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 […]
