The right to a name in the music industry with Brad Cox.
I have the pleasure today of speaking with Brad Cox, frontman of Baltimore-area rock bands We Love The Underground, Skitzo Calypso, and Niki Thunders. Brad, all those bands must take up quite a bit of your time. How long have you been making and releasi ...
‘For The Demented’ by Annihilator
Canada’s thrash mastermind, Jeff Waters, is back again with Annihilator’s 16th studio album, For The Demented. Without attempting to imitate past work, but with a desire to recapture the “thrash-meets-melody” aspect that die-hard Annihilator fans love, W ...
Review: ‘Psychotic Symphony’ by Sons Of Apollo
When I heard that Portnoy, Sherinian, Sheehan, Soto, and Thal were coming together to present us Sons Of Apollo, this is not what I expected. This is far from a disparaging comment. It’s simply that, after having experienced a number of these talented ...
Fozzy – Live at The Queen
The last time I had the pleasure of seeing Fozzy in concert was nearly five years ago. That seemed like far too long to go without seeing this incredibly entertaining collection of musicians, so I headed out on October 6, grabbing my camera and a roll o ...
Dark Tranquillity, Warbringer, and Striker
As a photographer, I often get the esteemed privilege of getting just a little bit closer than everyone else to some of my favorite musicians, if for a little while. Three songs and done per artist is often the rule of thumb, and then you’re lik ...
‘Live At The O2 Arena + Rarities’ by Alter Bridge
Earlier this year, I had the honor to cover one of my favorite bands, Alter Bridge, at a concert they were playing nearby. When I arrived, the line was wrapped around the block, and that was five minutes after the doors had opened. And this wasn ...
‘Black Smoke Rising’ EP by Greta Van Fleet
In the village of Frankenmuth, Michigan, just North of Detroit, four young men calling themselves Greta Van Fleet are re-imagining the British Invasion. Not in the sense of Paul Revere (or Sybil Ludington, if you’d prefer), but the British Invasion of t ...
We Love The Underground at Baltimore Soundstage (Aug 17, 2017)
Sweat was beginning to trickle down the side of a brow. Anxiety…nervousness…it was apparent in the eyes of all those who gathered ‘round. Time was running out. Suddenly appearing – as if apparating into existence – a man hoisting a tray of tacos and ...
Marty Friedman Comes Home
A night of entirely instrumental acts? If you’ve read some of my previous reviews on instrumental music (there aren’t many), you understand that I went into this concert with some reservations. The list of instrumental metal albums which I love from st ...
Womanowar – Feminist Manowar Tribute
Loincloths and oily chests. That is what I imagine when I hear the name Manowar. It is a name I’ve heard throughout the years, drawing up these images and others with a backdrop of 80s metal anthems. But I’d never heard a note of their music, nor was ...