The first wave of artists are in for the 2027 ‘Maryland Deathfest‘. Held annually in Baltimore, MD, next year’s edition will take place May 27th-30th with progressive black metal outfit Enslaved performing their debut album, “Vikingligr Veldi” in full. Swedish doom metallers Candlemass and Canadian sci-fi metallers Voivod have also secured high billing on the fest, with Voivod planning an old school set consisting of deep cuts. The full roster for this initial wave of artists includes:
Akercocke (performing “Choronzon” in its entirety)
Ancient Death
Candlemass
Cerebral Effusion
Ceremonium
Coscradh
Cruciamentum
Demolition Hammer
Enslaved (performing “Vikingligr Veldi” in its entirety)
Exhumed (performing “Gore Metal” in its entirety)
Fleshless
Funebrarum
Gorerotted
Ingrowing
Naglfar
Obscura
One of Nine
Sabbat
Sadistic Intent
Saturnus
Thulcandra
Voivod (old school deep cuts set)
Vreid
An additional 70 artists are booked for the event, with early bird 4-day passes going on sale today, June 03rd, at 12:00pm EST / 09:00am PST via Eventbrite.