Review by John Jeffrey, photos by Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Buffalo, NY - On a dull Wednesday night in Western New York, the legendary Canadian metal band, Anvil, started their 2018 "Pounding the Pavement" U.S. tour at the Ironworks bar in downtown Buffalo. The opening night of the tour already started out with 'Spinal Tap'-ish... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Buffalo, NY – Shadowside, a brilliant, power-metal band from Brazil, played its first show in the USA in over nine years last night. The band, which consists of: Dani Nolden -vocals Raphael Mattos -guitars, Magnus Rosén (formerly of Hammerfall )-bass and Fabio Buitvidas -drums, is currently on tour with Canadian... Continue Reading →
"For the longest time, people were like, 'You wear skinny ties and new wave haircuts.' It’s like, 'No, man. We wear leather jackets and we like AC/DC. We just have synthesizers.'" - Mark Brooks of Night Club describing the band's innovative, unique and heavy sound. By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Night Club is a Los... Continue Reading →
Former teen pop sensation, Skye Sweetnam transforms into hot Metal star with her ground breaking band, SUMO CYCO. By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. / Top Photo - by Francesca Ludikar SUMO CYCO is an innovative, infectious- metal, punk, alternative influenced quartet from Hamilton, Ont. The band, who formed in 2011, is fronted by former teen pop... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Knee High Fox is an uncompromising, hard-hitting, musically diverse band, fronted by the lovely actress and songwriter, Krsy Fox. In addition to Krsy Fox, Knee High Fox consist of: Simon Nagel on bass, Sam Bam Koltun on guitar and Harley Dewinter on drums. This Hollywood, California-based band, who formed in 2012, have... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The New York City based, Echo Black is one of the most innovative new bands in music today. This genre blending quartet, was formed in 2015, by the dynamic, flamboyant and androgynous singer/songwriter, Danny Blu. In additon to Blu, Echo Black consists of three other equally amazing musicians: Felix Skiver-guitar, Rob Gnarly -bass,... Continue Reading →
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