Concert Reviews

CANCER CULTURE 2024

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6 months ago

May 6, 2024

It has been several years since Decapitated has been in the states touring, the last time was cut short due to unforseen events. These death metal veterans are now back traveling with a tour de force. The 2024 Cancer Culture tour with Septic Flesh, Kataklysm and Allegaeon at Pittsburgh’s own Preserving. Preserving has become a go to venue to catch heavy acts traveling through the area. A former church serves not only as a place for concerts but, also a full record store and museum dedicated to heavy music. It’s a must stop for any one into heavy music and the touring band scene.

Opening the night was Allegaeon, hitting the stage they werr full of energy warming up the crowd. Concert goers were head banging and push moshing away as the band played through Iridescent into Of Beasts and Worms. The guitar work of Greg Burgess and Micheal Stancel were on point throughout the set as the guys egged at each other while keeping the energy high and playful. Vocalist Ezra Haynes also kept the crowd engaged through out as he paced the stage furiously.

Kataklysm was next churning an already excited crowd into the gears of a machine. Their grinding death metal styling got the crowd moving and churning along. Kicking things off with Goliath the band kept a relentless pace. Crowd surfers and moshers a like threw down as the band ripped through Crippled and Broken and Bringer or Vengeance before closing out.

Septic Flesh came out with their own flare of symphonic death metal. The crowd at this point was like an open sea with ebb and flow to each beat like waves reverberating. Each song having a grand cadence, marching their fans even further into the chaos. Kicking off with Portrait of a Headless Man, a blanket of fog and blistering strobes set the mood. The band played throughNecromancer and Martyr as the crowd continued to thrash and sway, other standout performances were Persepolis, and Anubisbefore closing out with Dark Art. Many times vocalist SpirosAntoniou, addressed the crowd thanking them with arms raised to the sky, for all of the welcoming energy and support as they came a long way from Greece to be here with everyone.

Decapited closed out the night. As the last few bars of From Whom the Bell Tolls played out the stage went dark, kicking right into From the Nothingness with Love right into CancerCulture, the crowd exploded. Moshers and crowd surfers went off, so much so that guitarist Waclaw ‘Vogg’ Kieltyka addressed the crowd asking them to watch rushing the stage. The chaos kicked right back up as the band ripped through Just a Cigarette. Other stand outs from the night were Sphere of Madness, EarthScar and Iconoclast, which the band dedicated to Vitek their former drummer who had passed.

Cancer Culture 2024 tour is running until May 19^th where it wraps in Los Angeles, Ca. If you have a chance to catch this tour live, you won’t be disappointed, just be prepared to mosh or crowd surf to your hearts desire.

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George Archibald

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STRYPER ON A SUNDAY. YES PLEASE

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2 days ago

November 13, 2024

Ron

STRYPER was just in Baltimore the other day on the 40 years of Stryper tour. Playing 2 sets spanning those 40 years. I’ve only ever seen Stryper play at M3 so it was amazing to get to see a full on set then another full on set right after.

For the 1st set we got the 1984-1990 set which included songs like “Loud N Clear”, “Soldiers under Command” and “To Hell with the Devil”.

The second set we got 1986, 2004-2024 with songs like “No More Hell to Pay”, “This i Pray” and ending the night with “Sing along Song”.

It was a great night for Music and sadly more then likely the last show at RamsHead Live I’ll be ever to attend as the are closing their doors (hopefully will be open again with a new venture) but the show was amazing to see Stryper play on the stage. Such great guys and a great band. I love that Stryper is fully engaged with the fans and the show is always amazing. I love that they put their religious beliefs 100% on display but the show never feels preachy or judgmental. If you get a chance to see Stryper play in your city I fully recommend it such a great time and a great band to see play live.

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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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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

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2 weeks 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

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

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2 weeks 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.