Mark Morton – 2019 – Anesthetic
By Eric | May 29, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Mark Morton
Title: Anesthetic
Label: WPP
Released: Mar 1, 2019
Packaging: Cardboard
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Cross Off
#Sworn Apart
#Axis
#The Never
#Save Defiance
#Blur
#Back From The Dead
#Reveal
#Imaginary Days
#Truth Is Dead
Review:
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Soundgarden – 2014 – Echo Of Miles The Originals
By Eric | May 29, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Soundgarden
Title: Echo Of Miles The Originals
Label: A&M
Released: Nov 1, 2014
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Heretic
#Fresh Deadly Roses
#HIV Baby
#Cold Bitch
#Show Me
#She’s A Politician
#Birth Ritual
#She Likes Surprises
#Blind Dogs
#Bleed Together
#Black Rain
#Live To Rise
#Kristi
#Storm
Review:
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05/18/2019 Light The Torch, Cry To The Blind, Murder In Rue Morgue, Poison The Prophet (Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater)
By Eric | May 19, 2019 11:59 am
I met Howard!!! I sprung for the VIP meet and greet for this one, and it was well worth it. I’d seen the band twice before in their previous incarnation as Devil You Know, and met Fran and Ryan at the merch table after the 2nd time in Buffalo. But this was the first time meeting Howard and new drummer Mike Sciulara. Each band member was really cool and took some time to chat as opposed to just rolling through the picture/autograph assembly line. Good stuff.
We had some time between the meet and greet and the show itself, so shout out to whoever mentioned the bar next door for food – my burger at Beer Belly Deli was awesome!
As for the show itself, the openers were either Rochester or Syracuse bands, all of which put on quality sets. Poison the Prophet I’d seen a couple times before when they were Million Miles From Broadway, and this version of the band was really good. Two singers, some catchy riffs, it made for a good time. Murder in Rue Morgue was a straight-up metal band and they rocked it also. Cry to the Blind was alright, a bit lighter than I would have guessed for a show like this, but decent all the same.
I was pumped for Light The Torch, as while I liked the two Devil You Know albums a lot, I like Revival even better. They didn’t disappoint – the band rocked, Howard was all over the stage screaming and singing his head off, and the crowd was into it. They still dropped in a couple DYK tunes (Embracing the Torture, Consume the Damned, The Way We Die), and the new songs sounded fantastic. I got to hear my favorites (Calm Before The Storm, Lost in the Fire, Die Alone) so I was happy as a clam, and the other songs were just as good. The entire night was a blast!
The Bitter End
Embracing the Torture
Calm Before the Storm
Lost in the Fire
Virus
Consume the Damned
The Safety of Disbelief
The Sound of Violence
The God I Deserve
The Way We Die
Die Alone
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Allen, Mack, Myers, & Moore – 2019 – Let It Roll
By Eric | May 12, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Allen, Mack, Myers, & Moore
Title: Let It Roll
Label: abbyNormal
Released: Apr 12, 2019
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Beautiful Sound
#Picture
#Forever and Seventeen
#Lost My Heart in Tupelo
#I Got Me
#Highway
#Ain’t My Time
#Hard Times at Hardscramble
#Desire
#Let It Roll
Review:
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05/07/2019 Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage, After The Burial (Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre)
By Eric | May 8, 2019 10:06 am
Parkway Drive
————-
Wishing Wells
Prey
Carrion
Vice Grip
Dedicated
Cemetery Bloom
The Void
Karma
Absolute Power
Shadow Boxing
Wild Eyes
Crushed
Bottom Feeder
Killswitch Engage
—————–
This Fire
Rose of Sharyn
The End of Heartache
The Arms of Sorrow
No End In Sight
The Hell in Me
Daylight Dies
A Bid Farewell
Hate by Design
Vide Infra
Always
My Last Serenade
Alone I Stand
In Due Time
My Curse
Strength of the Mind
Holy Diver
After The Burial
—————-
Lost in the Static
Collapse
Behold the Crown
Aspiration
Exit, Exist
A Wolf Amongst Ravens
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04/13/2019 Tesla, Voices Of Extreme (Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre)
By Eric | April 16, 2019 2:10 pm
Tied to the Tracks
Modern Day Cowboy
Be a Man
Heaven’s Trail (No Way Out)
Breakin’ Free
Taste Like
Miles Away
Changes
Caught in a Dream
Call It What You Want
What You Give
Shock
Edison’s Medicine (Man Out of Time)
Love Song
Little Suzi
Signs
Modern Day Cowboy
Heaven’s Trail
Love Song
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Tesla – 2019 – Shock
By Eric | April 6, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Tesla
Title: Shock
Label: UMe
Released: Mar 8, 2019
Packaging: Jewel Case
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#You Won’t Take Me Alive
#Taste Like
#We Can Rule The World
#Shock
#Love Is A Fire
#California Summer Song
#Forever Loving You
#The Mission
#Tied To The Tracks
#Afterlife
#I Want Everything
#Comfort Zone
Review:
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04/05/2019 The Tea Party (Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom)
By Eric | April 6, 2019 11:08 am
[the Proud Sons were the opener, didn’t see them.]
TTP Setlist
———–
The River / Sober / The River
The Bazaar
Psychopomp
Way Way Down
Release
Zahira/Favorite Son/Halcyon Days
Save Me/Bow solo
Heaven Coming Down/With or Without You/Heaven Coming Down
The Ocean At The End
Bring It On Home / Black River
Temptation
Winter Solstice
Sister Awake (inc. Bobcaygeon, Paint It Black, Heroes)
The River
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Black Label Society – 2018 – Grimmest Hits
By Eric | March 24, 2019 6:00 pm
Artist: Black Label Society
Title: Grimmest Hits
Label: eOne
Released: Jan 19, 2018
Packaging: Digipack
Pack-in DVD?
Release Type: Standard
Autographed?
Tracklist:
#Trampled Down Below
#Seasons Of Falter
#The Betrayal
#All That Once Shined
#The Only Words
#Room Of Nightmares
#A Love Unreal
#Disbelief
#The Day That Heaven Had Gone Away
#Illusions Of Peace
#Bury Your Sorrow
#Nothing Left To Say
Review:
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03/18/2019 Clutch, Big Business, Nine Layers Deep (Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom)
By Eric | March 19, 2019 7:22 am
Always excited for a Clutch show! The first band on was Nine Layers Deep, a local doom/sludge band that didn’t sound half bad, although I wasn’t a fan of the vocals too much. They seemed a little nervous, not sure if they weren’t used to playing in front of that many people (there was a decent crowd there already), or what have you. They were alright.
The Inspector Cluzo was also on this tour, but didn’t play the Buffalo date for some reason. So it was right to Big Business, who were a duo – just drums and a bass player. The drummer was an animal, very very impressive, and the bass player / singer was really good in his own right. Very heavy, obviously a lot of low end. Good stuff.
Of course, time for the almighty Clutch! It’s not really surprising that even though I was Johnny-come-super-lately on the band, they quickly became a big favorite and a must-see anytime they come around. They’re that good, and the shows are that much fun. This one was no exception. Having had some time to live with the latest “Book Of Bad Decisions”, I was as geared up for this show as any of the previous three, and just like those, the set was heavy on the newer tunes while sprinkling in old favorites and some deep cuts as well. I don’t know how often Mice and Gods gets played, nor Open Up The Border or The Dragonfly, but judging from the crowd reaction, probably not often! Of course, Spacegrass and Electric Worry got huge reactions, and of the new stuff, I was glad to get How To Shake Hands, In Walks Barbarella, and the now-proper version of Gimme The Keys (I did get to see the live debut of that, when it was still called Bubonic Blues and slightly different, at the Dome show in July of 2017!). As is becoming the usual, it was a great time, a great show, the band sounded fantastic, and I got to hang with my old RIT buddy Dave and his cousin, so that made it even better!
Big News I
H.B. Is in Control
Mice and Gods
How to Shake Hands
Emily Dickinson
A Quick Death in Texas
Open Up the Border
Spacegrass
A Shogun Named Marcus
Gravel Road
Gimme the Keys
In Walks Barbarella
Hot Bottom Feeder
Electric Worry
Fortunate Son [CCR Cover]
The Regulator
The Dragonfly
Barbarella
Hot Bottom Feeder
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