Concert Reviews

IMMINENCE PITTSBURGH SHOW REVIEW

Published

11 months ago

November 30, 2023

Until I Wake, an emerging post-hardcore band from Buffalo, New York, are certainly making a name for themselves. The five-member group, consisting of James Tatos (vocals), Ryan Ridley (guitar), Alex Barker (bass), and Anthony Dondlinger (drums), have recently released their deluxe album of their 2022 album Inside My Head. Though their set was short, they played some of their fan favorites, including but not limited to “Octane,” “Cold,” and, of course, the title track to their album “Inside My Head.” Keeping up the energy of the sold-out Pittsburgh crowd for the second night in a row, Until I Wake certainly kicked off the tour on a high note.

When I mention Imminence to people when asking for music selections, I often hear, “I’ve never heard of them.” Well, for most, I would understand why, being they’re from the other side of the pond, that is, from Sweden. Clearly, that is not the case for everyone, since their first North American tour has nearly completely sold out, including their first city, Pittsburgh, Pa., which I had the absolute honor of attending. Recently releasing two newer singles, the band certainly has new and old favorite material to please their audience. The band falls under the genre of metalcore, yes, but what caught my ear and attention were the strings mixed in. Yes, you heard me correctly. I said strings, as in the violin, played by lead vocalist and frontman Eddie Berg. They have released four studio albums thus far, from which they played a wide variety of selections, as well as two new singles, the latest being “Death by a Thousand Cuts.” Another highlight of the evening was a piano rendition of “Alleviate” off their 2021 album Heaven in Hiding.

Overall, for their first tour in America, at least for our stop, I think it’s safe to say that Imminence had a tremendous outcome. A sold-out crowd, not one but two nights in a row, in a rather intimate venue, and an opening band that certainly set the bar to raise throughout the night. Certainly the days that followed and the few left that are to come certainly show our Swedish friends a good time, so much so that they decide to make their way back here in the future.

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Shelby Tyce

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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

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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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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.