Maryland Deathfest 2011: Oak In Concert
Oak performs at Maryland Deathfest 2011.
With such tight curation, nothing was to be missed at Maryland Deathfest. But by the end of the weekend, attendance was lacking in the early-afternoon hours. Blame it on festival fatigue or unending hangovers — my bet's on the latter — but those who missed the Baltimore band Oak deprived themselves of some seriously low, slow dooooooom-metal. The band itself rarely plays outside of Charm City; to catch Oak on its home turf is like hearing the sickness of a city absorbed and rendered in feedback.
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