LAMB OF GOD RELEASE “PARASOCIAL CHRIST”   TICKETS FOR THE BAND’S SPRING 2026 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ON SALE   JOINING LAMB OF GOD FOR THE HEAVIEST TOUR OF THE NEW YEAR ARE KUBLAI KHAN TX, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, AND SANGUISUGABOGG Lamb of God have released “Parasocial Christ”, a relentless three-minute assault that once again pairs the Richmond metal titans with longtime producer Josh Wilbur . The standalone single follows “Sepsis,” which has dominated the U.S. metal charts for the

Photo by Ivan Nasitima Australian grindcore maniacs KING PARROT will return to US stages this Spring supporting intergalactic shock rock legends Gwar on their Gor-Gor Strikes Back Tour ! The onstage bedlam begins on March 19th in Richmond, Virginia and rampages through April 29th in Charlotte, North Carolina. Additional support will be provided by Soulfly . The latest stretch of Stateside dates follow KING PARROT ’s epic jaunt on The Heaviest Tour Of The Summer featuring Pan

Eyes Set To Kill is out on the road celebrating the 15 year anniversary of their landmark album Broken Frames , on a headlining stop in Las Vegas at the Swan Dive with guests Stitched up Heart and Lauren Babic, who have all been collaborating this year and make a great tour lineup. Also on the bill was Vegas' Crashing Wayward and Reno based Split Persona to make for a full night and varied line up of music. Unfortunately for this show Lauren Babic was under the weather, an

Memphis May Fire brought the second leg of their Shapeshifter Tour to Las Vegas, for a metal night at the Portal at Area 15 . It was a mind blowing night of sound and lights and a crowd that was insane, as the band gave 200% and blew the roof off. MMF brought a support lineup of Rain City Drive, Nevertel and If Not For Me , mixing metalcore and melody for a night to remember. The show started with Pennsylvania boys If Not For Me , who bounded onto the stage and brought

Silverstein packed the House of Blues in Las Vegas for a SOLD OUT date on their last leg of 25 Years Of Noise Anniversary Tour , showcasing their decades plus catalogue with a show that also featured sets from Bloom, Free Throw , and Thursday .  Fans packed against the barricade early, not missing a moment of the show, and got a real treat with Australia's Bloom. The band came out the gate hard, and I really liked them immediately, they had intensity and aggressiveness mixed

I shoot metal more than anything. Dark rooms, fog thick enough to chew, red lights blasting faces into silhouettes, guitarists whipping hair like helicopter blades, pits opening and closing like moving fault lines; it’s where I feel most at home creatively. Metal gives you intensity, unpredictability, and a constant current of motion through the lens. But every once in a while, you need a hard left turn. Something with bounce, humor, and color. When Spike and the Gimme Gimmes

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs performed in Las Vegas at The Jubilee Theater at Horseshoe Casino to promote Mike's recent memoir titled "Heartbreaker". The show featured songs from Mike's tenure with T om Petty & The Heartbreakers . Mike introduced each song with a little story from his book along with pictures displayed on the screen. Mike & The Dirty Knobs which feature Steve Ferrone on Drums , who spent over 20 yrs in the Heartbreakers. Some of Mike's stories also wer

Thursday night in Vegas. The neon was humming, but I was tuned out. I was standing in line to snag my media pass for Spike and the Me Gimmes , AirPods in, volume up, completely sealed off from the noise of the strip. I was in my own world, jamming out, oblivious to the guys in line next to me. They were laughing, gesturing, and apparently cracking jokes at my expense, but I missed every word. Once I got inside and the AirPods came out, a gentleman walked up to me with a knowi

Fremont Street Experience held a new Locals Showcase this weekend highlighting some of the best local bands currently playing in Las Vegas with The Far Worst, Voxxx & The Out There . The great thing about this showcase is it gives up and coming bands a chance to play on a big stage with professional lighting and sound to a big audience, as the Fremont stages attract hundreds, and at times thousands of locals and tourists alike. Kicking off the night's festivities was the ba

Talk about a stacked lineup for this show! AVATAR returned to Vegas and on this trip they brought two bands I have been highly anticipating seeing - ALIEN WEAPONRY and hometown favs SPIRITWORLD . For a busy Saturday night the Vegas local metalheads turned out in force, packing the Brooklyn Bowl with a long line an hour before the doors even opened. Kicking off the evening was SPIRITWORLD , and when the band hit the stage I thought it was already December and the Rodeo was

Dancing Plague returned to Vegas after a year to The Griffin on downtown Fremont Street, and this time on the bill was darkwave / goth / performance artist Aux Animaux , who I really wanted to see as well. The room at The Griffin is not per say a traditional music venue, but as the promoter describes it a "rock n roll speakeasy". You enter the venue and go into a bar that is all brick arches, with fireplaces going, and looks like a lode up in the mountains. From there you g

Photo credit: Rich Johnson - SPECTACLE PHOTOGRAPHER Spike And The Gimme Gimmes  are spreading holiday cheer in true Gimmes fashion! The band is hitting the road this winter to celebrate the release of their brand-new single,  “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” The track, out on November 21st on Fat Wreck Chords , will be available as a  limited-edition red flexi disc , tucked inside a  spectacular 2026 calendar and available digitally guaranteed to keep fans in the  ho-ho-ho

MAMMOTH blasted into Las Vegas and the House of Blues with the End Tour , hitting the stage with pounding drums and smashing guitars for “One of a Kind”, with Wolfgang Van Halen stepping up to lead the way. A multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter mastermind, Van Halen has put together a tight impressive touring band that enhances the Mammoth experience - Frank Sidoris (Slash) and Jon Jourdan (To Whom It May) on guitars, Ronnie Ficarro  (FIR) on bass, and Garrett Whit

Halloween in Las Vegas hits different. Between the neon glow of Fremont Street, the packed sidewalks of costumed chaos, and the low rumble of bass echoing through downtown; it’s a night when the strange becomes normal and loud becomes necessary. For American Monster , it was the perfect setting for their return debut show, a hometown launch on one of the wildest nights of the year. As a relatively new transplant to Vegas, I’ve been looking for that one local show that truly c

Death Cult crept stealthily onto the stage at The Pearl in Las Vegas, hidden behind a white sheer curtain, mysterious strains in the air that quickly turned into frantic drum beats and the wailing, wanting "Ghost Dance" began. The Cult made Vegas a part of the fall Paradise Now Tour , that featured a Death Cult set, followed by a Cult set, for a full circle of the band legacy, and a rare chance to hear and experience those early songs live. Not everyone in attendance was as

GWAR bought the GOR GOR back to Vegas, and we were there for the destruction. Brooklyn Bowl at the Linq Promenade hosted Your Lords and Masters of the Universe, and it was a blood and GOR-for-all. But we also got punk legends HELMET and THE DWARVES on the lineup, and Blood Vultures kicking off the night. Blood Vultures gothic metal sound on the lineup was a bit unexpected, but they really connected with the Vegas crowd and it made for a great set. Jordan Old ( Two Minutes

Ever since the impromptu side shows popped up, when the first night of the inaugural When We Were Young Festival was cancelled due to weather, the side shows have been an integral part of the weekend, and something the festival goers (and those not lucky enough to get tickets) look forward to. Tonight is no exception, Taking Back Sunday is joined by LetLive. and Straylight Run at the BleauLive Theater inside of the Fountainebleau Hotel and Casino. Since the festival groun

Corrosion of Conformity returned to Las Vegas for their 2025 tour, full of piss and vinegar for a SOLD OUT headlining show at The Usual Place downtown, and the line was wrapped around the block in the hour before the doors opened, fans ready to hear some southern metal from the NC legendary COC. The show featured support from Dark Chapel , a project from Dario Lorina that is getting all kinds of love in Vegas, and also more Vegas metal with Sonolith and Papsmear. Papsmear

This was a show for the old time metal fans, with two iconic metal musicians together on one stage, brothers Max and Igor Cavalera. Both have been members of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY, a nd SEPULTURA with Max on guitar and vocals and Igor on drums, and tonight they would bring the Chaos A.D.2025 Tour to House of Blues in Las Vegas. Also on the bill was one of my all time fav industrial metal bands FEAR FACTORY , and support from death metal band GENOCIDE PACT along

Friday nights in Las Vegas have no shortage of things to do. and tonight the crowd is packing in for a night of metal with Peeling Flesh, Shadow of Intent, The Black Dahlia Murder and Lorna Shore at the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas. With a line up like this, it is easy to see why the fans are in early on the floor early getting their spots along the rail. First up is Peeling Flesh , and this death metal band from Oklahoma might be newer on the scene but they are developing q