The 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival once again comes rolling through Massachusetts. This year we only covered acts on the festival stages. It was a hot day out there, but a bunch of great bands gave great performances. Mushroomhead Ill Niño Miss May I Emmure Suicide Silence Body Count featuring Ice-T Cannibal Corpse
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Today we have an installment of OLD England Music Blog. I travelled across the pond to the United Kingdom, where I experienced Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth House. Disclaimer: I did not have a photo pass for this show, so the pictures are not as high quality as most of our coverage, however I still wanted to bring the story of […]
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Vyntyge Skynyrd is a new tribute band out of Massachusetts paying tribute to, you guessed it, Lynyrd Skynyrd. I don’t consider myself a Skynyrd fan, but my friend Donnie plays guitar in the band, so I went out to support. I was surprised at just how many songs I knew! As I said, this was their first gig, so they’re […]
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Volbeat continues to tour in support of last year’s album, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies. This year their spring tour skipped Boston, opting to play a little further north in Hampton Beach, NH. I took the drive (made extra long with Boston traffic) to see my 12th Volbeat concert. Digital Summer Opening act for the tour is Phoenix based band Digital Summer. […]
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On May 19, Rob Zombie is releasing his first ever live concert DVD/Blu-Ray, The Zombie Horror Picture Show. He’s been on a spring US tour to support this, mainly playing smaller venues than they normally do. As the tour reaches the end, of the last stops was Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence. The opening “act,” Disco Death Rock, was a […]
Read moreHappy New Year everybody! 2013 was a great year for us, here’s looking forward to 2014! From Boston, MA, Draw the Line is the only Aerosmith tribute band endorsed by Aerosmith themselves. They’ve been around more than 20 years, and have played all over the world, and have made numerous radio and TV appearances, including an upcoming performance on the […]
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In 2008, David Cook became the winner of the seventh season of American Idol. He’s taking some time off from writing his third post-Idol album, and returned to Rhode Island, playing at Manchester 65, a new music venue in West Warwick. Most Dangerous Men Alive Opening band Most Dangerous Men Alive is a relatively local band, from South Shore Massachusetts. […]
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This year, the second annual Rhode Island Comic Convention featured a rocking after party with Pozer, “The Ultimate Hair Band Experience”, and out of New York, the ultimate KISS tribute band, KISSNATION. Pozer Pozer is a local band, bringing the best big hair band music from the 80’s. I was interested to see them, as last year lead singer […]
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In 2008, David Cook won the seventh season of American Idol. Since then, he’s released two albums, and is currently in production of a third album, expected to be released in 2014. This past April, he released a new single, titled “Laying me Low,” which is available now on iTunes and Amazon. This Friday, November 8th, Cook […]
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Avenged Sevenfold is currently out on their Hail to the King tour, in support of the album by the same name. Joining them on this tour are Deftones, and one of my personal favorites, Ghost B.C. The TD Garden has some policies that make it very tough for one person to both photograph and review a show. After photographing your […]
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Ghost B.C. just finished playing the European summer festival circuit. Papa Emeritus II and the Nameless Ghouls return to New England for a short run of dates heading west, finishing at Lollapalooza in Chicago next weekend. Skeletonwitch Ohio metallers Skeletonwitch are the opening act for this short run, while working on their new album, Serpents Unleashed, being released this fall. Ghost […]
Read moreI had a chance to talk with Butcher Babies at the Mansfield stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival. Find out how they’re enjoying Mayhem Festival, a little about the history of the band, and hear about their just released debut album Goliath. Be sure to check out […]
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In 2008, Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman created the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, filling the void for a traveling metal festival left by Ozzfest. This year, Mayhem Fest has a main stage featuring Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon and Amon Amarth, as well as three other stages with more than a dozen other bands performing, including […]
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This summer, Megadeth is bringing Gigantour back on the road! Gigantour 2012 had a high quality lineup, which I felt was one of the biggest bangs for your buck around. How does Gigantour 2013 compare to last year? Let’s find out. Death Division In 2012, Gigantour had four bands (Megadeth, Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil), who were all established to […]
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The legendary Jason Newsted, former bass player of Metallica, has reemerged on the music scene with his new band, simply titled Newsted. Earlier this year, they released a four song EP, Metal, and are following up with a full length album this August. Newsted is now in the middle of their first US tour, headlining small clubs across the country, […]
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Ghost B.C. is touring in support of their new album, Infestissumam. They made their way into Boston, playing at the Royale Boston nightclub. I first saw Ghost (remember, the B.C. is silent) at Metallica’s Orion Music & More festival last year in Atlantic City. I had never heard of them before, but all weekend I was hearing a lot of […]
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Volbeat makes their return to the Boston House of Blues, just shy of 11 months after their last visit here. They’re supporting their new album, Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, which was released less than a month before the show. I opted not to get a photopass for this show. It’s a tough decision sometimes. I really love being able […]
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Megadeth is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their classic album, Countdown to Extinction. They’re hitting the road, playing the entire album in smaller club venues across the country. And where are they starting the tour? Providence, Rhode Island! I’ll admit I’m not as familiar with Countdown as I should be. I’m assuming that’s why the tour is playing smaller dates, because […]
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The Rock 106.9 WCCC brings their “Big Gig” back to the Comcast Theater in Hartford, with quite an impressive lineup! In the afternoon, the festival stage consisted of Dead By Wednesday, Jasta, Aranda, Art of Dying, Pop Evil and Hell Yeah, while the main stage consisted of Black Stone Cherry, Steel Panther, Volbeat, Dead Sara, Staind and Godsmack. Wow. In […]
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2012 saw Megadeth bring their Gigantour festival back on the road, this time with Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil. The tour played several dates in the North East, and I was lucky enough to see it twice. The first was at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut on January 27th. I went to this show without a camera, to just hang […]
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Some Vikings from Sweden have made their way into Boston! Like the Volbeat show I shot here at the Paradise a few weeks ago, there was no room to really get in front of the stage to shoot the band. Knowing I would be stuck in one corner, I opted to shoot from the opposite side of the stage as […]
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My first photopass! I was very excited to get the chance to bring my SLR rig into a show and shoot a band I love. I got to the Paradise, got my pass and the details, and headed up towards the stage. I had never been to The Paradise before, but when I got there, I discovered that unlike a […]
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