After sold-out release party, Motionless In White will meet more fans in Wilkes-Barre at Gallery of Sound on June 12

From a press release: Two weeks ago, Scranton metal band Motionless In White announced that they would hold a release party for their new album at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, June 10. This listening party, meet and greet, and Q&A sold out within hours, so the nearby Gallery of Sound in […]
Thrash metal band Brotality ventures into ‘The Woods’ for Scranton album release show on June 4

From a press release: “Never stray from the path” – it’s a warning that’s been ingrained in the human psyche through the ages. Folklore and fairy tales from every culture speak of the dangers awaiting those who succumb to curiosity, temptation, or bravado, those who fail to heed the lessons of their forefathers. There are […]
Scranton metal band Motionless In White hosts album release party at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on June 10

From a press release: It was announced today that Scranton metal band Motionless In White will hold a release party for their new album, “Scoring the End of the World,” at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, June 10. Presented by 97.9X, Gallery of Sound, and Roadrunner Records, this fan meet and greet […]
REVIEW/PHOTOS: Limp Bizkit ‘Still Sucks?’ Wilkes-Barre fans beg to differ at fun, crowd-pleasing concert

What does the ’90s most divisive band do when they’ve passed middle age? Well, they embrace their “Dad Vibes” and keep on rollin’, baby. On Saturday, May 7, following performances by $NOT, Wargasm UK, and Scowl, vocalist Fred Durst meandered onto the stage of the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township in […]
Rods drummer Carl Canedy takes metal solo project to The V-Spot in Scranton on May 27

From a press release: In 2019, Carbondale-based drummer Carl Canedy, best known as a founding member of classic heavy metal band The Rods, played his first show with a new band formed around his solo project, simply called Canedy. Following their live debut in New York, they released an album together in 2020 called “Warrior” […]
Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth hit Montage Mountain in Scranton on Sept. 23

From a press release: Today, multi-platinum-selling hard rock/metal band Five Finger Death Punch released “AfterLife,” the title track from their forthcoming studio album. Their longtime collaborator Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Skillet) helmed the producer duties of this ninth and arguably most diverse record for the group. Now available to stream and download across […]
Metalcore band As I Lay Dying celebrates 20th anniversary at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on June 23

From a press release: As I Lay Dying is celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band with the Two Decades of Destruction Tour. Today, the Grammy-nominated metalcore band announced that the U.S. leg of the trek will kick off on June 10 in Las Vegas and conclude on July 17 in Oklahoma. Whitechapel, Shadow of […]
Original ‘Friday the 13th’ star brings metal band First Jason back to Finnegan’s in Scranton on March 24

From a press release: Chicago heavy metal/punk band First Jason, fronted by singer and actor Ari Lehman, who played the role of young Jason Voorhees in the classic 1980 horror film “Friday the 13th,” will return to Finnegan’s Irish Rock Club in Scranton on Thursday, March 24. Wilkes-Barre’s own horror rockers All the Damn Vampires […]
Limp Bizkit brings Still Sucks Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on May 7

From a press release: Nu metal band Limp Bizkit, whose hits like “Nookie,” “Break Stuff,” “Re-Arranged,” “Rollin’,” “My Way,” “Counterfeit,” and “Faith” helped them sell millions of records since the late ’90s, will get back on the road in April for their month-long Still Sucks Tour, which stops at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey […]
Pa. metal band Tallah peers through twisted ‘Telescope’ on upcoming album, ‘The Generation of Danger’

From a press release: Last week, one of modern metal’s most explosive and unbridled forces, Pennsylvania nu-core band Tallah, announced their sophomore full-length album, “The Generation of Danger.” It will be released on Friday, Sept. 9 via Earache Records and, much like their 2020 debut album “Matriphagy,” will revolve around around an elaborate and horrific […]