4th annual NEPA Metal Meltdown festival on May 5-6 announces 2017 lineup in new venue
The two-day NEPA Metal Meltdown festival is returning for its fourth year, this time to a new venue but with the same independent, underground feel, on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, promising to “be bigger, better, and louder.” After three years at Diane’s Deli & Internet Cafe in Pittston, this year’s gathering of […]
Come to Grief come to Scranton for night of doom and thrash metal at Irish Wolf Pub on March 31
Some say it’s that small-town mentality that brews aggression and conflict. Some attribute a distinct generational gap between the era of new wave post-punk groups like Nervous Eaters, Mission of Burma, and The Modern Lovers and the emerging straight-edge hardcore scene, reflective of bands like Gang Green, The Groinoids, The F.U.’s, and the ever-seminal Jerry’s […]
Scranton metal band Behind the Grey signs with Inner Light Agency, adds bassist Grant Williams
After opening for Flaw in Duncannon near Harrisburg last week, Behind the Grey made some big announcements this week about the future of the Scranton metal band. On their Facebook page, the band revealed that they just signed an exclusive management deal with Damon Moreno and Bruce Swink (former A&R at Roadrunner Records) of the […]
BUT I DIGRESS: Metal and real country songs are always relevant and ripe for rediscovery at any age
I’ve been trying to avoid belaboring it, harping and sounding like a one-trick pony about it. But I’ve come to a decision. And that decision is as follows: This is my column, right? I get to talk about what I feel like talking about, right? Well, since that’s the case – fuck it! Here’s another […]
Former Dio members in Last in Line play new and classic metal at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on April 1
From a press release: Last in Line, a heavy metal band formed by the original core lineup of Dio’s 1984 album “The Last in Line,” will perform at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Saturday, April 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which are $23 in advance or $27 the day of the show, are on […]
Metalcore band I Prevail supports debut album at Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Feb. 12
From a press release: After playing Wilkes-Barre back in 2015, Michigan metalcore band I Prevail will return to Northeastern Pennsylvania to kick off their national headlining tour in support of their debut full-length album, “Lifelines,” at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. with special guests Wage War, Islander, and […]
Before anticipated album release, Brooklyn metal band Life of Agony plays Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on May 12
From a press release: Brooklyn hard rock/metal crossover band Life of Agony is releasing a new album, “A Place Where There’s No More Pain,” this year, and Northeastern Pennsylvania will hear some of those new songs when the band comes to the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, May 12 at 8 p.m. Tickets, which […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Scranton groove metal band Threatpoint
Threatpoint City: Scranton Genre(s): Metal, heavy metal, hard rock Years active: 2012-present Sounds like: From day one, Threatpoint has defined themselves as “Electric City groove metal,” and they’ve lived up to that label ever since, whipping up mosh pits across the country with aggressive vocals, frantic riffs, pounding drums, and hooks that sink into your […]
YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: Wilkes-Barre heavy metal band Beyond Fallen
Beyond Fallen City: Wilkes-Barre Genre(s): Metal, heavy metal, hard rock Years active: 2003-present Sounds like: If you wish more modern bands had the same epic feel of the classic metal rockers you grew up with, Beyond Fallen creates badass, mosh-ready music just for you. Sounding more like they came from Europe than Wilkes-Barre, their rebellious, […]
