The Return of the California Takeover Tour 2022 Earth Crisis Snapcase Strife The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY 5/13/22 Check out photo highlights from the show taken by Chris Besaw, house photographer for St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview and Syracuse Music Collective.
Show Review: Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, In Flames at Blue Cross Arena
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw It’s a warm evening in the picturesque city of Rochester NY, but the weather outside doesn’t even compare to the heat that one of the biggest metal shows currently on tour is giving off inside of the Blue Cross Arena. The Metal Tour of the Year 2022 featuring some... Continue Reading →
Show Review: John 5 and The Haxans at Jergels in Pittsburgh
Photos and Review by Jeff Lasich The end of April is halfway to Halloween. It was only fitting that a few days later John 5 and The Hexane brought their spooky asses to Pittsburgh to play a near sold out show at Jergel’s. The Haxans started the night off. The band consists of Ash Costello... Continue Reading →
Show Review: New York United 2022 with Agnostic Front, Sick of It All and Crown of Thornz
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw Well finally after two years of not COVID related delays, tour rescheduling and everything in between, the highly anticipated New York United 2022 Tour featuring Agnostic Front, Sick of It all and Crown of Thornz finally made its way back to Syracuse’s iconic Lost Horizon. Starting off the evening... Continue Reading →
Show Review: Integrity, Vomit Forth, Soma Slumber and Deal With God at Photo City Music Hall
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw It is a dreary and dismal evening in the city of Rochester, a perfect setting for the return of one of the most incendiary and apocalyptic hardcore bands out there, Integrity. Integrity is currently on tour with special guests Vomit Forth, Soma Slumber and Deal With God. Integrity is... Continue Reading →
Ministry’s Industrial Strength 2022 Takes Over Buffalo’s Riverworks 3/16/22
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw This past Wednesday, industrial metal titan, Al Jourgensen, of Ministry brought the Industrial Strength Tour 2022 to downtown Buffalo’s River Works. Ministry, is out on tour for their brand new album, Moral Hygiene and are also celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their album, The Mind Is A Terrible... Continue Reading →
MEGADETH & LAMB OF GOD ANNOUNCE 2ND LEG OF THE METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR With Special Guests Trivium & In Flames
Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 – Following the enormous success of their 2021 co-headline US tour, metal titans MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD have today announced the second US run of their aptly named METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR. Joining them will be special guests TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. Tickets for the second leg of THE METAL TOUR... Continue Reading →
SOLD OUT! Slash ft Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators at del Lago Casino
Photos and Review by Chris Besaw This past Saturday night while fans of Syracuse Basketball werehanging their heads from the Orange Men’s loss to the Miami Hurricanes, the hard rock fans at the Vine at del Lago Casino were banging their heads and raising their fists! Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators brought The River is Rising Tour 2022 to upstate... Continue Reading →
Tool & The Acid Helps at the PPG Arena in Pittsburgh 3/1/22
Photos and Review by Jeff Lasich At a time when things in the world are slowly getting back to normal, arena concerts are becoming more frequent. Hitting the road for the first time in over two years, supporting their most recent record, Fear Inoculum, Tool returned to Pittsburgh for a headlining show at PPG... Continue Reading →
Midnight Headlines Rotting in Rot-Chester 2022!
Photo and Review by Chris Besaw Saturday night in the eclectic little city of Rochester NY, while most were getting ready for the big football game on Sunday and for Valentine’s Day the following day. The Photo City Music Hall was host to the second installment of Rotting IN Rot-Chester 2022! Photo City Music... Continue Reading →