I did order food at one point, and let me tell you it was very authentic and quite delicious. However, the shoddy craftsmanship of the stage would be an issue later in the evening. To keep the audience off the stage they put three metal poles across the front of it, one on each side and one centered, that were tethered with two plastic coated steel cables. There is a stage towards the front of the venue which had been built out of plywood and particle board. The walls had several posters of women in bikinis advertising beer and various plaques for what appeared to be pool tournaments, an odd setting for a black metal show. Throughout the night I found myself dodging the low hanging lights hovering above where the pool tables had been. The pool tables had all been pushed out of the way and two of them were being used as tables for merch display. There were four bands from outside of the area at this show, including the headliner, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, which came all the way from Germany to play in this dive.Īlthough El Caracol Bar has put on a few metal shows in the past this was my first time stepping foot in the venue. While I’m sure they both would have been worth reviewing, I found myself at a Latino pool hall in Silver Spring for a tr00 and kvlt black metal show. Two different venues had sold out metal shows that night: The Sword at the Rock & Roll Hotel and Lamb Of God at the Fillmore Silver Spring.

Saturday the 17th of November 2012 was a pretty metal night in the DC area.

Darkened nocturn slaughtercult