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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 […]

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 […]

Art of Shock Every year, it has been tradition for Vans Warped Tour founder and producer Kevin Lyman to personally handpick an up-and-coming, 100% independent act to be the official BBQ Band for the tour. The BBQ Band is given a slot on the Ernie Ball stage each year in trade for serving up the delicious food consumed at each […]

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata is out in support of her latest record, Heavyweight EP. Touted by NPR as having “a guts and sexiness to her”, Rachael’s work has been featured in Grey’s Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother and Pretty Little Liars, among others. Sanders Bohlke The room was dark, the stage was lit only by a dream catcher and a […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]