Concert Reviews

MARILYN MANSON IS BACK. SINNERS REJOICE

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7 months ago

August 5, 2024

Ron

Last night at the Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD, Marilyn Manson made his comeback, bringing with him The Funeral Portrait and Slaughter to Prevail.

The Funeral Portrait opened up and woke the crowd up with some fun and entertainment. I got to see TFP a while back when they toured with Davey Suicide, and this band is always fun to see. They have such energy on stage, and I love that they put a spin on pushing the boundaries. The lead singer with his priest outfit is always fun for those who are too uptight with their religious blasphemy (but then again, this is a Manson show).

Slaughter to Prevail from “Mother Russia” wrecked the Fillmore with their brutal music. Alex got the crowd hyped up like he always does with his insanely crazy growls and onstage antics. At one point, he called the crowd “Pussies” and told them to start a pit. The crowd surfers and moshers were loving some Slaughter to Prevail. It was interesting seeing them with a more pro-dominant goth crowd, but the fans of the band were there to support them and got the pits going and did the wall of death.

Marilyn Manson was headlining these sub dates on the tour with Five Finger Death Punch. It’s been a while since I’ve got to see Manson play, but while I was at the show, I realized that I first saw Manson 30 years ago in 1994 with Nine Inch Nails. Manson looked and sounded amazing. It was cool to see Piggy D (formerly of Rob Zombie) on bass and guitarist Reba Meyers of Code Orange as well.

Manson played a great set with songs spanning the band’s multi-decade career. They did not play anything from the band’s 1994 debut album, Portrait of an American Family, but played 3 songs off Antichrist Superstar: “Angel With the Scabbed Wings,” “Tourniquet,” and “Beautiful People.” He also threw in some Mechanical Animals songs like “Coma White,” “Great Big White World,” and “The Dope Show.” Manson opened up with “Cruci-Fiction in Space” off the Holy Wood album. We also got to hear the live debut of the newest single, “As Sick as the Secrets Within,” which sounded amazing.

The stage setup was awesome too, with many LED lights of the Manson logo, and he grabbed his light for “Sweet Dreams” and got to see him wear a few of his hats. I do miss the full crazy stage shows he did back in the day, but then again, those cost him so much money. The show was sold out, and I heard that there were over 100 people who bought the meet n greet.

It’s great to see Marilyn Manson back on stage, and like I said earlier, he looks amazing and sounds great too. I feel that time off for a while did him really solid. I hope that this new music brings Manson back into the main fold again so we can get to see him play many times more. If you get a chance to see him on tour with Five Finger Death Punch or one of his headlining shows, I recommend you go and check him out.

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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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MARTY FRIEDMAN LIVE DRAMA TOUR 2025: RAMSHEAD ON THE STAGE

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2 weeks ago

February 10, 2025

Ron

Marty Friedman is on tour right now with his Live Drama 2025 and he brought Patrick Kennison and Nikki Stringfield on tour with them.

Nikki and Patrick opened up the show with an amazing acoustic set, I’ve got to see both of them many times with their other bands but this was the first time seeing them perform together and it was magical. I loved the way they not only complemented each other vocally with harmonies and more but just the feeling of love on the stage as well. We got to hear some great songs like “Where Demons Lie” and “Numbered” which is about addiction issues and dedicated to Layne Staley. We also got to hear an Iron Maiden cover “Aces High”.

Marty and his band came out on stage and if you’re into high energy and some mind blowing shreds, this is a tour for you. I love that Marty’s band is backed by some amazing Japanese musicians and probably one of my favorite drummers Chargeee, (he’s Insane while playing the drums: he’s like the live action version of Animal from the muppets)

I loved that Marty is from the area and was talking to his band mates about it and the laurel area. There was one time when Marty’s guitar player Naoki played the lead that Marty was supposed to play then they had an argument all in Japanese (the one time I wish subtitles was a real thing) the other band mates gave him the finger then Marty started to shred.

I just the energy that’s on the stage it doesn’t stop and it’s so infectious. The crowd at rams head on the stage were in full capacity for the show and ready to rock and roll with Marty.

We got to hear some of the softer more romantic side of Marty and the band when they played a few songs off the “Drama” album which was fun as well.

It’s insane to watch someone like Marty shred in a small intimate venue, you really get to see how amazing he really is and the passion he has for his craft.

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APOCALYPTICA PLAYS METALLICA VOL 2: DC SHOW REVIEW

Published

2 weeks ago

February 9, 2025

Ron

Apocalyptica is on tour now with Nita Strauss on their PLAYS METALLICA VOL 2.

Nita opened the show and as always put on an amazing show, it’s fun to see Nita on these solo tour when she’s not touring with Alice Cooper. You get to see her shine even more and just put a clinic on with shredding on the guitar. I’ve seen Nita a few times but this night was a little extra special, she brought out Kasey Karlsen of the band Deadlands out to sing a few songs which was great cause normally there’s no vocals at her shows.

This was my first time being able to not only see Apocalyptica but also photograph them. I’ve always been a huge fan of their music and loved the 2 Metallica albums as well. I figured this was more than likely the only way I’ll get to hear Metallica play is with Apocalyptica playing them.

We got to hear an amazing mix of songs throughout Metallica’s career. Opening up with “Ride the Lightning” and “Enter Sandman” you knew you were gonna rock out.

The band is amazing, such awesome and jaw dropping skills on those Cellos. There’s something magical about musicians that come from Helsinki and the Finland area. Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lotjonen and Perttu Kivilaakso are insanely talented but also demand the stage so well and bring in that comedy as well.

We also got to hear songs like “Creeping Death”, “The Call of Ktulu” “St Anger”, “Blackened” “Master of Puppets”, “Nothing else Matters” and ending the night with “Seek and Destroy” and “One”. This was such a great night in a cool setting at Warner Theater in DC. I loved the atmosphere and the blending of not only music with classical and metal but also the crowd was as diverse as well.

If you get a chance to go out and see this tour, you must you won’t be disappointed.

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NIGHTMARE AFTER XMAS 9

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3 weeks ago

January 31, 2025

Ron

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN THE POWERS TO BE GATHER FOR THE MOST BAD ASS OF TIME. YES ITS THAT TIME FOR ANOTHER NIGHTMARE AFTER XMAS.

OF COURSE YOU HAVE SPELLBOOK AND WRATH OF TYPHON ON THE BILL, AND HEADLINING PRINCE DIAMOND (This year doing an all Mercyful Fate set) WE ALSO GOT SABBATH WARLOCK AND ZAUBEREI AS WELL.