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Author: Steven Principato

Steven Principato is our resident music historian and unofficial metal corespondent. Besides trying not to get his photo gear smashed in the pit, you might otherwise find him obsessing about obscure musical details. It happens to be Steven's eventual goal to be on stage IN the concert photo rather than the one taking it.

Tengger Cavalry // Live @ Webster Hall // 6.4.16

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Article and Photos by: Steven Principato   NYC -- In a darkened room commonly reserved for dance parties frequented by hipsters and NYU alumni, a rather different brand of artistry ruled this venue tonight.  Under a common flag of unique, sophisticated, and even exotic brand of heavy metal not commonly occurring in today’s climate

Purson @ Brooklyn Bowl // Brooklyn, NY // 5.17.16

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Article and Photos by: Steven Principato   Brooklyn, NY -- Along the gold coast of Brooklyn's most desired neighborhoods stands Brooklyn Bowl, a cleverly devised hybridization merging the irony of the mundane suburban pastime of bowling, or more colorfully perhaps the opportunity to experience ones's desire to channel their inner dysfunctional nature of

EYEHATEGOD // Live @ Saint Vitus, Brooklyn // 4.24.16

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Photos and Article by: Steven Principato   Returning once again to my distant but preferred den of unholy metal ritual on this sold out Sunday night among the blackend and covenesque cavern of depravity, I had elected to indulge in a bygone obsession of my youth, that being headliner EYEHATEGOD, while at the same time, feast

Crowbar @ Saint Vitus // Brooklyn, NY // 3.30.16

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Photos and article by Steven Principato   Brooklyn, NY - Anonymously hidden among the shops, bodegas, and occasional hipster nightspot of the traditionally ethnic but rapidly transitioning neighborhood of Greenpoint, exists a bastion of evil darkness, vice, and other awesome things. Upon entering the inconspicuous and unmarked St. Vitus, one would expect to enter by

The Kickback // Bowery Electric // 2.26.16

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Photos and Article by: Steven Principato   New York, NY -- On a street partially named for Joey Ramone, in a neighborhood that flawlessly exemplifies the result of urban gentrification to the point of cultural nullification, there lies a virtually hidden sub-basement bar. Bowery Electric, conveniently located a few doors down from

Epica // Live @ Irving Plaza // 1.21.16

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Article and Photos by: Steven Principato   NYC - Playing before a packed house of infrequently satisfied fans of symphonic euro metal, three distinct acts, which can be credited for effectively spanning the gap between the generally synth driven genre of gothic rock, an aggressive European brand of death metal, and the debatable ultimate root of

Clutch // Live @ Terminal 5 NYC // 12.29.15

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Article and Photos by: Steven Principato   NYC - In the familiar setting that is Terminal 5, one of Manhattan's larger venues, on this night came an unusual crowd. In these ranks of stoners, hipsters, metal heads, and even frat boys they descended upon the cavernous concert hall in uncommon solidarity. Their quest:

Andrew W.K. // Live @ Dingbatz // 12.6.15

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Article by: Steven Principato (Andrew W.K.) and Brian Toglia (Policemen in Pickups) Photos by: Steven Principato   CLIFTON, NJ SP: In a little known venue, buried among the provincial dive bars frequented by working class, metal headed denizens of local origin, there came a man with  simple mission: Determine our collective ability to party

GWAR // Live @ Webster Hall // 11.15.15

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GWAR-ticle and Photos by: Steven Principato   Union Square, NYC -- At a venue familiar for sweaty raves (people still do that?), tonight there would be no ecstasy-fueled, bass-bumping, fist-pumping orgies of discotheque debauchery at the historic Union Square venue. Instead, we would be forced to endure the skull crushing metal assault and hyper-projectile spew

The Misfits, She Demons // PlayStation Theater, NYC // 10.27.15

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Article and Photos by: Steven Principato   NYC - The PlayStation theater (formerly the Best Buy), nestled among the twinkling Broadway marquees hanging over the tourist jammed streets of midtown Manhattan, is a venue reserved for those who "made it." Far removed from the meager New Jersey beginnings of The Misfits, it was explicitly

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