Concert Reviews

Puscifer: Pittsburgh Show Review

Published

2 years ago

August 1, 2022

Ron

On June 29 2022 at Stage AE Puscifer’s the existential reckoning tour Probed Pittsburgh. After 6 years of not touring with said band front man Manyard Keenan of Tool respectively and his other band from the late 90’s A perfect Circle, hit the road on a 30 city tour. Pittsburgh was stop 14.
The opening act was a new upand coming noise rap group. Consisting of three members this group left the crowd wondering what they just witnessed. There performance was under red lights and a back screen of white noise. This was something you could imagine Trent Reznor of NIN has influenced.
At 9pm A video appeared of a TV and then Agent dick merkin appeared. This was an explanation of the signs posted through out the venue. No cell phone usage. You will be removed. And if you are removed you will be ground up in to meat as the secret ingredient to cans of spam. Do not use your phones. Video transmission ended. Stage goes black and then Bread &circus begins playing. The opening track from their latest release that was recorded during covid. They would do something I haven’t seen any band do, open their set with 7 songs from their newest album. The stage was dark and All members dressed like they were agents in men in black. Carina Round (also backing vocalist for tears for fears) sang next to Keenan. Producer and guitarist matt Michell also played synthesizer on some tracks. Gunner Olsen was brought in for his first tour on drums for Puscifer. Gunner has also toured w. Bruce Springsteen and Miley Cyrus to drop a few names. This man played every part with finesse and effortlessly. This was a full on production with agents walking around on stage. Occasional aliens and Billy D even made an appearance. Another video transformation from Merkin about aliens cloning celebrities. And then 6 more songs including crowd favorites the humbling river and the remedy. Billy D begain drinking with aliens. Another video from Merkin about cloning and probing. The encore includes 4 songs. Bullet train. Man overboard, conditions of my parole and ended with Bedlamite. Carina Rounds vocals were top notch and had many moments that stole the show. This was a very moody and entertaining show. Very highly recommended you see Puscifer live. As this was my first time seeing them live I can tell you I won’t miss them again when they are in town. 10/10.

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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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Concert Reviews

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.