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VIXEN Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 10, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy This has been a year of change for Vixen.  Long time lead singer Janet Gardner had stepped away from the band to focus on family and a solo career. Lorraine Lewis of the band Femme Fatale stepped into into Janet Gardner’s spot on vocals. Ironically, it was almost a year to the day since Vixen last stepped onto the stage at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den, the last time that Janet riled up the Vixen crowd in Uncasville, Connecticut. This night would be the second time that I haveRead More →

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ANTHRAX Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut November 15, 2019 Review & Photo by Tom Bogus In what would be the culmination of the For All Kings Tour and the final ANTHRAX show of 2019, this FREE show at the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino brought Anthrax fans from all over the Northeast to one central meeting point. A night of thrash and fun to celebrate one of the great metal bands of our time. The thrash metal pioneers and members are Joey Belladonna (vocals), Scott Ian (guitar), Frank Bello (bass), Jon Donais (guitar) and ‪Charlie Benante‬ (drums) set out to put on aRead More →

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KING DIAMOND The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts November 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche The Worcester Palladium ‪Friday night‬ was packed again with metal heads from the area for a special, after Halloween treat from ‪King Diamond‬.  Opening for the ingenious metal legend was Idle Hands and Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats. Press coverage was very deep for this show with almost every photographer I know joining me in the pit for sweaty documentation of the event. The first two bands were just great, with Idles Hands sounding like early raw ‪Alice In Chains‬ on a dimly lit stage. After Idles Hands, the English bandRead More →

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ATREYU Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut November 3, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Atreyu brought their 20th Anniversary tour through to Toad’s Place In New Haven, Connecticut on November 3rd. They were joined by Santa Cruz, Tempting Fate, He is Legend and Whitechapel. After being properly warmed up by the opening acts, Atreyu hit the stage with a vengeance, opening with with “The Time is Now” from their newest release In Our Wake. They quickly followed up with one of their earlier hits “Wrong side of the Bed.” The bands 20 song set was comprised from songs from all of their album releases.Read More →

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L. A. GUNS The Vault Music Hall & Pub at Greasy Luck New Bedford, Massachusetts November 9, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy There are very few bands that I truly get excited about when they are playing in New England; Alice Cooper, Kix, Doro, Faster Pussycat and the band I had talked my brother in law into driving almost three hours to see, L.A. Guns. Once again, they are playing one of the hottest spots on the East Coast for 80’s era rock performances, it was a sold out show at The Vault Music Hall and Pub at Greasy Luck. The energy wasRead More →

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Ministry’s “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste” Celebrates 30th Anniversary Today With Special Video Montage & Merch Released Band Includes Select Songs From Album On Current Tour Opening For Slayer’s “Final Campaign” | Plus, Headline Dates for All November November 14, 2019 Today, November 14, Ministry marks another important milestone with the 30th anniversary of revolutionary album “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste.” Released in 1989 and featuring hit singles “Thieves,” “Burning Inside” and “So What,” the record further cemented Ministry and Jourgensen as music innovators ahead of their time and produced a voluminous, aggressive sound that became a trademark for theRead More →

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UFO To Continue Last Orders Tour Into 2020 With Special Guest, Damon Johnson November 12, 2019 Just when we speculated that the Mohegan Sun show on November 2nd, 2019 might be the last U.S. UFO performance. There is good news that has been announced from the UFO camp. UFO just wrapped the initial North American leg of the “Last Orders” tour, but fear not, the tour is not over yet and the band is pleased to announce new North American Tour dates for 2020. These shows kick off Feb 13th in Medina, MN and run through 3/2. Included in this run is a co-headline gigRead More →

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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 →