Concert Reviews

Both The Dead Daisies and Glenn Hughes are no strangers to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois, each having played the storied venue numerous […]

The names Satch and Vai are as synonymous with the world of guitar as DiMaggio and Mantle are with baseball. These two Italian-American axe-slingers didn’t […]

Had it really been nearly 2 years since Raven last kicked Chicago’s ass? Indeed it had, and yours truly was suffering from withdrawals. Of course, […]

Since starting my new career path, I’ve essentially kissed my evenings, weekends, and anything resembling a concert calendar goodbye for the foreseeable future. So you […]

Spring forward, they said. It’ll be fine, they said. Right, which explains why I’m typing this on a Monday midafternoon with my head in a […]

Although it’s only February, it’s hard to imagine I more extreme package coming through town than the Unforeseen Circumstances Tour. Having just wrapped up last […]

Here at Defenders of the Faith, we pride ourselves on being a cut above your average online metal outlet. Call it elitism, sure, but I’d […]

Volume and Vengeance! No, that’s not the name of a Judas Priest tour, but rather the latest ongoing jaunt by fellow metal gods Queensrÿche and […]

With his old band having retired for good in 2022 and Peter Gabriel never looking back following his 1975 departure, guitar hero Steve Hackett remains […]

It’s been a minute since I caught one of those two for one classic rock shows, let alone reviewed one for this here webzine. You […]