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MMM Thoughts: How is the State of Rock ‘N’ Roll in 2021?

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Photo Credit: MTV VMAs This year’s MTV Video Music Awards (which aired live on September 12th) tell us pretty much all we need to know about how the state of rock ‘n’ roll is 2021. Actually, we can even go all the way back to 1997: The award category that had once been “Best Heavy… Read more

MMM Thoughts: Selling Out vs. Evolving in Music – Is There a Difference?

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Photo Credit: Getty Images/Ringer illustration It doesn’t even take a million streams on Spotify or three sold out nights at Madison Square Garden to be labeled a “sellout”. Virtually any commercial success in music will inevitably invite claims that an artist has “sold out” and ironically enough, this label is most likely not to come… Read more

2000s Throwback Gallery: Ozzfest 2003

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Ozzfest at the Tweeter Center Camden, New Jersey Chimaira Cradle of Filth Disturbed Killswitch Engage Korn Marilyn Manson Motograter Shadows Fall Voivod Photography by: Steve Trager

King Diamond – ‘The Institute’ Concert Review

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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

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