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Retro metal mayhem hit the Webster Underground in Hartford, CT on May 2, 2011, when Holy Grail and Cauldron came calling. It may have been a sleepy Monday night in town, but that didn’t stop the bands from putting on a stellar performance.
May 11th, 2011
Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Sevendust – Albany NY
Welcome to the Family Tour Featuring Sevendust, Three Days Grace and Avenged Sevenfold – Times Union Center, Albany NY…Fans poured into downtown Albany early to be sure to claim their spot inside the Time Union Center before Sevendust took the stage…
May 2nd, 2011
INTERVIEW – Volbeat
Musician Photo Journal sat down with Volbeat’s lead singer, Michael Poulsen before their performance in Clifton Park NY. Michael was telling us about their recent success as Volbeat continues to rise in the American scene while selling out stadiums in Europe. We asked Michael to share with us a little insight into the VOLBEAT sound and how it relates to their fan base. Plus as a special, we had Volbeat Fans sent in their questions and Michael answered. Ever wanted to know what is michael’s favorite Elvis Song? Who would he someday like to do a duet with? Has he visited Graceland? Will he make a 50’s style rock album in the near future?? All these and more were answered.
April 29th, 2011
Interview – BLACKGUARD
After Blackguard opened for Symphony X at the Worcester Palladium on April 23, 2011, we pulled aside vocalist Paul “Ablaze” Zinay to pick his brain about the band’s slight change in sound, his thoughts on concept records, which song is the most important off of their latest release Firefight, and much more.
April 28th, 2011
Volbeat, Hourcast, Black John Wayne – Clifton Park
Review By: Heather Penfield MacNeill | Photographs by: Nadine Swiger Are you one of the multitudes of people who have been angrily cursing the current music scene and its generic, lackluster sound? Or maybe you are one of those who have been wishing to hear some new metal that has its roots in the tremendous […]
April 28th, 2011
Symphony X, Powerglove, Blackguard and In Harms Way – Worcester MA
Legendary progressive metallers Symphony X dropped by the Worcester Palladium on April 23, 2011 with a diverse support roster in the form of In Harm’s Way, Blackguard, and Powerglove. Soilwork and Nevermore were originally a part of this tour, but both bands had to drop off for different reasons. But we all know the cliché…the show must go on.
April 22nd, 2011
Hate – Syracuse, NY
The power of Hate reverberated throughout Upstate New York this past Saturday as those extreme metal boys from Poland stormed the stage of The Lost Horizon in Syracuse. The audience responded to Hate’s brutal riffs with an almost trance-like fervor mirroring the overwhelmingly positive response…
April 18th, 2011
Interview – HATE
Fresh off the Rotting Christ, Melechesh tour, Musician Photo Journal caught up the extreme metal band, Hate. We talked about touring North America, their latest album Erebos, what the music scene is like back in their home country of Poland and much more…
April 15th, 2011
INTERVIEW – KOPEK
Musician Photo Journal sat down with KOPEK before their performance on “A Tour Of The American Dream” tour featuring: Cold, Egypt Central, Kopek and Oceans Divide. We talked about their debut album, “White Collar Lies,” the tour and what’s next.
April 15th, 2011
KOPEK, EGYPT CENTRAL, COLD – Clifton Park NY
“A Tour Of The American Dream” featuring Kopek, Egypt Central and Cold rolled into Northern Lights Nightclub in Clifton Park NY.