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DAUGHTRY Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut April 6, 2018 It all started back in Season 5 of a small television show called American Idol. A young man from North Carolina went onto a stage in front of the whole world and sung his heart out, unfortunately he did not win the whole shebang, but… Chris Daughtry of the band Daughtry, has become the 3rd most successful artist from that show and on a Friday night in Uncasville, Connecticut at a The Mohegan Sun Arena he brought his friends and band mates and caused an audience of mostly women to experience a fluttering heart. Opening forRead More →

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MO LOWDA AND THE HUMBLE The Middle East Upstairs Cambridge MA April 5, 2018 It had been awhile since I have covered a show up in the Boston area, on April 5th that changed when I went to the Middle East Upstairs to catch an up and coming band out of Philadelphia, Mo Lowda and the Humble. What better way to spend a 50th birthday than with a couple hundred strangers packed in a dark venue, covering a show. Did I mention it was dark? Mo Lowda and The Humble is a three piece alternative rock outfit from Philadelphia, currently touring in support of theirRead More →

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JUDAS PRIEST ROCKS NEW ENGLAND Firepower Tour 2018 | Taking Over Metal Fans With Two Back to Back Sold Out Shows Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut | March 22, 2018 The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts | March 23, 2018 Double Bonus Show Photos Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Backed up by the amazing musicians who make up Judas Priest, Rob Halford took control of metal fans of New England, in two back to back, sold out shows. Between two New England area shows, metal fans came from all over the Northeast to watch this legendary band perform. Judas Priest was alive and wellRead More →

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SAXON Judas Priest Firepower Tour Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut March 22, 2018 Saxon took the second spot opening for Judas Priest on the Firepower Tour at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.  Saxon has been making metal since 1977 and have been known as one of Europe’s most popular metal acts of the 80’s era. Saxon is one of those bands to help lay the foundation of heavy metal and has been an influence to many other bands and musicians to form out of the 80’s heavy metal genre. Since 1978, Saxon has put out twenty-one albums, with their latest release of ThunderboltRead More →

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Judas Priest Fire Power Tour 2018 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut March 22, 2018 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc The Black Star Riders kicked off a night of great music at the Mohegan Sun Casino Arena, setting the night for Saxon and Judas Priest on the Firepower Tour. Black Star Riders kicked started the night off with “All Hell Breaks Loose”, followed up with the Thin Lizzy classic “Jailbreak.”  Black Star Riders formed in 2012, featuring Ricky Warwick on lead vocals and guitar, Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) guitar, Damon Johnson (guitar), Robbie Crane (bass) and Chad Szeliga on drums.  Black StarRead More →

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Killthrax Tour The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts March 3, 2018 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc For Killswitch Engage it was a bit of a homecoming, as the western Massachusetts based band played to an incredibly electric, sold out crowd at The Palladium in Worcester. Havok and Anthrax started off the night time festivities. The crowed was revved up and ready to go for this hometown band. The crowd was already fired up from the Anthrax performance. Once the stage change happened and the Killswitch Engage backdrop appeared, the crowd erupted into a roar. The band has seven studio albums to their name sinceRead More →

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ANTHRAX Killthrax Tour The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts March 3, 2018 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Power, Intensity and Longevity are three words that can best describe ANTHRAX. The Killthrax II Tour of 2018 was coming to a close with the second to last show taking place in front of a sold out crowd at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Anthrax was winding down this twenty-nine date tour out on the road with Killswitch Engage. On this night, Havok, a thrash metal band from Colorado took the stage to start things off. From that point on it was a night of high intensity power metal atRead More →

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY with Corrosion of Conformity and Red Fang Worcester Palladium, Worcester MA February 1, 2018 For a Thursday night show, the Palladium was packed like sardines. I shouldn’t have been surprised, we are talking Black Label Society. I can’t remember a time when I went to one of their shows and it wasn’t sold out or close to it. The lineup for the night was one I was looking forward to. Opening for BLS were two bands, Red Fang and an old favorite, Corrosion of Conformity. RED FANG Red Fang is a band out of Portland Oregon, a stoner metal outfit consisting ofRead More →

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EVANESCENCE Foxwoods Grand Theater Mashantucket, Connecticut November 3, 2017 It’s hard to believe that I have only been to Foxwoods two or three times over the years to see a concert, especially since I have started doing the concert photography and show review thing. A band originally out of Little Rock Arkansas made me make the 90 minute drive to a casino I haven’t been to in a couple of years. Evanescence is on tour with an orchestra backing them up. This was a must see. The night started with the orchestra playing instead of the usual opening band. They played six songs to aRead More →

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GWAR Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut October 27, 2017 Gwar was in New Haven again, and with it being the Friday before Halloween, I just had to be at this show. The thought of all the costumes at the show and the college kids walking the streets would be well worth the visit. I was not disappointed as Alex from A Clockwork Orange walked by me. A few zombies, a few other odds and ends also shuffled by or got in line to get into Toads. The first band up that night was a band from Richmond Virginia, U.S. Bastards. A Heavy Metal trio thatRead More →