LIVE RECAPS: Shindig Music Festival, Three Days Grace, Ghost and Trivium & Tremonti – 09/19-23/15

Review by Greg Maki-----For some people, a vacation is a time of relaxation, of escaping the real world and the responsibilities that come with it. Some visit with friends and family. Others travel to new and exotic locations around the world. Me? I take a break from my day job to cover four concerts in... Continue Reading →

LIVE RECAP: Stone Temple Pilots – 04-24-15 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, Maryland

Review by Greg Maki-----The new version of Stone Temple Pilots, with Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington center stage, replacing the fired Scott Weiland, is a hard sell for some. Others will never accept it, end of story. It’s their loss, because if this show on a Friday night at the sold-out Fillmore Silver Spring is any... Continue Reading →

LIVE RECAP: Seether & Papa Roach – 01/14/15 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, Maryland

Mikey Carvajal of Islander Review by Greg Maki-----Even at the early hour of 6:30 p.m., the Fillmore was mostly packed when Islander hit the stage, kicking off four and a half hours of music on this cold January night. The most important thing an opening act can bring to the stage is energy; even if... Continue Reading →

LIVE RECAP: Bullet for My Valentine – 05/03/13 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, Maryland

By Greg Maki MATT TUCK OF BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE I’ve covered Bullet for My Valentine since the beginning of Live Metal, starting with their tour with Rob Zombie in spring 2006. I’ve reviewed their albums, particularly enjoying their sophomore effort, 2008’s “Scream Aim Fire,” and I’ve seen them live at various festivals over the... Continue Reading →

LIVE RECAP: Anthrax – 04/14/13 – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, Maryland

Review by Greg Maki The doors of The Fillmore Silver Spring might as well have been the entrance to a time machine when the Metal Alliance Tour rolled into town. Outside, the sun still shone on a beautiful spring day in 2013. Inside, it was 1987 all over again, with a predominantly male audience with... Continue Reading →

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