Concert Reviews

Shinedown/Papa Roach/Spiritbox Pittsburgh Show Review

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1 year ago

September 19, 2023

On Friday September 8, the revolutions tour Featuring Spiritbox, Papa Roach and Headliners Shinedown stopped at Burgettstown. The pavilion hosted around 14 thousand people on a beautiful day for an outside show.

At 640 Spiritbox was the surprise opening act and I say surprise because of how heavy this band is compared to the follow up acts. The band grew traction after their first release in 2017 and continued to grow during the pandemic. Singer Courtney Laplante has learned how to put on a show with cool finesse and sultry moves. From beautiful singing to guttering screams from the deep pits of Hell. This is why she is becoming the Queen if Metal. They opened with new single jaded, then hurt you into YellowJacket. That one slams. They played 7 songs ending with the crushing track that is, Holly Roller.

Papa Roach came out with an energy I wasn’t expecting. I also believe a great opening act can and will push the other bands to perform on top of their game. Between angels and insects into kill the noise and getting away with murder was a 1-2-3 punch in the face that kept the entire set full of energy. That energy was turned down for the PSA about mental health and suicide awareness . Leave a light on is being played every night for suicide awareness and a 800 number is displayed for anyone struggling. Ot was a moving moment. They played 11 songs and ended with a so g that has become an anthem of the last 20 years, last resort.

Then Shinedown came out. The crowd was ready as a huge led screen began the countdown and then the band appeared. Not with instruments but just all 4 standing there. A moment later they start playing diamond eyes. The third song I’ll follow you was a quick change of pace as a piano came down from the sky and they played the ballad. Then every song after became sing along. This band has an obviously huge following. 19 songs . 2 hours of music was a solid show to see. They closed with cut the cord. The revolutions tour headed to Blue Ridge fest the following night where Papa roach, shinedown and Oliver Anthony would do an acoustic act together

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Brian Altman

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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.