NEWS

The organizers of the annual Maryland Deathfest, which will take place next year from May 22nd to 24th, 2009 at the Sonar in Baltimore, MD, have issued the following update:

“We’re finalizing details for a pretty massive first round of band announcements for the 2009 festival. A new website will be under way in the next few weeks and we’re also considering a name change as MDF has never showcased all death metal bands. One part of us has always thought it would be best to just keep the name the same as everyone knows it by that name, but a name change would appeal to those who have never been and think Maryland Deathfest is a 3 day festival with only death metal bands. Everyone knows by now that the agenda of the festival is to showcase a variety of metal sub-genres, so be on the look out for a new website and name pretty soon. The first band announcements should be ready to go next week. We’re also adding a few more members to official festival staff to help make the festival an even smoother running operation than it has been as we strive to put together the biggest festival we’ve ever done in 2009.”

(Thanks SMN)