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Julien-K Shrouded in California Noir
Since the days when the electronic adrenaline fueled Orgy clanged dance floors and stages with synthesized bravado, Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh have made their own path creating electro-rock narratives of sophisticated dark poetry drawing inspiration from the hidden noir looming under the bright California sunshine. Assuring there will always be cracks and crevices in the corners and shadows of pa...[Read More]
Geoff Tate Spreads Mindcrime in Cincinnati
Sunday, June 24 the mind and voice that helped create one of the greatest rock concept records of the ‘80s and beyond came to The Venue. The man who gave voice to the iconic characters and songs of Operation: Mindcrime delivered the story start to finish with a few extras sending the crowd home happy. It was a night of modern day Livecrime, celebrating 30 years of fandom. After taking the mission ...[Read More]
Queensrÿche Rage in Versailles
Saturday June 23, the BMI Indoor Speedway crowd gathered for a night of Mindcrime, Empires, Rage for Order and a few tunes from the beginning to modern day. Queensrÿche came to Versailles with a career spanning show with a new record looming on the horizon. While the screen flashed concept images during certain songs, vocalist Todd La Torre tore into the catalog belting out vintage tunes, crowd pl...[Read More]
Dawn of Ashes Reindustrialize on The Crypt Injection 2
Dawn of Ashes was born in 2001 under the dark, artistic vision and reign of vocalist Kristof Bathory. Over the course of nine records with number 10 coming in 2019, they’ve changed, mixed and mutated genres, going through a revolving door of members and legal issues. At one point Bathory announced it was over only to eventually be reborn under the phoenix. Bathory’s spent over 15 years mixing indu...[Read More]
Stryper Damn Evil in Ohio
Stryper brought their 2018 God Damn Evil tour to Versailles, Ohio Friday, May 26. Lending tour support was ‘80s veterans Kix with Columbus cover artists Kodebreaker opening the show. Fans from Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and elsewhere came to BMI Indoor Speedway to hear new tunes, classics and the songs many grew up with. Kix was rocking the 30th year anniversary of Blow My Fuse, with a remastere...[Read More]
Gruesome – Twisted Prayers
Exhumed, Possessed and Malevolent Creation each plays parts in the formation of Florida based Gruesome. When former and active members of said bands formed Gruesome modeling the sound after death metal forefathers Death, expectations were reasonably high. Less than half a decade in they’ve released one full length with the upcoming June 1 Relapse release of Twisted Prayers. A slamming sophomore s...[Read More]
The Child Remains: You’ll Wake Up Screaming Like a Baby
The Child Remains is Michael Melski’s newest horror movie/crime drama/psychological thriller. Based in part on the Butter Box Babies book and the Ideal Maternity Home open from the late ‘20s to mid ‘40s. The movie is partial fact mixed with fiction as an expecting couple takes a weekend retreat to an old-fashioned bed and breakfast getaway where they immediately encounter the creepy groundskeeper ...[Read More]
Turn it to Eleven Tour Gives Dayton Loud Therapy
Minneapolis pop rock band City of the Weak brought their show to Dayton with Echo Black and In Loving Memory. The Therapy Café hosted the DF Productions and Events Sunday evening event. The 25-date tour spanned early April to early May. Self-labeled as pop metal and everything in between In Loving Memory hailed from Queens New York via elsewhere including YouTube. Transplant and vocalist Naveed St...[Read More]
Celebs and Cosplay Contaminate Sharonville HorrorHound
March 23-25 as spring was given a snow flaked backhand by the last of winter’s cold touch the Sharonville convention center hosted the years first HorrorHound convention. The event featured Sons of Anarchy and Hellboy’s Ron Perlman as featured guest as Henry Rollins carried the black flag Friday evening presenting a spoken word performance. The Ramada hosted Saturday’s special after sundown event ...[Read More]
Modern Day Maharaja’s
Dayton based three-piece Maharaja have infected audiences with their doom, sludge, desert rock brand of noise. Slowly dehydrating the crowds through heavy delivery and heat leaving them thirsting for more. Vocalist, bassist Eric Bluebaum, guitarist Angus Burkhart and drummer Zack Mangold play their hometown heavy habitat Blind Bob’s Friday, March 9 with Black Mass, Led to the Grave, and Crewneck. ...[Read More]
Sleep In Heads – On The Air
Atmospheric Ukrainian based five-piece Sleep In Heads will release their six-song album On The Air March 1. The uniquely progressive metal is led by ear-caressing vocalist Sonya. The band’s moniker comes from her name, roughly translated from Ukranian/Russian to ‘sleepyhead.’ Comprised of Sonya Sleepyhead (vocals), Serj Thorzhevskyi (guitars), Natali Dzizinska (violin), Fann Manerny (bass)...[Read More]
Showing No Mercy
The four-piece extreme metal outfit Merciless Reign have stamped and pounded their turf, making a name and following in the Akron/Cleveland area building a following among headbanging devotees with customized noise, volume and wreckage. Their Reign began in 2011, releasing a three-song demo and digital release of their first full-length 2014’s, Catharsis Through Chaos. They’ve shared stages ...[Read More]