04/07/2018 Sirens & Sailors, The Weight We Carry (Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar)
Sunday, April 8th, 201803/02/2018 Anthrax, Killswitch Engage, Havok (Rochester, NY @ Dome Arena)
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018This was a fun bill – It had been a long six years since I’d see Killswitch (the AOJB anniversary tour when Jesse had just rejoined), and I’d never seen Anthrax. The closest I’d come was seeing Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano (who was in Anthrax at the time) with The Damned Things. I’d seen […]
02/24/2018 Darkest Hour, Whores (Rochester, NY @ Photo City Improv)
Sunday, February 25th, 2018I went to this one on a whim. I’d heard about Darkest Hour for years, mainly due to the fact that they did a Washington Capitals fight song a couple years ago, but also because they’re metal lifers and from all accounts were really good live. That proved to be true. I couldn’t tell you […]
02/11/2018 Stone Sour, Halestorm (Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory)
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018[The Dead Deads were first band on, didn’t get there in time.] Halestorm had been booked to play the Armory back in October, and I was on the fence as to whether I’d go or not. I ended up deciding not to, and then Lzzy got sick and they cancelled the show. They promised to […]
02/03/2018 Big Wreck (Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom)
Monday, February 5th, 2018[Attica Riots was the opener, didn’t watch them. From Winnipeg.] I only saw Big Wreck once during the initial run of the band, in 2001 at Edgefest, but this show marked the fourth time since the revival! Once on each of the last three new album tours, the Edgefest show was part of the Pleasure […]
12/07/2017 Hatebreed, Dying Fetus, Code Orange, Twitching Tongues (Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom)
Friday, December 8th, 2017I never miss a chance to see Hatebreed, and given that the Warped Tour set, while awesome, was way too short, hauling down to Buffalo was a no-brainer. This run was billed as “20 Years of Desire and 15 Years of Perseverance”, so there’d be a heavy slant on the first two albums. I got […]
10/25/2017 Insane Clown Posse, RA The Rugged Man, LYTE, Ouija, Unborn Society (Rochester, NY @ Funk N Waffles)
Friday, October 27th, 2017Well, well, well, 20 years later, who would have thunk it. I had purchased The Great Milenko not long after it was released (the 2nd time, on Island) and it still stands as the one and only ICP record I own. Always loved this one, but never had any real desire to delve in any […]
09/21/2017 Megadeth, Unearth (Rochester, NY @ The Dome Arena)
Monday, September 25th, 2017Continuing my run of shows where I know I should see a band without being immersed in their catalog, I picked up my second of the Big 4 by seeing Megadeth. I’m not sure how Unearth got the opening gig for this – I didn’t know they were still playing out, and they didn’t do […]
09/12/2017 Overkill, Crowbar, Havok (Rochester, NY @ The German House)
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017This was the second show in a row where I barely knew any of the material, but knew as a fan of heavy music that I ought to see these bands, including the opener. I got to the German House just as Havok started their last song, but what I did catch was pretty good. […]
08/25/2017 Eyehategod, Cro-Mags, Escuela (Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall)
Monday, August 28th, 2017I’d heard about both of these bands for years and years. Cro-Mags are one of the most influential hardcore bands ever, and in terms of sludgy metal, no one seems to be more revered than Eyehategod. Between Phil Anselmo wearing their shirt in the I’m Broken video, and Randy Blythe always repping them, they’ve always […]
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