Show Reviews Archive
Hammerfest IV – Prestatyn, UK
Hammerfest Four: The Hammer Of Thor. As you can imagine with a title like that it’s got to be the work of men who’ve worn far too many animal...
The Saints & Sinners Tour featuring Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders & TesseracT
There’s something about a road trip that enhances a good concert. That sense of being removed from your element, in a new city, far from home lends...
TNR’s Coverage of Touché Amoré (The Vera Project, Seattle, WA)
When asked to describe Seattle, most who don’t call it home would most likely come up with words along the line of “rain” and “forest”....
TNR’s Coverage of Wolves In The Throne Room (New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma, WA)
Intermittent showers, a run-down part of an even more run-down city, a sole beacon of light illuminates the dark with the sign “The New Frontier”....
Feed The Rhino – Cambridge, UK
The last time I saw Feed The Rhino, a few months back on the UK leg of the Sonisphere Festival, they were, there’s no easy way to say this, putting...
Letlive – Cambridge, UK
The always alternative, yet surprisingly miniscule Portland venue in the mild-mannered UK city of Cambridge is rammed, front-to-back, side-to-side, with...
The Slaughter Survivors Tour – St. Paul, MN
Ever since I saw the lineup for this show I was super excited; it seemed to cover all of its metal bases. It had groovy, breakdown heavy bands (Structures,...
Sonisphere Festival – Knebworth, UK
You know the set-up by now. All scores are out of 5 and I’m gonna try and get through three days in one page so, blink and you’ll miss it....
The Nocturnal Alliance Tour
Ever since hearing their debut record, Nailed, Dead, Risen, Impending Doom has always found a home in my current playlists. I’ve enjoyed each of their...
The Tour Featuring Becoming The Archetype – Seattle, WA
Solid State Records has long been home to some of my favorite bands. My first love, Haste the Day, and many other nostalgic bands have graced their roster....
The Ugly World Tour – Seattle, WA
Back when I was a wee elementary student just beginning my dive into the metal realm, MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball was my hero and savior. I would sneak...
The We Do What We Want Tour featuring Emery – Seattle, WA
Oh, Sleeper has always been one of my favorite bands and so when I heard the day before they were going to be in Seattle I jumped at the chance to see...
Arsonists Get All The Girls with Volumes – Seattle, WA
Before I left for college in early January – I started winter semester, not fall – I knew my show-going abilities would be severely hampered....
Scream It Like You Mean It Tour – Stockholm, Sweden
Ever since I heard about this show a good six or seven months ago, I’ve been psyched as hell to see This Or The Apocalypse and We Came As Romans...
Through The Noise European Tour 2011 – Linköping, Sweden
I’ve never actually had to go to another city to see a good show, because most of the bands that come to Sweden usually stop by Stockholm. This time...
The Gamechangers Tour 2011
You have no idea how many people ask me how I find moshing and metal fun or enjoyable. “How is it you find flailing your arms and pushing sweaty people...
August Burns Red, Set Your Goals, and Texas In July
Sometimes the only reason you wind up going to a particular show is because you got shit else to do. This was the case for the recent tour stop in Seattle...
Thomas Giles, Braveyoung, and Stephen Brodsky – 3/31/11
It seems nowadays, everyone’s got a side project of some kind. But one in particular has garnered some serious attention, even among metal fans whose...