Concert Reviews

Escape The Fate: Pittsburgh Show Review

Published

1 year ago

September 25, 2023

Say what you want about comebacks; yes, sometimes they can be something we can go without, but other times they are a solid reminder of the music that started an era. Escape the Fate, for example, is a band that technically never disbanded but just took a long hiatus, and in their case, it paid off for the better. With the occasional appearance at festivals over the years and being featured on the soundtrack for the 2022 film “The Retaliators,” The band kept their heads pretty low up until recently, however, with the release of their latest album Out of the Shadows and a tour jam packed with openers including Garzi, Stitched Up Heart, Point North, and D.R.U.G.S..

The openers at any show, in my opinion, have one of the most important jobs in the music industry, because as the fans slowly roll in for the main act, it is the opening artist’s jobs to make sure that the crowd is hyped up by the time they reach that point, and I can certainly say that this group of openers had no trouble doing so. With such an eclectic genre mix, from rock/hip hop from Garzi, to a rock band like Stitched Up Heart, a female-fronted band by Alecia “Mixi” Demner, and of course the more alt rock aspect from Point North and D.R.U.G.S. Each band played on average about 6–8 songs, each one having a recent single that had just dropped. So, of course, this was an ideal time to highlight those as well. After a killer kickoff, we go into the main event, where fans, both new and old, were not likely to be disappointed.

I personally have to say that Escape the Fate should not be slept on. With a well-rounded set list playing at least one or more songs off of their well-known albums, such as “This War is Ours”, or “One For the Money” , as well as highlighting some of the more popular tracks off of their latest album, including “H8 MY SELF” and “Cheers to Goodbye”, they certainly kept fans both old and new engaged and on their feet til the bitter end. Other highlights included their incredible cover of Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, to which lead frontman and vocalist Craig Mabbitt took to the crowd, getting up close and personal with everyone, including those in the balcony area, and of course no Escape the Fate Show would be complete without a highlighted guitar solo from guitarist Matti Hoffman. Overall, it was an awesome time had by all, and what better way than to go out with a confetti canon and a satisfied crowd.

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Shelby Tyce

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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

Published

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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Ron

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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.