Concert Reviews

The Hell We Create Tour: Pittsburgh Show Review

Published

2 years ago

March 9, 2023

On the frigid and damp evening of March 7th The Hell We Create tour came to the infamous Mr. Smalls Theater in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Fit For A King, Alfa Wolf, Northlane, and Kingdom of Giants preformed to a sold out crowd in the former church turned concert venue.

The show began with one of the bands you should really be keeping an eye of in the next few months and years. The California based metalcore band Kingdom of Giants. They put on a great show which was full of energy and did their job of getting the crowd ready for a night of intense metal.

Filling the second slot is a band, that in my opinion stole the show. Haling from the other side of the planet, Alpha Wolf who calls Brisbane, Australia home took over the stage with a confidence a swagger of bands much their senior. The energy and stage presence was intense from this band. Vocalist Lochie entertained the crowd with his vocal prowess and screaming and between songs offered some commentary about the band’s time in America.

Following was another act from the land-down-under, Northlane. The band was missing a guitar player this night for personal reasons, but were still able to perform an incredibly tight and dance worthy set. The ten song set opened with the tracks “Clarity” and “Plenty”, both from the bands Obsidian release. They rounded out their time with the songs “Bloodlines” and “Talking Heads” from their 2019 album Alien.

At 9:30pm, the 650+ people in attendance were eager for the the headliner, Tyler TX natives, Fit For A King. Touring in support of their 7th album, The Hell We Create which has been met with both critical acclaim and incredible fan reaction.

The band burst onto the stage with the title track “The Hell We Create” as the crowd sang along in unison to the melodic “Whoa-oh” until the blistering drum fill lead up to vocalist Ryan Kirby shaking the walls and the foundation of the venue with his scream of “THIS IS THE HELL WE CREATE!” Much moshing and crowd surfing ensued.

Without missing a beat they dove right into track two of the newest album “The End (The Other Side)”. The set got heavier and more intense as they played through “Deathgrip”, “Vendetta”, “Reaper”, and “Backbreaker”.

After preforming “Reaching Out”, drummer, Trey Ceyala took the spotlight as he preformed a brilliant solo.

Fit For A King played a full 16 songs with an absolutely stunning live show full of energy, enthusiasm and pure metal expertise. High jumps and throwing the bass around became commonplace.

The night was also special as it was bassist “Tuck’s” birthday. A sing a long for him broke out and the band jammed through some more songs. They thanked Pittsburgh for all the great shows here and closed with “God of Fire” from 2020’s The Path album.

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Brian Altman

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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

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2 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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Concert Reviews

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

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6 days 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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Concert Reviews

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.