MARYLAND DOOM FEST 2017 – Lineup Announced

Maryland Doom Fest 2017 has announced its initial lineup, with legendary classic heavy rockers CAPTAIN BEYOND in the top spot and performances confirmed from The Skull, Borracho, Bang, Lo-Pan, Apostle of Solitude, Beezlefuzz, Wretch, The Atomic Bitchwax, The Well and many, many more. The third iteration of MDDF is set for June 23-25 at Cafe 611 in scenic downtown Frederick, MD — that’s not sarcasm; Frederick’s actually pretty nice these days — and as someone who was fortunate enough to attend the second fest earlier this year (reviews here), and who still considers himself fortunate to have been there even though I couldn’t stand up, my camera broke and the trip cost an extra $900 in auto repair and required an extra trip to MD to pick up said car the next weekend (that same car died the day of this site’s all-dayer, by the way), I’m gonna just tell you outright it’s a good time.

The 2016 lineup gave the Eastern Seaboard’s longest-running doom scene its due and began to step outside those geographic confines a bit as well, bringing in acts like Mos Generator and Atala from the West Coast, Hollow Leg up from Florida, Wizard Eye down from Philly, and so on.

In 2017, organizers JB Matson (also War Injun) and Mark Cruikshank once again up the Maryland Doom Fest‘s stakes, including a pre-show the night before with the Sweet Heat, Beastmaker, Pilgrim, Valkyrie, Weed is Weed and Spillage. One has to imagine there will be some shifts between now and next June, but the initial lineup announcement has been made for MDDF17, and you’ll find it below, accompanied by this year’s poster. I hope to make it back down, and I hope to rent a car to get there.

Mark your calendar for doom:

The Maryland Doom Fest 2017
June 23, 2017 – June 25, 2017

Cafe 611
611 N Market St, Frederick, Maryland 21701

Captain Beyond
Borracho
Lo-Pan
Weed is Weed
Apostle of Solitude
Earthride
Beelzefuzz
Wretch
Demon Eye
Brimstone Coven
Black Manta
Sierra
The Skull
BANG!
Wo Fat
Lightning Born
The Watchers
Hollow Leg
Iron Man
Dark Music Theory
War Injun
Thonian Horde
Witches of God
Black Tar Prophet
Conclave
The Atomic Bitchwax
Serpents of Secrecy
The Well
Lifetime Shitlist
Cavern
Burn Thee Insects
Faith In Jane
Akris
Old Blood
Horehound
Place of Skulls
Valkyrie
Spillage
Beastmaker
Sweet Heat
Pilgrim

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Source: The Obelisk