise Terror
Brutal TruthPutrescence
Exhale
Fuck the Facts
Jigsore Terror
Odious Mortem
Retaliation
Misery Index
Ghoul
Birdflesh
Cripple Bastards
GUT
Dead Infection
Malevolent Creation
Zyklon2008
Maryland Deathfest VI was held from Friday, May 23 to Sunday, May 25.
Lineup Friday Saturday Sunday Skarp
Afgrund
Torsofuck
Ingrowing
The Day Everything Became Nothing
Phobia
Squash Bowels
Martyr
GraveDecrypt
Defeatist
Trap Them
Keitzer
Kalibas
Waco Jesus
Behold...The Arctopus
Defeated Sanity
Flesh Parade
Disfear
Coffins
Fuck...I'm Dead
Ghoul
Monstrosity
Anaal NathrakhCopremesis
Infected Malignity
Japanische Kampfhörspiele
Engorged
Gruesome Stuff Relish
Hellnation
Circle Of Dead Children
Gadget
Dead
Impaled
Dying Fetus
Macabre
Blood Duster
Nuclear Assault2009
Maryland Deathfest VII was held from Friday, May 22 to Sunday, May 24, and was the first incarnation of the festival to feature a second stage outside the venue.
Main Room Stage Friday Saturday Sunday Hero Destroyed
Triac
Jig-Ai
Sayyadina
Gnostic
Pigsty
Withered
Venomous Concept
VictimsDrugs of Faith
The Gurchick Tree
Maruta
Pretty Little Flower
Unearthly Trance
Crowpath
Flesh Parade
Weekend Nachos
Rotten Sound
Misery Index
Birdflesh
Pig Destroyer
Phobia
General Surgery
Wolves in the Throne RoomComplete Failure
Agenda of Swine
The Endless Blockade
Lair of the Minotaur
Magrudergrind
Kill the Client
Splitter
Despise You
Yakuza
Catheter
Krallice
Antigama
Trap Them
Devourment
SighOutside Stage Friday Saturday Sunday Hail of Bullets
Brutal Truth
Immolation
Atheist
Napalm Death
Bolt Thrower2010
Maryland Deathfest VIII was held from Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30, with a pre-fest show taking place on Thursday, May 27.
Sodom were scheduled to play on the outside stages on Saturday, but were forced to drop off due to visa complications.
Main Room Stage Thursday (Pre-Fest) Friday Saturday Sunday Ex-Dementia
XBRAINIAX
Swarm of the Lotus
Nekromantheon
PLF
Iron Lung
Birdflesh
General SurgeryThe Communion
Putrescence
Defeatist
Tombs
Jesus Crost
Birds of Prey
Trap Them
Watain
Gride
Coffins
D.R.I.Howl
Sulaco
Fuck the Facts
Ingrowing
Obliteration
Jucifer
Impaled
Blood Duster
Verbal Abuse
Deceased
Wolfbrigade
PortalHonkey Kong
Rottenness
Surroundings
Massgrave
Rompeprop
Crucifist
Gridlink
Black Breath
Captain Cleanoff
Magrudergrind
Capitalist Casualties
From Ashes Rise
ConvergeOutside Stages Friday Saturday Sunday Fang
Total Fucking Destruction
The Chasm
Sadistic Intent/Possessed
Incantation
Melechesh
Asphyx
Repulsion
AutopsyKrallice
Gorod
Sinister
Necrophobic
Eyehategod
Pestilence
Nirvana 2002
Pentagram
Entombed
Obituary2011
Maryland Deathfest IX was held from Thursday, May 26 to Sunday, May 29, 2011.
Main Room Stage Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Cathedral
Tragedy
Buzzov•en
Extortion
Flesh Parade
Lack of Interest
Miasmal
Noisear
Shitstorm
WitchavenMarduk
Exhumed
Kylesa
Cripple Bastards
Machetazo
Pulling Teeth
Nails
The ImpalersInquisition
Hooded Menace
Acid Witch
Defeated Sanity
Doom
Dropdead
Blood Freak
The Kill
Cretin
Mammoth Grinder
Creative Waste
Innumerable Forms
MasakariGhost
Last Days of Humanity
Wormed
Doubled Over
Bastard Noise
Skinless
Repugnant
Dead Congregation
Bad Acid Trip
Nightbringer
Oak
Visceral DisgorgeOutside Stages Friday Saturday Sunday Neurosis
Corrosion of Conformity
Aura Noir
Funebrarum
NocturnalVoivod
Exhorder
Impaled Nazarene
Hail of Bullets
In Solitude
Nunslaughter
Cianide
AvulsedCoroner
Nuclear Assault
Citizens Arrest
Orange Goblin
Malignant Tumour
Nokturnel
Gravehill2012
Maryland Deathfest X will be held from Thursday, May 24 to Sunday, May 27, 2012.
Lineup Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Autopsy
Agalloch
Eyehategod
Dying Fetus
Desaster
Rorschach
Needful Things
Die Pigeon Die
Extermination AngelGodflesh
Napalm Death
Nasum
Artillery
Negură Bunget
Unsane
Ghoul
Black Witchery
Macabre
Demigod
Today Is the Day
Morgion
Nashgul
CastevetMorbid Angel
Brujeria
Anvil
Tsjuder
Winter
Confessor
Yob
Horna
Archgoat
Noothgrush
Hellbastard
Deviated Instinct
The Devil's Blood
Interment
Haemorrhage
Looking For an Answer
Dragged Into Sunlight
October 31
Infernal Stronghold
Bloody PhoenixElectric Wizard
Saint Vitus
Suffocation
Morgoth
Dødheimsgard
Sargeist
Church of Misery
Bethlehem
Unanimated
Disma
Demonical
Ulcerate
Rwake
The Day Everything Became Nothing
Cough
Nausea
Coke Bust
Agents of Abhorrence
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