BaltimoreBee t1_jchzchr wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:28 PM

Big national touring acts come through soundstage mainly, they’ve got lots of good shows coming up. Death to All/Suffocation, Carcass, Enslaved, Hell in the Harbor festival.

Smaller national touring acts mainly play at Metro Gallery and Ottobar. Ottobar has Dead Congregation coming up, Metro has Hari Kari for the sky.

Local bands will open at those shows and Metro and Ottobar both have local only shows sometimes. Close to Metro is Club Depot. They’ve got local shows…doom is real big in MD and probably the most common but death and thrash/traditional shows too. Holy Frijoles in Hampden has random shows…usually local but they had Early Moods a couple weeks ago. Theh only get posted on instagram. Dive bar called Shamrock Inn has random metal shows too, they only get posted on their Facebook.

[deleted] t1_jciu5zm wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:25 AM

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EfficiencySuch6361 t1_jcjc9y7 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 6:43 AM

I went to a metal show there recently. $10 for 5 bands

DezikLDar t1_jci59wa wrote on March 17, 2023 at 12:11 AM

https://baltshowplace.tumblr.com/ is the best place to find shows, although it isn't limited to metal.

dedruid t1_jckn5ea wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:01 PM

They also have an Instagram by the same name

TMB190 t1_jchyl6x wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:22 PM

Ottobar.

EA721 t1_jchx5i1 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:12 PM

I've seen a lot of metal acts come through the soundstage and metro gallery.

Sometimes they play at the pier 6 pavilion, Ottobar, and the lyrics!

Brilliant_Trillian t1_jci29hj wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:49 PM

www.grimreeferfest.com

yoyoitsmikeyo t1_jciix7l wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:53 AM

Hell In The Harbor Fest downtown Memorial Day Weekend! Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Napalm Death, High On Fire and like 30 other bands.

Hell In The Harbor

oodlesonoodles_ t1_jcimgui wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:21 AM

Holy shit, what a lineup!

Few_Society5388 t1_jchzsrs wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:31 PM

Metro/Otto/Soundstage. Check the shows 3/26 at Metro and 4/2 at Ottobar. Metal Monday is every Monday at Ottobar (more of just a hang out, but if you want to get to know some folks…)

kathchez t1_jcl4p0e wrote on March 17, 2023 at 4:53 PM

OP, check out these venues' events calendars. There are a ton of shows coming up

wcmotel t1_jchxemw wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:14 PM

Cattle Decap is playing with blackbraid and dark funeral at sound stage on may 23. Gonna be brutal.

DeSelby13 t1_jciiieg wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:50 AM

And 200 Stab Wounds. Going to be great.

suburban_paradise t1_jcigfhb wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:34 AM

Whoa that’s a fuckin lineup

PaperError t1_jcjsp30 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 10:36 AM

Uhhhh…Maryland Death Fest. THE metal festival in the states. 2024 lineup has been announced. Start building up your neck muscles. Hell in the Harbor will be a great stop gap.

[deleted] t1_jci0i7j wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:36 PM

There's a ton of shows coming up. I use Songkick to keep track of everything.

InkedVeggie t1_jci32aq wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:54 PM

Maryland Doom Fest is in June, it's in Frederick, but worth the trip.

HighUnderground t1_jck51hu wrote on March 17, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Metro Gallery, Ottobar, & Soundstage are probably the most common venues to see heavy music.

Showspace is a great resource for finding shows happenning - https://baltshowplace.tumblr.com/

I run Grim Reefer Fest which is an annual heavy music fest in April (and glad to see someone else plugged it here already) - www.grimreeferfest.com

Significant-Bench-77 t1_jckazhe wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Active local bands to follow: Intimidation Display, Abominog, Constituents, Gradual Slip, Arsena, Bound by the Grave. Local venues that have metal shows: The Depot, Shamrock Inn, Ottobar, Metro Gallery, Soundstage. There's also an underground scene that has shows at Fort Armistead Park, which people call either The Fort or The Ruins.

Tarfa212 t1_jciu9u2 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:26 AM

https://dcheavymetal.com/ website covers both DC and Baltimore shows, DC Metal Chris keeps track of area metal shows, big and tiny and this website is a treasure.

rtmfb t1_jciw60h wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:43 AM

There's so many shows coming up I can't afford to go to all the ones I want, in both time and money.

unearth1y t1_jcj2e18 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 4:44 AM

Soundstage

NikkiRocker t1_jcj458i wrote on March 17, 2023 at 5:03 AM

Ottobar

17thskreetmurderer t1_jcj542b wrote on March 17, 2023 at 5:14 AM

Holy frijoles!

Emotional_Camera_617 t1_jckojp4 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 3:10 PM

The Depot and Metro have bangerrrr metal shows on the regular. Mi Comalito has free metal shows every month. Ottobar isn't much of a metal venue like it used to be. Soundstage and Rams Head are too corporatey for me, like 14 dollar tall boys are wack.

walabe8 t1_jcjy0jf wrote on March 17, 2023 at 11:37 AM

Archspire on 4/20 Soundstage! Soundstage has a lot of metal tbh

Fabulous-Check7367 t1_jclc4b3 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Follow Baltimore Sound Stage, Rams Head, and Metro Gallery on any social media. There’s something constantly.

rainbowslinkies t1_jcljrrm wrote on March 17, 2023 at 6:29 PM

There are also some local restaurants that frequently have metal/rock shows. Joe squared & holy frijoles are some I’ve heard of

Money-Emotion1588 t1_jcm2yec wrote on March 17, 2023 at 8:35 PM

April 29th Grimreeferfest. www.grimreeferfest.com

Sunshineal t1_jcmdok6 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 9:48 PM

I'd try stubhub.com or ticketmaster for mainstream bands. I've seen Guns n roses at the arena in September 2021 and in 2017. Metallica in March 2017 at m Godsmack at the mecu arena in July 2017 also. Foo fighters also july 2017 at Merriweather. Slipknot and shinedown both were at umbc theater.

Metal shows?

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