Amon Amarth Sparks Up Los Angeles’ Kia Forum For End Of Tour Explosion All Photos by Chris Loomis Setting up a great compatible heavy metal tour package can be done in a variety of ways, but oftentimes, it is rare to have four stellar bands on the line up with no local openers. On Saturday […]
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October 2021, outlaw rockers W.A.S.P. announced their 40 Years Live World Tour that included dates in the USA in Oct-Nov-Dec of 2022. While many were beyond excited as W.A.S.P. have not played live in the USA for several years, many were doubtful the tour would ever happen. Well not only did it happen but it […]
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Modest Mouse has been the unsung (kind of) hero of rock for almost 30 years now. Pretty much any listener will have heard “Float On” at some point in their lives – and for good reason, the song is an objective classic whose messaging about persevering despite what goes on in life is timeless and […]
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Barely halfway into the holiday season, Steel Panther brings their Claus & Paws Holiday Party to a full house at The Chance Theater. The Chance is a small bar and concert venue inPoughkeepsie, NY in ways similar to The Whiskey a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood and with half the audience dressed […]
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Photos by Kaley Nelson Katatonia Rains Their Love of Gloom and Progressive Scandinavian Heavy Metal On Los Angeles Despite some disheartening modern-day changes, including inflation in the heavy metal world of European/Scandinavian bands touring the US, it is still so refreshing to have these bands back here once again. It is clear that both the […]
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The White Buffalo kicked off the second leg of their U.S. Tour at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday night December 1. The band is out supporting their critically acclaimed, genre-bending new album ‘Year of the Dark Horse’ released back on November 11. The band led by guitarist/vocalist Jake Smith and band […]
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Knoxville Tennessee natives, 10 Years, opened their new 5 city tour on Thursday night December 1 at the Barrelhouse Ballroom in Downtown Chattanooga to a packed Thursday night crowd. I had a chance to talk with the guys from opening band Terminal Overdrive before the show. Also hailing from Tennessee, the guys were feeling a […]
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The state of CT may be most well-known for its amazing brick oven pizza and the home of Yale University and ESPN but its greatest musical export is without a doubt hardcore metal veterans Hatebreed who are out celebrating 20 years since the release of their groundbreaking album Perseverance. The band has had a rotating […]
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“Another Minnesota show, another frigid night!” AFI packed the house at Minneapolis’ Fillmore event space Wednesday November 16, welcoming a diverse crowd of avid fans who dutifully lined up outside in the 10-degree weather to see their favorite alt/goth/punk/rock/hxc band. AFI is touring on the release of their 2021 album ‘Bodies’ for the similarly named […]
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It may have been freezing in the heart of Deep Ellum, but that did not stop Rain City Drive (formerly known as Slaves) from bringing the heat to Trees. Fans were seen lined up outside the venue hours before the show even started. Dedicated fans with VIP passes were eager to get through the door […]
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