Metal band Ice Nine Kills plays free acoustic show at new Art Haus theater in Scranton on Nov. 24
From a press release: It was announced today that Hazleton active rock radio station 97.9X will bring Boston metal band Ice Nine Kills to the new Art Haus movie theater in downtown Scranton for a live unplugged show this Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. The “97.9X-Clusive Pop-Up” is free on a first-come, first-served basis. […]
Scranton black metal band Black Nihil offers party bus to EP release show in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 7
Scranton black metal band Black Nihil, who recently premiered their brutal first music video, are now ready to unleash their ferocious debut EP with a special event that they say will “ensure maximum debauchery.” This week, the group announced that their record release show will be held Saturday, Dec. 7 at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre, […]
Breaking Benjamin announces acoustic album, tour with Korn tour hitting Allentown on Jan. 23
From a press release: A long time in the making, multi-platinum Wilkes-Barre rock band Breaking Benjamin officially announced the title, release date, and tracklist of their anticipated acoustic album. “Aurora” will feature reimagined acoustic versions of songs from their vast catalog, starting with “So Cold,” the lead single from their second album, 2004’s “We Are […]
PHOTOS: Disturbed and In This Moment at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, 10/05/19
“My brothers and sisters, my blood… speak to me!” Disturbed vocalist David Draiman yelled as the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza echoed with screams on Saturday, Oct. 5. It’s been 19 years since the release of the Chicago heavy metal band’s quadruple-platinum debut album, but Wilkes-Barre proved it’s still down with “The Sickness” at […]
REVIEW/PHOTOS: Metal warriors Canedy blow away blues fest with heavy debut
So here I am, a passenger in the car of one of the area’s preeminent hard rock guitarists, Charlie Russello, driving to Binghamton, New York on Sunday, Sept. 8 for the 18th annual Blues on the Bridge, thinking about and jamming to nothing but metal. This isn’t so odd for two guys our age who […]
REVIEW/PHOTOS: We are your kind – Slipknot celebrates 20 years with Scranton
When Slipknot first broke out as national artists in 1999, many dismissed the nine masked maniacs as a gimmicky novelty act whose popularity would soon fade along with the nu metal genre of the early 2000s. But 20 years later, as they top Billboard with the No. 1 album in the United States and the […]
Metal legends Dokken and Lita Ford perform at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Oct. 25
From a press release: It was announced today that multi-platinum ’80s metal band Dokken and the legendary “Queen of Metal” Lita Ford will perform at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $34 in advance or $39 the day of the show, go on sale this Friday, […]
Carbondale drummer Carl Canedy of The Rods debuts solo band in Binghamton on Sept. 8
2019 continues to be a busy year for Carbondale musician and producer Carl Canedy, best known as the drummer of The Rods since they formed in 1980. The legendary heavy metal band released their first full-length album of new original material in eight years, “Brotherhood of Metal,” on June 7, and soon after, it was […]
Prog metal supergroup Sons of Apollo performs at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Feb. 7
From a press release: It was announced today that Sons of Apollo, a new progressive metal supergroup featuring members of Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, Guns ‘N Roses, and Journey, will perform at Penn’s Peak in Jim Thorpe on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 at 8 p.m. with special guest Tony MacAlpine, an instrumental […]
