Heavy Metal

King Diamond – ‘The Institute’ Concert Review

Photo Credit: Steve Trager It’s hard to pinpoint the brilliant musical success of King Diamond after establishing himself as a solo artist for over twenty years and his career thus far being nothing short of stellar. Many diehard fans know his distinct voice from the days of Mercyful Fate, which propelled King Diamond into a… Read more

King Diamond: ‘The Institute’ Tour 2019

King Diamond at Tower Theater 11/10/19 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Website: www.kingdiamondcoven.com  Photography by: Steve Trager

Slipknot – ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Roadrunner Records Okay, let’s skip – or at least-fast forward past – what we all know already: Slipknot are a hard rock band whose members wear truly scary, horror movie-style masks onstage (and possibly elsewhere, but that’s their business), although they’re not actually concealing their identities (lead singer Corey Taylor’s actual face has… Read more

Volbeat – ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’ Album Review

Photo Credit: Volbeat PressPhotos 2019 Volbeat are from Denmark and – at least according to conventional wisdom – categorized as a Heavy Metal band (the “Vol” part of the band’s name is even short for “volume”). This may frighten off some U.S. listeners who might assume the band to be part of the Scandinavian Death… Read more