GWAR // Live @ Irving Plaza // 10.31.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato NYC - Within the walls of the east village's Irving Plaza, a pantheon of wicked demigods including Doyle, Ghoul, and the legendary GWAR prepared to take the stage and unleash a night of blood, horror, debauchery - and most of all, the sound of metal
Acid King // Live @ Saint Vitus // 10.28.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - November 7, 2017 Article and Photos by Steven Principato Brooklyn, NY - Revered as a pioneering force in contemporary Doom/Stoner metal, San Francisco’s Acid King took the stage of the packed and sparsely illuminated halls of Greenpoint’s well-traveled den of magnificent malevolence known as Saint Vitus. The band was formed in 1993 by guitarist/vocalist
Tower // Live @ Saint Vitus // 10.13.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Article and Photos by Steven Principato Brooklyn, NY - Just a typical night at Greenpoint’s most well-known hidden den of debauchery, local hellraising act, Tower made themselves at home as they prepared to destroy the familiar stage of Saint Vitus once again. Proudly setting fire to the popular local venue for
KMFDM // Live @ Irving Plaza // 10.7.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Article and photos by: Steven Principato NYC - It’s been said there is no other band in existence that drops their own name in songs more than KMFDM. Notorious for controversial politically-influenced lyrics and cynically ominous, uniform eastern-bloc inspired cover art, KMFDM is one of the Industrial scene’s most notable and
Corrosion of Conformity // Live @ The Wellmont Theater // 9.9.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Montclair, NJ - Standing tall as North Jersey’s most notable venue for larger acts, The historic Wellmont Theater, located in swanky downtown Montclair once again opened it's doors to accommodate a blackened parade of metal-heads, lining the streets as they waited, gleefully yet inadvertently frightening the local
Roky Erickson // LIVE @ White Eagle Hall // 09.08.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - September 16, 2017 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Jersey City, NJ - Fortunate to be one of the inaugural line-ups to take the still immaculate stage of Jersey City’s recently opened White Eagle Hall, The Death Valley Girls and Roky Erickson bill proved to be an epic show for this promising new venue, the
Album Review: Dale Crover- The Fickle Finger of Fate ALBUM REVIEWS MUSIC by Steven Principato - August 22, 2017 Article by: Steven Principato Despite Dale Crover’s life long career as the legendary powerhouse behind the Melvins drum-kit, among countless other acts including Nirvana, It’s a rather surprising fact that The Fickle Finger Of Fate (Joyful Noise, 2017) officially breaks Dale as a first-time solo artist. (I gather the Dale Crover
The Melvins // Live @ The Stone Pony // 8.5.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Asbury Park, NJ - Upon the legendary stage within the house the “Boss” built, a venue small in size yet massive in music history, the Stone Pony once again geared up for a double feature where the headliner may very well be recognized in similar
Doyle // Live @ Dingbatz // 6.28.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Clifton, NJ -- Hidden deep within the aluminum sided jungle of the New Jersey Suburbs lies a claustrophobic cavern by the name of Dingbatz, where local punk-rockers, goths, and headbangers have called home for over a decade. Serving as one of North Jersey’s few remaining
The Obsessed // Live @ Saint Vitus // 5.18.17 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Steven Principato - May 22, 2017 Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Just another typical night at Brooklyn’s own sanctuary for all that is deemed unholy, the depraved denizens of Saint Vitus were once again treated to a spectacular yet eclectic triple-threat performance that easily rivaled the massive rock star guitar god performing just across the river,
