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Trivium Metal Tour of the Year AZ Federal Theater 2021 The Metal Tour of the Year with Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium and Hatebreed was definitely a show not to have missed! Trivium wasted no time in getting back on the road after a two year break as a result of the global pandemic. Trivium and their fans shared an equal […]

Lamb of God Metal Tour of the Year AZ Federal Theater 2021 Metal shows have finally returned and Lamb of God are back with one the most explosive and heaviest shows out there, complete with pyrotechnics! The show begins with a black curtain drawn down in front of the stage and total darkness throughout the entire venue, you could hear and feel […]

Megadeth Metal Tour of the Year- AZ Federal Theater 2021 Concert Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Megadeth, headlining the “Metal Tour Of The Year”, ripped through Arizona like an armored tank plowing through the desert. To bring the band to the stage, the venue echoed with the chanting roar of…Meg-ga-deth!….Meg-ga-deth! …Meg-ga-deth! Dave Mustaine and company emerged and then dropped the metal […]

Dream Theater Advance Release -The Alien Single 2021 Prog-Metal Giants Dream Theater are set to release their 15th studio LP, A View From The Top Of The World on October 22, 2021 and have given us a glimpse into this LP with “The Alien.” Dream Theater have released the first single from their upcoming “A View From The Top Of The World“ LP […]

Dirty Honey New LP Set for Release April 23, 2021 As quoted by Rolling stone in June 2020, “Onstage, and on Dirty Honey’s self-titled, self-released debut EP, singer, Labelle evokes the wails of Plant and Steven Tyler, with hints of Chris Cornell” – Dirty Honey Is Now Set to Release Their New Full Length LP April 23, 2021. Dirty Honey […]

Queensryche Concert Review House of Blues Anaheim 1/30/20 Written by: Roc Boyum Queensryche returned to the Anaheim House of Blues to deliver a crushing set of classic Queensryche songs as well as some new material; most notably from their latest LP The Verdict. Special guests were John 5 and the up and coming rockers, Adam to Eve. Queensryche has recently released their third LP […]

Sons of Apollo Concert Review Roxy Theater 1-25-20 Written: Roc Boyum Edited: Allie Jorgensen Sons of Apollo blew the roof off the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood on 1/25/20 with their first sold out show of this MMXX tour. The Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, CA was jammed beyond capacity with the eager crowd waiting in anticipation at this standing […]

Weapons of Anew Concert Review HOB Anaheim 1/16/20 Weapons of Anew are a relatively new melodic metal band from New Jersey featuring guitarist/songwriter, Freddy Ordine (Havoc Hate), singer songwriter, Ray West (Spread Eagle), bass man, Stefan “Reno” Cutrupi and drummer, Chris Manfre. With the House of Blues in Anaheim packed beyond capacity and the crowd already amped up to see […]

Exmortus Concert Review HOB Anaheim 1/16/20 Los Angeles based metal masters, Exmortus completely tore up the House of Blues (HOB) Anaheim stage with a heavy dose of their neo-classical extreme thrash metal. Exmortus has had some major line-up changes over the years but with the addition of Chase Becker on guitar and Adrian Aguilar on drums, they’ve never sounded better. Becker blends perfectly with […]

RUSH SAYS FAREWELL WITH A SOLD OUT SHOW AT THE LOS ANGELES FORUM By Roc Boyum RUSH, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, ignite the City of Los Angeles with the final stop of their R40 tour at The Los Angeles Forum on August 1, 2015. The City of Angels came out in full force to celebrate their musical […]

Epica Concert Review Regent Theater January 5, 2020 Epica kicked off 2020 with an insanely explosive show at the Regent Theater on 1-5-20. The bands’ show leaned primarily on their brilliantly heavy, Design Your Universe LP; of which they played eight of the thirteen tracks from that LP-including the two recorded tracks; Samadhi (Prelude) and the Prince of Freedom. Epica are […]

Godsmack Concert Review Rabobank Arena 10/12/19 Godsmack are an ALT/Hard Rock band that has released a total of seven LPs to date, three of which are certified Platinum (1,000,000 sales each) and another two LPs that have been certified Gold, (500,000 sales each). The band is fronted by the master and multi-talented musician, Sully Erna. Erna is not only the band’s frontman/singer but […]

Halestorm Concert Review Rabobank Arena 10/12/19 Halestorm, With Lzzy Hale At The Helm, Tore Through The Rabobank Arena With The Force Of An Unstoppable Musical Juggernaut. The anticipated arrival of Halestorm was escalating with each passing moment until the band hit the stage. All at once, the lights went out and the power house voice of Lzzy Hale singing acapella, […]

Kobra and the Lotus Concert Review Whisky 10/11/19 Kobra And The Lotus And Sebastain Bach Brought Brought Down The House At The Whisky A Go Go. The world famous Whisky A Go Go on the Sunset strip in Hollywood CA hosted a monumental two night event on October 11th and 12th 2019 with the pairing of Kobra and the Lotus […]

Sonata Arctica Concert Review City National Grove 10-5-19 Sonata Arctica Tore Up The “Grove” In Anaheim With Their Latest LP “Talviyo” And The Classics From Their Past 20 Years Of Music. The long awaited return of Sonata Arctica to southern California had finally arrived. The band had not toured in North America since May of 2016 and these Anaheim fans were […]

Kamelot Concert Review City National Grove 10/5/19 With the long awaited arrival of Kamelot to the City National Grove in Anaheim, eager fans with VIP Meet & Greet passes lined up early. The first of the enthusiastic Meet & Greet attendees arrived at 10 am, with many more arriving shortly after noon. The anticipation for Kamelot was truly high, with the more […]

Lacuna Coil Regent Theater Concert Review 10/1/19 Laucna Coil Blew The Roof Off The Regent Theater on 10-1-19 with their “Disease of the Anima”-Black Anima tour. Before the show in Los Angeles started, Marco Coti Zelati and Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil gave LA Metal Media Magazine an in-depth, personal, candid and revealing backstage interview covering their career […]

Ghost Concert Review Rabobank Arena 9-13-19 Ghost bring their “The Ultimate Tour Named Death” Tour to the Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield CA GHOST brings their Ghoulish magic with this, the second leg of; “The Ultimate Tour Named Death” just in time to usher in the fall and Halloween season. This incarnation of the tour continues with their previous elaborate stage set-up that […]

Nothing More Concert Review Rabobank Arena 9-13-19 Nothing More, crushing the obstacles before them; a band that practices what they preach! On September 13, 2019, Nothing More hit the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield CA, with the first show of this North American tour in direct support for Ghost. With all the success that Nothing More has garnered thus far in their career, […]

Demons & Wizards Concert Review Wiltern Theater The Demons & Wizards Tour is one of the most highly anticipated metal shows of this year, without a doubt! The band descended upon the Wiltern Theater to a capacity crowd with a show that was almost 20 years in the making. This was the band’s first ever “Official Demons & Wizards Tour” and it […]