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Ice Nine Kills: Fear The Premiere Tour- Cleveland Show Review

Published

3 years ago

August 21, 2023

Let me tell you, if there was ever a band that could say that they have their hands in every rock music subgenre right now, my thoughts would immediately go to Ice Nine Kills. Coming off of one tour and straight onto another while simultaneously releasing singles with other major names in the industry such as Hollywood Undead, Fame on Fire, Escape the Fate, and more. They have also released a new novel, The Silver Scream, based on their ever-growing saga of albums. The INK boys have certainly kept themselves busy this year and don’t intend to stop anytime soon. However, for now, let’s talk about their current endeavor, The Fear the Premiere Tour, INK’s own headlining tour, currently backed by August Burns Red and Veil (Aug 8th–11th), later being joined by Set It Off and The Plot In You (Aug 15th–Sept 1st), along with the opener Mikes Dead, who will be at all the remaining dates. So, settle in and grab your popcorn as we go over the gory and horrifically terrific details that make up The Fear The Premiere Tour.

After warming the crowd up with a few songs from metal rap artist Mike’s Dead, Veil of Maya took the stage. The Chicago-based metal band kept the crowd on their feet despite their short set, but they were so strong that they certainly made their presence known. Playing a few of their more popular songs, like “Mikasa”, “Red Fur” ,and “Tokyo Chainsaw” just to name a few. The band took their cues from frontman Lukas Magyar; the band certainly set the bar high for their predecessors to follow, who are currently celebrating a major milestone, August Burns Red.

August Burns Red is a band that has been well known in the heavy metal music scene for 20 years. Yes, this band formed all the way back in 2003 and has been rising to the occasion ever since. With their most recent album release, Death Below, back in March of this year, to recently announcing a headlining tour of their own starting in November to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their 2013 album Rescue and Restore. August Burns Red certainly knows how to celebrate some majorly impressive milestones, however, that doesn’t mean they can’t make time out of their schedules to play alongside INK for a few dates.

The band definitely had a jam-packed playlist, including some fan favorites like “White Washed” and “Mariania’s Trench” both off of the popular album Constellations, which dropped in 2009. Also included in the set were, of course, two newer songs off the latest album, “Backfire” and “Revival”. Another point I would like to make personally would be ABR’s lighting for their set, which is always a colorful but vibrantly perfect balance and very pleasing to the eye. Certainly an amazing band to have leading up to our killer finale.

If you have never had the opportunity to witness an Ice Nine Kills show live, let me be the first to say that you are missing out not only musically but also visually and theatrically. That’s right, I said theatrically, because when you go to an INK show, you should expect a different killer scene to be painted with every song. With the help of a handful of stagehands and actors, leading frontman Spencer Charnas, along with the rest of the members of the band. They go above and beyond with things like costume changes and special effects, and let’s not forget to mention the plethora of different masks that Charnas changes into throughout the night. With this specific tour, the band has featured a different setlist than the one they had grown to know and love by bringing back some songs that hadn’t been played for quite a while and deserved to be brought back into the spotlight, like “Rocking The Boat” and Me, Myself and Hyde” to name a few, along with keeping some of the fan favorites such as “It Is The End”, “Rainy Day”, and “Wurst Vacation” just to name a few.

There is, however, one song that made its directorial debut for the first time ever at an Ice Nine Kills production, “Jason’s Mom” the band’s portrayal of “Stacy’s Mom” originally written and performed by Fountains of Wayne. However, Ice Nine Kill does it from the perspective of Jason Vorhees mom from the major film franchise, Friday the 13th. Needless to say, the show was nothing short of exciting, and most certainly kept the audience on the edge of their seats all night long. If you have to miss the Fear The Premiere Tour, fear not because you will have the chance to catch them out on a stadium tour with Metallica or their co-headlining tour with In This Moment at the end of the year. Either way, I strongly encourage you to catch INK on tour; it’s sure to be a scream!

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DARK WINTER TOUR:BALTIMORE SHOW REVIEW

Published

1 month ago

January 26, 2026

Ron

LORD OF THE LOST AND WEDNESDAY 13 CAME INTO BALTIMORE MARYLAND OR AS LORD OF THE LOST SINGER CHRIS HARMS CALLED IT BALTIMOST..

WEDNESDAY 13 opened and had a killer set. It’s tough when you have such a great spanning career to choose which songs to play, but Wednesday nailed it. From new to old, the band played a ton of great songs and got the crowd hyped and ready for a night of kick-ass music. When between band breaks,outside, I was outside and a guy who has never seen Wednesday 13 before was like “I’ve never seen an opening band, with so much energy and having the crowd pumped up like that before”. We got to see Wednesday throw out some plastic spiders from a Halloween pail,say… and this time his umbrella didn’t break when he performed “I Love to Say..Fuck”.

Lord of the Lost came to Baltimore last year and was super amazing and such a great show that I was excited to see them again. They did have a member of the band missing; their bassist was taking time away from the band to focus on his own mental health, which I applaud because in a world of music and entertainment we lose too many people who are afraid or ashamed to work on their mental health. This was the first day of the tour, and not knowing what song was gonna be played was kinda thrilling, but I knew that at one point that Wednesday 13 would come back on stage and play “I Hate People” which is the latest single from Lord of the Lost. The band sounded amazing, and I loved their cover of “She’s Got the Look.”

Overall this was a great day for music and such a great show. Go out and check it when they come to your city and just enjoy seeing live music.

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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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Let’s go back to 2000’s Ozzfest with Darkest Hour, Bleeding Through and God Forbid.

Published

3 months ago

December 19, 2025

Ron

DC’s Hometown Hero’s Darkest Hour came to the Filmore in silver spring Maryland to celebrate 30 years and not only did they kick some ass the made us go back in time to a killer lineup of bands.

God Forbid celebrating the anniversary of “Constitution of Treason” opened up the show and got the crowd rowdy. It’s been years since I’ve seen God Forbid but I remember all those tours and ozzfests when they played and always kicked so much ass. The band still sounds great and singer Byron Davis still looks and sounds amazing. We got to hear songs like “The End of the world” “The lonely dead” and “under this flag”.

Bleeding Through was next up and they were celebrating the anniversary of “The Truth” and throwing a few extra songs from previous albums and new material. Brandan still puts on a hell of a show and always finds a way to hurt himself at shows I’ve seen him perform. In Pittsburgh years ago he stepped on a water bottle and fucked up his ankle and 2 seconds into this show he almost fell straight off the stage. But that didn’t stop him from getting off the stage jumping in the crowd and killing such a great set. Then you add bad ass keyboardist Marta to the mix and this is why I’ve always loved this band. We got to hear songs like “Love in slow motion” , “Line in the sand” and “Love lost in a hail of gunfire “ the crowd went crazy.

It’s been years since I’ve seen Darkest Hour too, I always remember those tours and seeing them with so many kick ass bands, it’s crazy to think they they have been together for 30 years and still bring it to the stage. I loved the energy and fun the band has on stage, loved the intro from a guy in a tux and also loved that the fans were engaged the whole set. I got to hear some great tunes like “The Sadist Nation”, “ Sound the surrender” and “Knife in a safe room”.

This small 3 date tour was great and put me back into the days when I was younger and listened to some great metal.

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All Time Low: EVERYBODYS TALKING TOUR

Published

3 months ago

November 30, 2025

Kylie Thomas

The appropriately named “Everybody’s Talking” tour from All Time Low featuring Mayday Parade, Four Year Strong, and The Paradox was one of true pop-punk nostalgia. The stop over at UPMC Events Center on November 19 was a must for any fan of the year 2005. Being able to see some of the top names in this genre all with a room full of old-school emo kids is a blessing on its own.

Opening the show first was newer band The Paradox, a mix of core pop-punk anger and modern hip hop nuances. Think heavy riffs over more melodic vocals that float over top.

Four Year Strong, a band more on the hardcore side, follows this up with a pit for the ages. It’s a time for moshing to begin as the members take the audience through years of heavy breakdowns. These guys are a throwback for the ones who always went to Warped Tour.

The third opener, Mayday Parade has the power to pull together an entire crowd just by playing their hits “Jersey” and “Jamie All Over.” This band has been around the scene for a long time and there’s no doubt you’ve heard a song or two of theirs on the radio. Their energy is infectious from singer Derek Sanders to guitarist Brooks Betts and all the rest, too.

At the end of the day though, it’s obvious this crowd is here to see all eras of All Time Low come to life. After 22 years together, there are many layers to this band but their set manages to hit on them all. Whether you’re there for the songs from the beginning years like “Time-Bomb” or brand new ones like “SUCKERPUNCH,” you’re bound to hear something you like. One of the best parts of an All Time Low concert though is the party vibe. Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Zack Merrick, and Rian Dawson all carry an energy that’s similar to walking down Fremont Street in Vegas. It’s all flashy lights, big personalities, and good times. But, don’t be led astray, there are tender moments as well. It all creates a story of love and heartbreak alongside the highs and lows of life.

The “Everybody’s Talking” tour from All Time Low is one that chronicles their history. It’s a show that reminds audiences of their place in pop-punk and a chance for these audience to disappear back to high school again when all that mattered was eyeliner, CDs, and hair dye.