Concert Reviews

Gojira/Mastodon/Lorna Shore: Pittsburgh Review

Published

1 year ago

August 12, 2023

Metal would be the soundtrack for the night on the North Shore, as many gathered around General Robinson St. for the festivities. The smell of beer and tailgate BBQ filled the air this evening at Stage AE as the crowd packed in for the Mega Monsters Tour featuring Mastodon, Gojira, and Lorna Shore. Sharing the Allegheny River shore, the Pittsburgh Pirates were also home at PNC Park.

Lorna Shore took the stage first in front of a packed crowd. The surfers started early as the band kicked off with “Sun//Eater” and followed along with “Into the Earth” and the “Pain Remains” trilogy. Will Ramos ramped the crowd up with his vicious growls and screams, paired with the solo stylings of Adam Demicco on guitars, the band sounded full and monstrous while Acrisure Stadium glistened in the setting sunlight.

The stage started to emit heavy fog before Gojira took the stage,starting off with “Ocean Planet”. Following up such an energetic entrance, the band immediately went into “Backbone” and “Flying Whales”. Inflatable whales of all shapes and sizes joined the crowd surfers coming over the front rail as frontman Joe Duplantier and bassist Michel Labadie ran across the stage and jumped on the front stage monitors to get a little closer to the action. Circle pits erupted for “The Art of Dying” and “Silveria” before closing out with “The Gift of Guilt”.

Before the rain could wash out the crowd, Mastodon took to the stage. A psychedelic light show shone on as the band started with “The Wolf is Loose”. The stage was dark and dreary for the beginning of the set. Playing through “Megalodon” and Divinations,” the band really amped off of the crowd’s energy as lightning flashes could be seen in the distance slowly closing in. Mastodon performed several other hits, including “Mother Puncher”, “Iron Tusk”, and “Crusher Destroyer”, before playing their esteemed “Blood and Thunder” before the skies broke and the rain came forth to finish out the night.

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George Archibald

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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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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.