Song of the Day: “Cheapside Sloggers – Live in Stuttgart” by Volbeat

Posted on 10/19/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Denmark, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, Song of the Day, Volbeat.

Volbeat (Photo courtesy Q Prime)

Today, Volbeat confirm the release of Rewind, Replay, Rebound: Live in Deutschland, available digitally worldwide on Nov. 27 via Republic Records. The new 27-song set features songs recorded during the sold-out German leg of last year’s Rewind, Replay, Rebound World Tour, along with two additional tracks recorded earlier on the tour.

Song of the Day: “Leviathan” by Volbeat

Posted on 04/21/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Denmark, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, Song of the Day, Volbeat.

Volbeat (Photo courtesy Q Prime)

Multi-platinum Danish rock band Volbeat recently revived their long-running “Official Bootlegs” series with the release of a live video of “Leviathan,” the latest single off their seventh studio album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound (Republic Records).

Snapshots: Hellyeah @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 7/26/19

Posted on 07/31/2019 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Dallas, groove metal, heavy metal, Hellyeah, Texas, The Fillmore Silver Spring.

Hellyeah performs at The Fillmore Silver Spring on July 26, 2019. (Photo by Paivi Salonen)

Metal supergroup Hellyeah is touring in advance of releasing a new album, and the band stormed The Fillmore Silver Spring recently. Paivi Salonen was there to shoot the show.

Snapshots: Lamb of God @ Merriweather Post Pavilion — 5/14/19

Posted on 05/23/2019 by Andy Jillson in Live Review and tagged death metal, groove metal, Lamb of God, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Richmond, thrash metal, Virginia.

Lamb of God performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Andy Jillson)

American heavy metal band Lamb of God stopped at Merriweather Post Pavilion recently, and I was there to take some photos. The Richmond natives are currently on tour with Slayer for Slayer’s “final world tour.” Continue Reading

Live Review: Soulfly @ Cafe 611 — 2/7/19

Posted on 02/12/2019 by Andy Jillson in Live Review and tagged Arizona, Cafe 611, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, Soulfly, thrash metal.

Soulfly performs at Cafe 611 in Frederick, Maryland, on Feb. 7, 2019. (Photo by Andy Jillson)

Veteran heavy metal peddlers Soulfly brutalized the crowd at Cafe 611 in Frederick, Maryland recently. Lead by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, Soulfly delivered the metal goods playing an intense set of classic ’90s and early ’00s Soulfly material, alongside several tracks from their most recent studio release.
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Preview: Soulfly @ Cafe 611 (Frederick, MD), 2/7/19

Posted on 01/25/2019 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged Arizona, Cafe 611, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, Soulfly, thrash metal.

Soulfly (Photo by Charlene Tupper)

Soulfly recently released Ritual, a new album, via Nuclear Blast. The heavy metal quartet are touring with a stop at Cafe 611 in Frederick, Maryland, on Thursday, Feb. 7.

Snapshots: Anthrax @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 7/30/18

Posted on 08/03/2018 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Anthrax, groove metal, heavy metal, speed metal, The Fillmore Silver Spring, thrash metal.

Anthrax performs at The Fillmore Silver Spring on July 30, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)

In 2016, Anthrax celebrated 35 years as a band, and released For All Kings, their 11th studio album, via Megaforce/Nuclear Blast. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Chart, and #9 on the Top 200, becoming Anthrax’s highest-charting album in more than two decades.

Blasting out of that commercial success, Anthrax have been touring hard for the past two years, recently opening the farewell tour for their metal comrades in Slayer, and now doing the same for Lamb of God. Anthrax lit up The Fillmore Silver Spring on Monday in their tour with Lamb of God, and Paivi shot the show.

Snapshots: Lamb of God @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 7/30/18

Posted on 08/03/2018 by paivi in Live Review and tagged Burn the Priest, groove metal, heavy metal, Lamb of God, metalcore, Richmond, The Fillmore Silver Spring, thrash metal, Virginia.

Lamb of God perform at The Fillmore Silver Spring on July 30, 2018. (Photo by Paivi)

Over the summer, Lamb of God supported metal legends Slayer on a farewell tour that visited the DC metro area. Earlier this week, the heavy metal quintet from Richmond, Virgina, returned to headline The Fillmore Silver Spring, and they brought along tourmates from the Slayer good-bye show — Anthrax and Testament.

Lamb of God thrashed the hell outta The Fillmore, and Paivi captured the show on film.

Snapshots: Anthrax, Behemoth, Lamb of God @ Jiffy Lube Live — 6/10/18

Posted on 06/18/2018 by Parklifer in Live Review and tagged Anthrax, Behemoth, black metal, death metal, groove metal, heavy metal, Jiffy Lube Live, Lamb of God, metalcore, Slayer, speed metal, thrash metal.

Anthrax performs at Jiffy Lube Live on June 10, 2018. (Photo by Ben Eisendrath /Instagram+Twitter: Insomnigraphic/GrillworksBen)

Slayer recently said goodbye in a farewell tour at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, and the thrash metal legends brought along friends — including Anthrax, Behemoth, and Lamb of God — to rock the night away with them. Ben Eisendrath was there to photograph hair and fingers flying as the four bands kicked ass on their guitars.

Music Park: Trivium @ The Fillmore Silver Spring — 5/6/18

Posted on 05/08/2018 by Chris R. Smyth in Live Review and tagged Bullet for My Valentine, Florida, groove metal, heavy metal, metalcore, Orlando, progressive metal, The Fillmore Silver Spring, thrash metal, Trivium.

Matt Heafy fronts Trivium at The Fillmore Silver Spring on May 6, 2018. (Photo by Chris R. Smyth)

Sunday was a night of fast and ferocious music at The Fillmore Sliver Spring. As the opening act ahead of Bullet For My Valentine, heavy metal band Trivium brought their combination of guttural screaming and clean singing to a frenzied audience.