Over the years, Ruin Your Day has continued to elevate the battle rap scene. They’ve singlehandedly set the bar of video quality of battle rap across all major leagues, introduced a variety of series-driven video content on their Youtube channel, and have served as a platform for battle rappers to…

On Wednesday January 22nd, Sleeping With Sirens and their highly anticipated The Medicine Tour graced the House of Blues in Dallas with its presence and some heavy jams. It was definitely a show I had circled on my calendar for quite some time. Accompanying them were a host of high-octane…

I arrived at the 8th Annual She Rock Awards Show (hosted by the Women’s International Music Network) at the House of Blues in Anaheim and was really not sure what to expect. I've covered countless live music events over the years, but never photographed an awards show like this per…

The Ultimate Jam Night took flight from its long-running residency at The Whisky a Go-Go in Hollywood to take part in the annual NAMM show in Anaheim on Saturday night. The show, entitled Ultimate NAMM Night, was the third time that the tight-knit group of musicians graced the massive convention…

This week, the unmistakable bellows of the pioneering Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down, Kingdom of Sorrow) will again be upon us. Dream In Motion is Kirk's first solo effort and has him carrying the torch for the curiously named genre Sludge Metal, one he had a massive role in defining in…

I can't begin to tell you how much I was anticipating seeing the legendary rock band Styx. In all the years I have been attending concerts (close to 40 now), I never managed to find my way into a Styx show. The band has stayed true to their roots over…

The Heavy Metal Hall of Fame returned to Anaheim, California on January 15th, 2020 for its Annual Heavy Metal History Hall of Fame Awards Gala. This year, inductees included Steve Vai, Geoff Tate, Don Dokken, Stephen Pearcy, Graham Bonnet, Joe Satriani, Chris Poland, Prong, Metal Church along with legendary metal…

For over two decades, the controversial and strongly opinionated, Extreme Metal act from San Diego, California, Cattle Decapitation, have been pummeling their way through cities throughout North America in promotion of their latest effort, Death Atlas. They brought their Geocidal Tendencies Tour to the city of Portland's illustrious Bossanova Ballroom.…

Born in Los Angeles, California, the Industrial Metal project, Static-X, led by the incomparable, Wayne Static, became the forefront of the Nu-Metal boom during the late 90’s. Due to the mainstream success of their debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, the band quickly emerged as a bridge for other crossover metal…

Living in Southern California, there is never a shortage of things to do on a Friday night. Given the chaos of the "silly season," I decided to take a break from it all and slide on down to The Observatory in Santa Ana to check out one of the most…

Love Stallion’s show at Hollywood’s Whisky a Go Go was nothing short of amazing. It was like taking a time machine back to the late 70’s to see a legendary band like Van Halen in their infancy. Aaron Hart’s star is on the rise, and I can’t wait to see…

I’ve never been a huge Hellyeah fan, but walked away from Tuesday’s show at the House of Blues loving this band more than ever. Chad Gray and company crushed their 14-song set in celebration of the late great Vinnie Paul and failed to disappoint even the pickiest of fans. Cover…