by Mark Smitty Neal | Aug 8, 2022 | Photos, Reviews
After two years of postponement, The Stadium Tour featuring rock icons Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison, and Joan Jett finally made its way to Hersheypark Stadium on July 12th in Hershey, Pa. As new and old fans, bearing the remanence of an 80’s closet...
by Mark Smitty Neal | Dec 30, 2021 | Lists, Top 10
Here are my picks for 2021. Top Ten Albums of the Year: 10) Carcass, Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast) Key Track: “Kelly’s Meat Emporium” 09) The Bronx, VI (Cooking Vinyl) Key Track:...
by Mark Smitty Neal | Dec 1, 2021 | Photos, Reviews
On Tuesday, November 16th, fans flooded to the Warsaw concert venue in Brooklyn, NY, for an evening of friendly thrashing. With a stacked bill that saw Dead Heat, Skeletal Remains, Crowbar, and Municipal Waste all under the same roof, the certainty for chaos...
by Mark Smitty Neal | Nov 19, 2021 | Photos, Reviews
On November 13th, a frigid Saturday evening, Overkill returned home to New Jersey along with Demolition Hammer and Sworn Enemy to play a nearly sold-out crowd at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair. Overkill’s first hometown show in quite some time, over ten years...
by Mark Smitty Neal | Nov 15, 2021 | Photos, Reviews
With Halloween right around the corner, New York City was alive and full of energy, with people all set for their weekend of ghoulish shenanigans. On Friday, October 29th, Hammerstein Ballroom was undoubtedly filled with energy, a different type of energy, one...