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,
Jonathan Davis // Live @ Bogarts // 5.8.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - May 14, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Cincinnati, OH – Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn, made a stop at Bogarts on May 8, 2018 during his spring solo tour to promote his upcoming album, Black Labyrinth. Ten years in the making, the album represents a somber and complicated view of the
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,
Nightwish // Live @ The Madison Theater // 3.26.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Covington, KY – Across the Ohio river from Cincinnati OH sits sleepy, charming Covington KY. Nestled among the streets lined with Art Deco-trimmed businesses is the Madison Theater, a former movie theater-turned concert venue that on March 26, 2018 played host to Finnish symphonic metal
Motionless In White // Live @ Manchester Music Hall // 3.11.18 CONCERT REVIEWS FEATURED MUSIC by Linda Carlson - March 18, 2018March 27, 2018 Article and Photos by: Linda Carlson Lexington, KY – Outside Manchester Music Hall, the queue of concert-goers stretched double-wide for more than a block, and the doors had already been open for 30 minutes. Faithful fans were eager to see Motionless In White and openers Ice Nine Kills, Like Moths to Flames and Every Time I Die.
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