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Top 10 best things about Maryland Deathfest 2009 - Number 5: Destroyer 666


KK Warslut of Destroyer 666. Photo courtesy of www.returntothepit.com

Cross Mötorhead with the Mad Max series and Destroyer 666 will be the result. This thermonuclear Australian export has visited the States before, but they were still well-received and rightfully so. Guitarist/vocalist KK Warslut and company followed Aura Noir on Sunday night and proceeded to rip the crowd a new one. They were loud and brutish, and their songs seem mostly inspired by carpet bombing campaigns. It's rare to see a band out-muscle even the most resolutely masculine death metal acts like Belphegor, but Destroyer 666 played with enough brawn and bluster to make most bands look like a girls' school talent show.

View the entire top 10 best and worst things about Maryland Deathfest 2009 for more.

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Jeff Tandy has been listening, performing, and obsessing over heavy metal for 20 years. He has toured the world with his band and writes for several metal-related publications. Contact him at this address if you've got the guts.

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