Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews, Live Show Reviews, DVD and Film Reviews
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Concert Review and Photos: JOHN 5 at the Blind Tiger – Greensboro
John 5 delivers a masterclass in technical guitar ability at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro, NC It’s not that often…
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Album Review: BLESSTHEFALL – Hard Feelings
HARD FEELINGS are worked out on the new record from Blessthefall ABOUT Blessthefall: “It’s not often a band like ours,…
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Album Review: FALLING THROUGH APRIL – Zodiac
FALLING THROUGH APRIL hails from Charlotte, NC. The 4 founders found each other while playing in different bands that were…
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Album Review: TESTAMENT – 5 Classic Albums Re-Issued with Stunning New Artwork
In the genre of thrash metal, no other band is so misunderstood as San Francisco’s Testament. When conversations of which…
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Concert Review and Photos: ANTHRAX and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at the Fillmore – Charlotte
Thrash Legends Anthrax Turn the Fillmore Charlotte Into a “Madhouse” The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC – 31 January 2018 I…
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Concert Review: THE VEER UNION at the Gas Monkey – Dallas
THE VEER UNION GAS MONKEY BAR & GRILL | DALLAS, TX | JANUARY 28, 2018 Have you ever had one…
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Album Review: INTO THE GREAT DIVIDE – Into The Great Divide
MINDFULNESS METAL-TATION FROM THE UNLIKELIEST OF PLACES PROGRESSIVE, ALL-INSTRUMENTAL METAL/ROCK BAND INTO THE GREAT DIVIDE FORGES A NEW INDUSTRY CHANGING…
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Concert Review and Photos: MOTIONLESS IN WHITE at the O2 Ritz – Manchester
Motionless in White with Cane Hill and Ice Nine Kills O2 Ritz – Manchester, UK – 27 January 2018 Motionless…
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Album Review: OF MICE & MEN – Defy
After a major blow to the lineup came with the departure of frontman Austin Carlile, the future for California metalcore…
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Album Review: MACHINE HEAD – Catharsis
Staying relevant in the music industry is quite a bit more difficult in today’s overflow of artists and bands trying…
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Album Review: FROST GIANT – The Harlot Star
The year is just beginning, and already I’m convinced that we’ve been given one of the most genuinely joyful thrill…
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Album Review: PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS – Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue
The second record from PHIL H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, CHOOSING MENTAL ILLNESS AS A VIRTUE is one impenetrable record…
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Album Review: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – No Cross No Crown
If you stop and think about how long the band from Raleigh, North Carolina – CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, has been…
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Concert Review and Photos: STONE SOUR at Gasometer in Vienna
STONE SOUR with THE PRETTY RECKLESS Gasometer – Vienna, Austria – 12 December 2017 For my last show of the…
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Concert Review and Photos: 10 YEARS at the South Side Ballroom – Dallas
10 YEARS South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX – 01 December 2017 Supporting their new release, “(how to live as)…
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Concert Review and Photos: REVEREND HORTON HEAT at Irving Plaza
REVEREND HORTON HEAT Irving Plaza – New York, NY – 15 December 2017 Horton’s Holiday Hayride As the snow fell…
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Concert Review and Photos: WHILE SHE SLEEPS at O2 Academy – Sheffield
While She Sleeps O2 Academy – Sheffield, UK – 8 December 2017 After a 2-hour drive to the Academy in…
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Concert Review and Photos: EVANESCENCE – Synthesis Live at the Kansas City Music Hall
Evanescence – Synthesis Live Kansas City Music Hall – Kansas City, MO – 11 December 2017 Evanescence has returned with their…
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Concert Review and Photos: THRICE and CIRCA SURVIVE at the Uptown Theater – Kansas City
Thrice with Circa Survive, CHON, and Balance and Composure Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO – 5 December 2017 A…