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That just made my night! One of my all time favorite bands, playing only 30 min away in Joliet! I see they're playing Harpo's the next night. I wonder if they have fond memories of playing there, as I saw them in '92 on the Parallels tour, and half a dozen skinheads showed up. They immediately...

Been hearing good things about these guys, and finally had a chance to see them at Q Bar in Darien, IL. Never thought I'd post about a cover band, but these guys were excellent! The singer sounded EXACTLY like Bruce Dickinson, even kinda looked like him, and also had the mannerisms down as well...

modernwizardry - Roadburn was fantastic! Really impressed with the venues, sound mix and organization. Four different stages, ranging from 150 capacity Batcave to the approx 2500 capacity main stage (similar in size to the Riviera Theater, for the Chicago folks). Very laid-back vibe (as you may...

Glad to have discovered these guys a couple of months ago - love the album. I'll have to check out that EP. They put on a great show this past weekend at Roadburn. The venue (across the street from main venue 013) was a converted church, complete with stained glass windows, arched ceiling, and...

Another vote to keep the tour going, if this is possible. I would definitely attend the Chicago date, as I was (like others have mentioned) just going for Cauldron/Icarus Witch/Widow anyway.

Yeah, really impressed with this album, especially how phenomenal John Arch sounds after all these years! I had purchased tickets to Keep It True when Sword and Witch Cross were announced (been wanting to attend this festival for awhile, as some of my European friends had mentioned what a cool...

Man, nothing came close to Kerrang! back in the day. I still remember the first issue I ever got back in 1985 (had Ratt on the cover, and also a review of the Knebworth festival). That was my bible for music through high school and college. I got turned onto tons of cool bands through that...

Yeah, I just got ahold of a German friend of mine, and we're planning on checking out this great line-up as well. Without doubt, one of the most amazing venues I've ever been to, overlooking the Rhine river! Finally getting to see Riverside, IQ, and RPWL (in addition to the incredible Anathema...

Great news! When I was in high school, I remember a friend of mine got "Metalized". He made a cassette copy for me, and I wore the hell out of that damn tape!

Wow - surprised to see mostly negative comments on Cauldron. The last year or so, I've really been back into old-school straight ahead, no-frills heavy metal (maybe some nostalgia from growing up in the 80's). I discovered Cauldron through a Keep It True video, ordered their EP, and have been...

Try this one as well: http://www.allmetalfest.com/metal-festivals/ If you get the chance to experience a European festival, I would highly recommend it. Meet cool people, see tons of great music, and check out other countries and cultures. By starting up a conversation (and sharing a beer)...

I had the chance to see these guys in June at Hellfest. Didn't know anything at all about them when I stepped into the big tent they were playing. Really enjoyed their music, with an excellent light show and big video screen behind the drummer showing all sorts of cool visuals. Can anyone...

Got my ticket a few days ago. They put together a killer line-up this year. Could have done without Deftones headlining day one, but a minor complaint. In addition to great live bands I've already seen (Alice Cooper, KISS, Immortal, Y&T, etc), I'm really pumped to see Katatonia, Negura Bunget...

REALLY enjoyable issue. Even though most of us on this forum are into relatively obscure music, I got turned onto quite a few releases in this issue, in various genres. One particularly interesting article had Steven Wilson listing his favorite concept albums, most of which I hadn't even heard...

While I saw Voivod a number of times back in the day (first time was Voivod headlining Detroit's St. Andrew's Hall with a couple of unknown opening bands called Soundgarden and Faith No More!), I can say that they sounded excellent this past summer at Sweden Rock. I thought the setlist was a...