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kuriva.im
thread of #mdf2026 reviews / takes / thoughts as I think of them
May 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
kuriva.im
now I'm imagining an ASL interpreter rendering death metal lyrics

#Balticon #mdf2026
Dr Thomas Holtz at a lectern, with a sign language interpreter standing next to him
May 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
kuriva.im
Maryland Deathfest proper starts here (yesterday was pre-fest)

#mdf2026
kuriva.im kurivaim 𓃠 @kuriva.im · May 21
Black Lung: love to see a local band get a primo spot with a huge crowd

stoner / doom, not death metal, but who's counting

#mdf2026
May 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
kuriva.im
last Napalm Death post for the time being, please enjoy this Dead Kennedys cover

#mdf2026
May 21, 2026 at 7:21 PM
dantedagger.bsky.social
Going to Maryland Deathfest is so essential to my mental health. Getting to see a bunch of talented artists with my friends is so much fun and always a highlight of my year. #mdf #mdf2026 #deathfest #marylanddeathfest
May 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
p-mack.bsky.social
I appreciated everyone's colorful rain ponchos making them look like an assembly of magical gnomes, bringing some power metal energy to Maryland Deathfest #mdf2026
May 24, 2026 at 1:32 AM
kuriva.im
once again, the highlight of Maryland Deathfest weekend: @arctomet.bsky.social and his Dinosaur Update

#mdf2026 #balticon
Dr Thomas Holtz, dinosaur paleontologist, preparing to deliver a talk at Balticon
May 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
kuriva.im
Emasculator: of a kind with Castrator (this is a good thing!)

we need more ladies shredding and doing the death metal growl

#mdf2026
May 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
kuriva.im
pretty sure every A/V person on earth wishes they could put up a sign like this

#mdf2026
a mixer desk behind a barricade on the barricade is a sign that reads "NO, YOU CAN'T COME IN HERE. NO I WON'T PLAY THE SONG YOU WANT TO HEAR. NO, I WON'T TURN WHATEVER UP/DOWN. FUCK OFF AND ENJOY THE SHOW."
May 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
kuriva.im
Bongripper: my brain rendered this as "Au Bon Gripper" and the contact high from the audience didn't make the idea seem any less funny

#mdf2026
May 21, 2026 at 11:55 PM
kuriva.im
Deathfest Saturday starts here

#mdf2026
kuriva.im kurivaim 𓃠 @kuriva.im · May 23
Torture Rack: I'd rather spend a night chez Procrustes than keep standing in this rain HEYOO *rimshot*

#mdf2026
May 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
kuriva.im
Pig Destroyer: and lo, it came to pass 🤘

#mdf2026
kuriva.im kurivaim 𓃠 @kuriva.im · May 22
namely, Pig Destroyer performing "Prowler in the Yard" at Maryland Deathfest 🤘
jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · May 22
Hearing incoming from multiple sources that something appears to be fixing to pop off this weekend.
May 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM
mediareformuk.bsky.social
Thanks again also to our amazing MDF2026 sponsors, @pressjustice.bsky.social, @meccsa.bsky.social, the IMA, @impressorg.bsky.social, @camri.bsky.social, and @newint.bsky.social - couldn't have done it without you!
June 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
kuriva.im
Warbringer: was that crowdsurfing dude holding a Peanuts themed Gadsden flag? wish I'd gotten a better look

#mdf2026
May 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
kuriva.im
Whiplash: I can't quite tell whether the name was "Winton" but I'm going to assume they have Wil Wheaton on bass

#mdf2026
May 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
kuriva.im
Black Lung: love to see a local band get a primo spot with a huge crowd

stoner / doom, not death metal, but who's counting

#mdf2026
May 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
kuriva.im
Putridity: is there anything more satisfying than seeing someone stagedive and get tossed back on stage, as if they'd cast themselves into the sea and Poseidon rejected their sacrifice?

#mdf2026
May 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM
kuriva.im
Excrescence: RIP "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", the sound check felt like several dudes vying to participate in a "Puke Takes" sketch opposite Emily Blunt

#mdf2026
May 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
kuriva.im
Death Angel: 15°C and cloudy is basically the ideal conditions for an outdoor set, and what better way to spend your time on stage than thrashing hard and calling for inclusivity

#mdf2026
May 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
kuriva.im
Destruction: the highest praise I can think of right now is, I was considering bailing due to the miserable weather, but they shredded hard enough that I couldn't in good conscience leave before they were done

#mdf2026
May 24, 2026 at 1:23 AM
asterionhex.monster
anyway all that to say: HMU if you're going to be at Deathfest Thursday or Friday! Forgoing Saturday due to I have to play a show uhhh the following weekend and it's a terrible time to miss band practice
MDF2026 DAILY LINEUPS WED MAY 20, 2026 PRE-FEST EVENT NAPALM DEATH REPULSION SINISTER MONSTROSITY ORGAN DEALER THU MAY 21, 2026 SOLITUDE AETURNUS NOVEMBERS DOOM BONGRIPPER BONGZILLA RWAKE AVERNUS LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR BLACK LUNG TORSOFUCK PUTRIDITY CEPHALOTRIPSY CONDEMNED EMASCULATOR FRI MAY 22, 2026 CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE OLD MAN'S CHILD ROTTING CHRIST GOD DETHRONED NECROFIER WITCH VOMIT THE CROWN WOLFHEART LEFT CROSS ORANSSI PAZUZU DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT WAYFARER PAN-AMERIKAN NATIVE FRONT • LÖMSK LIVIDITY ROTTREVORE TO VIOLENTLY VOMIT DIABOLIC OATH MELTING ROT ORDH TITHE BONE WEAPON WITHERING SOUL SAT MAY 23, 2026 KREATOR DESTRUCTION PIG DESTROYER WHIPLASH WARBRINGER TORTURE RACK SINISTER MORTICIAN MACABRE LACERATION 1914 HAVUKRUUNU • HELLBUTCHER SARDONIC WITCHERY POLTERGEIST ROTTEN SOUND SHITSTORM MIASMATIC NECROSIS SOIL OF IGNORANCE OSSUARY TERROR CORPSE MELLOW HARSHER GLORIOUS DEPRAVITY SUN MAY 24, 2026 GESTATION DEAD VOID ATAVISTIC DECAY • DESOLUS ANGELS CEPHALIC CARNAGE !T.O.O.H.! SEX PRISONER EXCRESCENCE HEMORRHOID AISLE19 CEMETERY MOON GUDSFORLADT TÓMARÚM HOUKAGO GRIND TIME AFTERMATH SARCÓFAGO PERFORMED BY G."INCUBUS" M. & THE LAWS GRAVE DEATH ANGEL • CANCER • CAVEMAN CULT DYING FETUS VIO-LENCE BLOOD RED THRONE UNMERCIFUL BATUSHKA • ...AND OCEANS ANTICHRIST SIEGE MACHINE WOE WRATHPRAYER ABERRATION
May 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
metalinsider.bsky.social
Metal En Route keeps rolling with a packed stretch of shows featuring Avatar, Kreator, MDF ’26, and more across the East Coast.
Details: metalinsider.net/touring/meta...

#MetalEnRoute #Avatar #Kreator #MDF2026 #LiveMusic #MetalNews
Metal En Route (05/13-05/24): Avatar, Kreator, MDF & more
Concerts happening the next two weeks in New York and its surrounding area, leading towards another successful year of Maryland Deathfest.
metalinsider.net
May 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
californiapictures.bsky.social
California Pictures is heading to Cannes – Marché du Film 🎬

Buyers looking for films + filmmakers seeking representation for completed projects — let’s connect 🤝 tinyurl.com/w8y6f83f

#CaliforniaPictures #Cannes2026 #MDF2026
April 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
kuriva.im
Vio-lence: what it says on the tin; what more do you want

#mdf2026
May 25, 2026 at 1:21 AM
kuriva.im
Grave: if you're going to insist on having a triggered sample for one of your drums, the snare is infinitely preferable to the kick drum. so much appreciated!

#mdf2026
May 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM