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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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JUDAS PRIEST SCORE HIGHEST U.S. CHART DEBUT OF THEIR CAREER WITH ‘FIREPOWER’ March 21, 2018 Next year will mark 50 years since Judas Priest’s formation, and incredibly, they are more popular than ever. Case in point, the announcement that their 18th studio album, ‘Firepower,’ has debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 Chart – their highest chart placement ever in the States (yes, that includes such all-time classics as ‘British Steel,’ ‘Screaming for Vengeance,’ ‘Painkiller,’ etc.). And Priest’s members are just as excited as the fans – “This is incredible news, that our band Judas Priest – of nearly fifty years standing, can stay popularRead 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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Ian Anderson Presents 50 Years of JETHRO TULL 2018 Tour Schedule The legendary music of Jethro Tull will set off for a North American Tour in 2018 February 21, 2018 It was on the 2nd of February 1968 at the world-famous Marquee Club in Wardour Street that Jethro Tull first performed under that name. The group would go on to become one of the most successful and enduring bands of their era, selling over 60 million albums worldwide and entering the cultural collective consciousness along the way. To celebrate this golden anniversary, Ian Anderson will present 50 Years of Jethro Tull in summertime U.S. concerts,Read More →

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SONS OF APOLLO RELEASES VIDEO FOR “ALIVE”; MORE U.S. SHOWS ADDED TO WORLDWIDE TOUR IN SUPPORT OF #1 ALBUM ‘PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY’ Worldwide Tour To Include a New England Area Show in Worcester, Massachusetts February 20, 2018 SONS OF APOLLO is former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force)—released the Vicente Cordero-directed video today for “Alive” from their #1 highly anticipated debut album, PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY. Watch it here: In touring news, SONS OF APOLLO launched their first-ever highly anticipated worldRead More →

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STRYPER TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM | “GOD DAMN EVIL,” | APRIL 20TH 2018 Plus 2018 Tour Date Listing February 18, 2018 STRYPER will celebrate their 35th anniversary with the upcoming release of their 10th studio album, God Damn Evil, due April 20, 2018 from Frontiers Music SRL. Produced by frontman Michael Sweet, the band returns with their most powerful album to date, doubling down on the hard rock/heavy metal sound that earned them a worldwide fan base. God Damn Evil is available now for pre-order at all major retailers including Amazon and iTunes. ORDER ON AMAZON: Fans were initially introduced to the new albumRead More →

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RYDER For What Its Worth | An Album Review by Frank Piercy February 12, 2018 Just about a year ago, well back in July at least, I volunteered to help out at a event in Maryland, some little shindig put together by promoter extraordinaire, Brad Lee,. My responsibility was to help out by shooting one of the band meet and greets that are part of the VIP package. I was assigned a band out of Queens New York, 4 nice guys who really made it a pleasant experience not only for the fans but for myself also. Little did I know where that was goingRead More →