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by Ommar Ortuvia - October 23, 2022October 27, 2022

Articles and Photos by: Ommar Ortuvia Houston, TX -- Everybody likes a Cinderella story, but in the music industry - which can get very cutthroat - we rarely hear about them. Panchiko’s story is somewhat of a Cinderella story since it took the band almost 20 years to get the recognition

The Contortionist // Live @ The Thompson House // 7.20.19

by Linda Carlson - August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Newport, KY – Just across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati OH lies Newport KY, home to a bustling entertainment district that boasts an aquarium, restaurants, gaming centers and music venues. The Thompson House sits directly across the street from an entertainment complex, and is

The Black Dahlia Murder & Whitechapel // Live @ The NorVa // 6.19.18

by Wendy Podmenik Woodell - June 22, 2018June 23, 2018

Article and Photos by: Wendy Podmenik Darugar NORFOLK, VA- The front doors were literally shaking at the NorVa on Tuesday ... and metal layered upon metal continued to shake the very structure of the building as a 5 band lineup plowed through the evening, leaving the audience sweaty and exhausted and

Morbid Angel // Live @ Bogarts // 4.24.18

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,

Nails // Live @ Music Hall of Williamsburg // 3.22.17

by Steven Principato - March 28, 2017

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Brooklyn, New York - Like a chainsaw straight through the middle of a long workweek, Nails, along with Toxic Holocaust and Gatecreeper conveniently assisted in the collective purging out the pen- up aggression for a few hundred bruise hungry headbangers through the magic of mosh-inducing music,

Summer Slaughter // Webster Hall // 7.28.16

by Steven Principato - August 10, 2016July 25, 2017

Article and Photos by: Steven Principato Webster Hall, NYC -- On a mid July evening that may have very well been hotter than the hell-spawned satanic theme of Summer Slaughter 2016, ten bands ranging from promising newcomers to seasoned veterans of the well established death metal scene brutally executed their personal