LIVE PHOTOS: Lamb of God, Kublai Khan TX, Fit for an Autopsy, Sanguisugabogg—Review and photos by Greg Maki—It’s amusing to think that while patrons happily hit the slots and played table games at MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino, a complete metal massacre took place inside the venue’s concert hall. Lamb of God officially kicked... Continue Reading →
Review and photos by Greg Maki—The humbly named “Greatest of All Tours” did its best to live up to that (tongue-in-cheek) billing on a Saturday night in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with the two featured acts taking very different paths to get there. Headliner Volbeat played a career-spanning set touching on all but its first record, while... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg MakiPhotos by Alana Lopez—If 2024 was the year of Poppy, what are we going to call 2025? After last year’s breakthrough collaborations with Bad Omens ("V.A.N.") and Knocked Loose ("Suffocate," scoring her second Grammy nomination), a headline-making performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (with Knocked Loose) and her superb sixth full-length, “Negative Spaces”... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Steel Panther, Stone Horses—By Greg Maki—I’ve written quite a bit about Steel Panther on this site over the years, and there’s a simple reason for that: Nearly a quarter century since its beginning, Steel Panther continues to be one of the most entertaining live acts around. Its latest tour, celebrating 15 years of... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Kamelot, Seven Spires, Ad Infinitum—By Greg Maki—It was a night of symphonic metal mastery on a late-April Thursday in Baltimore, as Kamelot kicked off its North American Awaken the World Tour 2024 supporting its latest release, 2023’s “The Awakening,” at Rams Head Live. MELISSA BONNY OF AD INFINITUM A modest yet enthusiastic crowd... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Falling in Reverse, Ice Nine Kills, Slaughter to Prevail, Crown the Empire—By Greg Maki—It’s no secret that rock music—hard rock in particular—does not occupy the esteemed place it once did in American pop culture. Stop a random person on the street and ask them about any of the four bands on this bill,... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Beartooth, Trivium, Malevolence, Archetypes Collide—By Greg Maki—Is any tour better than a co-headliner when you’re a fan of both bands? Maybe it’s just me, but there’s something heartwarming about knowing musicians you appreciate also appreciate each other. And of course, there’s the more bang for your buck that you get with seeing two... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTO GALLERIES: Gojira, Mastodon, Lorna Shore—By Greg Maki—It was no surprise that a double bill featuring two of the most respected metal bands in the world, plus one of the genre’s fastest rising newer acts, made for a fantastic night of music on a Wednesday night in Baltimore. The Mega-Monsters Tour, which just wrapped... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTOS: Steel Panther, Crobot, Tragedy—By Greg Maki—It’s always a party when Steel Panther comes to town—even on a cold Tuesday night in Baltimore. Supporting its recently released sixth studio album, “On the Prowl,” the ‘80s metal parody act delighted a close-to-capacity crowd with a set that was as much about the band members’ between-song... Continue Reading →
LIVE PHOTO GALLERIES: Alter Bridge, Mammoth WVH, Red—By Greg Maki—Is there a more complete, consistent band in modern hard rock than Alter Bridge? While that’s more of a rhetorical question, it’s getting harder and harder as the years go by to make an argument against this all-star quartet claiming that title. It was a cold,... Continue Reading →
