Concert Reviews

Trivium: Pittsburgh Show review

Published

1 year ago

May 29, 2023

It’s May, and for any music lover, that is a sight for sore eyes. That means we have officially entered the season for all the best concerts. For me, kicking off my concert season with a Trivium and Beartooth co-headlining tour last week was certainly a treat. A night of energy, amazing stage performance, and an audience that could bring the entirety of Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, crashing to the ground. It certainly was an amazing way to start the season on a high note.

Kicking off the show, you had Archetypes Collide, a metalcore band from Gilbert, Arizona. The band is slowly making a name for themselves in the metal music world, first being featured on Sirius FM’s Octane Test Drive with their track “Your Misery” and now with their latest self-titled album release and rising chart song “Parasite”. While keeping the crowd already at a high energy level, they also included a tribute to one of the greats, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, by performing a cover of “One Step Closer”. This band is certainly going places, and one day I hope to hear their name as the headliner.

Moving on to the next band, you normally have to cross the pond to hear Malevolence, a heavy metal band from South Yorkshire. This band formed in 2010, and since then has released three studio albums and have managed to develop their own independent record label, MLVLTD Music. They were most definitely a fun mix-up for this awesome lineup and a great lead-in to our first half of the co-headliner duo, Beartooth.

I haven’t seen such a high-energy performance for a decent amount of time, and that was until Beartooth took the stage at AE. Opening up their set with “Devastation”, the band came in swinging after an anticipation lead-up of Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” , and the energy never stopped. Playing popular songs like “Disease”, “Riptide”, “In Between”, and their latest release, “Sunshine!”. Along with so many more, the band kept the crowd going from start to finish. To close out their set, the band played “The Last Riff” in which the band’s frontman, Caleb Shomo, parted the crowd like the Red Sea and walked to the back of the house to play from the soundboard. It certainly was a really cool exit and an excellent lead-up to our final band of the evening, Trivium.

Being around since 2003, Trivium certainly has a wide discography to choose from when creating a show-worthy setlist. With the release of their latest album in 2021, In the Court of the Dragon, the band must’ve definitely played off of that title with the set-up of their stage presence, with a Tibetan temple vibe. They had dragon statues on either side of the stage and a big built-up level for drummer Alex Bent. They also made sure to perform several songs from their more popular 2005 album, Ascendancy, including their closer, “Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr”. Which certainly sent the audience out on a high note after a great evening.

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Shelby Tyce

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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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Ron

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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.