Welcome to Deathfest
2014 · Documentary · 50 min. · United States
Each year, metalheads and mutants descend on downtown Baltimore like a brood of cicadas. They make the pilgrimage from across the region, country and world. They come to see bands like Bolt Thrower, Electric Wizard, and Neurosis, waiting all year for the four days that make up Maryland Deathfest, and then they rage. While other fests lean on corporate sponsors and beer banners to pay for everything, Ryan Taylor and Evan Harting have dedicated their lives to doing it on their own. They book the bands, they book the hotels, they book the vendors and they book the venue. This is a peek at what goes on behind the scenes of the country’s premier extreme music festival.
Direction Thomas Grahsler · Alicia Lozano
Cast Phil Anselmo · Brigitte Smith · Matt Pike · Ryan Taylor · Evan Harting · Jimmy Bower · Karl Willetts
Screenplay Thomas Grahsler · Alicia Lozano
Cinematography Jon Michael Shink
Original title Welcome to Deathfest
—
Not rated (FilmAffinity)
Add to lists
Share