NEW YORK, NY—As a soon-to-be college grad I’ve been having severe withdrawal from loud noises. The never-ending shushing in libraries and even in my own house from roommates with papers and projects has left me craving loud, fast-paced, head banging music. The mishmash of hip-hop and rap blaring at the…

BROOKLYN, NY—It took me longer than the average Cold War Kids fan to catch on.  Back in 2007, I saw them open for Muse at Madison Square Garden.  I don’t know if they got lost in the size of it all, but they lacked something.  There wasn’t a sense of…

HOLMDEL, NJ—Walking to a venue most people would feel excited to get a chance to hear some good live music, or at least that’s what they’re paying for.  Some get there early; others make it just in time to see the main act.  I’ve wanted to catch a Wolfmother show…

HARTFORD, CT—You kind of know you’re watching a show in Connecticut when an hour and a half after doors open the line to get in has barely moved. The Webster is a bit deceiving; I was expecting a Knitting Factory-sized place, maybe enough for 100 or so people, which had me wondering how bad Mudvayne did on record sales their last album out. Luckily they didn’t do too badly.

NEW YORK, NY—Walking past retail stores with every inch of window space conquered by red and green I was starting to feel the excitement as I got closer to the venue. It had been years since the last time I saw In Flames, or Gojira for that matter. Being able…

HOLMDEL, NJ—Any doubts of how Projekt Revolution would turn out were probably surrounded around the line-up. It’s hard to set up a tour with such a variety of different bands, especially when their musical styles clash; it makes it difficult for fans to find middle ground. If it weren’t for…

HOBOKEN, NJ – The excitement of going to Maxwell’s for the first time made me forget about how horrible parking is in Hoboken.  Despite my attempts at avoiding the parking garage, I was left with no choice.

Because of the circling around I missed half of the opening act.  Walking…

NEW YORK, NY—No matter how many times I see a show in NYC, I still can’t get over how good a turnout metal gets.  Walking down to Times Square you see the typical tourists and the millions of people that are there for something other than metal so it’s great…

PHILADELPHIA, PA—I’ve been lucky enough to see shows at plenty of venues in NYC, but never in Philly. When I think of Philly I think of two spots, Trocadero and Electric Factory. Considering I didn’t know the bands playing, going to the venue was a good enough reason to go.…

NEW YORK, NY—Tickets can sometimes be hard to sell, but tickets with big name metal acts like Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God and DevilDriver, well those tickets become easier to sell. Easy enough to sell out in less than a month; no kidding. Over 2,000 metalheads outside waiting, watching as…