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Top 10 worst things about Maryland Deathfest 2009 - Number 8: No good bands before 4pm

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Austin Metal Music Examiner

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While showing up early means your choice of band shirts, it also means standing around for two or three hours before something good hits the stage. The Deathfest put its stock in the late afternoon and evening heavy-hitters, which meant that the first half of the day was populated by tepid local openers that simply made it harder to have a conversation. Being an opening band is a thankless job, but tolerating a boring opening band is even more thankless for everyone else.

 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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