The show begins in 10 minutes. I'm still waiting in a line at the doors, which opened an hour earlier. Once inside, I understand. The show is already packed. Despite not being a metal act, opening act and rap-rock group Twiztid was met with a very positive response. There were lots of painted faces … Continue reading (Concert Review) MOTIONLESS IN WHITE & WE CAME AS ROMANS Live at The Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois (10/18/2019)
(Concert Review) COLD with special guest AWAKE FOR DAYS Live at The Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois (10/16/2019)
The show kicked off with local metal band Silence is Broken, who received good support from the small crowd of early arrivals. Near the end of the set, the singer led the crowd in chants of "F*ck cancer," before singing a song dedicated to his terminally ill mother. Scranton, Pennsylvania act University Drive took … Continue reading (Concert Review) COLD with special guest AWAKE FOR DAYS Live at The Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois (10/16/2019)
(Concert Review) STATIC-X Live at O2 Ritz in Manchester, United Kingdom (10/3/2019)
Recently, Static-X with special guests Wednesday 13, Soil, and Dope took the stage at the O2 Ritz in Manchester, United Kingdom. It was an incredible night of music and it was the perfect tribute to the late, great Wayne Static. Recently, Edsel Dope of Dope took to the interwebs to scoff at those that said … Continue reading (Concert Review) STATIC-X Live at O2 Ritz in Manchester, United Kingdom (10/3/2019)
(Concert Review) STONE TEMPLE PILOTS & RIVAL SONS with special guests TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN Live at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in New York, New York (9/22/2019)
On this night, Stone Temple Pilots and Rival Sons took over the Coney Island Boardwalk with special guests Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. This night symbolized the passing of the torch as Stone Temple Pilots certainly christened Rival Sons and Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown was the first to take … Continue reading (Concert Review) STONE TEMPLE PILOTS & RIVAL SONS with special guests TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN Live at Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in New York, New York (9/22/2019)
(Concert Review) THE MELVINS & REDD KROSS Live at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (9/24/2019)
It was a crazy crazy night in music as The Melvins & Redd Kross with special guest Toshi Kasai took the stage at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Let me tell you it was crazy not just from a performance standpoint but all these random things happened. Toshi Kasai took the stage, and let me tell … Continue reading (Concert Review) THE MELVINS & REDD KROSS Live at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota (9/24/2019)
(Concert Review) “Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey featuring SILVERSTEIN” (1/12/2019)
This was a special night for those that loved the emo/post-hardcore phase of music in the 2000's. A band that has stood the test of time through constantly evolving in their music is Silverstein. On January 12th, they performed with special guests Hawthorne Heights in front of a packed house at the Starland Ballroom in … Continue reading (Concert Review) “Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey featuring SILVERSTEIN” (1/12/2019)
(Concert Review) 2018 Summer Slaughter Tour
It was a night of a diverse arrangement of metal at The Skyway Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the same time, I felt that this lineup was kind of thrown together as it lacked some cohesiveness and it just had that vibe to it, nonetheless, it was a pretty solid night of metal with several … Continue reading (Concert Review) 2018 Summer Slaughter Tour