Concert Reviews

THE BEG TO SERVE TOUR 2024

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1 month ago

October 6, 2024

A warm fall afternoon for metal to kick off the spooky season and with everyones favorite horror theme metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Fresh off of dropping their 10^th studio albumServitude, these masters of shred are taking it on the road on the Beg to Serve Tour w Dying Fetus. Joining the pair are,Californian Deathcore Spite, Canadian Deathcore Angelmakerand Vomit Forth. Tonight should be an energetic show for the crowd.

Vomit Forth was up first, the crowd still packing into the venue was greeted with heavy breakdown and slams. This band full of attitude commanded the crowds attention as they ripped through their set. This band is quick paced and pairs the slams with grinds to make their point.

Angelmaker was up next, a city favorite having visited Cleveland several times in their touring history even as far back as 2018 Summer Slaughter. These canadian deathcore masters have been making waves announcing the addition of former Rings of Saturn vocalist Ian Bearer joining the band. Ferocious as ever the crowd was throwing down from the first beat, having packed the floor to capacity. The band ripped through several songs and even debuted a new song that Ian had collaborated onthat will be released soon.

Spite cult took the stage and whipped the crowd into a fury. Right from the start vocalist Darius Tehrani used every inch of the stage to stalk and entertain this night. Frantic and fast, while hitting hard has always been a staple with this band, ramping the energy to 11. The band played through several of their favorites including Caved In, Made to Please and Kill or Be Killed.

Death Metal veterans Dying Fetus took the stage next. The fans gave them a warm greeting as they hit the stage. This band is known for heavy riffs and slamming drums throughout theirsongs, the pace continues to push the further they move through their set. When the band played Wrong One to Fuck With the circle pit became all encompassing, spanning from one side of the floor to the other churning bodies around the venue. Moshersand headbangers got to rejoice as the band ripped through several choice songs; Subject to a Beating, In the Trenches andCompulsion to Cruelty were among the set.

The Black Dahlia Murder closed out this night kicking things off with Verminous and What A Horrible Night for a Curse. The tag team of Knight and Ellis throughout the night dazzled all, as the night was filled with shred. Vocalist Eschbach was sharp and commanding, as he paced the stage. The showcase for tonight was Mammoth’s Hand and Panic Hysteric off of their latest release Servitude. The band kept up the horror theme madness through the rest of their set before closing out the night.

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Concert Reviews

STRYPER ON A SUNDAY. YES PLEASE

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1 day 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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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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Concert Reviews

King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

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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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Concert Reviews

ITS TIME TO GET YOUR BODY BEAT AND LET THE BLOOD FLOW

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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.