The Metal Nordic Goddess Tour swept the East Coast with its second to last performance of the tour at the Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn. The show certainly lived up to the tour’s name with stunning performances by the Norwegian solo instrumentalist Sylvaine and Faroese singer-songwriter Eivør. The evening was a vivid testament to the powerful draw of Nordic music, seamlessly blending ethereal and visceral elements to captivate an intensely diverse audience.Continue reading
In terms of a normal year for me, this has been anything but normal for attending concerts so far. This is actually been a good change. I decided for my health mental and physical well-being that I need to do less concert and Festival-going than in the past. Five years ago, I might have been at a show 6 days a week when I lived in Brooklyn. Now I’m down to a few every few months. Even though I do suffer from some fomo, I am picking and choosing my spots of when to make an appearance in the local scene here. We’ll see if it keeps up. Not attending my first show until mid-month February is weird for me, let’s just say that.Continue reading
After a decade, the legendary heavy metal group, God Forbid, returned to the West Coast with a few California shows slated for mid-December in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their album, Gone Forever. On Friday the 13th, a killer lineup hits The Regent Theater in Downtown LA with support from local California crushers, Thrown Into Exile, Skinlab, Exmortus, and Burton C. Bell. Continue reading
Twenty-five years! To be twenty-five years on and a debut album to have this much of an impact still is a real feat and it’s safe to say metal icons Slipknot show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. To say tonight’s show has been hotly anticipated is perhaps the understatement of the year, there is a buzz in the air as crowds shuffle into the brand-new Co-Op Live Arena. Holding claim as the UK’s largest indoor arena the swanky new venue is about to get a real test run as generations of metalheads descend for a night of raucous celebration.Continue reading
Nailbomb. NAILBOMB. It feels hard to believe that I got to see Nailbomb’s first show since 1995, but here we are. Max Cavalera is in at least six bands, has worked with at least a dozen more, and performed with three of those during the first-ever Max Cavalera Dynasty Show (MCDS) – Soulfly, Nailbomb, and Go Ahead and Die (GAAD). Max’s son, Igor, almost performed in three bands that night (Nailbomb, GAAD, Healing Magic), and Igor’s girlfriend Jackie Cruz performed in both GAAD and Jade Helm. Max’s other son, Richie, is the frontman for Incite, who also played. So, six Cavalera Dynasty bands, with four local bands opening the show – Six Million Dead, Shadow Guilt, Ocean Harvest, and Zherra.
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As we go to press with this review we learned that Better Lovers drummer Grayson “Goose” Holyoak’s daughter Sage has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia, and he has left the tour to support his family. Please donate to the GoFundMe set up to help defray the costs for her treatment and care.
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“The Nordic Descent” tour must be carrying in its wake a touch of that famous Nordic climate as the UK is treated to its one light dusting of snow for the year. And of course as is tradition, once the first flakes touch ground all roads are rendered seemingly unusable which means our journey to the venue is inevitably delayed, throw in some minor confusion with passes on the door and we are unfortunately only able to catch the tail end of tonight’s opening act.Continue reading
Court is in session, the verdict is in and Creed killed it at Madison Square Garden on Black Friday. Named as co-conspirators were Mammoth WVH and longtime friends, Three Doors Down. Continue reading
To explain that Heilung was a primal experience is an understatement. It will bring out all kinds of emotions and feelings out into the open between all the music, vocals, and visuals and for the first time, Greece was able to feel this experience.Continue reading
The Nothing That Is (Nuclear Blast Records) was unleashed on the world on October 25th and the Jersey City deathcore gentlemen of Fit For An Autopsy decided that the perfect place to kickoff their headline tour in support of the new album was the Worcester Palladium, and honestly, I agree. This show is absolutely top-tier, let’s jump in!Continue reading