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We're pleased to say that for the first time ever, DEICIDE will be performing the Legion album in its entirety at MDF 2022! They will be performing on Sunday, May 29th at Edison Lot.

In other news, we need to report that the following bands have cancelled:
Morbid Angel will no longer be performing at MDF 2022. Despite trying to convince them to not cancel, the only thing we've been told is that the band "will not be playing MDF or any other shows in the current climate", so we'll let you interpret that however you see fit.

Archgoat and Valkyrja were due to tour together, but the tour fell apart, and despite attempts to salvage at least one of those bands playing only MDF, it just wasn't possible.

Blaze of Perdition have also cancelled due to their tour falling apart.

Lastly, Antichrist have cancelled.

IMMOLATION will be replacing Valkyrja on Sunday at Edison Lot.
PROFANATICA will be replacing Archgoat on Sunday at Rams Head.
AKHLYS will be replacing Blaze of Perdition on Friday at Rams Head.
SULFURIC CAUTERY will be replacing Antichrist on Friday at Soundstage.

Tickets for Edison Lot and Power Plant are still available here[.]

If you'd like to join the waiting list for any of the sold out options, including the 4-day pass, please email us at MDFtickets[at]gmail.com
For those currently on the waiting list or about to join it, please note that if you buy any of the available tickets for Edison Lot and Power Plant and are offered a 4-day pass in the coming months, we can credit the amount you have paid towards the cost of a 4-day pass.

As a reminder, ALL tickets for 2020/2021 are automatically valid for 2022. You don't need to take any action for these tickets to be valid.

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We've been hit with another wave of band cancellations resulting from a variety of reasons, including health issues, injuries, personal reasons, and travel/quarantine issues.

Bands that have cancelled:
General Surgery
Flesh Parade
Fuck the Facts
Butcher ABC
Vircolac
Impure

Bands that have confirmed to replace the cancelled bands:
Cephalic Carnage (Sunday @ Soundstage)
Ghoul (Friday @ Soudstage)
Squash Bowels (Friday @ Soundstage)
Drawn and Quartered (Saturday @ Edison)
Human Effluence (Sunday @ Soundstage)
Crossspitter (Saturday @ Rams Head)

Also, please note that Miasmatic Necrosis will now be playing on Saturday at Soundstage instead of Friday.

It sickens us beyond belief to have to post this, but both Dismember and Bloodbath are no longer playing MDF.

We are quoting the statements received from both bands below.
As you can see, in both instances, this is entirely out of our control.
We understand how disappointing this news will be for many of you and we can certainly relate, as this is the absolute last thing we wanted to have to post in the 11th hour before the fest finally transpires.

Despite the short notice, AUTOPSY are now playing on Saturday at Edison Lot, and DEMOLITION HAMMER are now playing on Friday at Edison Lot.
We understand that emotions will probably be running high over this news, but we personally don't have time to dwell on it, as we, along with all of our staff, are working tirelessly to welcome the 91 bands that are still scheduled to play at MDF in just 2 weeks, so we can't lose sight of that.

Quite a few foreign bands that are due to play MDF are already in the US, and we know that all of the other foreign bands meet the requirement to enter the US and aren't dealing with visa issues. While there's always a possibility for something unexpected to occur, we feel like this is the worst of the news that we'll need to drop on you.

Recently, we've turned off commenting here to deter the endless amount of ticket scammers and BS infiltrating this page, and we will continue to do so with all posts leading up to the fest.

If you'd like to interact with other fest attendees or buy/sell tickets, we recommend joining the MDF Facebook group here[.]

If you're going to the fest for the first time, it's also a good place to seek advice from others who have gone in the past.
More important information about what to expect at the fest will be posted around the end of next week.

Tickets are available here[.]

Statement from Dismember:
”Due to the Covid-19 restrictions still active for entering the U.S., we are forced to cancel our appearance at Maryland Deathfest this year. We held our hope that the U.S. would follow other countries example and end the mandatory vaccination demand. With less than a month to go “that” has not happened and therefore we see no other choice than to cancel.”

Statement from Bloodbath:
"First of all, this is an announcement we hoped we would never have to make… But now left in anger and frustration, we are unfortunately forced to postpone our North American tour and our appearance at Maryland Deathfest, yet again.
Despite applying for our visas over seven months ago (a process that should take three), they have still not been processed in time due to reasons beyond our control. We've done absolutely everything we can to try and salvage this bullshit and make this tour finally become reality, but we have to accept our fate at this point, that it will simply not happen.
Given that this is the third time this tour has had to be postponed, we both feel and share your disappointment, but we assure you that despite the hardships associated with this tour, we have not given up and consequently will reschedule the dates as soon as we're able to rid the bureaucracy and lift this curse of delusion.
Until then, stay safe and stay strong and we hope to see you all sooner than later."