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The underground extreme metal community has just received its first massive layout for the upcoming festival season. Organizers behind North America’s premier extreme metal gathering, Maryland Deathfest, have officially broken their silence to unveil the first massive wave of confirmed artists locked in for the festival’s highly anticipated 2027 installment. The legendary four-day multi-venue celebration will serve as a foundational anchor for death metal, grindcore, black metal, and doom purists worldwide.

The monumental initial lineup announcement features a heavy dose of rare international acts, highly requested classic reunions, and a handful of exclusive, full-album playthrough sets specifically coordinated for the Baltimore stages.

The Event Details: Four Days and Nearly 100 Bands

The 22nd edition of Maryland Deathfest is officially scheduled to take place from Thursday, May 27 through Sunday, May 30, 2027. True to the festival’s massive structural history, the full completed bill will feature nearly 100 international and domestic bands performing across several indoor and open-air spaces throughout the downtown Baltimore footprint.

The initial wave locks in key regional pioneers alongside extreme music mainstays flown in from across Europe and Asia.

• DATES: Thursday, May 27 – Sunday, May 30, 2027
• LOCATION: Downtown Baltimore, Maryland
• ROSTER SIZE: Near 100 International Metal Bands

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Exclusive Playthroughs and Old School Setlists Revealed

The highlight of the initial roster centers on three distinct heritage acts delivering highly specialized legacy sets. United Kingdom progressive extreme metal veterans Akercocke will perform their landmark 2003 album Choronzon in its absolute entirety.

Simultaneously, Norwegian black metal titans Enslaved are locked in for an exclusive performance of their iconic 1994 debut full-length record, Vikingligr Veldi, tracked front-to-back. California death metal mainstays Exhumed will join the album playthrough circuit, treating fans to a dedicated, raw “Gore Metal” set featuring their foundational 1998 debut studio record in its entirety.

Canadian progressive thrash metal innovators Voivod are also locked to cross the border, promising an exclusive live set composed entirely of old-school deep cuts from their earliest eras.

First Wave Confirmed Artists

• Akercocke (UK) – Performing Choronzon in its entirety
• Ancient Death
• Candlemass (Sweden)
• Cerebral Effusion (Spain)
• Ceremonium
• Coscradh (Ireland)
• Cruciamentum (UK/US)
• Demolition Hammer
• Enslaved (Norway) – Performing Vikingligr Veldi in its entirety
• Exhumed – “Gore Metal” set performing the album in its entirety
• Fleshless (Czech Republic)
• Funebrarum
• Gorerotted (UK)
• Ingrowing (Czech Republic)
• Naglfar (Sweden)
• Obscura (Germany)
• One of Nine
• Sabbat (Japan)
• Sadistic Intent
• Saturnus (Denmark)
• Thulcandra (Germany)
• Voivod (Canada) – Old-school deep cuts set
• Vreid (Norway)

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FAQ: Maryland Deathfest XXII (2027)

What are the official dates for Maryland Deathfest 2027? The festival will take place over four consecutive days, running from Thursday, May 27 through Sunday, May 30, 2027.

Where is Maryland Deathfest hosted? The long-running metal institution takes place across multiple performance areas and stages within downtown Baltimore, Maryland.

How many total bands will perform at MDF 2027? While the first wave of over 20 artists has been formally unveiled, the finalized four-day schedule will host nearly 100 extreme metal acts.

STAY LOUD: With Enslaved, Exhumed, and Akercocke performing absolute cornerstone records front-to-back, which classic full-album playthrough are you hitting the pit for? Let us know your thoughts on this initial lineup wave in the comments below, and subscribe to the Loaded Radio Daily Podcast for your ongoing extreme metal updates!

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The premier extreme metal festival institution Maryland Deathfest has revealed its initial band lineup for the 2027 edition, taking place May 27–30 in Baltimore. The first wave features nearly 100 planned acts, highlighted by exclusive full-album playthrough sets from Akercocke, Enslaved, and Exhumed, alongside a special old-school deep cuts set from Canadian innovators Voivod.

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Distilling the intensity of an incredibly difficult year, Mastodon have returned with a sonically massive and richly melodic new single, Your Ghost Again. Written and recorded amidst an unimaginably chaotic and difficult time, the track confronts the untimely death of friend and former bandmate Brent Hinds and the passing of drummer Brann Dailor’s mother. The band reflect on the song’s themes and the losses that informed them in a conversation with journalist J Bennett that they shared on their socials in conjunction with the song’s release.

Your Ghost Again is quintessential Mastodon, with bassist Troy Sanders and Dailor trading vocals over the alternately bombastic and moody guitars of Bill Kelliher and new guitarist Nick Johnston amid atmospheric flourishes from keyboardist João Nogueira. Equal parts crushing and poignant, the band channel profound grief into one of the most emotionally charged compositions of their storied career, weaving intersecting themes of memory, resilience, and raw vulnerability. Produced by Patrik Berger and Kurt Ballou and mixed by Andrew Scheps, Your Ghost Again offers a preview of what’s to come in the group’s next chapter as they put the finishing touches on their forthcoming full length.

“For me, ‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life—or your whole life,” Dailor says. “It’s those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they’re not there. When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be. It’s the same with my mom: I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you’re actually seeing them, but then you remember they’re not here and it takes you down a notch. So, it’s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”

In conjunction with the release, and following on their ongoing run of European festivals and headline dates with Loathe, the band have announced The Poisonous Weapons Tour, a nationwide run of North American dates with support from Deafheaven and Alcest. Kicking off September 16 in Orlando, the trio of bands will cut their way across the full country before closing out October 24 at Sick New World Dallas.

Your Ghost Again is out now on Loma Vista Recordings.

Listen to Your Ghost Again here:
https://i.mastodonrocks.com/yourghostagain

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