JUDAS PRIEST WOWS THE FAITHFUL WITH 50 YEARS OF HEAVY METAL
Photos and review by Andy Jillson Judas Priest and the Metal God himself, Rob Halford, fired up fans with a set of classic heavy metal songs in Oxon Hill, Maryland, last week. The "50 Years of Meta...
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COHEED AND CAMBRIA’S PROG METAL MAJESTY ON DISPLAY AT XL LIVE IN HARRISBURG
Photos and review by Ken Jones I recently experienced the hat trick of my favorite addictions. In one night, music, photography and comic book love affairs all came together to give me one of the b...
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LIFE OF AGONY HARDER AND HEAVIER THAN EVER AT SHERMAN THEATER
Photos and words by Keith Perks STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Alt-metal vets Life of Agony finally got back on the road with its Lost at 2022 Northeast Tour that started in Teaneck, New Jersey. The band had s...
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GHOST IN HERSHEY EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS WITH DELIGHTFULLY SATANIC PERFORMANCE
Photos and words by Andy Jillson Ghost, Sweden’s hardest-rocking band, brought its unique sound and style to the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., earlier this week. I wasn’t exactly sure what to e...
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MENZINGERS, WITH THE DIRTY NIL AND JAMES BARRETT, DELIVER MUCH-NEEDED SHOW IN SCRANTON
Photos and words by Keith Perks The Menzingers came home. This time instead of their NEPA Holiday Show in December, they were back to the Scranton Cultural Center at Masonic Temple with openers The...
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GOJIRA, WITH ALIEN WEAPONRY AND KNOCKED LOOSE, SHOW METAL ‘FORTITUDE’ AT SHERMAN THEATER
Review and photos by Keith Perks France's Gojira has come stateside once again and brought its unmatched metal sound to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pa., on Oct. 25. I shot the band at Kn...
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MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, WITH FOXING AND SLOTHRUST, AT HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Photos from The Fillmore in Philadelphia by Dominique Kozuch For one and a half hours last Thursday, Manchester Orchestra turned Hammerstein Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan into a canvas for its dyna...
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LUCERO MAKES HEARTBREAK AND WHISKEY SOUND LIKE HEAVEN AT MUSIKFEST CAFE
Photos and review by Keith Perks Lucero is one of those bands that you need to see live. Being out in the crowd is like being with family. A drunk and rambunctious family...and we're all there to s...
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ACTIVE ROCK HITMAKERS SHINEDOWN WORTH THE WAIT AT MUSIKFEST
Story and photos by Keith Perks BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Shinedown finally hit the stage at Musikfest after the rescheduling of its 2020 show. Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Eric Bass and Barry Kerch were welco...
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RICHARD MARX’S VIRTUAL CONCERT NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE
Since the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on the live music industry, musicians have been finding new ways to connect with their audiences and attempt to make back some of the money they lost ...
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