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Top 10 worst things about Maryland Deathfest 2009 - Number 7: Sold out band merchandise

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Austin Metal Music Examiner

The nearly extinct Bolt Thrower shirt in its natural habitat. Photo courtesy of www.returntothepit.com

Be quick or be dead. Or more correctly, show up early or you don't get a Bolt Thrower shirt. While every band had shirts to sell, the trick was finding out which table had them and to not linger on decisions. All the top-billed acts literally sold out of merchandise within an hour of availability, and Bolt Thrower ended up with a line of people who waited over two hours to get one of their shirts. They reportedly sold over 900 of them in the space of three hours. The rules of engagement for next year are to come early with cash in hand, and bring a backpack unless you like carrying around an armload of merchandise for eight hours at a time.

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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