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Sadness and Barbelith ticket give away

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Resale Act 2025 - Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment

Today (Tuesday, April 8th, 2025) I was invited to a press conference hosted at the Anthem with Ward 6 City Councilmember Charles Allen and several members of the local live music industry where they announced their proposed bill, the Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (RESALE) Amendment Act of 2025. The bill aims to limit the amount a ticket can be resold by third party…

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Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ticket give away

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ticket give away on DCHM:

It’s very rare that Cambridge, England, based Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats make it to this side of the pond for a proper tour so we’re excited here at DCHM for the band to play the Fillmore Silver Spring on Wednesday, February 5th! That’s why we’re giving away a pair of seated tickets to this sure to be epic show. To enter just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite movie…

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The best albums of 2025 (so far)

Well it’s 2025 now and I’m very behind on my 2024 best albums stuff so I thought I’d get a jump start on my best albums of 2025. This isn’t some lame list of my most anticipated albums of 2025, no this beefy list the best albums that are already released in 2025 as of January 1st. If you’re looking for fresh new tunes to ring in 2025 I got you! Beatrix – Deathsent Ceremony High energy blackened…

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Pig Destroyer & Mammoth Grinder tickets & albums give away

Pig Destroyer & Mammoth Grinder tickets & albums give away

2024 is the 20th anniversary of the classic Terrifyer album by local grind legends Pig Destroyer! To mark the occasion, Relapse Records is reissuing the album in a newly remastered version that also includes the 38 minute “Natasha” song and a ton of previously unreleased demos and bonus tracks. If this wasn’t cool enough, Pig Destroyer is playing an album release show for this killer reissue at…

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Baroness ticket give away

Baroness ticket give away on DCHM!

Despite a terrifying bus wreck, several drastic line up changes and member relocations, Baroness has consistently been able to put out great releases and put on killer live shows! Which is why we’re so excited here at DCHM to see Baroness at The Fillmore Silver Spring on Sunday, June 23rd! In fact we’re so excited that we’re going to give away a free pair of tickets to one lucky DCHM reader! To…

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Gwar ticket give away

Gwar ticket give away

Universal scum dogs Gwar are embarking on their Age of Entitlement Tour and it’s making a stop at the 9:30 Club on 6/9 (nice). Since everyone is feeling so entitled these days, I’ve got a free pair of tickets to the show up for grabs for one lucky DCHM reader (or even those of you who just showed up to get free stuff). To enter just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite heavy…

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Temporary Hiatus

DCHM going on a temporary hiatus

So by now most of you have probably heard about the passing of Blake Harrison, of Hatebeak, Zealot R.I.P. and formerly of Pig Destroyer. Dude was one of my best friends and news of his passing has hit me pretty hard. I’ve been getting a lot of questions and emails about updates on DCHM’s calendar and right now, I just can’t. I’m not ending DCHM permanently. I’ll get things rolling again…

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DC Heavy Metal the Flame Thrower!

DC Heavy Metal the Flame Thrower! DCHM has a new online merch store.

I’ve had people asking for a while now about getting DC Heavy Metal shirts and I’ve finally gotten a solution! I’ve opened a Red Bubble shop that’s print-to-order with several DCHM designs including the classic Abraham Lincoln in King Diamond corpse paint, Richard Nixon Vol. 4, and De Mysteriis Dom Metal Chris. In addition I’ve added a couple of new designs including an old school Metallica…

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Upcoming Benefit Shows In Our Area

Upcoming Benefit Shows In Our Area

The world is often a cruel place but we can make it a little better for those in need when we attend benefit shows that donate the proceeds to good causes. There’s a few coming up in the DMV that I thought I’d mention here real quick (you can always get the full list of upcoming metal concerts in the greater DC, Baltimore and Northern Virginia area on our handy calendar here). Ben Blanton plays…

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New local suggestions for Bandcamp Friday

Here's some new local metal release suggestions for Bandcamp Friday:

Looking for some brand spankin’ new local (and local-ish) metal releases for Bandcamp Friday (which is today)? Is it already after Bandcamp Friday but you still want to hear some new local metal? If you answered yes to either of these then keep on reading: Sulfuric Hatred – s/t Liam McMahon, lead guitarist of local thrashers Ninth Realm, and Alexander Jones, the vocalist of Undeath, team up on…

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Municipal Waste ticket give away

New contest up on DCHM: a Municipal Waste concert ticket give away!

Richmond’s legendary party thrashers Municipal Waste are kicking off their next tour at the Black Cat on Thursday, February 15th and to say we’re excited here at DCHM would be an understatement! Yesterday was a holiday, today it snowed, that’s all the excuse I need to give away a pair of tickets to this show to a lucky DCHM reader. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post…

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Metal Head Holiday Gift Guide 2024

Metal Head Holiday Gift Guide 2023 https://dcheavymetal.com/2023/11/21/metal-head-holiday-gift-guide-2023

Nothing rings in the holiday season like unbridled capitalism and this year is no different! Metal heads are notoriously hard to shop for because we like weird crap that you often can’t just find on Amazon, so I’ve thrown together this list of some suggestions for the metal head in your life, or ya know, just get this stuff for yourself because we all deserve some joy in our lives. Oh, and don’t…

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Borracho ticket and prize pack give away!

Borracho ticket and prize pack give away! Go enter to win here:

Local stoner/doom masters Borracho have released their 5th full length album, Blurring the Lines of Reality, and on Saturday, September 9th, they’re holding an album release show at the Runaway in Brookland! DCHM are long time fans of Borracho so I’m excited to be giving away a pair of tickets to the album release show as well as a prize pack that includes some sweet swag like a signed copy of…

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Weedeater ticket give away!

Weedeater ticket give away! Win tix to see Weedeater, King Parrot and the Dregs at the Black Cat on 8/31/23!

“Dixie” Dave Collins is bringing his band Weedeater to the Black Cat on Thursday, August 31st! We’re hoping you’re as hungry for those yummy stoner riffs as we are so DCHM is giving away a pair of tickets to this very concert! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite stoner album of all time is (by any band). Master of Reality, Welcome to Sky…

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Kid friendly matinee rock show coming to DC Brau

Kid friendly matinee rock show coming to DC Brau. Borracho and Hot Blood play this free show on Sat July 15th!

I just thought I’d let you all know about the kid friendly, all ages, totally free rock concert that I’m putting on at DC Brau brewery on Saturday, July 15th from 2pm to 5pm. I did one of these last year and people seemed to really enjoy it so I’m doing another one this year. Since most rock concerts happen way past bed times it’s a fun chance to bring the kids out to a rock show but these aren’t…

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My Hell in the Harbor photos and videos

My Hell in the Harbor photos and videos

Hell in the Harbor Fest really was a hell of a way to spend Memorial Day Weekend. The entire block of Market Street in front of the Baltimore Soundstage was blocked off and fenced in for the festival. The single outdoor stage located on the northbound lane of Market Street faced North with East Pratt Street to its back which lead to lots of pedestrians hanging around gawking and the bands…