Concert Reviews

Chaos and Carnage 2023: Cleveland Show Review

Published

2 years ago

April 21, 2023

This year’s cast of bands for the Chaos and Carnage Tour saw a rounded out group from newer acts to seasoned veterans taking the stage. The Agora Theatre was the setting for fans of all subgenres of metal to converge this night. Chaos and Carnage tour has been a showcase for many subgenres of metal over the years, and try to reflect that diversity with the bands they have performing.

The show opened up with Slay Squad, self proclaimed Ghetto Metal. The music mixed beatdown with rap and deathcore. Crown Magnetar took the stage next. This band takes deathcoreand pushes its limits throwing in elements of blast beats and slam riffs. Following Crown Magnetar is a band I first heard of while listening to Sirius Xm, Sanguisugabogg. Cleveland natives, this band has its own take on death metal. To push the action of the crowd, the band offered free merch to any crowd member who can hang onto a football placed in the pit at the end of their next song. This aggression only went into a fury as Aborted took the stage. Vocalist Sven de Caluwe, frantically paced the stage during the set, amping up the crowd. Waves of crowdsurfers were coming over the barricade as their own blend of cosmic death metal played on. A change of pace saw progressive metalcore band, Born of Osiris take the stage. The band kicked off playing crowd favorites as Bow Down, White Nile, and Angel of Alien. The riffing of Lee Mckinney and Nick Rossi were standout throughout the set which seen the two trading off throughout Machine.

Suicide Silence picked the pace back up from the start kicking off with Unanswered. During the set Vocalist Eddie Hermidaasked for a wall of death to form before the beginning ofDisengage, which saw bodies colliding into one and other. The energy was building as the band ripped through their set.

One of the OGs on the bill, Death Metal juggernauts Dying Fetus closed out the show. Under a cloak of red and fog, the band emerged performing Justifiable Homicide. Fetus played from throughout their catalogue this night including One Shot, One Kill, Compulsion for Cruelty, and Wrong One to Fuck With.

Chaos and Carnage 2023, felt balanced to me. These types of tours are always scrutinized in some way, from the bands on the bill, to the types of music being played. This year seamed to at least have something for everyone while also showcasing bands from all periods of a career. Make sure to catch the Chaos and Carnage Tour going on now.

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George Archibald

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Concert Reviews

King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

Published

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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Concert Reviews

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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Concert Reviews

LUDACRIS : THE HALL AT LIVE

Published

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.