Shadow Woods Metal Fest: Inaugural East Coast US Open Air/Camping Metal Fest Just Two Weeks Away
SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST: Inaugural East Coast US Open Air/Camping Metal Fest Just Two Weeks Away
In just two weeks, the inaugural installation of SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST — the new mid-Atlantic, open-air, camping-based metal fest — kicks off, the gathering running from September 25th – 27th, 2015, in White Hall, Maryland, about thirty minutes north of Baltimore.
At the debut SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST, thirty-six bands will perform over Friday and Saturday, with lead performances from Midnight, Falls of Rauros, Occultation, Velnias, Iron Man, The Flight of Sleipnir, Dweller In The Valley, Dreadlords, Stone Breath, and many more. SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST will also be the first live performance for the surviving members of Wormreich since their tragic vehicle crash in April. The gathering showcases underground black, doom, death, and noise and experimental metal bands on three alternating stages all day Fridayand Saturday. Camping and workshops on topics such as runes, guitar maintenance, yoga and more will be offered and are included in the ticket price. Artists and record labels will be vending alongside several onsite food stands.
Ticket purchasers will be given the exact street address. There will be ZERO ticket sales at the gate for SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST — advance presales to those 21 years of age and older is the only way into the fest, which is also BYOB. Tickets go off sale at 9 am on Friday, September 25th, the official time the gates open. There are only 350 tickets in total to be sold, and three-quarters have already been snapped up. For complete details and links to tickets and the fest merch store with exclusive art prints and t-shirt designs, go to www.shadowwoodsmetalfest.com
The bands chosen to perform SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST reflect the diversity of the underground music scene in the mid-Atlantic region plus a few from across the country. Official sponsors for the fest include Grimoire Records and MusicfortheDead.com. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Email contact@shadowwoodsmetalfest.com for details.
SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST is a production of Metallomusikum.com of Baltimore, with promotional support from Lokvlt Productions in Philadelphia, WinterForge Promotions in Pittsburgh, Leftover Pizza Productions in Frederick, Maryland and Slimehole/Strange Matter in Richmond, Virginia.
SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST 2015 Alphabetical Lineup:
Anicon (New York, NY)
–black metal
Ashagal (New Hope, PA)
–Ritual folk
Black Table (NJ/NY)
–Experimental metal
https://www.facebook.com/blacktableband
Bridesmaid (Columbus, OH)
–Instrumental Doom-Sludge
https://bridesmaid.bandcamp.com/album/breakfast-at-riffanys
Cladonia Rangiferina (MD, VA)
— ritual black metal, doom, acid rock
https://www.facebook.com/reindeermoss
Dendritic Arbor (Pittsburgh, PA)
–metal; Grimoire Records
https://dendriticarbors.bandcamp.com
Destroying Angel (Philadelphia, PA)-
–Folk music for exorcisms
https://destroyingangel.bandcamp.com/
Dreadlords (Philadelphia, PA)
–Ritual black metal blues; Not Just Religious Music
https://dreadlords.bandcamp.com/
Dweller in the Valley (Frederick, MD)
–Black, death, doom; Grimoire Records
https://dwellerinthevalley.bandcamp.com/
Existentium (Baltimore, MD)
–melodic technical death metal
https://existentium.bandcamp.com/album/decadent-desecration
Falls of Rauros (Portland, ME)
–folk/atmospheric black metal; Bindrune Recordings
https://fallsofrauros.bandcamp.com/
Fin (Chicago, IL)
–black metal; Behold Barbarity
https://www.facebook.com/pages/FIN/287496941295269
Heavy Temple (Philadelphia, PA)
–psychedelic doom; Vàn Records
https://heavytemple.bandcamp.com/
Hercyn (Jersey City, NJ)
–atmospheric black metal/post-rock
https://www.facebook.com/Hercyn
Hivelords (Philadephia, PA)
— experimental psychedelic black doom; Anthropic Records
https://hivelords.bandcamp.com/
Immortal Bird (Chicago, IL)
–black/death metal; Broken Limbs, Manatee Rampage
https://immortalbird.bandcamp.com/
Iron Man (MD)
–doom metal/heavy rock; Rise Above Records
http://www.riseaboverecords.com/artists/riseaboveartists/ironman/
Midnight (Cleveland, Ohio)
–Black heavy metal; Hells Headbangers Records
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midnight/87909491643
Occultation (New York, NY)
–doom metal; Profound Lore Records
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occultation/127574070630828?fref=ts
Oneirogen (New York, NY)
— dark, doom, drone; Denovali, Shinkoyo
https://oneirogenvoid.bandcamp.com/
Psalm Zero (New York, NY)
–experimental black doom; Profound Lore Records
https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-drain
Sangharsha (New York, NY)
–blackened hardcore; Alerta Antifascista Records
https://www.facebook.com/shoutatsangharsa
Sentience (Woodland Park, NJ)
–death metal
https://sentiencedeathmetal.bandcamp.com/
Slagstorm (Hagerstown, MD)
–prehistoric doom thrash
https://www.facebook.com/tarpit.of.doom
Snakefeast (Baltimore, MD)
–jazz metal sludge; Grimoire Records
https://snakefeast.bandcamp.com/
Stone Breath (Red Lion, PA)
–experimental folk; Hand/Eye Records
https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/music
The Day of the Beast (Virginia Beach, VA)
–blackened death metal
https://thedayofthebeast.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-of-the-beast
The Expanding Man (Baltimore, MD)
–solo improvisational electronic soundscapes
https://soundcloud.com/theexpandingman/sets/pyramid-ep
The Flight of Sleipnir (Denver, CO)
–black metal; Napalm Records
http://www.theflightofsleipnir.com/news.html
The Osedax (Leesburg, Va)
–black doom; Dullest Records
https://www.facebook.com/TheOsedax
The Owls Are Not What They Seem (York, PA)
–experimental ritual soundscapes; Eleventh Key
https://bleakvastness.bandcamp.com/
Unsacred (Richmond, VA)
–savage black metal; Forcefield
http://forcefieldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/false-light
Velnias (Denver, CO)
–blackened folk/doom metal; Eisenwald
https://www.facebook.com/VelniasCult
Wormreich (Huntsville, AL & Nashville, TN)
–black metal; Moribund Records
https://www.facebook.com/wormreichofficial
Wrath of Typhon (York, PA)
–heavy metal; Eleventh KEY
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wrath-of-Typhon/115541315141633
ZUD (Portland, ME)
–bluesy outlaw black metal
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ZUD/572368749452852