Nothing is better than seeing your favorite band in concert and that was surely the case Monday night as I went to the KISS concert up in Boston at TD Garden (formerly the Boston Garden). There were a few factors that made this concert special: This was the first time KISS has properly toured the [...]
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KISS and Buckcherry in concert at TD Garden (Boston, MA) – 10/5/09
Posted: October 6, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Metal, Buckcherry, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Paul Stanley, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Tommy Thayer
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Heaven & Hell and Coheed & Cambria in concert at the Bank of America Pavilion (Boston, MA) – 8/28/09
Posted: August 29, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Coheed & Cambria, Dio, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
I bought my ticket to the Heaven & Hell show back in early May but I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it last night with all the stuff I’ve had going on physically. About 5pm I decided to drag myself behind the wheel and make the hour drive up to Boston for [...]
AC/DC, Anvil & The Answer in concert at Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, MA) – 7/28/09
Posted: July 29, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AC/DC, Anvil, AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, The Answer
The AC/DC show was the third Heavy Metal concert of the season and fourth show this summer (I went to Billy Joel/Elton John 2 weeks ago at Gillette Stadium). Originally, I wasn’t going to go, I saw AC/DC on the STIFF UPPER LIP Tour years ago and I didn’t really want to pay the $100+ [...]
Judas Priest, Whitesnake & Pop Evil live in concert at Comcast Center (Mansfield, MA) – 7/7/09
Posted: July 8, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, David Coverdale, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Pop Evil, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Whitesnake
Second concert of the season and it was a good one…..Judas Priest & Whitesnake! Same venue that I saw the Def Leppard/Poison show last week but what a difference in the crowd! Def Leppard and Poison packed the seats under the roof and the seats on the lawn for about a 10,000+ audience…..Judas Priest and [...]
Def Leppard, Poison & Cheap Trick in concert at Comcast Center (Mansfield, MA) – 6/30/09
Posted: July 1, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Cheap Trick, Classic Rock, Concert, Concerts, Def Leppard, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Poison, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
The summer concert season is in full swing but I haven’t been to a show since March! The good news is that I have tickets to a few shows coming up but the first on the list was the Def Leppard/Poison/Cheap Trick show last night at the Comcast Center (formerly Tweeter Center……formerly Great Woods) in [...]
Anvil – ‘The Story Of Anvil’ movie review – 5/30/09
Posted: May 30, 2009 in Concert Reviews, Editorial, Video, VideosTags: Anvil, AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Lips, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Robb Reiner, Rock, Speed Metal, Steve Kudlow, The Story Of Anvil, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Youtube
Anvil – ‘The Story Of Anvil’ Back in April, Anvil made their appearance in Worcester, MA at The Palladium as part of The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. The band was part of the Thursday night pre-show that included the New England premiere of the documentary and their concert immeadiately after. I was set [...]
Livenation.com presale for Heaven & Hell tour
Posted: May 6, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Concert, Concerts, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
The presale is up at LiveNation.com for the U.S. Heaven & Hell tour and it’s only for today. You need the special password, and after some searching, I found it: devil. Remember that the password is case sensitive so type it in with small letters. I’ll see everyone at the show in Boston at the [...]
My Top 5 Concerts
Posted: May 1, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: Aerosmith, AOR, Classic Rock, Concert, Concerts, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Saxon, U.D.O., UFO
I’m starting to gear up for the Summer 2009 concert season, I already have my Def Leppard/Poison and Judas Priest/Whitesnake tix. I went online today to see who else is coming to the New England area and it got me thinking about all the concerts I’ve been to and which ones were my favorites. So [...]
Motley Crue in concert at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) – 3/13/09
Posted: March 15, 2009 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Concert, Concerts, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hinder, Melodic Rock, Metal, Motley Crue, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock, Theory Of A Deadman
It’s Friday the 13th and Motley Crue is playing the Mohegan Sun Arena at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and I’ve got tickets! Took the night off work, met a couple of my buddies and we went to the casino. After a nice dinner at one of the casino’s buffets, we headed into the arena. [...]
Metal Masters Tour (Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell, Testament) at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) – 8/15/08
Posted: August 17, 2008 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Black Sabbath, Classic Rock, Dio, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metal Masters Tour, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rob Halford, Rock, Testament
So I made it to the show Friday night, here’s how the night went….. The Plan: A few months ago, I received a copy of Testament’s new record, THE FORMATION OF DAMNATION, for review. I listened to the album, wrote the review, and passed the link along to my contact in the band’s promotional camp. [...]
Metal Masters tour is tonight!
Posted: August 15, 2008 in Concert Reviews, Metal News & CommentaryTags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Melodic Rock, Metal, Metal Masters Tour, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Rock, Testament
Tonight is the Metal Masters concert at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and I’m going! I get to see Judas Priest, Heaven & Hell, and Testament play a full-on Heavy Metal show the day before my 36th birthday…..that’s one hell of a present! The really cool thing about it is that I am on [...]
Billy Joel in concert at Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, CT) – 7/3/08
Posted: July 4, 2008 in Concert ReviewsTags: AOR, Billy Joel, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Music, Rock
My second concert of the year was last night at the Mohegan Sun Arena (at the Mohegan Sun Casino) to see Billy Joel. OK, I know some of you have already said, “Billy Joel is not Metal!”. Yes, I know but he is Rock’n Roll, Classic Rock nowadays, and the man has timeless songs and [...]
