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Maryland Deathfest X Recap
Maryland Deathfest is the area’s biggest metal event every year and while it has taken me a few weeks to get through the mountain of photos and videos I shot at Maryland Deathfest X but I’m finally...
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Ben Bones’s Birthday Bash Ticket Give Away
On Tuesday, July 24th of 2012 there is going to be a birthday metal concert/party at the Red Palace for Ben Bones, the head of security at the Rock & Roll Hotel. Luckily Ben has some great musical...
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Hull at the Cellar Door
Last night I got to see the New York City based sludge metal band Hull play in the cramped basement of the Cellar Door in Annandale, Virginia. The show was epic, possibly the best show I’ve ever seen...
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Down ticket give away
Southern metal super group Down will be playing the Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday the 30th of September 2012 and DCHeavyMetal.com is giving away a free pair of tickets to one of you lucky readers of...
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Kvelertak ticket give away
The wild Norwegian band Kvelertak will be playing their first ever concert in the Washington DC area when they come to the Rock & Roll Hotel on Sunday, May 19th, 2013. The last time they headlined...
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Review of Akris’s Self-Titled Album
Band: Akris Album: Akris Release Date: 24 September 2013 Record Label: Domestic Genocide Records Buy from Bandcamp (digital) for $9.99: Here Buy from Blue Collar Distro (CD) for $9.99: Here DCHM album...
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Metal Show Of The Week: Pelican
Who? Pelican When? Saturday, November 2nd Where? DC9 (map) How much? $15 cash at the door or on Ticket Fly I won’t lie, there’s a ton of great shows coming up in the next week (and beyond) on the DCHM...
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High On Fire Ticket Give Away
High On Fire headlines a killer line up at the Rock & Roll Hotel on Tuesday, November 12th and because DCHeavyMetal.com loves getting people out to great shows like this one we’re giving away a...
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Metal Show Of The Week: Agrimonia
Who? Agrimonia When? Tuesday, November 26th Where? Black Cat (map) How much? $12 cash at the door or on Ticket Fly Two DCHM posts on the same day? Well there’s a really cool show coming up on Tuesday...
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Black Label Society ticket give away
Zakk Wylde and his band Black Label Society, along with Phil Anselmo and Down, are coming to the Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday, May 4th, and since this show looks so damn good we’re giving away a...
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Review of Arc by Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Band: Agoraphobic Nosebleed Album: Arc Release Date: 22 January 2016 Record Label: Relapse Records Buy on CD ($11) or digital ($6) or vinyl ($19) from: Bandcamp Locals Agoraphobic Nosebleed have been...
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Review of Awake by Lord
Band: Lord Album: Awake Release Date: 18 March 2016 Record Label: heavy Hound Records Buy on CD ($9.99) or digital ($7) from: Bandcamp Lord is a local band that I’ve been a fan of for some time here at...
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Baroness ticket give away
Baroness is coming to the historic Howard Theatre on Friday, August 12th, 2016! They’re touring with the excellent doom metal band Pallbearer. and it is sure to be a killer show! We’re so excited...
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Review of Meshuggah at the Fillmore Silver Spring
Many of you that go to concerts regularly in our area may know Metal Nick for some of the awesome photos and videos he shoots of metal bands. Well last Sunday he was at the Fillmore to photograph the...
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Maryland Deathfest XV Non-Survival Guide
OK guys I’m not doing the normal MDF survival guide this year, so now it’s the non-survival guide. Since there are no outdoor stages this year and the fest will only be at Rams Head Live and the...
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Uhtcearu bringing black metal to Atlas Brew Works
Shameless plug here guys but I wanted to make sure you all knew about the black metal band, Uhtcearu, who are coming to Atlas Brew Works this Tuesday, August 15th! The show is presented by DC Heavy...
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Interview with Matt Pike of Sleep and High on Fire
On Thursday, July 5th, I got the opportunity to interview famed guitarist Matt Pike of the bands Sleep and High on Fire. In this 28 minute interview we cover topics such as Sleep’s upcoming shows at...
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DCHM gets a podcast: Metal Embassy
With the shutdown of concerts it has been pretty quiet here on DCHM. So with my spare time I’ve decided to try making a podcast for DCHM since there just aren’t enough of those right now. I’m calling...
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Third episode of Metal Embassy podcast is live
On the third episode Metal Chris interviews Matt Hyde, vocalist of the New Zealand based band Beastwars, and talks about how his bout with cancer brought the broken up band back together resulting in...
View ArticleLocal picks for Bandcamp Friday
I just thought that I’d throw together a list of some recent local metal releases for Bandcamp Friday (or whenever you’re reading this). Borracho – Pound Of Flesh Release date: 6 August 2021 It’s hard...
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