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Picture Me Broken
Live Review: Picture Me Broken — The Roxy, West Hollywood
Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:15:32
Last night at The Roxy, Picture Me Broken were just full of surprises. That's what made the California quintet's set so crushing and captivating all at once. The groove guitar snap of "Corrupt Me" immediately ignited a wave of headbanging from the stage surging through the crowd. Frontwoman Layla "Brooklyn" Allman instantly transfixed the young ...more
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Creed
Live Review: Creed — The Wiltern, Los Angeles
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:19:38
"This is the heart of the Human Clay album," Creed singer Scott Stapp announced before launching into "Say I" at the Wiltern last night. That song remained emblematic of the raw power inherent within Creed's sound. A towering riff from virtuoso Mark Tremonti built up the groove right before crashing down into scorching leads. Eric Friedman lit up ...more
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Drake
Live Review: Drake — Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine
Wed, 09 May 2012 08:26:02
"You have officially gained entrance to Club Paradise," Drake smiled from the stage at the sold out Verizon Wireless Amphiteater in Irvine, CA. Drake's current Club Paradise headline tour ebbs and flows like any unforgettable evening at one of the world's hottest night spots. He serves as the audience's guide, and it's quite the ride, to say the ...more
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Five Finger Death Punch
Live Review: Welcome to Rockville Featuring Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium, Lacuna Coil, Otherwise, SoulSwitch, and More
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:31:36
Heavy metal hardly gets the credit it deserves from the mainstream media. That's a fact. Hard music enjoyed a bit of a renaissance both commercially and critically at the turn of the century. Remember when Slipknot and Staind both graced the cover of RollingStone and every rock band went platinum? We're not living in that world anymore. In this day ...more
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Pantera
Live Review: Samson's Metal Masters 3 – Key Club, West Hollywood
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:34:56
"This is just fun for us. I hope it's fun for you," smiled Philip Anselmo from the stage at the sold out Key Club last night during Samson's Metal Masters 3 show. Let's just get this out of the way. It was more than fun; it was the best metal show that the Sunset Strip has seen this century. The legendary Pantera and Down frontman as well as ...more
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DevilDriver
Live Review: DevilDriver — House of Blues, West Hollywood
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:12:07
The stage really is DevilDriver's Beast. The Southern California metal goliath's sold out show at the West Hollywood House of Blues was shining proof of that fact. There are few bands left who can pummel and groove like these individuals can. In fact, DevilDriver's greatest strength is its delicate balance between mind-numbing metallic ...more
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Rage Against the Machine
Live Review: Hyro Da Hero — Club Nokia, Los Angeles
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:21:28
"We some mad motherfuckers," smiled Hyro Da Hero on stage supporting Mindless Self Indulgence at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles Saturday. Hyro and his band mates are mad in a good way though. On his Ross Robinson-produced debut, Birth, School, Work, Death, Hyro rails about getting out of "Section 8" and "Ghetto Ambiance". However, the fact that ...more
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The All-American Rejects
Live Review: The All-American Rejects — The Troubadour, Los Angeles
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:57:25
"This is kind of like coitus," jested The All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter midway through his band's sold out show at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on Friday. Ritter's sense of humor permeated the entire performance, adding a sense of fun that's been missing from rock 'n' roll for far too long. The singer remained both clever and charming ...more
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