Evanescence Synthesis Tour, Hippodrome Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, November 8, 2017
Evanescence’s Synthesis album, just released in November, is a unique orchestral reimagining of several classic songs from the bands history. While Amy Lee’s unique voice is still the core of...
Arch Enemy and Trivium, Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, October 31, 2017
How did you spend your Halloween this year? I decided to dodge the trick or treaters and head to the Baltimore Soundstage for an awesome coheadlining metal show with Trivium and Arch Enemy! With Fit...
Reign of Z, Frankenfest, Fish Head Cantina, Halethorpe, MD, October 29, 2017
Just under 3 years ago (has it really been that long?), at Flight of the Valkyries 6 in Baltimore, Maryland, I met a talented vocalist by the name of Zosia West. At the time, she was the frontwoman of...
The Ultimate Principle Tour with Epica, Lacuna Coil, Insomnium, and Elantris, PlayStation theater, New York City, USA, September 29th, 2017
Both Epica and Lacuna Coil have been thrilling North American fans in recent years with their regular returns to our shores for extensive touring. Both bands have been riding high on the successes...
Anathema, Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 16, 2017
Anathema is one of those bands that is really hard to describe unless you’ve seen them live. Although they initially began as a doom metal band in the early 1990s, they have been in an almost...
Foreigner 40th Anniversary Tour, with Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Virginia, USA, July 25, 2017
Growing up in the late 1970s, it was hard to turn on the radio without hearing songs by Foreigner, Cheap Trick, or Led Zeppelin. All three bands, although different in their styles, were all icons...
Iron Maiden, The Book of Souls Tour, Jiffy Lube Live!, Bristow, Virginia, USA, June 3, 2017
For well over a year, I have been watching Iron Maiden’s “The Book of Souls” tour travel the world… throughout Europe, South and Central America, China, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand....
Sabaton, Leaves’ Eyes, and Battle Beast at The Fillmore, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA, May, 22, 2017
Sabaton made “The Last Stand” of “The Last Tour” in North America at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. I’d been waiting for this show for weeks as I watched the band tour around the continent,...