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Maryland Doom Fest 2022 Announces Lineup

Posted in Whathaveyou on December 31st, 2021 by JJ Koczan

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As suspected, the lineup announcement for the 2022 Maryland Doom Fest is relatively short on fluff. No flowery descriptions of the acts involved, no hype about how important it is to get together in these times of plague and support the community, the underground, whatever it is. That’s all true enough, but as ever, Maryland Doom Fest is putting the name out there for you to see, and if you know, you know. If you’re a part of that family down there in Frederick, you’ve already got your calendar marked. This is who’ll be at the reunion.

And to that, with bands like Horehound, Thunderbird Divine, Caustic Casanova, fest-organizer JB Matson‘s own Bloodshot, Faith in Jane, ZED, Helgamite, Shadow Witch, The Age of Truth, Apostle of Solitude, Horseburner, Dead East Garden, Strange Highways and Foghound on the bill, this one will no doubt feel like a reunion in no small part. These acts and some of the others as well have shared MDDF bills in the past, and indeed, some were included in the announcement for January’s Doom Hawg Day as well, as was speculated. Still cool to see some of those returning coming across the country to do it, though, be it ZED or Formula 400.

Set for June 23-26 at Cafe 611 and Olde Mother Brewing in Frederick, MD, and of course subject to some changes between now and June, the lineup for Maryland Doom Fest 2022 is as follows:

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Maryland Doom Fest 2022 Lineup

Black Road
Dust Prophet
Ol’ Time Moonshine
High Priestess
Wrath of Typhon
Alms
Black Lung
Thunderbird Divine
Atomic Motel
Byrgan
Faces of Bayon
Grief Collector
Crystal Spiders
Helgamite
Shadow Witch
The Age of Truth
Heavy Temple
Problem with Dragons
Strange Highways
Fellowcraft
Formula 400
Tines
Indus Valley Kings
The Stone Eye
Crow Hunter
Caustic Casanova
Coma Hole
Wizzerd
Mythosphere
Horehound
Bloodshot
NobleSoul
Coven
ZED
Faith in Jane
Future Projektor
Apostle of Solitude
Orodruin
Dead East Garden
Ritual Earth
Grave Next Door
Black Sabbitch
Lost Breed
Horseburner
Foghound
Hot Ram
Flummox

https://www.facebook.com/MdDoomFest/
www.marylanddoomfest.com

Apostle of Solitude, When the Darkness Goes (2021)

The Age of Truth, Resolute (2021)

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Grief Collector to Release En Delirium in March on Petrichor

Posted in Whathaveyou on October 28th, 2020 by JJ Koczan

You’ll note up front the presence of Robert Lowe on vocals in Grief Collector, as the former Solitude Aeturnus and Candlemass and current Tyrant singer lends his rather significant pipes to the trio who have now signed to Petrichor to issue their full-length debut early next year. Petrichor, of course, is the recently launched imprint of Hammerheart Records, and it’s worth pointing out that the label itself has signed a worldwide distribution deal with Napalm Records, which means that a band like Grief Collector, in issuing their forthcoming March 2021 debut full-length, En Delirium, can be assured it will exist anywhere it’s supposed to.

There’s no music on their Bandcamp as of now, but they released the From Dissention to Avowal EP in 2019 and they’ve got a lyric video for “Of Misery nd Woe” on YouTube that you can steam at the bottom of this post. It’s right down there. You’ll find it.

From the PR wire:

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Petrichor announces the signing of US Doom/Heavy Metal band Grief Collector!

Petrichor is proud to announce the addition of Grief Collector to its’ rapidly expanding roster! Grief Collector is a Heavy/Doom Metal band from the U.S. and formed around the charismatic vocalist Robert Lowe, famous for his unmistakable, high-quality vocal contributions to bands such as Solitude Aeturnus, Candlemass and more recently Tyrant. In Brad Miller and Matt Johnson Grief Collector has the skilled and experienced Metal musicians on board to create high-quality Heavy Metal with Doom Metal touches that can stand the test of time (past, present and future).

Grief Collector was founded in 2017 and released an EP called “From Dissension To Avowal” in 2019. This EP showcased references to the more recent Candlemass work and the Heavier/Doom approach of bands such as Trouble. Hints of Solitude Aeturnus are present, of course, as well.

March 2021 is set as the release month for Grief Collector’s new album “En Delirium”. Expect high-quality Heavy/Doom Metal, performed with passion!

Grief Collector are:
Brad Miller – Drums
Matt Johnson – Guitars/Bass
Robert Lowe – Vocals

https://www.facebook.com/GriefCollector/
https://griefcollector1.bandcamp.com/
www.ochtenddauw.com
www.facebook.com/petrichorochtenddauw
www.instagram.com/petrichorochtenddauw
www.petrichorochtenddauw.bandcamp.com

Grief Collector, “Of Misery and Woe” official lyric video

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