Photos By: JT Cleveland 8-20-10: The Boardwalk in Orangevale, CA – I arrived on site at my favorite local concert venue for an amazing night of metal. On the bill were Terror, Suffokate and others. I was stoked to be interviewing Scott Vogel from Terror, while also hoping I might catch up with...

It has always been a pleasure and a blessing to be able to sit at the Round Table. Experiencing mind blowing music, gathering around like minded people, and freely coming to terms with “music in the raw.” Music so violently intense and passionate. Music with a trenchant edge, that by which...

Photos By: Lena Linkovoi (Red Aries Photography) Let’s play! What do you get when you blend deep, meaningful lyrics with hard core rock chords, sprinkled with a softness of melodies? You get what this group of guys call After Midnight Project. The band got its name from lead singer Jason Evigan’s...

Photos By: Karen Curley I have to be honest and admit my hesitancy when my editor asked me if I would be interested in reviewing Matisyahu’s performance at Club Nokia last Sunday evening, a few thoughts immediately crossed my mind, the first being, “He still makes music?” and immediately after,“Wow,...

By: Tyler Crooks of Metal Assault Photos By: Phil Reed The date is August 12, 2010. A day that marks the biggest change to the Sunset Strip in 75 years. I didn’t know what to expect when I arrived at the Comedy Store for the beginning of the Gibson “GuitarTown” event. I really had no clue as to...

Photos By: Zeb Wheeler Sacramento, CA – A Wednesday night in Sacramento, California. Raley Field, home of the Oakland A’s AAA team the River Cats. On many nights this would be a venue for baseball. On this night, something much different is going down. Music. Rock Legends. The Scorpions. The...

Tonight was shaping up to be a very special night. (Spoiler alert- it was!) Two of my best friends and I made the drive from Sacramento to the far side of San Jose, which took just over two hours. We got there and grabbed a bite to eat, then waited outside the Avalon for something very very special. There...

Photos By: Karen Curley Long bus rides, no sleep and too much to do in one day. That’s the life of a musician, but I was talking about me. However, in this case it can also pertain to Zakk Wylde and the rest of the leather-clad men of Black Label Society. They just released their new album Order...

Photos By: Lena Linkovoi (Red Ares Photography) Ah, Summer Slaughter. As the name suggests, this show isn’t for the faint of heart. On one special day during the summer, a thousand extreme metalheads drop everything they’re doing to descend upon the House of Blues for six hours worth of metal. It...

Photos By: Karen Curley and Justin George I sang “Swing Swing” in 9th grade, died of heat to “Move Along” the summer I graduated high school and gave the world hell going into my senior yes of college. The All American Rejects may take forever to put out an album, but no matter how long the wait,...