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SKID ROW Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Skid Row made their way to the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on November 8th 2019. The Den was completely packed with many old school Skid Row fans. I myself am one. The line-up for this tour was ZP Theart (lead vocals), Rachel Bolan (bass), Dave “The snake” Sabo (rhythm guitar), Scotti Hill (lead guitar) and Rob Hammersmith (drums). They started their set off with “Big Guns” from their multi platinum, self-titled studio album Skid Row. Keeping the momentum and energy up, they went rightRead More →

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UFO Last Orders – 50th Anniversary Tour Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 2, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy 1968 was an impressive year in music with so many great albums released, The Beatles White Album, Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled album, The Amboy Dukes’ Journey to the Center of the Mind, Iron Butterfly’s In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Deep Purple’s Shades of Deep Purple and so many more. Groups like Cream or The Yardbirds disbanding only to give birth to groups like Led Zeppelin (at the time known as The New Yardbirds), Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Free, Nazareth, Rush, YES and then the band I wasRead More →

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SABATON WITH HAMMERFALL The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts November 1, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche Swedish war metal superstars Sabaton with fellow countrymen HammerFall were in Worcester Friday night for a fantastic sold out show at the Palladium. I have been to a ton of shows at the Palladium over the years and this one really felt special. HammerFall opened the show with a set very close to the crowd. Running onto the stage was Oscar Fredrick Dronjak with the flying V guitar and bleach blonde hair, bass instrumentalist Fredrik Larsson, Karl Pontus Norgren also thrashing on the guitars and of course David WallinRead More →

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ADEMA WITH BLACKLIST REGULARS The Vault New Bedford, Massachusetts October 27, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Whaling City of New Bedford and Vault music club hosted quite the event Sunday night with five bands playing the rain soaked city. The tour headlined by Powerman5000 included hard rock favorites (həd) p.e.), local Plymouth, MA based band SiXteenX20 along with a great band that I have not seen before that I will review here, the Blacklist Regulars and the focus of this review Adema, who graciously invited Northeast Rock Review to cover the show. SiXteenX20 opened the show to get the club’s juices pumpingRead More →

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GHOST The Ultimate Tour Named Death DCU Center Worcester, Massachusetts October 21, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc GHOST is not just your typical rock concert.  It is a theatrical musical experience that follows on the methods of the forefathers of rock artists such as KISS, Alice Cooper, King Diamond, Iron Maiden, Ozzy and Black Sabbath. GHOST is now one of those bands that can be added to that list of outstanding theatrical musical acts that put on an impressive visual performance, in addition to their music. This was GHOST’s first performance in Worcester, Massachusetts. GHOST fans showed up Monday night for the ritualRead More →

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BATTLE BEAST Jewel Nightclub Manchester, New Hampshire October 19, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Jewel in Manchester, NH welcomed a killer power metal lineup headlined by Battle Beast. Opening for the Finnish band was local act Perennial Quest of Everett, MA. Thunderforge, originally from Western, MA and the Slayer-esque, Let Us Prey. After being feverishly warmed up, the crowd was now ready for Noora Louhimo and Battle Beast, the Finnish masters of melodic, catchy power metal. I saw them last month opening for Kamelot in Worcester and they were a powerhouse of insanely well done and catchy power metal. To remind theRead More →

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LOVERBOY Twin River Casino Event Center Lincoln, Rhode Island October 12, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The 80’s brought us a lot of great things. Great TV shows, movies, and music. A time that had left us with great memories and great music. Loverboy was one of those bands that helped kick off the party of the decade that would be a historical decade of music, MTV and the advent of music videos. If you grew up in the 80’s, there is a pretty good chance there was at least one Loverboy song on your mix tape. Loverboy is one of those bandsRead More →

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ALTER BRIDGE | SKILLET WITH DIRTY HONEY The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts October 3, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy You know when a day is going so right, that something will eventually go wrong? Well that was how my day was going, got out of work on time and hit the road to Worcester. What is normally is a 90 minute drive from work turned into just over 3 hours and unfortunately I missed my window to be in the photo pit for the first three songs of the opening band for the evening, Dirty Honey. Another one of the growing number of RockRead More →

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DEEP PURPLE Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut October 9 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The architects of rock and roll, Deep Purple, were once again out on the road on their Long Goodbye Tour. This night was a stop at the one of the top ranked venues in the world, according to Billboard Magazine, Pollstar and Venues Now. Another check mark on the list legendary performers that have taken the stage at the entertainment hub of the New England area, in the Mohegan Sun Casino Arena. With a musical journey that began in 1968, Deep Purple has left a musical footprint that has spanned decades and entertained millionsRead More →

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JOYOUS WOLF Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut October 9 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Based out of Southern California, Joyous Wolf is a name that has been gaining great buzz and popularity as a young up and coming rock band. Joyous Wolf had the honors of opening up for the legendary Deep Purple this leg of The Long Goodbye Tour. In a short time Joyous Wolf has gained musical momentum. The band was formed in 2014 by vocalist Nick Reese, guitarist Blake Allard, bassist Greg Braccio and Robert Sodaro on drums. Joyous Wolf pulls some their influence from the early classic rock, theirRead More →