CONCERT REVIEWS

Greta Van Fleet at The Met – Philadelphia, PA (December 30, 2019)
My first introduction to Greta Van Fleet (GVF) came during a January 2016 episode from the Showtime drama Shameless. Their new song “Highway Tune” was…

MORBID ANGEL, WATAIN and INCANTATION at Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 21st, 2019)
It was Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, and the holidays were rapidly approaching with all of their cheerful malice. To escape the vibrant lights lining…

RATT at the Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ (December 20th, 2019)
As a 12-year old boy in 1984, and as a 47-year old man in 2019, I could not, and still cannot, listen to enough music.…

IN FLAMES & ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN at Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 14th, 2019)
Though they may hail from the cold clutches of the north, Swedish heavy metal band In Flames had no trouble setting stages ablaze this fall…

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA at BB&T Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 13th, 2019)
The Christmas spirit has been thick in the air: trees have been cut and dressed in dazzling lights, presents have been wrapped with care, and…

DANKO JONES at at Lee’s Palace, Toronto (December 10th, 2019)
Only a handful of days after receiving the kickass bill of Death Angel, Exmortus and Hell Fire, it was time for Lee’s Palace to host…

THE PINEAPPLE THIEF at The Gothic Theatre, Colorado (December 6th, 2019)
It’s been a long time coming, but The Pineapple Thief finally made their way across the pond from England to embark on their first North…

STEEL PANTHER at The Rebel, Toronto (December 2nd, 2019)
Booking a show on a Monday night is a risky bet, especially during the winter months in Toronto. But at least this last week, when…

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…