METRO BALTIMORE – 1700 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
ILLUSTRATUS
7:00 PM
Illustratus’ gurgle-and-growl-heavy doom metal echoes with a sense of the infinite, traversing the wide, barren expanses with a sense of dreadful adventure.
POLLUTED TONGUES
7:35 PM
Polluted Tongues metallic hardcore vacillates in a range of extremes. From grindcore groans to black metal bleats, the band does good on its name, driving a heavy stake into the many hearts of darkness.
MASS EGO
8:10 PM
Mass Ego infuse the dark aura of a Scandinavian massacre into pit politics. Part punk, part black metal, all-around insane.
OXRUN
8:45 PM
Featuring members of Silk Leash, Gloop, and Knub, OXRUN is a Baltimore noise-rock supergroup with a wicked resume. Subscape marks their live debut: be there, well ready to welcome a riot.
JULIA SET
9:20 PM
Bmore emo of unquenchable ache, Julia Set exudes both the body-shaking energy of an 80s post-hardcore act and the resonant melody of the genre’s original era.
CRAWLER
9:55 PM
Sludge / crust / metal outfit Crawler are about as intense and intentionally offputting as it gets. Like a rough massage or cathartic plunge into the pit, what begins as an abrasive undertaking ultimately leads to catharsis in the end.
TRIPPER
10:30 PM
Between the beats, Tripper’s uncompromising hardcore is steeped in a deeply intentioned ethos. It’s the kind of fearless punk rock that takes as few prisoners as it makes excuses.
MUSCLE
11:05 PM
Muscle’s unrelenting hardcore bristles and burns like a sweaty pile of hyper-charged Iggy Pop energy and contortionist antics. Catchy, confrontational, abrasive and 100% what the scene is all about.
SADNESS
11:40 PM
Sadness morph between simple jangly echoes and blazing atmospheric EPICS, integrating everything from drone/death metal to shoegaze and screamo. These are songs (and live sets) with rich narrative arcs (and plenty of piledrivers).