Tour Blog: In The Lair Of The Huntress
Whenever you're presented with a potentially life-altering decision, you might give it time and thought, and rightly so, but every once in a while, these decisions are so easy that it all it takes is an instant to make the right choice. For me, going on a nationwide 7-week tour with Los Angeles-based metal band Huntress certainly falls under the latter. Read more

Hard Rock Hodgepodge: Buckcherry, Iron Butterfly & London Perform At The Rainbow
Twice a year, the Rainbow Bar & Grill opens up the back parking lot that extends behind the Roxy and sets up their outdoor stage for live music, and usually adds a row of outdoor mini-bars along the pathway as well to accommodate the large swarms of loyal patrons who usually attend such events. This summer, the Rainbow put on its Labor Day Weekend Backyard Bash with bands on the outdoor stage consisting of headliners Buckcherry along with Iron Butterfly, London, Hirax, and All Hail The Yeti. Read more

Sonic Annihilation: Cobalt Brings 'Slow Forever' Tour To Los Angeles
Coming together to form one of the most devastating two-band touring lineups of the year, Colorado group Cobalt and German duo Mantar embarked on a North American tour in September 2016 for a three-week skull-crushing campaign, and arrived in Los Angeles for a show at the Viper Room. Put together by Church Of The 8th Day, as almost all great underground shows are, the gig also featured Wire Werewolves as the local opener. Read more

Flying Solo: Zakk Wylde Ends Headline Tour At Fonda Theatre
Zakk Wylde is known for many guitar accomplishments including being a noted guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, founder of Black Label Society, and creator of his signature bullseye custom guitars. He also fronts Zakk Sabbath and put out two solo albums titled ‘Book Of Shadows’ I and II, with the latter released twenty years after the first, in April 2016. Read more

Instrumental Bliss: Russian Circles Play Sold-Out Los Angeles Show
Chicago, Illinois instrumental trio Russian Circles released their sixth full-length studio album 'Guidance' via Sargent House in August 2016 and embarked on a North American headline tour with support acts Cloakroom (first leg) and Helms Alee (second leg), arriving in Los Angeles for a sold-out show at the Teragram Ballroom. First landing on our radar with their 2011 album 'Empros', Russian Circles became a 'love at first listen' band ... Read more

Reincarnated & Re-embraced: Killswitch Engage Headline The Novo In Downtown Los Angeles
Amidst a run of U.S. dates supporting Volbeat, Massachusetts metalcore giants Killswitch Engage booked a three-show West Coast headline mini-tour with San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Exodus and fellow New England metal group Unearth as support acts. The three bands arrived in downtown Los Angeles for a gig at the Novo. Read more