Concert Reviews

Ministry/Gary Numan/Front Line Assembly: Silver Spring MD Show Review

Published

2 years ago

May 5, 2023

Ron

Ministry makes industrial great….Industrial metal was always great and Ministry brings some old school pioneers with them: Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly.

Front Line Assembly opened up the show, and it’s been years since I’ve seen the band play live. It was great to see Bill Leeb again and he still has it , and puts on a hell of a show. We had a great treat with FLA because we got to see the great Tim Skold playing guitar with Silver Spring written on it. The band opened up with I.E.D. , and also played a cover of Falco’s “Rock me Amadeus” which Tim helped sing.

Gary Numan was up next, I got to cover Gary a few years ago in DC , and prior to that I’ve been a fan, but didn’t know that Gary Numan is “Metal”. I really love this style and sound of Gary Numan, as he has a huge influence on bands like Nine Inch Nails it’s great to see him come around and do songs that NIN inspired him to write. The band is amazing and I believe that the fans in the crowd if they weren’t a fan they are now. I even heard one security guy say he was going to buy a shirt now cause of how impressed he was. Gary is truly a master of stage performances and his voice is still godly. Gary Numan played songs like “Halo”, “Haunted”, “My name is Ruin” and of course he played “Cars”.

Ministry was up next and it’s always great to see uncle AL. The setlist was a little crazy, even after like 5-6 songs AL mentioned that he thankful that the fans enjoyed the newer songs but he knows they wanted some old school songs and the rest of the set was pure amazing Ministry. Songs like “NWO”, “Just one Fix”, “Burning Inside”. Right before the old school part of the show, Ministry played the newest single to come out “Goddamn White Trash” which got the crowd in a frenzy and the crowd surfers started to come. Ministry also had Ani Kyd Wolf come out during “Believe Me”.

Ministry always puts on a hell of a show and proves that industrial metal is like a fine wine, it gets better with age.

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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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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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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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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.