King's X at Gramercy Theatre (New York, NY) Veteran metal legends King’s X returned to New York on August 10th to perform at the Gramercy Theatre, an intimate venue nestled in the
Ashes of Leviathan at Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) One of the bigger trends in rock and metal these days are anniversary tours commemorating significant albums in a given band’s history. Often times,
If You Like What You Hear, Then Go Tell Somebody: My Unlikely Interview with Dug Pinnick of King's X About 15 years ago, I went to go see King’s X perform at The Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale and met their lead singer and
New Beginning, New Surprise: Fu Manchu Returns With Their 14th Studio Album, The Return of Tomorrow One of the main reasons I started writing for a metal website was to get access to things I couldn’t get on my own:
Episode 2: dUg Pinnick (King's X) I've been a King's X fan for over two decades now. The fact that I was able to interview bassist and
If You Like What You Hear, Then Go Tell Somebody: An Interview with dUg Pinnick (King's X) Doug (dUg) Pinnick has been at this for a while. In fact, his first interactions with music predate even his own memory. When Steve and
Episode 1: Derek Brumley (Conquest) I started writing about music two years ago, mostly as a joke, and have now found myself producing material for an actual website called ThisDayInMetal.
Paying Tribute to the Gods: An Interview with Derek Brumley (Conquest) Derrick Brumley told me a story about how his older brother's girlfriend left the first Black Sabbath record at his childhood home one
John Garcia at Elsewhere (Brooklyn, NY) Stoner rock legend John Garcia played an electric last show of a two-week North American run, dubbed the Tour of the Valedores, on May 29th
It's Maynard's Birthday Party and I'll Buy If I Want To... Usually when you buy a ticket to go see a show, you walk in the doors and are fairly certain of what you’re going
In Flames at Warsaw (Greenpoint, NY) In Flames played their first headlining show in Brooklyn in almost 25 years on May 3rd in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at Warsaw. It was the Swedish
The Sonic Ride: Johan Borgede of Astroqueen on the Band’s Hiatus, Reunion and Future Astroqueen released their full-length debut, Into Submission, in 2001. It is a cult classic in the world of stoner rock and metal. To date, they
