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Concert Review and Photos by Roc Boyum The highly anticipated return of MEGADETH finally arrived in Phoenix, AZ, supported by All That Remains and Mudvayne. Here’s how the unforgettable night unfolded: Megadeth performances are truly legendary, and this particular show was one for the history books. Held at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater, a remarkable 20,000-seat venue featuring a vast […]

Scorching Hot Summer Concerts Are Coming To Arizona: The Summer Slaughter Tour. The Marquee Theater Tempe, AZ 7-30-24The Summer Slaughter Tour-7/30/24, Marquee Theater: As I lay Dying: Van Buren Theater_8-7-24 Megadeth: Talking Stick Resort Phoenix_8-8-24 MEGADETH RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA FOR HEADLINING SUMMER TOUR Halestorm: Arizona Financial Theater_8-16-24 Lamb Of God – Mastodon: Arizona Financial Theater_8-23-24 Sammy Hagar: Talking Stick […]

DIRTY HONEY ANNOUNCES THE FINAL LEG OF ITS “CAN’T FIND THE BRAKES WORLD TOUR”33-Date North American Finale Launches on September 13Ticket Pre-Sales Begin Tomorrow“Blending classic rock riffs with Marc LaBelle’s searing vocals,Dirty Honey have established themselves as one of the most exciting bands of the past few years.” – Nick Wells, Bass Player Magazine TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 — With all […]

Review and photos by Maxwell Williamson. Edited by Roc Boyum Australian post-hardcore band from Gympie, Queensland, The Amity Affliction aka TAA, embarked on a 32 date trek across the United States with their special guests, Mugshot, Dying Wish, and Currents. TAA brought forth an ambitious show that consisted of two complete sets of material. Set one featured their highly acclaimed 2014 release, Let The Ocean […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Perennial rocker Chris Barron, best known as the singer for the 90’s rock group, The Spin Doctors, brought his solo tour, Chris Barron-A Pocket Full of Chris Tonite 2024 Spring Tour To the MIM (Musicians Instrument Museum) in Scottsdale, AZ on 05-23-24 Upon his entrance, Barron walked out by himself with just his […]

Review and Photos by Maxwell Williamson-Edited by Roc Boyum Asking Alexandria brought their All My Friends Tour to the Marquee Theater in Tempe, AZ on 5-18-24 with a stacked lineup that included three killer support acts; Nerv, The Word Alive and Memphis May Fire. The Arizona rock and roll fans showed up early and showed up in waves, ready to […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Perennial rockers Godsmack headlined the last night of a crazy full week of concerts at the AZ Bike Week held at Westworld in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 6, 2024. Godsmack headlined the final night of concerts at the annual Bike Week festival held in Scottsdale, AZ. This venue setting is a wide open […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Tom Keifer, one of the heaviest rock voices and dynamic front-men in the business, blazed into the Celebrity Theater in beautiful downtown Phoenix, AZ and shook up the Phoenix audience with an explosive rock n roll show that this Phoenix crowd will always remember. Vocally, Keifer kicked ass throughout this night, despite the […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum The Woodystock Blues & Brews Festival is an outdoor music festival that was once again set overlooking Lake Havasu in beautiful Lake Havasu City, AZ. Promoter, John Woodard put on another outstanding music event that featured an all new sound crew this year which made this production sound better than ever before! Under […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Disturbed brought the full force of their Take Back Your Life Tour on 03-02-24 to a sold out audience at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater in Phoenix, Arizona with two special guests, Falling In Reverse and Plush. This show was a bit special for Phoenix, AZ since this was a “make-up” show for […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Perennial rockers, Styx, electrified their devoted and frenzied fans with two sold out shows at the sumptuous Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona on 02-22-24 and 02-23-24. On this night, 02-23-24, the band played two sets, culling material from their vast music catalogue that included immortal classics like “The Grand Illusion, Two Much Time […]

Concert Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Not one night, but two sold out nights at the Footprint Center, in Phoenix AZ. On this, night number two, Tool, hit the Phoenix AZ Footprint Center with a night of their mesmerizing brand of prog/rock/metal in front of a capacity audience that experienced a sonic and visual show like no other. On […]

Article and Photos By Roc Boyum Mike Portnoy, one of the founding members of Dream Theater makes his triumphant return to the band in 2024 to join in creating new music, tour the world and bring back the sound of some of the band’s most iconic material as only Mike Portnoy can!!! When Mike Portnoy made his departure from Dream […]

SONATA ARCTICA Unveils New Single/Lyric Video, “A Monster Only You Can’t See;” Clear Cold Beyond Preorders Available Photo by Jaakko Manninen Watch SONATA ARCTICA’s “A Monster Only You Can’t See” video HERE. Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA deliver the perfect soundtrack for the cold season with their stormy new opus Clear Cold Beyond, set for release on March […]

Review and Photos by Maxwell Williamson On a typical Thursday night in Arizona, I had the opportunity to catch the not so-typical “More Than Meats The Eye” tour (no, meats is not misspelled) at Arizona’s best underground rock venue, the Nile Theater in beautiful downtown Mesa, AZ. This tour is headlined by a parody band like no other – who […]

Concert Review and Photos By Maxwell Williamson The Fatalism North American Tour headlined by Polaris with support from Currents and Varials delivered an emphatic punch to the Mesa, AZ masses on a beautiful Friday night. A sold out Nile Theater is a telltale sign that an exhilarating night is ahead. The Nile Theater, for those who are unfamiliar, is a […]

Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Avenged Sevenfold are back after a nearly six year hiatus from touring; and they brought their Life Is But A Dream tour in support of their latest 2023 release of the same name to the Talking Stick Amphitheater in Phoenix, AZ on 10-08-23. On this night, their show was unleashed on a capacity sold […]

Review and Photos by Maxwell Williamson The Monsters Of Oz Tour featuring Parkway Drive and special guests, Make Them Suffer, Northlane and The Amity Afflection respectively, came to Mesa, AZ to annihilate The Mesa Amphitheater; and annihilate they did!!!! The First of October had arrived with temperatures that had finally dropped below triple digits, which is quite tolerable for the […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Guitarist Max Cavalera and drummer Igor “Iggor” Cavalera are the creative forces behind the band known as Cavalera Conspiracy or simply Cavalera. The Cavalera Conspiracy collectively stormed The Marquee theater stage in Tempe, AZ on Saturday September 15, 2023 to a venue of rabid metal fans. If you’re even a casual fan of […]

Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Modern Symphonic Metal Masters Kamelot, finally made their long awaited triumphant return to the USA with their tour Awaken The World, appropriately titled, considering that these are their first shows in the states since COVID. The band brought along special guest artists, Battle Beast and Xandria to make this tour a power/symphonic metal show […]