Thomas Woroniak

Thomas is the Editor and Photographer at AntiHero Magazine. Based in the Kansas City, MO area, he combines his passion for music with his skills as a concert photographer and writer. When he's not capturing electrifying moments in the photo pit, Thomas works as a web developer and freelance motion graphics designer. A guitarist with a background in music composition from the University of Illinois at Chicago, he brings a unique creative perspective to everything he does. -- Author: Thomas Woroniak

Festival Reviews

November 7, 2025

Headbangers Boat 2025 – Raising Hell Between Miami and Cozumel

Words and Photos by Thomas Woroniak | Antihero Magazine When the world’s loudest vacation sets sail, you know it’s not…

Concert Reviews

October 15, 2025

Into the Arms of Morpheus: DREAM THEATER Conjure a Night of Vision and Virtuosity – Concert Review & Photos

Live Review: Dream Theater – The Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO – October 13, 2025 Words by Thomas Woroniak When…

Concert Reviews

October 11, 2025

Corrosion of Conformity Reign Supreme in Kansas City – A Night of Groove, Grit, and Southern Steel – Concert Review & Photos

Live Review: Corrosion of Conformity with Pure American Filth & Hössferatu – Warehouse on Broadway, Kansas City, MO, October 9,…

Concert Reviews

October 1, 2025

CANNIBAL CORPSE Lay Kansas City to Waste: A Night of Death, Thrash, and Chaos at The Truman – Concert Review & Photos

Words and photos by Thomas Woroniak On a late September evening, Kansas City’s Truman opened its doors to a sold-out…

Concert Reviews

September 23, 2025

SLAYER’s One-Night-Only East Coast Return Ignites Hersheypark Stadium – Concert Review & Photos

On Saturday, September 20th, Hershey, Pennsylvania, traded chocolate for chaos. Hersheypark Stadium, normally home to pop tours and summer festivals,…

Concert Reviews

September 15, 2025

Jerry Cantrell Bleeds Past and Present on I Want Blood Tour in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos

Kansas City’s Uptown Theater has long been a room that thrives on atmosphere. The gilded ceilings, the darkened corners, the…

Concert Reviews

September 8, 2025

A New Level in St. Louis: Pantera Lead a Night of Unrelenting Metal – Concert Review & Photos

Live Review: Pantera, Amon Amarth & King Parrot Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO — September 6, 2025 On a…

Concert Photos

August 11, 2025

ALL FOR METAL Bring Power and Glory to Bloodstock’s Sophie Lancaster Stage – Concert Photos

All For Metal – Bloodstock 2025 | Sophie Lancaster Stage With their larger-than-life stage presence, anthemic choruses, and boundless energy,…

Concert Reviews

May 9, 2025

ICE NINE KILLS Slash Through Kansas City With Cinematic Fury on ‘Silver Scream-A-Thon’ Tour – Concert Review & Photos

LIVE REVIEW: ICE NINE KILLS – “SILVER SCREAM-A-THON” TOUR, DAY 2 – WELCOME TO HORRORWOOD “Ice Nine Kills have transformed…

Concert Reviews

May 5, 2025

EXODUS Reign Supreme in Kansas City: Swarm of Horror Tour Delivers a Thrash Metal Beatdown – Concert Review & Photos

Live Review: EXODUS, HAVOK, and MISFIRE – The Truman, Kansas City, MO – May 3, 2025Swarm of Horror Tour Kansas…

Concert Reviews

May 3, 2025

Goth Reigns Supreme: UNTO OTHERS and TRIBULATION Deliver a Night of Dark Glory in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos

“From shimmering post-punk to occult metal fury, this tour proved that darkness wears many faces.” Kansas City’s recordBar played host…

Album Reviews

May 1, 2025

NIGHTFALL – Children of Eve – Greek Legends Deliver Their Darkest and Most Defiant Album Yet – Album Review

“Children of Eve is NIGHTFALL’s monumentum—blackened, battered, and beautifully human.” For more than three decades, NIGHTFALL has stood as one…

Album Reviews

April 30, 2025

HATE – Bellum Regiis – A Ritual of Fire and Fury from Poland’s Blackened Death Vanguard – Album Review

“Bellum Regiis oscillates between ritualistic grandeur and punishing efficiency—an ironclad statement from a band that never falters.” For over three…

Album Reviews

April 24, 2025

MACHINE HEAD’s UNATØNED – A Lean, Relentless, and Defiant Reinvention – Album Review

Few bands can claim the longevity and sheer resilience that Machine Head has demonstrated over the last three decades. With…

Album Reviews

April 1, 2025

WARFIELD’s With The Old Breed – A Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg That Refuses to Surrender! – Album Review

“Dive-bomb solos, relentless drumming, and sheer sonic carnage—this is a must-listen for any true thrash devotee.” WARFIELD is here to…

Concert Reviews

April 1, 2025

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at The Midland: A Metalcore Masterclass in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos

On Sunday, March 30, 2025, The Midland Theater in Kansas City became the epicenter of high-energy metalcore as Killswitch Engage…

Album Reviews

March 28, 2025

LUNA KILLS’ Deathmatch – A Cybernetic Metal Onslaught That Demands Attention – Album Review

“Luna Kills delivers a sonic juggernaut that is both devastatingly heavy and irresistibly melodic.” The Finnish alt-metal disruptors Luna Kills…

Album Reviews

March 25, 2025

ALIEN WEAPONRY’s Te Rā Cements Their Legacy as Modern Metal Warriors – Album Review

Alien Weaponry has been an undeniable force in modern metal since their explosive debut Tū (2018), and their third album,…

Album Reviews

March 17, 2025

SPIRITWORLD’s Helldorado Blazes a New Trail of Thrash, Hardcore, and Western Horror – Album Review

SpiritWorld has never been a band to follow the beaten path. With Helldorado, their third full-length release, the Las Vegas…

Notes From Underground

March 8, 2025

RWAKE Reawakens with The Return Of Magik – A Thirteen-Year Silence Broken by Cosmic Sludge and Southern Sorcery – Album Review

Thirteen years after Rest left us wandering through a gaping, sludge-ridden void, Arkansas’ sludge-metal shamans RWAKE have re-emerged—not as relics…