Category Archives: Live

Show Reviews, Concert Photos

VOLBEAT @ The Troubador, West Hollywood (12/09/09)

December 10, 2009 – 2:48 pm

Denmark’s best import since MERCYFUL FATE played their first show in Los Angeles. Though this off-date from the band’s opening slot on the current METALLICA U.S. tour was hardly publicized, the Troubador was packed with enthusiastic VOLBEAT fans. As the band hit the stage, you could see the smiles on their faces as [...]

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VADER, WARBRINGER, THE AMENTA @ Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA (11/28/09)

December 7, 2009 – 9:39 pm

Anticipation for an extreme metal show was high in the mostly conservative area known as Orange County, CA. Immediately after walking inside the venue, I noticed a strangely high proportion amount of teens and young metalheads in the crowd, with a majority of them wearing either WARBRINGER or MUNICIPAL WASTE shirts. LAZARUS A.D., who [...]

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DIR EN GREY @ House of Blues, Hollywood (11/22/09)

November 24, 2009 – 11:41 am

DIR EN GREY rocked the house on the second of a two-night stint at the House of Blues in Hollywood. As expected, zealous fans lined up along the venue all day in order to reserve their much coveted spots close to the stage. Once the intro hardcore song was played, the crowd quickly [...]

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CONVERGE @ The Palladium, Hollywood (11/20/09)

November 23, 2009 – 9:34 pm

Because, one show wasn’t enough, we paid CONVERGE a visit to their second show with DETHKLOK, MASTODON, and HIGH ON FIRE at The Palladium in Hollywood. They brought it raw and real firing on all cylinders like seasoned pros, yet never watering down their delivery.
Playing to a largely unsuspecting crowd, who were mostly there [...]

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CONVERGE @ The Palladium, Hollywood (11/19/09)

November 22, 2009 – 2:00 pm

Show attendees lined up in front of The Palladium long before doors opened at 6:00pm in anticipation of headliners, DETHKLOK. Once the sold out crowd was allowed in, HIGH ON FIRE went to work warming up the crowd with their rockin’ brand of doom. While CONVERGE were setting up, some members of the [...]

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MUNICIPAL WASTE @ The Key Club, Hollywood (11/19/09)

November 22, 2009 – 11:49 am

Richmond, Virginia’s MUNICIPAL WASTE brought their seriously fun thrash attack to the Sunset Strip on Thursday (11/19/09) to a crowded pack of throwback hopefuls. The band took the stage apologizing for the early show business (they went on at 8:45 p.m.), but immediately started delivering the goods. THE WASTE performed tracks from their latest album, Massive [...]

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SHRINEBUILDER @ The Viper Room, Hollywood (11/11/09)

November 21, 2009 – 11:38 am

The mega-doom project, SHRINEBUILDER, made their U.S. live debut this month at The Viper Room in West Hollywood. The band, consisting of Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS), Scott “Wino” Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED), Al Cisneros (OM, SLEEP), and Dale Crover (MELVINS), performed two full sets that night, including a cover of JOY DIVISION’s “24 Hours“.
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VADER, DECREPIT BIRTH, WARBRINGER, THE AMENTA @ Blender Theater, New York, New York (11/06/09)

November 15, 2009 – 11:28 pm

I arrived at the Blender Theater shortly as Canada’s AUGURY hit the stage (I’m not sure how ROSE FUNERAL sounded or fared in front of the packed Blender crowd, they could have been atrociously bad or phenomenal, but I’m sure they have a myspace for you to check out).
AUGURY specializes in sweeping guitar runs, overly [...]

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VALIENT THORR, EARLY MAN @ The Viper Room, Hollywood (10/24/09)

October 25, 2009 – 10:45 pm

VALIENT THORR and EARLY MAN lit up The Viper Room this Saturday with a guitar-fueled, gritty rock/metal showcase.
VALIENT THORR, touring in support of their new album, Immortalizer, delivered a rocking performance that stirred the tiny Viper Room into a mosh pit frenzy. Before the band took the stage, they premiered a visually creative music [...]

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INTRONAUT @ Mountain Bar, Los Angeles (10/17/09)

October 19, 2009 – 10:04 pm

Los Angeles’ experimental, progressive metallers, INTRONAUT, played a free show at Mountain Bar in Los Angeles this past Saturday (with support from 16 and DESTROY JUDAS). The band performed their latest album, Prehistoricisms, in its entirety. Check out photos above.

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CHTHONIC, SATYRICON @ The Key Club, Hollywood (10/8/09)

October 11, 2009 – 11:01 pm

Anticipation for this show was high as kids started waiting outside the Key Club as early as 5pm. Taiwanese extreme metallers CHTHONIC opened the show with a short but powerful set. It was clear from the audience reaction that a significant amount of people were there to see the band play. CHTHONIC [...]

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SOULFLY @ The Key Club, Hollywood (09/30/09)

October 11, 2009 – 7:30 pm

SOULFLY’s latest show in Hollywood, CA proved that the band is going stronger than ever. Opening with “Blood Fire War Hate,” the band got the perpetual pit started for the show. Unlike the majority of metal bands, SOULFLY actually generates quite a lot of honest excitement and energy when they play live. [...]

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