CONCERT REVIEWS
DEATH ANGEL, EXMORTUS and HELL FIRE at Lee’s Palace, Toronto (November 26th, 2019)
Touring to promote their excellent latest album “Humanicide”, released on May 31st this year, and with the album’s title track being nominated for a Grammy…
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, THREE DAYS GRACE and BAD WOLVES at Hertz Arena, Estero, FL (November 16th, 2019)
In an age of laser-precise light shows and pyrotechnics that mimic the might of dragons, seeing popular bands on tour guarantees a performance that is…
SÓLSTAFIR and KÆLAN MIKLA at The Dakota Tavern, Toronto (The Taste of Iceland Festival)
In an extremely mixed environment like Toronto, ethnic festivals have a pivotal role to integrate people from all over the globe. Unique foods, music, dance…
STATIC-X, DOPE, WEDNESDAY 13 and RAVEN BLACK at Revolution Live, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (November 15th, 2019)
As a teenager growing up without internet or MTV I got to learn about Static-X from a Metal Hammer magazine mixed CD that a friend…
ICE NINE KILLS, FIT FOR A KING, LIGHT THE TORCH and AWAKE AT LAST at House of Blues, Texas (November 13rd, 2019)
It was a bitterly cold Tuesday evening for the usually mild month of November, but despite the chill, I made my way dutifully to the…
ALICE COOPER at Hard Rock Live, Orlando (November 6th, 2019)
Typically, when looking for a night of entertainment, one doesn’t seek out the theatrical talents of a man entering his seventh decade of life. Yet…
KING DIAMOND at Dr. Phillip Center, Walt Disney Theater, Orlando (November 5th, 2019)
Closing a gap of live performances that extended over the course of the last 5 years, the absolute master of conceptual horror and frightening musical…
IRON KINGDOM Members Talk New Album and Their Love for Heavy Metal: “This Is The Music We Always Wanted to Play, That’s Why We Sound Real”
Like it or not (and I kinda don’t), there’s been an upswing in 80s nostalgia going for a few years now. I personally suspect that…
Concert Review / Interview with RON BUMBLEFOOT THAL: “I Had to Learn a New Way to Sing for the Recent Tour with ASIA”
Certain artists simply transpire versatility, and refuse to be pigeonholed in a single style. That’s the case with guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, whose career has…
UFO and LAST IN LINE at Sony Music Hall, New York (October 30th, 2019)
Heavy metal was alive and well at Sony Music Hall in New York City on Hallows Eve, where veterans rockers, UFO and classic rockers, Last…
ALLEGEAON, INFERI and PALADIN at Canal Club, Richmond, VA (October 30th, 2019)
As unlikely as it may sound, sometimes incredible things happen on a Wednesday night. It takes something extraordinarily wonderful to melt away the soul-crushing monotony…
ALTER BRIDGE, SKILLET and DIRTY HONEY at House Of Blues, Orlando (October 25th, 2019)
Beginning on September 22nd, stages across North America have been blessed by the dynamic performances of co-headlining American rock bands Alter Bridge and Skillet, supported…
DELAIN, AMORPHIS and ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN at The Orpheum, Tampa, FL (October 19th, 2019)
Our weekend began with a coast to coast 4 hour drive across South Florida. Metalheads were taking over the Ybor City streets awaiting the opening…
ARCH ENEMY at The Tabernacle, Atlanta (October 16th, 2019)
It’s hard to believe that the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy has been together since 1995, and what’s even more surprising is that…
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and ALIEN WEAPONRY at Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale (October 8th, 2019)
Ever since he first took the stage as the guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, metal has lived on in the heart of larger-than-life star Zakk Wylde.…
SABATON and HAMMERFALL at Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale (October 4th, 2019)
Those of us living in the southernmost area of the United States don’t have the “luxury” of enjoying a whole lot of heavy metal concerts,…