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Tour news: Mars Volta, Nation of Language, 1349, Counting Crows / Santana, Local Natives, Hope Conspiracy openers, more

Plus: Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, TMBG, The Clientele, Have Heart, and more tour & festival news.

Demilich reschedule rare US tour surrounding Maryland Deathfest

Finnish death metal vets Demilich were supposed to do a rare US tour in 2020 surrounding Maryland Deathfest, until Covid hit, and now they’re once again set to do so…

Maryland Deathfest 2022: Deicide playing 'Legion', Morbid Angel drop off ++ more updates

MDF 2022 happens May 26-29 in Baltimore, and they’ve just announced a bunch of lineup updates

David Castillo (Saint Vitus Bar, Confines) lists his favorite albums of 2021

”Overall, 2021 was supposed to be a triumphant return for music, and although it didn’t achieve the heights we all had hoped for, 2020’s lockdown gave way to loads of great recordings…”

Stream Genocide Pact's new s/t LP + drummer Connor Donegan lists his top 10 of 2021

The DC death metallers also play a toy drive in NYC this month with Xibalba, Section H8, Hangman, Scowl, Soul Blind, and Stabbed.

Maryland Deathfest adds Obituary, Blood Incantation & more to 2022 lineup

Organizers hope to have the lineup for their next edition, happening in 2022, complete in May.

Inquisition no longer playing Maryland Deathfest (and other lineup updates)

This past Friday, controversial black metal band Inquisition were dropped by Season of Mist after MetalSucks ran an article that brought to light a 2009 court case where frontman Jason “Dagon” Weirbach pleaded guilty to child pornography charges (Dagon since denied that he ever pleaded guilty)…

Maryland Deathfest 2018 updates (Godflesh replaced My Dying Bride)

My Dying Bride had to cancel all tour dates, but they were replaced on MDF by Godflesh, for whom this is an ”exclusive US appearance.”