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Allegaeon/Rings of Saturn Pittsburgh Show Review

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6 years ago

April 4, 2018

Show Review the Dankmemes Tour: The Rex Pittsburgh Pa 3/16/18

Written by: George Archibald
Photos by: Brian Altman

Pittsburgh, Pa 3/16/18 The Rex Theater was the hosting venue for The Dankmemes Tour, headlined by Rings of Saturn, with supporting acts Nekrogoblikon, Allegaeon, Lorna Shore, Entheos, and Gloom. The Rex on Pittsburgh’s infamous South Side. The venue filled quickly this night an boasted a near capacity crowd, with everyone excited to see their favorite heavy hitters. Everywhere you looked you could see fans clad in Rings of Saturn shirts. There were even a few people wearing Pittsburgh’s own Sign of the Swarm merchandise this night.
The show kicked off with the band Gloom, a heavy death metal act that sound relatively close to the likes of Dying Fetus and Cannibal Corpse. They hit the crowd like a 40lb sledge- hammer, churning out down-tuned riffs that made anyone in the pit want to hit someone. The band played well on their writing dynamics, switching between a bit of grind with an old school death metal feel, to throwing in some flavors of beatdown to end their set.
Next on stage was Entheos, vocalist Chaney Crabb got the crowd into their set right off the bat showing her on stage enthusiasm running across the stage and headbanging along to the songs. Entheos is such a super tight band live. They have mastered the ability to make the songs sound exactly like they do on the albums. The bands set consisted of songs from their most recent release Dark Future, most notably the singles, “Pulse of A New Era’, and ‘The World Without Us.’
Following Entheos was New Jersey natives Lorna Shore with their signature brand of Deathcore. The band has been touring in support of their album Flesh Coffin for the last year. Lorna Shore has become one of the crowd favorites in Pittsburgh having tour stops in the city over the past couple years.. One of the standout moments of their set was when Signs of The Swarm’s vocalist CJ McCreery joined the band for guest vocals on the song ‘Grimoire.’
Allegaeon took the stage next, throwing down several technical death metal tunes. The band has been touring and playing hits from their last album ‘Proponent for Sentience.’ The crowd was getting into as the band played through ‘All Hail Science.’
Nekrogoblikon was up next, joining the band on stage was their infamous mascot John Goblikon. John hyped they crowd as the band played through many of their hits which included the newest single ‘Dressed as Goblins.’ The band has released a video for this song which will be on their upcoming album, Welcome to Bonkers which will be released April 13.
Closing out the night was the mighty Rings of Saturn. They got the crowd into a frenzy with several crowd surfers throughout their set consisted of songs from all the bands’ albums; Ultu Ulla, Lugal Ki En, Dingir, and Embryonic Anomaly. Drummer Aaron Stechauner played through a very technical drum solo mid-set , and was also the lead in getting the crowd to sing happy birthday to Lorna Shore’s guitarist Adam De Micco. The band closed out the evening by performing a flawless version of the song ‘Inadequate’.

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Collective Soul “7EVEN YEAR ITCH” Greatest Hits 1994-2001 Vinyl

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4 months ago

January 4, 2024

Ron

I’ve always been a big fan of Collective Soul and have been lucky to have seen them a few times. This band has always been in my music mixes since the 1990s.

The vinyl release is exactly what you would want for a greatest-hits album. All the best songs that collective soul had from 1994–2001 If you were a teenager or an adult in the 90s, you can’t tell me that you didn’t jam out to songs like “Shine,” “Gel,” and “December.”

With other great songs like “Heavy,” “Run,” “The World I Know,” and “Forgiveness,” This greatest hit album sounds amazing on vinyl as well. Craft Recordings has done a really great job of keeping the magic and sound of these amazing songs.

The sleeve cover has some cool photos of the band throughout the years. This vinyl just came out in Collective Soul fashion in December, and is ready to be part of your vinyl collection, and just brings you back to a great time in life.

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Ron has keen eye for new talent, a love for the underground, and a tremendous passion for music of any genera. You’ll probably bump into him at a horror convention or some seedy club checking out the next need-to-know band.

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Otep – Hydra 10th Anniversary Vinyl

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5 months ago

December 15, 2023

Ron

I received a copy of the album, and when I first opened it, the artwork struck me first. Otep has always been a great visual artist, with her amazing drawings and characters. I even have one of them tattooed on myself. When you see the artwork on this vinyl release, you will really be drawn in and appreciate the artistry.

The sound of this vinyl is amazing. It’s been years since I’ve listened to anything on vinyl and forgot how much I loved the sound of the medium compared to CDs and digital releases. I love the songs on this album because, as with all Otep albums, it has such raw power and emotions, mixed with the anger and beauty of Otep’s poetry. Otep is one of the greats.

The album starts off with the track “Rising,” and this initial song sets the tone for what you’re about to hear from the balance of the album. The standout tracks on this album have to be “Necromantic,” “Apex Predator,” “Voyeur,” and “Feral Game.” Over all, the album as a complete piece of art is amazing. I would encourage you, if you’re a fan of Otep or a collector of vinyl, to add this vinyl to your collection.

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WEDNESDAY 13: Performs Muderdolls Lititz PA Show Review

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5 months ago

November 24, 2023

Ron

Wednesday 13 came into Lititz, PA, on November 18th, bringing the music, or The MurderDolls, with him. Continuing the legacy of Joey Jordison and Ben Graves.

Wednesday 13 is on a tour now; that’s all MurderDolls. 21 years have passed since Beyond the Valley of the MurderDolls came out, and 13 years have passed since Women and Children Last was released. Wednesday and his bandmates are sharing the stage with Infected Rain and Gemini Syndrome on this tour.

The show was amazing; this was our first time covering a show at Mickey’s Black Box. The venue, the staff, and our media contact were so hospitable. The venue was amazing, with a cool balcony on the second floor to watch the show as well.

We got to hear a full set of 20 MurderDolls songs, which was pretty much every song on both albums. There were some songs I haven’t gotten to hear in a long time, like “Grave Robbing USA”, “Drug Me To Hell”, and “Summertime Suicide”. Of course, it wouldn’t be a MurderDolls show if they didn’t play “I Love to Say Fuck” and finish the night with “Dead in Hollywood.”

It’s always a blast to see Wednesday 13 in concert, and I was so excited for the band that a lot of these shows were sold out. It was also a special night because it was my GF’s “50th” birthday and my buddy’s GF’s birthday the next day. We got the MC of the show, Don Jamieson, to give them a little birthday shout-out.

Although it’s sad that Joey and Ben are no longer with us, I’m sure Joey is loving that Murderdolls is still kicking ass after all those years, and I know that Wednesday 13 is so appreciative of what MurderDolls has done for his career.