Concert Reviews

Blind Obedience Tour: Pittsburgh Show Review

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2 years ago

March 13, 2023

The Roxian in Mckees Rocks, Pa was host to the Blind Obedience Tour starring Loathe, Periphery, and Underoath. The nearly sold-out show was packed to the gills, as people entered the venue wanting to catch a glimpse of their favorite bands. Loathe was just in the Pittsburgh region last November, at Spirit Lounge has been collecting quite the following of fans since their previous visit. Periphery is touring in support of their new album Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre. Underoath just released a new single Let Go, so there was plenty of new music to be heard this night.

Loathe took the stage first. These Liverpool natives play a collection of progressive, and alternative music with a bit of shoegaze mixed in. the songs tiptoe the balance between the somber and aggressive, with the sound of downtuned bass and guitar in syncopated rhythm with the drums. All matched with the tag team of clean vocals by Kadeem France and guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe, with a bit of harsh vocals added in really takes the listener on a journey. Some of the stand out performances were on Screaming, Is it Really You?, before closing out the set with Gored.

Periphery was next with an ever-changing set list. Vocalist Spencer Sotelo explained during the set,” I have seen you looking up the set lists prior to our shows so we decided to change things up bit. “ The band under the guise of green and blue light and fog kicked things off with Reptile from their last album Periphery IV: Hail Stan. The crowd was hit with a sonic wall of guitar as periphery live hosts three guitarists live, Misha Mansoor, Mark Holcomb, and Jake Bowen. These three keep the rhythm section very full and busy throughout the songs as each are accompanying each other with harmonized riffs. The band in anticipation of the release of Periphery V also performed Wildfire, and Atropos from the album, before closing out their set with Marigold.

Underoath came out to an already energized crowd. A dark stage set the mood for the band as they kicked off things. The band kicked things off with It’s Dangerous Business Walking out your Front Door, bright lights, fog, and the stage antics of the band got the crowd moving along to the beat. Vocalist Spencer Chamberlain was pacing the stage like a wild animal, leaning into the crowd to encourage sing a longs while ripping through the set. Guitarist Tim McTague kept the energy up as he also ran across the stage and back getting the crowd into it as he rocked out.

Overall if you are looking for a high energy show and great entertainment while hearing new music this is the tour to see. Every band brought out their A-game tonight to put on a great show. Please make sure to give Periphery’s newest album a listen now out on all streaming platforms, and to also give Underoath’s newest single a play as well.

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George Archibald

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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

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3 days ago

November 2, 2024

Ron

King Diamond who’s on tour now with Overkill and Night Demon.

Overkill always puts on a great show and shows that face pace thrash metal is still kick ass. Led by NJ’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth Overkill has that distinctive sound with Bobby’s high pitched and raspy vocals. With songs like “Scorched”, “ Rotten to the Core” and “Hello From the Gutter”, Overkill got the crowd into a frenzy and warmed up the stage before the king.

You know it’s gonna be a good night when it’s 3 days before Halloween and you get to see a kick ass set from King Diamond. King Diamond who’s 68 right now still commands that stage and sounds amazing with his insanely falsettos. The stage show at a King Diamond show is always such a great sight to see. With a multilayer setup of stairs and little pieces of elaborate set all over it’s such a great view and perfect setting to watch a King Diamond set.

The set list was amazing too we got to hear songs from such a great career like “A Mansion in the Darkness”, “Halloween “, “Spider Lilly”, “Welcome Home”, and “Eye of the Witch” and of course ending the night with “Abagail”.

If you’re a fan of King Diamond or just a fan of great music that adds that Halloween haunted asylum themed stage performances then you need to go out and check this tour now. King Diamond never disappoints and always puts on one hell of a show.

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Ron

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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ITS TIME TO GET YOUR BODY BEAT AND LET THE BLOOD FLOW

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1 week ago

October 29, 2024

Ron

Combichrist came into Lovedrafts in Mechanicsburg with an old school electronic set and the return of PA’s own DeathMaschine.

Combichrist took the dark stage armed with Eric on the synths/sampler and Andy on Vocals and an open stage to rampage on. I got to hear some killer kick ass songs I haven’t heard in a while like “Today I woke to the rain of blood”, “This is My Rifle” and This shit will fuck you up”.

The crowd were super excited to watch the set and everyone was having a good time, dancing to the beats, and singing all the songs and having an amazing time. I’ve been wanting to see Combichrist do these old school sets and have always loved that era of the band. We also got to hear “Like to Thank My Buddies” and “Shut up and Swallow”. We also got a super rare treat for an encore Andy went back even further in his musically roots and pulled out an Icon of Coil song “Dead Enough For Life”, which got the crowd in a frenzy.

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LUDACRIS : THE HALL AT LIVE

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2 weeks ago

October 21, 2024

Ron

ATL IS IN THE HOUSE.

Ludacris came into Maryland at the Hall in Live Casino and brought with him the masses that were ready for a good time, good fun and good tunes.

Ludacris said it’s been a long time since he’s been back to Maryland and DC area. I loved that he just came out with his dj and his hype man and himself nothing else was needed when you entertain like Ludacris does. Whether you’re a fan from back in the day or a fan of his movies, Ludacris made everyone happy and made sure they were fully entertained.

Of course Ludacris played some of his hits songs like “Act a Fool”, “Move Bitch”, “What’s your fantasy”, “Get Back” and “Area Codes” but he also played some old school tracks and a few covers like “Holiday Inn” and “Yeah”. The crowd was hitting that good weed as well and threw some blunts up to the stage during “BlueBerry Yum Yum”.

Ludacris made a statement that his first album came out in 2000 and this next year is the 25th anniversary of the album. It was a great night and a great time, Ludacris knows how to keep the fans engaged and entertained all night. He’s very fan friendly and charismatic which makes sense that he’s also a great actor.