by Chris Loomis | Sep 4, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
RATT was undeniably one of the biggest glam metal bands in the late 80s alongside Motley Crue, with their music standing the test of time and remaining in high demand some 35+ years later. While RATT has had many versions of the band over the last 20 years, original...
by Sara Elizabeth | Aug 29, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Back on March 25th, Hard Rock outfit Chevelle gave fans two reasons in one to get excited as they took to social media asking fans if they were ready for new music and if they wanted to hear it live. With that, fans knew the countdown was on for the release of the...
by Chris Loomis | Aug 24, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Scream for me, Anaheim! Bruce Dickinson’s long-awaited return to North America, the first show of his first major solo tour in nearly three decades, kicked off in electrifying fashion at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on Friday night, August 22. The iconic...
by Chris Loomis | Aug 21, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Jerry Cantrell, the mastermind behind Alice in Chains, but his solo material ranks right up there with anything he has created with the Seattle grunge masters. His fourth solo album, I Want Blood, released in October 2024, is another Cantrell masterpiece chock full of...
by Chris Loomis | Aug 5, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
It was a Nu-Metal revolution Friday night, August 1, in Santa Ana, CA, as late 1990s industrial rockers Powerman 5000 headlined The Observatory OC along with opening acts Ill Nino, Hed PE, and Priest. The night was sure to be a party with a pulse as these bands are...
by Marie-Christine Quirion | Aug 4, 2025 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews
Rock festivals are rarely neat or clean, and Inkcarceration 2025 was no exception. Over the course of three intense days, fans were dragged through mud, soaked by rain, scorched by pyro, and emotionally wrung out by some of heavy music’s most powerful performers. What...