Eyehategod crowd shot from 2010.

Reunited in 2011, with City Paper cover.

For the last near-decade, Maryland Death Fest has been a Baltimore Institution, bringing the best current and historic extreme metal bands to Sonar in Baltimore to play for thousands of fans. It’s literally the best and most interesting metal related event in the US. Spanning over several days (4 this year), dozens of bands play to a crowd of thousands, who travel from all over the world to be there. Because of it’s prominence, many bands choose to reunite to play it, or have their last show there, or play for the first/last/only time in the US there. Basically, it’s an amazing event. And this year’s, the TENTH Annual, starts thursday and last til sunday. For a list of bands and set times, click here. Here are some of my favorite shots from the last several years:

2011:

Buzz*Oven

Tragedy

“Mercyful Face”

Coroner

in the pit w/ Malignant Tumor

crowdsurfing w/ Skinless

2010:

Pentagram

Deceased

Eyehategod

2009:

Pig Destroyer

Bolt Thrower

Napalm Death

See you there!