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Concert Review and Photo Gallery by Roc Boyum Renowned virtuoso drummer, producer and sound engineer Simon Phillips and his phenomenal band Protocol, brought their explosive music to the sumptuous Musical Instrument Museum, aka MIM on Saturday July 19, 2025. In celebration of their latest release, Protocol 5; Simon Phillips and his band gave the sold-out venue a show that can […]
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Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Disturbed’s 25th Anniversary Tour for Their Debut LP The Sickness Disturbed is currently commemorating the 25th anniversary of their debut album, “The Sickness,” with a world tour in 2025, aptly titled The Sickness Anniversary Tour. The first leg of the tour sees Disturbed lighting up stages across North America, including a sold-out show at […]
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Review and Photos by Roc Boyum Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary tour made its way to the Arizona Financial Theater in Phoenix, AZ, on February 18, 2025, captivating a full house that was buzzing with excitement for the event. Reaching a 40th anniversary is a significant achievement, celebrated by only a few select bands, especially within the prog/metal genre. This tour […]
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Interview by Roc Boyum Position Name00:00:00.00 Intro00:00:24.01 Welcome Alex Skolnick00:00:56.02 Metal Allegiance 2nd Decade Together00:01:54.00 Alex Skolnick New Musician Influencies00:05:01.01 Alex Skolnick Comments on Steve Lukather00:05:58.03 Metal Allegiance New Music00:07:14.17 How Does Metal Allegiance Write New Music00:09:02.02 Eddie Van Halen’s Influence on Alex Skolnick00:12:44.13 The Impact of Eddie Van Halen On The Guitar00:15:14.05 Van Halen’s 1st LP00:16:43.20 Alex Skolnick’s Advice […]
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Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Canadian hard rock band Striker are currently shredding stages throughout North America on their 2024 North American tour. Since this is a club tour, it could be one of the rare opportunities to see them perform in an intimate standing room only (SRO) venue, surrounded by a few hundred closest friends. The club […]
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Concert Review and Photos By Roc Boyum Queensryche brought their “Origins” tour, featuring special guest Jared James Nichols, to the stunning Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, AZ, on November 6, 2024, entertaining a passionate crowd of devoted fans. This second leg of the Queensryche 2024 Fall North American tour is aptly named the “Origins Tour,” as the band highlights their first […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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