At long last, a piece of Live Metal can be yours! That's right, the first-ever Live Metal merch store has opened. Products such as T-shirts, hoodies, stickers and pins are available now with more items coming soon. They're all perfect for showing your allegiance to METAL, which we all know is as much of a... Continue Reading →
Live Metal’s top metal moments of 2024
By Greg Maki — What a year. For the first time in what feels like forever, heavy music infiltrated the mainstream in a big way in 2024. And it happened without a hint of compromise, showing the world what metal is all about without being watered down for mass consumption. The year was full of... Continue Reading →
2023: Live Metal’s year in photos
Photos by Greg Maki
LIVE RECAP: Gojira, Mastodon & Lorna Shore – 05/10/23 – Pier Six Pavilion – Baltimore, Maryland
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 RECAP: Jinjer – 09/29/19 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, Maryland
LIVE PHOTOS: Jinjer, Sumo Cyco, Silence the Requiem-----Review by Greg Maki-----Early this year, I pegged Jinjer as the next metal band primed for an international breakout. With 2019 featuring a slew of high-profile festival appearances and sold-out headline shows around the world, I’d say that prediction was on the money. The fans were out in... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Jeff Scott Soto of SONS OF APOLLO
The word “supergroup” is overused in the music business, but it’s awfully hard not to spit it out immediately when describing Sons of Apollo. Mike Portnoy on drums, Derek Sherinian on keyboards, Billy Sheehan on bass, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal on guitar, Jeff Scott Soto on vocals—what other word comes to mind? Released in October 2017,... Continue Reading →