Ghost (w/ Ancient VVisdom and Blood Ceremony) 02/02/12 The Roxy - West Hollywood, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito There is a moment when a concert junkie realizes that what they are about to witness is not a typical show as much as it is a special moment with great historical magnitude. That moment hit me as I crossed Sunset Blvd en route to The Roxy Theatre. I watched as a young man in a Manowar T-shirt handed a scalper no less than five $20 bills ... Read More

Mastodon, Opeth & Ghost Team Up For North American Tour Mastodon and Opeth have just released the dates for their monstrous “Heritage Hunter” North American Tour. The trek (which will feature Ghost performing the opening duties) will kick off April 4th in Portland, ME and wrap May 12th in Atlanta Georgia. Mastodon and Opeth will rotate the headliner spot depending on what market they are playing. Dates for the tour are listed below. Likewise if you do hit this show, don't miss Ghost. ... Read More

2012 Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival Artists Announced Now in its 5th year, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival has just announced what bands will be performing for 2012. Slipknot and Slayer will headline the main stage this summer, and will be joined by a third mystery artist to be named on March 5th. The main stages fourth slot will rotate between As I Lay Dying, Asking Alexandria and The Devil Wears Prada. Thrash legends Anthrax will headline the festivals Jagermeister Side Stage. Also appearing ... Read More

GWAR Announces Spring Leg of the Return of the World Maggot Tour GWAR is about to awaken from their winter hibernation and return to the road for a spring leg of their Return of the World Maggot Tour. The trek will kick off with a special tribute for fallen guitarist Cory Smoot (AKA Flattus Maximus) at the National Theatre in Richmond, VA on March 16th. All proceeds from the Smoot Family Fund. From there, the tour will hit such exotic locations as Toledo ... Read More

I have been a fan of Machine Head since before the " Burning Red " album was released. That CD release show was one of the first shows I have ever attended at Pop's Concert and Nightclub in beautiful, sunny Sauget, IL. Its hard to believe its been over 10 years since that day or summer. A lot has changed, new albums, new haircuts, new groupies and a lot has stayed the same. Hard fucking music brought to you as only Machine ... Read More

King's X Announce "First Church of Rock & Roll" 2012 West Coast Tour If you were to ask our pal Reverend Justito who the most underrated band in the history of rock and roll is he would respond with King’s X. For over 30 years, the trio of Dug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill have been cranking out their unique blend of highly melodic funkified bone crushing rock and roll. For the first time since 2009 (where we caught them at the ... Read More

Goatwhore and Hate Eternal Team Up For Co-Headline Tour Metal Blade Records recording artists Goatwhore and Hate Eternal have announced dates for a brief co-headlining tour across North America. There are some other bands on the trek, however we can’t read their logos so we won’t name them here (it’s true, while we understand Metal and can speak the language we never learned how to read it. 2012 Goatwhore/Hate Eternal Co-Headline Dates (As of 01/03/12) 02/19 Warehouse Live/Houston, TX 02/20 House of Rock/El Paso, TX 02/21 Clubhouse/Tempe, ... Read More

12.29/12.30/12.31 - Umphreys McGee at The Pageant - St. Louis, MO Words and Pictures By: Bradley Darby I sure as hell hope The Pageant’s insurance is up to date..... because following the three night-seven set weekend to close out 2011 and ring in 2012, there is no doubt that Umphreys McGee blew the roof off the place! If you have never seen Umphreys McGee, you should do yourself a favor and make it a point to catch a show. The band can’t be ... Read More

Ring in 2012 with Umphreys McGee in St. Louis Words by Bradley Darby For the first time in their 13 plus year existence, Chicago progressive rockers Umphreys McGee take their end of the year party on the road and bring their annual New Years shindig to St. Louis to close out 2011 and ring in 2012 with a 3 night run at The Pageant. Last Halloween the boys spent two nights at The Pageant for their Monster Mashup, and many consider those shows (especially ... Read More

2011 was a year of many ups and downs and a lot of very unique and diverse shows of which I feel lucky and blessed to partaked in. And hey, nobody died this year. So moving on to number 10. Number 10: Prof, 08/17/11 The Pageant, Saint Louis, Mo Prof had impressed me quite a bit the early part of 2011 with a strong performance and a free cd that didn't suck. A few months later he was back opening for Atmosphere, Evidence, and ... Read More

The 2012 Metal Alliance Tour The dates for the 2012 Metal Alliance Tour have been unleashed. Headlined by Devildriver, the trek will kick off at SXSW on March 15th and end in Houston on April 21st. Also confirmed for the bill are The Faceless, Job For A Cowboy, Dying Fetus, 3 Inches of Blood, Impending Doom and Wretched. Check out the dates for the tour below.   METAL ALLIANCE TOUR 3/15 Austin, TX @ SXSW / Scoot Inn 3/16 New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar 3/17 St Petersburg, ... Read More

Every Time I Die Announce Winter 2012 North American Tour Good news for those who live in smaller markets. Every Time I Die is hitting the road for a winter tour of the US and Canada with main support from Terror. The trek kicks off February 17th in Brooklyn and makes stops in such exotic locations as Saskatoon, Colorado Springs and Wichita before wrapping up March 8th in Huntington, WV. The tour will also include Stray From The Path and Former Thieves. For more ... Read More

Whitechapel Announce 2012 Spring US Tour Dates Whitechapel have just announced dates for their Spring 2012 headline tour of the United States. Tickets for the trek which will feature support from artists including Miss May I and After The Burial will go on sale December 18th, 2011. When asked about the tour, Whitechapel guitarist Alex Wade commented: "We are really excited to announce our headliner "The Recorruptour" that will be taking place Spring 2012. We love to headline because not only do we get ... Read More

Metallica Offers Free Concert Downloads Just in time for the holiday season, Metallica have opened their vaults. Fans of the band can now download 24 unique Metallica concerts recorded between 1982 and 2009. Some of the highlights include a 1982 appearance at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco and a 1992 appearance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum featuring John Marshall on rhythm guitar. To download these shows – please click here. As previously reported, Metallica will perform four nights at the Fillmore in San ... Read More

Anthrax & Testament Set To Terrorize North America in 2012 With a successful trek across North America under their belts in 2011, (check out our coverage of the  Orlando stop) thrash metal legends Testament and Anthrax have just announced dates for quick run across the continent in early 2012. Death Angel will once again join the duo on the road and more dates will be added to the trek soon. Anthrax w/ Testament and Death Angel 2012 Tour Dates 01/22 – House of Blues – Las ... Read More

Anthrax with Death Angel and Testament House of Blues, Orlando Florida 11/01/11 Words/Photos by Ron Man I'm not going to bore you with the history of Anthrax. For that you can go to Wikipedia. I will say that after the departure of lead singer, Joey Belladonna in '92, I was really no longer a fan. For me, it was kind of like when David Lee Roth was out of Van Halen, the magic was gone. The difference being, Van Halen went on to be an even ... Read More

Bison b.c. Hit The Road In Support of Dark Ages Last fall we caught a band called Bison b.c. open for the mighty Helmet in Redondo Beach, CA. The boys from Bison b.c. plan to spend fall 2011 on the road in North America supporting their phenomenal 2010 release Dark Ages (one of Reverend Justito's Top 10 records of 2010). In addition to their current dates with Weedeater, Saviours and Fight Amp, the Vancouver natives plan a headline trek across their native land. ... Read More

Mastodon Announce 2011 North American Tour Dates With their new album The Hunter due to hit shelves at the end of this month, Mastodon have announced dates for a North American Headline tour. In addition to an appearance at the Voodoo Music Experneice in New Orleans on Saturday October 29th the band will be performing in most major markets during the five week run. Coming along for the tour will be Red Fang and Dillinger Escape Plan. You can check out the first ... Read More

Anthrax Teams With Testament and Death Angel For US Tour With a new album entitled Worship Music set to hit shelves on September 13th, Anthrax has announced dates for an American tour. The trek kicks off October 14th in Grand Rapids Michigan and will cover most of the nation over five weeks. While Anthrax will close all shows, the tour will feature co-headliners Testament while Death Angel will cover the opening duties. The American tour follows a hometown appearance for Anthrax at Yankees Stadium ... Read More

Mary Magdalan featuring OLOM, Young London, and FreeSol Webster Hall-New York, NY Words/Photos by LexC   Knowing this show was at Webster Hall I decided to pregame a little bit. Their prices are ridiculous and even if I had the money I wouldn’t pay for drinks. Even a bottle of water is about five dollars. I also needed to waste some time because ended up in the city earlier than planned. So I stopped off at my favorite bar downtown, a little Irish place named Biddy ... Read More

Metallica Celebrate 30 Years With Intimate San Francisco Shows [caption id="attachment_86" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Kirk Hammet in Inglewood, CA 12/18/08"][/caption] To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Metallica have booked four shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco. From their official website: Thirty years of Metallica... can you believe it? We think it's cause for a major celebration! You've been asking for a while now "just what the hell are you going to do to mark 30 years as a band?" closely followed by "why don't we have ... Read More