Classic heavy metal band The Rods announce new lineup and album with Scranton and Carbondale musicians
Last year, legendary heavy metal band The Rods released their first full-length album of original material in eight years, “Brotherhood of Metal,” and drummer Carl Canedy debuted a new band for his solo project, Canedy. This year, The Rods are changing things up even more, announcing a new lineup and album that sees the departure […]
SONG PREMIERE: Wilkes-Barre nu metal band Lifer debuts first new song in 18 years, ‘The Start of Something Else’
When Lifer broke up like so many other nu metal bands in the early 2000s, the chances that the Wilkes-Barre group would ever record together again were slim, especially after its members moved on to other projects like Breaking Benjamin, The Drama Club, and later Cold. Their dedicated fan base in Northeastern Pennsylvania, however, never […]
Tool and Rage Against the Machine tribute bands perform together at Stage West in Scranton on March 13
From a press release: Tickets are nearly sold out Tool’s recently announced concert at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre on May 1, and Rage Against the Machine reunion tickets are being scalped online for $300-$500, so local fans who are looking for an alternative way to hear their favorite songs by both […]
Ratt, Tom Keifer, Skid Row, and Slaughter bring ’80s ‘Big Rock’ to Montage Mountain in Scranton on Aug. 29
From a press release: Grab your hairspray and dig your acid wash jeans out of the closet – it was announced today that the Big Rock Summer Tour with ’80s glam metal acts Ratt, Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Skid Row, and Slaughter is coming to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Saturday, Aug. 29 […]
Young Michigan thrash band Tyrant headlines metal show at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre on March 12
From a press release: Michigan metal band Tyrant, a young group with a classic thrash-meets-progressive sound, is bringing their latest national tour to Karl Hall in downtown Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, March 12. Wilkes-Barre thrash metal Cruel Bomb, Exeter heavy metal band Royal Hell, and Scranton hard rock band The Holtzmann Effect will open the all-ages […]
Southern hard rockers Jackyl return to Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on May 29
From a press release: It was announced today that platinum-selling Southern hard rock band Jackyl, known for their wild live shows and chainsaw solos, will return to Penn’s Peak on Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m. The band performed at the Jim Thorpe venue on March 7 last year, wielding that trademark chainsaw on stage […]
Against Me! and Baroness co-headline punk/metal show at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on May 30
From a press release: It was announced today that Florida punk rock band Against Me! and Georgia metal band Baroness will co-headline a North American tour this spring that stops at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Saturday, May 30. Special guests Drug Church, a New York hardcore punk band, will open the all-ages show. […]
Grammy-winning prog metal band Tool performs at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on May 1
From a press release: It was announced today that progressive metal band Tool, who recently took home the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song “7empest,” has added a stop at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township on Friday, May 1 as part of an extensive spring tour of […]
Korn and Faith No More co-headline concert at Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton on Aug. 27
From a press release: Today, Grammy Award-winning heavyweights Korn and the iconoclastic, platinum-selling Faith No More announced their epic co-headlining North American tour. The summer tour will see both bands traversing the continent this summer and will give fans the chance to see two of the biggest forces in rock perform on the same stage […]
NY ‘disco metal’ band Makes My Blood Dance plays in Pittston on Feb. 22 and Scranton on March 20
From a press release: New York City rock band Makes My Blood Dance, who mixes disco, glam, electro-pop, and metal into their music, will make two stops in Northeastern Pennsylvania on their Power of the Lightside Tour in support of their new single. The first will be at the Border Bar (170 Laurel Plaza, Pittston) […]
