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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WITH CAMP HOWARD Fox Theater at Foxwoods Casino Resort Mashantucket, Connecticut September 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy It had been quite a week, with the Demons and Wizards tour on the 4th and then Stone Temple Pilots on the 8th. Something I am still recovering from it. This is the third time I have ever been to the Fox Theater. I brought my son here once back 2002 I think, for an Alice Cooper show. He still talks about that show to this day and I have taken him to A LOT since then. It is a nice theaterRead More →

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KAMELOT w/ Battle Beast and Sonata Arctica The Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts September 13, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche Worcester was thoroughly rocked on a full moon Friday the 13th night at the vaunted Palladium with KAMELOT with special guest Lauren Hart headlining a killer power metal lineup including Battle Beast and Sonata Arctica. First up was Noora Louhimo and Battle Beast of Finland. I am beginning to think all the good music lately comes from Scandinavia… Battle Beast’s brand of viking infused power metal is upbeat and full of good energy. The music is extremely contagious and the live production was great. EveryRead More →

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BABYMETAL WITH AVATAR House of Blues Boston Boston, Massachusetts September 11, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche Coming back to Boston was the Japanese kawaii metal band BABYMETAL to a packed House of Blues. They have an extremely loyal and fervent following of devotees. Opening for BABYMETAL was Swedish export AVATAR. Lead singer Johannes Eckerström crooned, looking like the Joker, leading a 4 ring circus of melodic heavy metal. The band is no stranger to entertaining, kicking out smooth metal for the past 15 years. They filled the hall with songs like “Hail the Apocalypse”, “A Statue of the King”, “Paint Me Red, BloodyRead More →

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DEMONS AND WIZARDS | LIZZY BORDEN with Tyr Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts September 4, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Now this was a rare night at The Palladium, only three bands on stage this time. But the pedigree is amazing and actually gave all three bands on the bill a chance to do more then just a 20-minute set. How often do you get to see the opening band do more then 20 minutes? Well if you were here this evening, you would’ve been exposed to some very interesting metal. Personally, I had never heard of Tyr, but my normal partner in crime, myRead More →

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SEBASTIAN BACH 30th Anniversary Tour The Palace Theatre Stafford Springs, Connecticut September 8, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Legendary 80’s Heavy Metal vocalist Sebastian Bach brought his 30th Anniversary tour to the completely SOLD OUT, “The Palace Theater” in Stafford Springs, Connecticut on September 6th. This tour was to celebrate the release of Skid Row’s first LP, which went 5X platinum in the USA, 5X platinum in Canada, Platinum in Australia and Gold in Mexico. Although Sebastian Bach announced an open invite for any of the former members of Skid Row to come and perform, he had not heard back from any ofRead More →

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AMBROSIA Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Uncasville, Connecticut August 29, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc Some call it Yacht Rock. Others might call it the music that bridged two decades in popular music. In the 21st century, it is referred to as Yacht Rock. Regardless, between 1975 and 1980 Ambrosia was a mainstay on radio and popular music and five Top 40 singles to their name at that time, along with five Grammy nominations. “Yacht Rock” has become a thing over the past several years and Ambrosia is one of those bands that keeps the yacht afloat, with their popularity in that category. JustRead More →

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Steve Grimmett’s GRIM REAPER The Chance Theater Poughkeepsie, New York August 24, 2019 Photos & Review by Frank Piercy Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper, was one of the many bands riding the New Wave of British Heavy Metal back in the late 70s early 80s. With Steve on vocals their debut album “See You In Hell” opening a few doors for them and a video that was making the rounds on MTV and NightFlight (yes NightFlight, Grim Reaper was making a few waves. Unfortunately, like many other bands during that era, many things lead them to make a few line up changes and a small hiatusRead More →

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SLIPKNOT | VOLBEAT | BEHEMOTH | GOJIRA Knotfest Roadshow Xfinity Center Mansfield, Massachusetts August 27, 2019 Photos & Review by Michael LaFleche In a show with fog, fire, blood, sweat and gore, I don’t know if you can ask for a more entertaining night. The Xfinity Center in Mansfield was completely full on a Tuesday night for a lineup that should have you sign a waiver before watching. I am pretty sure everybody survived. Let’s go through the festivities. BEHEMOTH Photo Gallery The amphitheater became the seventh circle of hell as Behemoth lit the stage on fire. Behemoth engaged in ritualistic symphonics with the thousandsRead More →

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EXTREME Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach, New Hampshire August 24, 2019 Photos & Review by Dan Wenc An Extreme show is far more than words. It’s a high energy musical and visual performance. From the minute the band takes the stage and the first note is cast, is as if someone has flipped the energy switch to the max. It was a hometown show and celebratory night for this band from Boston, concluding their 2019 tour, landing them back close to home. The two hour show included a mix of Extreme songs, even including some Queen and Elton John covers into the night. Gary Cherone comesRead More →

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NICKELBACK WITH FOZZY Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut August 22, 2019 Photos & Review by Tom Bogus Nickelback brought their “Feed the Machine” tour to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on August 22nd 2019. Supporting Nickelback on this tour is the band “Fozzy” who is fronted by WWE Star Chris Jericho. Fozzy hit the stage at 7:40PM. They opened up with their hard hitting song “Judas” which is the title track on their newest studio release. They followed that up with “Drinking with Jesus” and that now is my favorite song. A majority of the set was comprised of newer songs from theRead More →