Machine Head // Live @ The Mercury Ballroom // 2.12.20 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Michael W. Bright - February 22, 2020 Article and Photos by Michael W. Bright Louisville, KY-- Machine Head put it all out there. This night’s show marked four months into the band's Burn My Eyes 25th Anniversary tour, celebrating the release of their debut album, 1994's, Burn My Eyes, an album roundly hailed as one landmark in metal history. To mark
Slayer // Live @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center // 5.16.19 CONCERT REVIEWS EDITOR'S PICKS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 26, 2019 Article & Photographs by: Linda Carlson Indianapolis, IN – Slayer continues their Final World Tour, this fifth leg touring with Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth and Lamb of God. The band is offering fans a final opportunity to experience the thrash metal giant’s heart-pounding rhythms, gut-wrenching lyrics and electrifying performance. On this night
Whitechapel // Live @ Bogarts // 8.10.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - August 19, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – A short walking distance from the University of Cincinnati, Bogarts has been a staple of live music and entertainment since 1980. On August 10, the venue hosted an evening of deathcore metal bands, beginning with Deadculture, a local Cincinnati/Dayton band. Formed in July 2017,
Slayer // Live @ Riverbend Music Center // 6.6.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 11, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It’s the end of an era. Slayer, the thrash metal band that captivated loyal fans through nearly four decades of rising riffs, raging lyrics and heart-pounding concerts, are making their way through their Final World Tour, along with an incredible supporting lineup: Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament.
Sevendust // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 5.29.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - June 6, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall rocked out to four amazing bands on May 29th as the Sevendust “All I See Is War” Tour made its next-to-last tour stop in Lexington to a very enthusiastic crowd. Straight out of the gate, Madame Mayhem brought high octane energy to the
Ghost // Live @ The Taft Theatre // 5.11.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 17, 2018August 28, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – It was early in Ghost’s 2018 Rats! On The Road Tour, which started on May 5, and the Taft Theatre was quickly sold-out to experience the theatrics of this Swedish heavy/doom metal band. The concert was a two-act show with a 15-minute intermission,
Morbid Angel // Live @ Bogarts // 4.24.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 2, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – On April 24, 2018, Bogarts hosted an evening of death metal bands headlined by Morbid Angel, with enough head-banging energy to satisfy the staunchest metal enthusiast. Not your ordinary Tuesday night fare. Five bands performed on this stop of Morbid Angel’s Kingdoms Disdained Tour,
Avatar // Live @ Express Live! // 1.6.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - January 10, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Columbus, OH – Swedish heavy metal band Avatar kicked off its Avatar Country World Tour 2018 at Express Live in Columbus, Ohio on January 6, 2018 to a rowdy and enthused crowd. The band is promoting its recent release, Avatar Country. An Avatar concert is a feast for the senses that
Louder Than Life Festival // Live @ Champions Park // 9.30-10.1.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED FESTIVALS MUSIC by Linda Carlson - October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life hosted a multitude of heavy metal and rock bands over the September 30 / October 1 weekend. Nearly 40 bands rocked three stages at Champions Park in Louisville KY under sunny skies and cool, crisp autumn evenings…an absolutely perfect
