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DragonForce Concert Review Nile Theater Mesa AZ 4-19-22 By Roc Boyum DragonForce made their long awaited return to a sold out ravenous audience at the Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ on April 19, 2022; with special guest Firewind, featuring shred guitarist Gus G. This tour also has two additional great metal bands, Seven Spires and Visions of Atlantis which means; […]
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Striker Concert Review Nile Theater April 14, 2022 by Roc Boyum Striker, Canadian heavy metal masters, brought their neo/classic 80’s style metal to a ravenous Nile Theater audience on April 14, 2022. The band is Dan Cleary-vocals, John Simon Fallon and Tim Brown– rhythm/lead guitars, backing vocals, Pete Klassen-Bass, backing vocals and Jono Webster-drums and backing vocals. Striker hit the […]
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MONUMENTS– UK Metal Band Set To Release New LP, “In Stasis” on April 15, 2022 Transatlantic Progressive Metal titans MONUMENTS are back with their fourth full-length studio album, “In Stasis” , set for release on April 15, 2022. In Stasis is the first studio LP to feature their new vocalist Andy Cizek, and the first LP to have the return of drummer […]
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Dream Theater Wins “Best Metal Performance” For The Alien Dream Theater was honored at the 64th annual Grammy awards held last night April 3, 2022 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and received the award as the winner in the “Best Metal Performance” category for the song, “The Alien” from the band’s “A View From The Top […]
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Judas Priest Concert Review from the Arizona Federal Theater 03/16/22 by Roc Boyum The long awaited return of the Metal Gods aka Judas Priest was finally here! The band descended upon the capacity filled Arizona Federal Theater in Phoenix, AZ on 03-16-22 with their “50 Metal Years” tour. The show began under darkness with an eerie voice over the PA […]
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Queensryche Concert Review Arizona Federal Theater Phoenix AZ 03/16/22 By Roc Boyum Queensryche have finally returned to the world stage in 2022 as direct support for the Metal Gods aka, Judas Priest. Originally, they had planned to return in 2022 with the Scorpions for a Las Vegas residency tour but when the opportunity to open for Judas Priest came up, […]
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KNOTFEST ROADSHOW CONCERT REVIEW AK-CHIN PAVILION 11-02-2021 Written by Roc Boyum The Knotfest Roadshow made their final stop of this tour at the outdoor AK-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix Arizona on 11-02-2021. This may have been the final stop of this tour, but for the sold out AK-Chin Pavilion crowd in Phoenix Arizona, this evening was the beginning of an awesome […]
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DREAM THEATER CANCEL 2021 TOUR Dream Theater has been weighing the decision of whether to continue with their scheduled 2021 tour or to postpone the tour due to the ongoing uncertainty of touring with the COVID-19 pandemic effecting so many tours. Dream Theater has made the difficult decision to move their October-December 2021 North American tour dates to early 2022; […]
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AVATAR CONCERT REVIEW VAN BUREN THEATER PHOENIX AZ 10-5-21 Avatar, descended on the Van Buren Theater in Phoenix, AZ; in support of their Going Hunting Tour, to a near capacity audience with their most elaborate stage show to date. Avatar recently commented in Loudwire Magazine; “We have announced many tours over the years, and every time we say that we […]
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Color Of Chaos Concert Review from the Marquee Theater Tempe AZ 9-28-21 Color Of Chaos, Phoenix hometown heroes opened up for Buckcherry at the famed Marquee Theater in Tempe, AZ to a near capacity crowd on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. The band came out of the gate with two great new songs, Eva Destruction and Crucified, brilliant rockers with a […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Lita Ford Concert Review The Canyon Club Santa Clarita 8-31-19 Lita Ford and company lit up the Canyon Club in Santa Clarita with an explosive set that included classics such as Cherry Bomb-(Runaways) and Kiss Me Deadly-(Lita solo LP) her duet classic with Ozzy Osbourne – (Close My Eyes) and timeless covers including The Bitch is Back-(Elton John) and Only Women Bleed-(Alice Cooper). […]
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Ozzy Osbourne Comes To Los Angeles! With the arrival of Ozzy Osbourne’s “No More Tours 2” set to hit Los Angeles in less than one week, the city of Los Angeles nears the boiling point in frenzied anticipation for the return of the revered Prince of Darkness! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter’s initial North American leg of […]
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Richie Kotzen, Vinnie Moore and Gus G. The Canyon Club Agoura Hills On September 29, 2018 The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills hosted an Explosive Night of Guitar Madness with the Triple Threat Guitar Virtuoso Team of Richie Kotzen–Mr. Big, Winery Dogs, Poison, Vinnie Moore– UFO, Alice Cooper and Gus G.-Arch Enemy, Ozzy Osbourne and Firewind. Gus G. Guitar Shred […]
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BulletBoys Unleash New CD On Los Angeles The highly anticipated Los Angeles return of the BulletBoys came to fruition on Friday, February 23, 2018 with the band lighting up the night as they descended upon the Whisky A Go Go stage. When LA Metal Media Magazine asked the band’s founding member and lead singer “Marq Torien” why the BulletBoys choose […]
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BulletBoys Return To The Whisky In Los Angeles Prior to the release of their CD “From Out Of The Skies” due out on March 23, 2018, The BulletBoys kick off their 2018 tour in Los Angeles on Friday, February 23, 2018, at the Whisky a Go Go, reminiscent of their days of debauchery on the Sunset Strip. Be sure to get your Whisky A […]
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Vince Neil and Bret Michaels Headline Hair Nation Music Festival by Allie Jorgen The Final Farewell Rock Show at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, rocked the house with the SirusXM Hair Nation Music Festival, featuring Vince Neil and Bret Michaels as the headliners for this historical event. With so many Hard Rock and Heavy Metal venues closing in Los Angeles and Orange County, […]
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Black Sabbath, Iconic Legendary Metal High Royalty took over Las Vegas (Sin City) on Saturday, February 13, 2016. As you walked through the Mandalay Bay Hotel on the day of the show you were surrounded by Black Sabbath fans of all ages wearing various Black Sabbath t-shirts spanning the reign of 40+ years of this incredible band. You could feel […]
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