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
ICE NINE KILLS Slash Through Kansas City With Cinematic Fury on ‘Silver Scream-A-Thon’ Tour – Concert Review & Photos
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…
EXODUS Reign Supreme in Kansas City: Swarm of Horror Tour Delivers a Thrash Metal Beatdown – Concert Review & Photos
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…
Goth Reigns Supreme: UNTO OTHERS and TRIBULATION Deliver a Night of Dark Glory in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos
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…
NIGHTFALL – Children of Eve – Greek Legends Deliver Their Darkest and Most Defiant Album Yet – Album Review
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…
HATE – Bellum Regiis – A Ritual of Fire and Fury from Poland’s Blackened Death Vanguard – Album Review
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…
MACHINE HEAD’s UNATØNED – A Lean, Relentless, and Defiant Reinvention – Album Review
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…
WARFIELD’s With The Old Breed – A Thrash Metal Blitzkrieg That Refuses to Surrender! – Album Review
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…
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE at The Midland: A Metalcore Masterclass in Kansas City – Concert Review & Photos
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…
LUNA KILLS’ Deathmatch – A Cybernetic Metal Onslaught That Demands Attention – Album Review
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…
ALIEN WEAPONRY’s Te Rā Cements Their Legacy as Modern Metal Warriors – Album Review
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,…
SPIRITWORLD’s Helldorado Blazes a New Trail of Thrash, Hardcore, and Western Horror – Album Review
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…
RWAKE Reawakens with The Return Of Magik – A Thirteen-Year Silence Broken by Cosmic Sludge and Southern Sorcery – Album Review
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…
SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review
Album Reviews
March 4, 2025
SPIRITBOX Ride the Wave of Reinvention on Monumental Second Album Tsunami Sea – Album Review
You don’t need us to tell you that SPIRITBOX are no longer the future of metalcore – they’re its present,…
VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review
EP Review
March 4, 2025
VOIDCHASER Close the Chapter With Cosmic Grandeur on Trust – EP Review
Voidchaser are not the kind of band to leave a story half-told. Since first emerging from the progressive metal underground…
DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –
Album Reviews
March 2, 2025
DESTRUCTION Unleash Relentless Thrash Mastery on Birth Of Malice – Their Most Vital Record in Years –
After four decades of laying waste to stages and stereos worldwide, German thrash titans Destruction show no signs of slowing…
SEVENDUST Shakes The Truman KC with a Thunderous Performance – Concert Review & Photos
Concert Reviews
March 2, 2025
SEVENDUST Shakes The Truman KC with a Thunderous Performance – Concert Review & Photos
Kansas City was alive with energy on February 28, 2025, as Sevendust kicked off their highly anticipated U.S. headlining “In…
GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review
Notes From Underground
March 2, 2025
GREY MOUNTAIN Delivers a Genre-Defying Debut That Redefines Modern Metal with Grey Mountain – Album Review
The trans-Atlantic metal collaboration GREY MOUNTAIN is set to release their self-titled debut on March 7, 2025, via Eat Lead…
RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review
Album Reviews
March 1, 2025
RAGING SPEEDHORN Unleash Night Wolf – A Booze-Soaked Sludge Riot for the Ages – Album Review
Raging Speedhorn are back, and there’s no better way to kick 2025 into gear than with Night Wolf—their seventh full-length…
THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review
EP Review
February 27, 2025
THE DEAD AND LIVING Take Goth to the Cosmos with DAMAGE – A Dark Leap into the Void – EP Review
Swedish goth rockers The Dead And Living make a triumphant return with their latest EP, DAMAGE, set for release on…
AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review
Album Reviews
February 25, 2025
AVANTASIA Here Be Dragons – A Power Metal Epic That Defies Expectations – Album Review
Avantasia, the symphonic metal opera project led by Tobias Sammet, is set to release its highly anticipated tenth studio album,…