(The Ultimate Guide to Being the Worst Human in the Pit) So, you’re heading to a concert and thinking: “How can I make this magical live music experience all about me?” Excellent mindset! If your goal is to be remembered as that person—the one that people still talk about in […]
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Festival review: Maryland Deathfest 2025. Gloom, Doom, and Glory in Baltimore
Maryland Deathfest for me remains one of the most beloved metal festivals in the U.S. — right up there with the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise — so the end of May once again turned into a glorious four-day chaos bath of every imaginable subgenre of heavy music, smack in […]
Concert review: FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and ARCH ENEMY in Charlotte
ARCH ENEMY came on their new American tour with support from FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and a band called THROWN INTO EXILE. Missed the latter due to hellish evening traffic — turned out the venue next door was hosting some mega-popular pop-rock darling beloved by Gen Z, so many people […]
Concert review: NAPALM DEATH, MELVINS, WEEDEATER in Charlotte
As always in spring, the concert season is packed to the brim. One week you’ve got ATHEIST in town, then OBSCURA’s new album, a pit full of chaos at THE ACACIA STRAIN, and then, for example, this: a curious touring combo of NAPALM DEATH / MELVINS / WEEDEATER crisscrossing the […]