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 lo ...
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 tale ...
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 r ...
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’r ...
‘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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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 fr ...
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 ...
Slayer’s Summer Tour drenches Baltimore
Drenching wet, save for my camera, I stood dripping under the canopy of the Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore. Umbrella or not, blocks of walking through the streets overflowing with water had left me and my fellow concert-goers far from dry. Our vi ...