Presenting what you haven't heard but should.
Friday, Dec. 5 Metallomusikum hosts a Krampusnacht concert of black metal blasphemy at The Sidebar. Bands include Dweller in the Valley (Frederick, MD); Ravn (Richmond, VA); Death Shroud (Radford, VA), Archael (Fredericksburg, VA) and Athame (Hagerstown, MD/Falling Waters WV). Check out the event page here. Don't know what a Krampus is? Perhaps you don't really …
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Recently, Derek and I attempted to record a podcast reviewing three albums. from regional bands The recording was done in a hurry and the gain was too high, so the sound is pretty bad. We sound completely adorable and not too drunk, but I won't force you to suffer through listening to it because of …
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Four of my favorite regional black metal bands gathered at The Sidebar Tavern November 15 for what I'd like to call my own personal "kvltsgiving". The show merged the tail end of the two-week "No Souls, No Minds" tour of Pittsburgh's blackened avant-grinders Dendritic Arbor and Philadelphia's ritualistic Haethen with Baltimore's black metal practitioners Xeukatre …
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My friend Hasan turned 25 this past week, and to celebrate, he organized a show at The Sidebar Tavern. Being a complex man, Hasan wisely assembled a group of bands into a birthday show that reflected his diverse taste in music. He also served up some killer vegan chocolate cake with peanut butter icing from …
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