Category: Concert Reviews

After years of resisting becoming an actual band, and not just a studio band, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx has taken his side project Sixx:A.M. on its first headlining tour. Supporting them are Finnish cello metal band, Apocalyptica.   Apocalyptica Apocalyptica started out in the early 90’s as a Metallica tribute band, but with the music played entirely on cellos. These […]

In This Moment are touring in support of their latest album, 2014’s Black Widow. Supporting them on this run are deathcore band Upon a Burning Body, as well as two more female fronted bands, Butcher Babies and The Nearly Deads, showing that heavy metal is not just a man’s world. The Nearly Deads Coming from Nashville, alternative/punk band The Nearly […]

The line outside the venue that wrapped around the entire block and once the doors opened and everyone piled in, it was time for the show to begin. There was a various mixture of fans wearing large platform buckled boots, long ripped skirts, spiked leather jackets with Sabaton or Nightwish t-shirts on. As everyone crowded in closer to the stage, […]

The cold venue drew the crowd closer together as they warmed up for the Australian Metalcore band, The Amity Affliction, to make their presence known. Various mixed alternative-looking fans wearing torn skinny jeans, Avenged Sevenfold, All Time Low, Hawthorne Heights and other band shirts, meandered around the venue, searching for a good spot to perch and watch the show; those […]

Gogol Bordello brings their unique gypsy punk music  back to Providence! At the time of their last visit, in 2013, their album Pura Vida Conspiracy was days away from release. Gogol Bordello is a tough band to explain musically. Made up of eight members, including a violin and an accordian player, they’re a little bit folk rock, a little bit punk rock, […]

After each releasing new albums earlier this year, In Flames and Opeth, two of Sweden’s best bands since ABBA and Ace of Base, came to Worcester to finish up the US leg of the Communion of Sirens co-headlining tour. Red Fang Red Fang, from Portland, Oregon, falls much more on the rock side of music than the headlining acts. They […]

The crowd bustled into the venue, rubbing their hands and blowing on them to gain feeling back in their fingers after having to wait for a long while in the cold drizzling rain outside. They eagerly found their perfect spot on the floor or on the balcony, excitedly chattering about what the evening had in store for them: Wounds, Motionless […]

In October, Slipknot released their first studio album in over six years, and are wrapping up their first US arena tour since 2009. Joining them on this trek are fellow nu-metal pioneers, Korn. Korn Fresh off of this summer’s Mayhem Festival, Korn played a short a set, less than an hour long, and packed it with all the hits you came […]

Amon Amarth continues their tour in support of 2013’s Deceiver of the Gods. Joining them on this leg of the tour is again Skeletonwitch in the opening position, with Sabaton as direct support. Don’t forget to check out our interview with Amon Amarth drummer Fredrik Andersson, conducted just before the start of this leg of the tour! Skeletonwitch Ohio thrash […]

Volbeat and Five Finger Death Punch are on a co-headlining trek across the US. Support acts on the tour are Nothing More and Hellyeah. (check out our coverage on those bands here!)   Volbeat Tonight was my 14th time seeing Volbeat, and I must say that I’ve seen quite an improvement in their shows over the last two years. Singer […]

This fall, Five Finger Death Punch and Volbeat hit the road on a co-headlining tour. Our coverage on those bands is coming soon, but they also brought a couple of support acts on the road with them! Nothing More I had never heard of Nothing More before this tour, and as an opening band, I had low expectations. When they […]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers just released a new album, Hypnotic Eye, which became their first ever Number 1 album. They are on an extensive summer and fall tour to promote this album, with Steve Winwood joining them as support act.     Steve Winwood I’ll admit to not being super familiar with Steve Winwood. When I was younger, my mother […]

The Carnivores Tour features a co-headlining bill of Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds to Mars. Support on the tour comes from AFI. AFI AFI is touring in support of their 9th album, Burials, released in late 2013. I’m not familiar with the band, but I loved their energy! Frontman Davey Havok put on a badass performance, and the crowd really […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]