An annual tradition in Worcester, MA, the three day New England Metal and Hardcore Festival pours through in mid-April, typically before Patriots Day. The 16th installment took place on April 17-19, Read more […]
Ah, the day after a major drinking holiday in Massachusetts. Saint Patrick’s Day can be a festive occasion for some and a major imbibing excursion which leads into a massive hangover for others. Tuesday night Read more […]
Living in the Hudson Valley for a little while now, I’ve always grimaced when shows have come through NYC and not been able to get down there (wife, kids, commitments; all those fun adult things). Read more […]
Going without a shirt in order to show off Viking runic symbols on one’s body > The woes of illness and/or hypothermia in 15-degree weather. Ah, to be young and careless, right? A young gentlemen, no Read more […]
Birthdays can be a time of joy or contemplation, especially when you get beyond your 20’s. This particular tour of Sweden’s Dark Tranquillity, Finland’s Omnium Gatherum, and California’s Exmortus Read more […]
The spaciousness of Stage AE affords show-goers the opportunity to chuck projectiles as they see fit. There’s nothing preventing anyone from bringing their beverage of choice onto the main floor, and by Read more […]
It had been quite a while since Morbid Angel’s last visit to Charlotte, a fact frontman David Vincent would allude to early in their set, but that hardly seemed to matter as a rabid crowd packed the Read more […]
Though metal bands don’t often grace South Carolina, usually setting up camp in its northern counterpart or Georgia, when they do, it’s a safe bet that Ground Zero will be the venue of choice. Located Read more […]
The “Legends of Thrash” tour hit the Palladium in Worcester, MA on a Friday night, with an emo-core oriented show headlined by Attila upstairs in the small, sold-out confines. Heckling ensued outside between Read more […]
The second show in three years of importance to fall on Halloween in Pittsburgh (the other being Opeth/Katatonia, where upon this scribe’s fiancee nearly passed out during Opeth’s set due to utter boredom), Read more […]
Renaming a club can be a tough sell, but it looks like Bernie’s is hoping to be another small venue for national and international heavy acts to showcase their talent in within New England. Soulfly and Read more […]
As an old school die-hard, there was no way I would miss this show; as soon as the tour dates were announced I put in for a vacation day from work to make the hour trek to Cambridge, MA for Vicious Rumors, Read more […]
Helloween makes a North American trek about once every five years, preferring to play a string of select dates as opposed to the standard 4-6 week run. It’s a move done with consideration to costs and Read more […]
The fourth consecutive year Katatonia has ventured over to North America, 2013 doesn’t see a new release from the Swedes, but a three-headed monster in the form of a live release (Last Fair Deal Gone Read more […]
The US incarnation of Vader’s “Back to the Black Tour,” consisting of six bands looking to mercilessly pummel Charleston back to the colonial period, descended on the Holy City (irony duly noted) Read more […]
Roughly halfway through Anathema’s set, a crowd-goer shouted “Play whatever you want!” This, after a large sign was hoisted with the suggestion the band play one of their older, metal-inclined songs. (DR Read more […]
Currently without a home since the demise of the Richter Collective label in 2012 BATS are out to impress on their first Dublin date in a long time and right away, it’s straight-in-no-kissing with a Read more […]
Nearly six months after Killswitch Engage came to Brooklyn, the Boston boys were back in New York Tuesday night for a gig at the sold-out Best Buy Theater in Times Square. The December show in Williamsburg Read more […]
The 2013 Metal Alliance tour rounded up to be one hell of a salivating lineup. Thrash legends Anthrax topped the bill, with Exodus as main support? Fantastic. Add in an impressive lineup of Municipal Read more […]
The 2013 installment of the Metal Alliance tour with Anthrax, Exodus, Municipal Waste, High on Fire, and Holy Grail opted to bypass Pittsburgh this year, hitting up neighboring Cleveland instead. Wisely Read more […]
What lengths will people go to in order to see their musical heroes from youth? In my case, with U.D.O. hitting North American shores for the first time in 13 years, if he’s not performing close to your Read more […]
Soilwork’s 2013 North American tour – a grueling 65-date run – was in full speed when it hit Pittsburgh. This lovely city, of course, is the namesake of the band’s “The Pittsburgh Syndrome,” so there’s Read more […]
After a 12-year hiatus from the North American metal scene, Norwegian Viking metallers Einherjer announced in January that they would be embarking on an exclusive eight-date venture through Ontario and Read more […]
To those who don’t believe thrash is alive and kicking once again, this tour package proves the longevity of the movement. Straight off a series of dates with Anthrax crisscrossing North America, Testament Read more […]
Hands Up Who Wants To Die: Taking time out from recording their second album these new songs sound like the logical next step. A continuous rumble of almost machine-made hardcore noise, imagine a factory Read more […]
Doing homework after you get off stage…that’s a new one. Thanks to the keen eye of this scribe’s significant other, a member of local, pre-pubescent openers Critical Condition (or was it Condition Critical?) Read more […]
Election night was the backdrop for this evening, aligning perfectly with COC’s political bent, especially those spunky punk years. The Altar Bar had CNN blaring on its oversized TV screens, giving Read more […]
Here’s a quick thumbs-down observation for Epica based on the merchandise stand: With this being the fourth show on a headlining jaunt, how can you possibly be sold out of four shirt options this quickly? Read more […]
