Live Review: Chelsea Wolfe @ 9:30 Club — 11/3/19

Posted on 11/05/2019 by Jason Nicholson "Le Mouton Flâneur" in Live Review and tagged 9:30 Club, California, Chelsea Wolfe, doom metal, folk, goth.

Chelsea Wolfe performs at 9:30 Club on Nov. 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Nicholson)

Chelsea Wolfe appeared at 9:30 Club recently on her American Darkness Tour, and Jason Nicholson has the photos to prove it.

Preview: Chelsea Wolfe @ 9:30 Club, 11/3/19

Posted on 10/30/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, California, Chelsea Wolfe, doom metal, folk, goth.

Chelsea Wolfe (Photo by Ben Chisholm)

Chelsea Wolf recently released Birth of Violence, her sixth studio album, via Sargent House. She’s traveling on her American Darkness Tour, and she arrives at 9:30 Club on Sunday, Nov. 3.

Ticket Giveaway: Neurosis @ 9:30 Club, 8/9/19

Posted on 07/24/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged 9:30 Club, California, doom metal, free tickets, heavy metal, Neurosis, post-metal, ticket giveaway.

Neurosis (Photo courtesy Ground Control Touring)

California metal band Neuroris will reissue their collaboration NEUROSIS & JARBOE, originally released in 2003, on Aug. 3. Days later, Neuroris storms 9:30 Club. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC.

Preview: Khemmis @ Songbyrd Music House, 7/18/19

Posted on 07/15/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Cloak, Colorado, Denver, doom metal, heavy metal, Khemmis, Songbyrd Music House.

Khemmis (Photo courtesy the band)

Denver metal quartet Khemmis released Desolation, the band’s third studio album, in 2018 via 20 Buck Spin and Nuclear Blast. The doom metal band performs at Songbyrd Music House on Thursday, July 18!

Live Review: Spirit Adrift @ Songbyrd Music House — 6/13/19

Posted on 06/18/2019 by theeternalname in Live Review and tagged Arizona, doom metal, metal, Phoenix, Songbyrd Music House, Spirit Adrift.

Spirit Adrift poses at Songbyrd Music House on June 13, 2019. (Photo by Jamie Langley)

Hailing from the depths of Phoenix, Arizona, Spirit Adrift are making their way through the United States with High Command and Haunt. I caught them recently at their DC date, held at Songbyrd Music House, a venue that is part record store, part concert hall.

Preview: Ghostemane @ U Street Music Hall, 6/19/19

Posted on 06/16/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged California, doom metal, Ghostemane, goth, hip hop, Los Angeles, metal, rap, trap metal, U Street Music Hall.

Ghostemane (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Eric Whitney, better known as Ghostemane, released N/O/I/S/E, a full-length album influenced by acts like Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson. He followed that up with an EP, Opium, this year, and now he performs at U Street Music Hall on Wednesday, June 19.

Live Review: Windhand @ U Street Music Hall — 1/24/19

Posted on 01/29/2019 by mdxpc in Live Review and tagged doom metal, Richmond, U Street Music Hall, Virginia, Windhand.

Windhand performs at U Street Music Hall on Jan. 24, 2019. (Photo by Rashad Polk)

Kicking off an East coast tour, Windhand electrified U Street Music Hall recently. The four-piece comprised of Dorthia Cottrell on vocals, Garrett Morris on guitar, Ryan Wolfe on drums, and Parker Chandler holding down the bass put on a full-blown rock and roll show.

Music Park: Ghost @ Warner Theatre — 5/20/18

Posted on 05/23/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged doom metal, Ghost, heavy metal, progressive rock, Sweden, Tobias Forge, Warner Theatre.

Tobias Forge fronts Ghost at the Warner Theatre on May 20, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)

At one point in the show, Tobias Forge, vocalist for Swedish heavy metal band Ghost, conducted one of many costume changes into a tuxedo and returned to rapturous applause. Well, he initially returned a bit unnoticed with the din of doom metal upon the stage, but he cheekily demanded and received a re-entrance, where the audience gave him his due.

“You caught me completely off-guard!” Tobias exclaimed in mock surprise during the sold-out show at Warner Theatre on Sunday.

Music Park: This Will Destroy You @ Black Cat — 5/9/18

Posted on 05/14/2018 by Mark Caicedo in Live Review and tagged Black Cat, doom metal, post-rcok, shoegaze, Texas, This Will Destroy You.

This Will Destroy You performs at Black Cat on May 9, 2018. (Photo by Mark Caicedo)

Although I’m a late arrival to the post-rock party, I started following This Will Destroy You a couple years ago. With their sonic power, strong sense of melody and extreme technical abilities, this band’s music spoke to me in a way I’d never experienced before. So I jumped at the chance to see TWDY live at the Black Cat recently. As a bonus, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the release of the eponymously named first full length album, the band would be performing it and the 2006 EP, Young Mountain, in their entireties.

Don’t Miss: Alice in Chains @ The Anthem, 5/3/18

Posted on 04/30/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Live Review and tagged Alice in Chains, doom metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, Seattle, sludge metal, The Anthem.

Alice in Chains (Photo courtesy Ticketfly)

Metal stalwarts Alice in Chains will release their sixth album this summer via Capitol Records! While they may not yet have new material, the quartet are on tour with a stop at The Anthem in DC this Thursday, May 3.