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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 […]

Review by Roc Boyum Phoenix, Arizona blues/rock band Until The Sun released their latest self produced LP on July 21, 2023 titled- Enchantment. The band consists of the guitar prowess of Brandon Teskey, the mesmerizing and powerful vocals of Alyssa Swartz, the sometimes sleazy, sexy but always rocking drumming of Chris Tex, solid and kick-ass bass playing of David Raymer, […]

Review by Roc Boyum A long awaited new release by Phoenix, Arizona’s rock group Color of Chaos has just dropped. COC recently released their latest single; “Edge of Night” as well as a video that will whet the palates of all the raving COC fans with a video that will have them anxiously waiting for the band’s return to the […]

Concert Review and Photos By Maxwell Williamson The idea of an outdoor concert in Arizona taking place in late July is usually not appealing, due to the extreme heat the state is so well known for. However, the Pepsi Amphitheater in Flagstaff, Arizona is nestled amidst the largest contiguous Ponderosa pine forest in the world at a cool 6,900 feet […]

Concert Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Dream Theater kicked off their“Dreamsonic“ tour in June of 2023 with special guests, Devin Townsend and Animals as Leaders and this was the prog/metal extravaganza of the year that every Phoenix, AZ prog rocker had been waiting all year to see live; and this show did not disappoint! On a Wednesday night at […]

Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Tarja Turunen’s “Living The Dream”, tour made a rare stop in the USA, and her first stop ever in Phoenix, Arizona at the Crescent Ballroom on June 26, 2023. Fans of this amazing singer showed up early to get up close for their chance to catch what may be a once in a lifetime […]

Concert Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Like a hidden oasis just off the hectic Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, Count’s Vamp’d, is a super cool club that was definitely the place to be on May 28, 2023; if you were one of the lucky ones to have a ticket to the sold out Winery Dogs show. This […]

Concert Review and Cell Photos By Maxwell Williamson The Sonic Temple Festival 2023 (formally known as Rock on the Range) is a 4 day musical festival held in Columbus, Ohio each year featuring a multitude of rock and music heavyweights, as well as some great new up and coming artists. Consisting mostly of rock and metal acts along with a […]

Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Arizona Rock Radio station 98 KUPD hosted their annual UFEST rock concert festival at the newly renamed Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater (formally Ak-Chin Pavilion). This year’s lineup featured some of the greatest names in rock music today with Godsmack, I Prevail, Nothing More, Fozzy, The Warning, Grey Daze and The Black Moods. The festival […]

Review and Photos by Roc Boyum L.A. Rockers Classless Act hit the road for a short headline tour dubbed, West Side Fun Run 23, with a stop at Valley Bar in Phoenix AZ on 05-07-23, with special guests Color Of Chaos and Dead West. The last time LA Metal Media Magazine caught up with Classless Act live, they were on […]

Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Mastodon and Gojira hit the Arizona Financial Theater like lightning on 04-22-23 featuring their co-headlining tour dubbed, the Mega Monsters Tour with support from their special guest artist, Lorna Shore. Performing before a capacity sold out crowd of 5,000 ravenous fans, these bands gave Arizona a crushing show that tore through the venue […]