Generation Axe, Warner Theater, Washington DC, USA, April 24, 2016
Generation Axe. It was humbly billed as “A Night of Guitars”. But what it really was… was five well known and extremely talented guitarists that took us through an intense three hour journey of...
Avantasia, Playstation Theater, New York City, New York, USA, April 15, 2016
They said it would never happen, but apparently hell must have frozen over this spring, because the USA finally got to see Avantasia play on its shores! For those of you unfamiliar with this group,...
Sonata Arctica and Delain, Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD, USA, March 26, 2016
For those of you that read my review of Nightwish’s recent North American Tour, you know that I was really impressed with the show. This was due not only to Nightwish’s performance itself, but...
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller Tour, Verizon Center, Washington DC, USA, February 25, 2016
I’ve been a fan of Carrie Underwood since she first graced the stages of American Idol eleven years ago. I was never a big fan of American Idol, itself… in fact, Carrie’s season was the only...
Nightwish North American Tour, February 19th and 20th, 2016, Sayreville, NJ and Hartford Connecticut, USA
When Nightwish began touring their stunning new album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” last year, North America was lucky enough to be early on their touring list and along with opening acts Delain...
70000 Tons of Metal Diary, Day 4, February 7, 2016
For the last day of the cruise I decided to continue with my theme of sleep deprivation and woke up before 6:30 am when I had every intention of sleeping until 8 or 9 am. There is just no other way to...
70000 Tons of Metal Diary, Day 3, February 6, 2016
It’s 6 am and I’m again wide awake… but this time, it’s on purpose. Today was the day we ported in Jamaica and my daughter wanted to go on an early morning shore excursion. By the time my...
70000 Tons of Metal Diary, Day 2, February 5, 2016
…continued from Day 1. Day 2 came early… too DAMN early! Most likely due to the excitement of the cruise, I was awake and staring at the ceiling at 6 am, right about the time the final band from...