Concert Reviews

Last Friday, the only show that seemed to be on any Chicagoan’s mind was that of a certain one-time Bay Area thrash band who was […]

When the poster for this summer’s Feel the Evil Like the Knife Tour first started circulating on social media upon being spotted at Hell’s Heroes, […]

“Hell, Fire & Chaos: The Best of British Rock and Metal” That’s what fans were promised and it’s exactly what they received with the latest […]

In the beginning, there was Milwaukee Metal Fest. Its initial run from 1987 to 2004 became the stuff of legend. Metalheads travelled from near and […]

Hello fellow heavy metal maniacs! Yours truly has just returned from an absolute whirlwind of a weekend and is feeling every bit of it. While […]

Legions of Metal is a festival I’ve looked forward to annually ever since its 2017 inception from the ashes of Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse. Unfortunately, yours […]

Uli Jon Roth has long been my favorite guitarist of all time. His output with Scorpions in the ’70s is nothing short of legendary, influencing […]

Chicago is one of the best towns to be a metalhead in the world. On any given night, somewhere at some venue, an all killer, […]

As I’ve said many times before, the post-COVID era of touring has seen headbangers treated to shows they never thought imaginable beforehand, this past Saturday’s […]

Being that it’s only February, it’s far too early to label any one show the “best” or “worst” of 2024. However, I can safely brand […]