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

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

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

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

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

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

Mudvayne returned to Las Vegas, and it felt like our wayward son returning home. The crowd was a sea of Mudvayne and Hellyeah t-shirt...

Glam rock is alive and kicking, and The Struts lead the pack. It was a glitter rock British explosion onto the stage in Vegas - the...

Chevy Metal wrapped their summer tour dates with a wowzer of a show in Las Vegas at the Copa Room (at Bootleggers Bistro), a new Vamp'd...

PANTERA blasted through Vegas on their 'Heaviest Tour of the Summer' trek across the US, pummeling the crowd at the T-Mobile Arena with...

Bruce Dickinson returned to the stage in Vegas for his first North American solo tour in almost 30 years, bringing his Mandrake Project...

The Taste of Armageddon Tour left a trail of destruction at House of Blues in Las Vegas, with a line up made to blast the face off the...