It was a blistering cold night in New England as Slayer guitarist and co-founder Kerry King unleashed a hellish sonic assault upon the small Boston nightclub, The Royale for his first North American Headline Tour. King’s band is made up of metal legends that include Mark Osegueda of Death Angel on vocals, former Vio-lence and Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, Hellyeah bassist Kyle Sanders, and Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph.
This evening I was picked up by my good friend Danny as we headed down the finally thawing streets of St. Louis, MO en route to Red Flag, the pre-eminent club to see some serious death metal in St. Louis.Continue reading
It’s a chilly Thursday evening as patrons gather outside Project House in Leeds, anticipating the hotly awaited return of Better Lovers to UK shores.Continue reading
The rain is lashing down so hard this evening that floods are already heading quickly towards biblical proportions. The treacherous and occasionally completely submerged roads around the area certainly go some way to explaining the slightly lower-than-expected turnout at KKs Steel Mill tonight, which although still very respectable, is clearly not as busy as usual.Continue reading
Athens warmly welcomed Nordic Dark Folk band Nytt Land!
Siberian artists Nytt Land made a mystical stop in Athens Greece as part of their Torem Tour, also the name of their latest album release by Napalm Records in 2023.
Halloween might have come and gone for another year but for everyone at KK’s Steel Mill tonight for Wednesday 13, Spooky Season is still in full swing. Gothic outfits, jet black hair (for those who still have any) and corpse make-up is the order of the evening and the coffins that sit on either side of the stage for the opening act South of Salem add the finishing touch before the band even make their entrance.Continue reading
We head into Manchester as ghosts and ghouls descend on a sold-out O2 Ritz for a night from everyone’s favourite undead rockers Creeper.Continue reading
In this chaser episode #206, guest co-host Don De Leuamont of Southeast of Heaven and Talking The Talk with Don joins Nik and Keefy to review David Gilmour’s final show of 2024 at New York’s Madison Square Garden! Because we love David and Pink Floyd!Continue reading
Duff McKagan the legendary bass player from Guns N’ Roses recently played at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. He was in town to support his second solo record Lighthouse (BFD Records), out now. Continue reading
Jinjer’s latest US tour brought a blend of musical tastes that delivered on many levels. As before, I bought the meet and greet package for this run. This one ended up being a bit more special. Being limited to 15 people per venue, this current iteration included an exclusive VIP shirt, signed poster, a Jinjer bag, photo ops and you could bring up to five items to be signed. But the most intriguing part of this package was being able to watch their soundcheck, which included the songs “Pearls and Swine” and “Pieces!” It was nothing short of magical. It was akin to having the band playing just for you in an intimate setting. Afterwards, we were able to go on stage and see what the bands sees as they stare out into the vast venue playing for the fans. Another plus was being able to talk with all the band members and ask questions about anything. Hope they continue with this version of meet and greets, it’s truly something that I want to experience again.Continue reading