Municipal Waste | 25 Years of No Mercy

by R. Anthony Harris | COMMUNITY, CULTURE, DOWNTOWN RVA, METAL, PUNK, THRASH & HARDCORE, NIGHTLIFE, PHOTOGRAPHY

When you think of Richmond’s heavy music scene, four names immediately come to mind: Lamb of God, GWAR, Avail, and Municipal Waste. These are the bands that have bled into the city’s veins and shaped the sound of this place over the last several decades. And this past...

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