Author: Andrew Bansal

Haunted houses and horror nights are commonplace on or around Halloween night, but imagine a theatre venue that you frequently visit to attend hard rock and heavy metal concerts being turned into a full-on haunted house for one night? The Wiltern in downtown Los Angeles will undergo such a transformation on Friday October 30th, and will also host a classic horror movie marathon, along with a virtual reality horror film showcase. The four films to be screened are: American Werewolf In London, Cabin In The Woods, The Decent, and Demons, and Anna Hutchison, star of Cabin In The Woods, will be in attendance as a speaker. The event is 18+, and promises to be a unique experience for Wiltern concertgoers and horror enthusiasts alike. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: The Wiltern’s Night Of Horror 10/30”

German retro stoner rock trio Kadavar released their third full-length studio album ‘Berlin’ via Nuclear Blast Records earlier in 2015, and are currently on a North American tour which includes a run of dates as main support to The Sword, and some headline shows along the way, such as the Los Angeles stop at the El Rey on Sunday October 25th. With the rip-roaring skater punk ‘n roll trio of Venice Beach gentlemen in The Shrine and Nasville, Tennessee psych rockers All Them Witches as opening acts, Kadavar are all set to ignite the El Rey with their brand of vintage rock, in more ways than one. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway – Kadavar + The Shrine + All Them Witches @ El Rey 10/25”

On their 50th anniversary world tour, the unstoppable German legends Scorpions are rocking out as hard as ever, and are currently in the midst of the North American leg of their global domination. Along with them they are bringing Queensrÿche as worthy and deserving support act, and the duo will be visiting Los Angeles for a gig at the Forum in Inglewood on Saturday October 3rd. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway – Scorpions + Queensrÿche @ The Forum 10/03”

Ending an 8-year hiatus after an initial 14-year stint since their 1988 inception, UK industrial metal luminaries Godflesh reformed in 2010 and released a stellar comeback album ‘A World Lit Only By Fire’, on vocalist/guitarist/producer/mastermind Justin Boardrick’s own label Avalanche Recordings. They are currently on a North American headline tour, along with longstanding New York-based industrial/experimental solo artist Dominick Fernow a.k.a. Prurient as opening act. The tour will end in Southern California, with the penultimate show at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday October 2nd. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Godflesh & Prurient @ El Rey 10/02”

Immediately following the release of their third full-length studio album ‘The Night Creeper’ on September 4th 2015 via Rise Above Records, UK stoner rock band Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats set out on the first leg of their North American headline tour in support of the album, with Ruby The Hatchet and Ecstatic Vision as opening acts. The tour will be making a Los Angeles stop in its final week, for a gig at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday October 1st. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats @ Fonda Theatre 10/01”

Max Cavalera-led groove metal veterans Soulfly will embark on a month-long North American headline tour with the first show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday September 30th. The tour also features Swedish melodic death metal giants Soilwork, Polish death metal group Decapitated, and Texas metal six-piece Shattered Sun as support acts, and promises to give attendees a diverse evening of heavy music. Continue reading “Ticket Giveaway: Soulfly & Soilwork @ Fonda Theatre 9/30”