Concert Reviews

STYX/FOREIGNER JIFFY LUBE LIVE 24

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4 months ago

July 30, 2024

Ron

EITHER YOU’RE FOOLIN YOURSELF OR YOU’RE AS COLD AS ICE…IF YOU DON’T GO SEE STYX AND FOREIGNER PLAY IN YOUR CITY.

Yes it’s that time of year again for epic concerts and at jiffylube live in Bristol’s Virginia we had one of those nights. Styx and Foreigner with opening guest John Waite.

John Waite opened up the show and played a mix of hits from his career with Bad English and The Baby’s. Songs like “Midnight Rendezvous” and “When I see you smile”. We’re among the favorites. John and the band sounded amazing and put on a great show to warm up the crowd.

Foreigner was up next and it’s always a great night when you get to see them play. I love how they play a full set and it’s nothing but the hits, just shows you how much of a career the band has had. I’m excited about them finally being inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. Opening up with “Double Vision” the hits kept coming. “Head Games”, “Cold as Ice” “Urgent” to name a few. The band is always fun to watch and I enjoy seeing them all the time such an amazing band to get to watch.

Styx was up next to close the night out. This is another band that puts on a hell of a show and plays a ton of great hits. Opening up with “The Grand Illusion” Styx just keeps the hits coming again and again. Tommy Shaw still looks and sounds amazing and Lawrence Gowan is such an amazing showman. I loved hearing the songs like “Lady”, “The Best of times” “Renegade” and our course I love that they have put “Mr Roboto” back into the set list .

This was an iconic tour with 2 bands that not only have so many hits but also have been playing for decades and still put on one of the best shows you will ever see. Run don’t walk to the next stop of this tour that’s near you, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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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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STRYPER ON A SUNDAY. YES PLEASE

Published

2 days ago

November 13, 2024

Ron

STRYPER was just in Baltimore the other day on the 40 years of Stryper tour. Playing 2 sets spanning those 40 years. I’ve only ever seen Stryper play at M3 so it was amazing to get to see a full on set then another full on set right after.

For the 1st set we got the 1984-1990 set which included songs like “Loud N Clear”, “Soldiers under Command” and “To Hell with the Devil”.

The second set we got 1986, 2004-2024 with songs like “No More Hell to Pay”, “This i Pray” and ending the night with “Sing along Song”.

It was a great night for Music and sadly more then likely the last show at RamsHead Live I’ll be ever to attend as the are closing their doors (hopefully will be open again with a new venture) but the show was amazing to see Stryper play on the stage. Such great guys and a great band. I love that Stryper is fully engaged with the fans and the show is always amazing. I love that they put their religious beliefs 100% on display but the show never feels preachy or judgmental. If you get a chance to see Stryper play in your city I fully recommend it such a great time and a great band to see play live.

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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

Published

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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.