Concert Reviews

North American Duel Tour featuring Jinjer w Crystal Lake and Entheos

Published

5 months ago

June 19, 2026

Another warm start of summer as the crowd packs into the Roxian Theater in Pittsburgh to bang their heads and get out some aggression. Tonight is the North American Duel Tour featuring Jinjer with special guests Crystal Lake and Entheos. Tonight marks Jinjer’s 4th trip to the Burgh, having last been to the city in 2024.

Entheos kicked things off; draped in all black, vocalist Chaney Crabb commanded the audience’s attention from the start. Ripping through All For Nothing, the crowd moshed and thrashed as Chaney went through a full range of deep growls to high screams. Drummer Navene Koperweis was solid behind the kit, accompanied by Scott Carstairs and Michael Stancel on guitars. Entheos put on a high-energy set performing such hits as “Absolute Zero,” “I Am the Void,” and “Return to Me.”

Japanese native Crystal Lake took the stage next. The band recently had a vocalist change prior to this tour and had Myke Terry of Volumes and x-Fire From the Gods on the microphone tonight. Kicking off with “Everblack” and into “Bludgod,” the band was extremely high energy. The band never stood still during the whole set, from head-banging to running back and forth across the stage. Even the drummer would occasionally stand up and continue playing during the set. The whirlwind of a stage show saw their performances on such hits as “Aeon,” “Dystopia,” and “The Weight of Sound.”

Ukrainian natives Jinjer closed out the show with a light show production. LED screens and projected backdrops showed all types of scenes fitting of their songs as the band performed. Vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk sang through “Duel,” “Fast Draw,” and “Vortex” showing her vocal prowess to the Pittsburgh crowd. During the set, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov has a standout part under the spotlight, showcasing his musical abilities. Many in attendance were banging their heads or moshing as the band ripped through “Hedonist,” “Someone’s Daughter,” and “Rogue.”

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Rasputina brings in the spooky season.

Published

4 days ago

November 4, 2026

Ron

I haven’t seen Rasputina in many years, I’ve always been a big fan of them and love the combination of gothic , industrial metal mixed in with cellos and such an cool and eerie sound. Rasputina even opened up the set with my favorite song “Transylvanian Concubine” which is usually towards the end of the set.

I loved they played a cool cover of “Wish you were here” by Pink Floyd . It was amazing to see and hear Melora’s voice and Polly Panic on cello with her and Ryder Cooley on drums who also opened up the show with her band Dust Bowl Fairies. The show was amazing the venue was packed which it’s been a while since I’ve seen Ottobar sold out . A lot of the fans were dressed up which just made for a cool night. I really hope that Rasputina come back again soon and not make us wait so long to see them again.

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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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Cradle of Filth Majestic in Death II Baltimore Review

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2 weeks ago

October 28, 2026

Ron

Cradle of filth are on tour now celebrating the 30TH anniversary of Dusk and her Embrace album bringing with them BlackBraid, Worm and Black Satellite.

I ended up missing Black Satellite and some of Worm, but with 3 smoke machines you couldn’t barely see any of worm at all on stage within the fog. I’ve been wanting to see BlackBraid for a while I love that they combine black metal music and Native American themes and lyrics. The band looked and sounded amazing.

I was super excited for cradle to come on stage it’s been a while since I’ve heard some of the songs off of Dusk and her Embrace and have been listening to them for over 30 years. It was great to watch Dani do what he does , I love his vocal range and his on stage performances. It was great seeing some of the new musicians within the band and the crowd was pumped to hear some of their favorite songs. Cradle started off the set playing a few songs of the latest album The Screaming of the Valkyries. They also threw in some classics like Nymphetamine and Guilded Cunt.

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Wednesday 13 invades Harrisburg bringing in the spooky season and lots of fun.

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2 weeks ago

October 22, 2026

Ron

Wed13 is on tour now with Above Snakes and they bring the Halloween spirit and a good time.

This was my first time getting to see Above Snakes and they put on a good show, they get the crowd pumped and ready for the show and adding a lil cover mix of popular 90s songs deff got the crowd even more into it. The lead singer kinda reminds me a lil of Edsel from Dope but with a little bit of his own personal flavor. The band deff has a great sound and got the crowd pumped up.

Wednesday 13 brought the spooky stage set with him with pumpkins and all kinds of spooky stuff. I love when it’s a headliner show cause you know you’re gonna get much more than an opening short set. I love that they played “Ghost of Vincent Price” right into “Something wicked, this way comes”.

We also got to hear the classics and some murderdolls songs as well. Wednesday brought back the backwards mask of himself and the headless version of him, and he threw out candy this time from a bucket not from the nether regions.

It was great to see the full band, and hanging out with my good buddy Ashes and his new stage grill he wearing. Such a great show as always and a great time getting to see Wednesday 13 play but see him during the spooky season just makes it better.