It has been quite some time since Dutch guitarist, Adrian Vandenberg has made an excursion throughout America. Vandenberg, and his band of merry men, set out to showcase songs from his tenure in Whitesnake, as well as material from his own project, Vandenberg. Joining Vandenberg on this journey is Bad Marriage out of Boston, MA.
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Hard to believe it has been 4 decades since W.A.S.P. unleashed their self titled debut album, affectionally referred to as Album One. To celebrate its reign in metal history, the band set out on tour – intent on delivering the album, front to back, with the same raw power, crunchy guitar riffs, and of course the band’s captivating stage presence.
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Iconic black-metal front man, King Diamond brought his Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920 tour to Cleveland’s historic Agora Theatre. Fans lined up down the street anticipating the evening’s entertainment. Those that turned out for the mid-week show knew it was not just going to be a metal concert they were in for, it was about to be an entire production, a performance in the purest sense. Thrash veterans Overkill and the metal power trio Night Demon offered support for the nearly 8 week tour.
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Mongolian folk-metal band, The HU, are currently on the road supporting metal giants Iron Maiden. However, they made sure to make the most of their time while in North America and squeezed in 9 headline shows of their own, with The Funeral Portrait as openers. Buffalo, NY lucked out to be on that short list of dates.
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Long time running alternative rock band Soul Asylum played to a sold out crowd Friday night in Homer, NY. Having just released the album, Slowly But Shirley, just 4 weeks earlier, they have been out on a headline tour supporting its deliverance with fellow 90’s rockers Julianna Hatfield Three.
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This year, 2024, marks the 40th year anniversary of the inception of industrial forefathers, KMFDM. Not only is the band out celebrating the major milestone, they are supporting their recent release and 23rd studio album, Let Go.
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KING DIAMOND will embark on a long-awaited North American headlining tour this fall. The “Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920” trek will commence on October 15 in San Antonio, Texas and run through December 6 in Dallas, Texas. Support will be provided by OVERKILL and NIGHT DEMON. Additional backing vocals for the KING DIAMOND set will be provided by the special guest Myrkur.
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Canadian melodic rockers, Honeymoon Suite, played the West Herr Riviera Theatre along with special guest Vixen, the iconic all female band. Fans from both sides of the border came to North Tonawanda’s historic theatre, to show their support last Wednesday evening.
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Once called metal’s best kept secret, Crobot treated the crowd in Buffalo, NY to a taste of their sludgy hard rock as they joined fellow stoner rockers, CKY on their 25th anniversary tour. Crobot was out in support of their brand new release Obsidian, which dropped a mere 13 days earlier.
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Tuesday night Buffalo, NY was treated to the second leg of Alkaline Trio’s Blood, Hair and Eyeballs tour. Their tenth studio album of the same name was released earlier this year. The pop-punk three piece chaperoned the Los Angeles band Spanish Love Songs and sludge rockers Slomosa, from Norway.
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