CONCERT REVIEW: OCEANS OF SLUMBER Cast a Spell in Tampa: ‘This Place is Haunted if You Wanted it To Be’ (December 3rd, 2022)
While attending the Soen concert in Tampa this past weekend, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Texas based prog-metal band Oceans of Slumber.…
CONCERT REVIEW: Swedish Lords of Melancholic Metal KATATONIA Bring Haunting Visual Performance to Denver (November 22nd, 2022)
I saw Katatonia in Denver last Tuesday night. Well, sort of… It might be more accurate to say I caught brief glimpses of them, even…
CONCERT REVIEW: LAUREN MONROE Brings A Testimony to The Power of Music at the City Winery (November 9th, 2022)
Lauren’s show at City Winery in New York City on November 9th was just one of a handful of dates on the East Coast to…
CONCERT REVIEW: New Jersey Faces 40 Years of Lawlessness as W.A.S.P. Performs at the Wellmont Theater (November 17th, 2022)
W.A.S.P.’s long-awaited return came to the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey, on November 17th. It’s been 12 years since Blackie Lawless and his band…
CONCERT REVIEW: AUSTIN MEADE Rocks South Florida with Dirty, Multi-Layered Energy-Driven Performance (November 13th, 2022)
I must confess that despite the frequent request from publicist extraordinaire Jon Freeman, I haven’t listen to a single note from Austin Meade’s music until…
CONCERT REVIEW: American Rock Gets Grimy in Nashville with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and BRANTLEY GILBERT (November 16th, 2022)
Words by Jonathan Smith | Photos by Alma Reed If American rock, be it of the country or the metallic persuasion, is known for anything,…
CONCERT REVIEW: Legendary Musical Master of Ceremonies ALAN PARSONS Brings Career Spanning Show to Denver (November 11th, 2022)
Legendary audio engineer, songwriter, musician and record producer Alan Parsons has mostly been inactive on tour due to urgent spinal surgery required this summer, and…
CONCERT REVIEW: Scream for Me New Jersey! IRON MAIDEN Slaughters Prudential Center in Newark, NJ (October 21st, 2022)
Iron Maiden touched down in Newark, NJ, at the Prudential Center on October 21st to continue The Legacy of the Beast Tour to support their…
CONCERT REVIEW: IN FLAMES Turn Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room Into Metal Madness (October 18th, 2022)
The show began early, the doors opened at 6:30pm and when I arrived at Culture Room around 7:00pm Hammerhedd had already started playing so I…
CONCERT REVIEW: JOHN PETRUCCI Brings The Power of Three at The Hackensack Meridian Theater, NJ (October 12th, 2022)
If you want blazing progressive metal guitar pyrotechnics and star wattage all on the same stage in one night, look no further than John Petrucci’s…
CONCERT REVIEW: ACCEPT and NARCOTIC WASTELAND Bring Double Heavy Metal Slam to Nashville (September 20th, 2022)
There are a few things that I enjoy more as a photojournalist than getting massively surprised when documenting shows of bands that I am not…
CONCERT REVIEW: WEDNESDAY 13 Gives A Hair-Raising Performance at The Sherman Theater, PA (September 25th, 2022)
On an otherwise dreary rainy night in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, shock rockers, Wednesday 13 made their presence known at the Sherman Theater. The band’s faithful arrived…
CONCERT REVIEW: The PORCUPINE TREE Legend Lives On at The Bellco Theater (September 25th, 2022)
“We used to play a little theater in Boulder when we came to Colorado…yes, The Fox! I’d say we’ve stepped it up a little bit…
CONCERT REVIEW: GOV’T MULE Brings Musical Elation to the Mars Music Hall @ Huntsville (September 23rd, 2022)
When they announced that Gov’t Mule was making a return to Huntsville, I was in as soon as tickets went on sale. Outside of a…
CONCERT REVIEW: SLIPKNOT’s Massive KNOTFEST ROADSHOW Annihilate Nashville (September 20th, 2022)
Words by Montana Bullock Veteran metal masters Slipknot brought their Knotfest Roadshow to the Bridgestone Arena on September 20 with special guests Ice Nine Kills…
CONCERT REVIEW: SCORPIONS Prove to Houston They Still Have Tons of “Gas In The Tank” (September 17th, 2022)
Words by Samantha Buckman There are numerous indomitable musical giants staring down the beast of aging and giving a firm middle finger to any talk…
