Exclusive Interview - Martin Van Drunen (Asphyx)

We didn't want to go overboard interviewing tons of folk at this year's Maryland Deathfest, but it was certainly hard for Jack to not chat with Tomas Lindberg and Tom to not chat with one Martin Van Drunen from Dutch death metal legends Asphyx. Much like our interview with Tomas, our second and final interview from MDF features plenty of entertaining tidbits. Tom's brilliant back and forth with Martin may only be matched by certain easter eggs; namely BadWolf, from No Clean Singing, trying to start a turf war with us Brutalitopians and Jack's classic sign off at the very end. 

Listen to these moments and more in the interview after the break!

Maryland Deathfest XII - A Remembrance

This past weekend marked my first journey to Maryland Deathfest, and I was incredibly excited.  In fact, if you ask the Durfette just how excited I was, she'll probably roll her eyes and say something along the lines of "Oh god, he's been talking about this since September!"  Which is only a slight exaggeration, because I got excited about buying tickets in October, and then once I actually got my tickets... well, let's just say MDF was a pretty constant topic of conversation around La Casa de Durfs.  So after seven long months of anticipation, was the experience of a four day metal festival everything I had made it out to be?

Exclusive Interview - Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates)

While there were many high-points of Brutalitopia's trip to Baltimore this past weekend for Maryland Deathfest XII, one the highest of those points was getting to interview At the Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg. In this exclusive interview, Jack talks with Tomas about the band's connections to hardcore, how their new album is coming along, and plenty of MDF related topics.

Check out this must-watch interview after the break!

Maryland Deathfest: A Preview Part 3: Saturday May 24th

Saturday is another solid day for the fest and here, once again, is how it breaks down.

Maryland Deathfest: A Preview Part 2: Friday May 23rd

Previously I covered the small Thursday night offering which now has to be amended with the dropping out of Tom G. Fischer and Triptykon from the bill to help plan the funeral services for Swiss surrealist/artist H.R. Giger. Kudos to Tom for doing the right thing; I'm sure most would do the same thing. So without further ado let's see what each venue offers as far as Friday is concerned.

Maryland Deathfest: A Preview Part 1: Thursday May 22nd @ Rams Head Live

I know I speak for a lot of you out there when I say that I am excited for the upcoming Maryland Deathfest XII in Baltimore, MD. I also realize that some of the bands on this fight card might not be the most recognizable; I am here to help correct (most) of that. I have decided to cover each venue on each day so that everybody knows what to look for when drawing up a map of what to do night in and night out. Luckily, Thursday will be a one-stop shop at Rams Head Live. See how it all breaks down after the break.