And just like that, my second (metal) show since the start of The End Times is in the books! This time around, I had the privilege of the covering the Manchester, NH date of the absolutely stacked 2022 edition of Devastation on the Nation. Rotting Christ headlined a massive six band bill, featuring the likes of Borknagar, Abigail Williams, Ghost Bath, Vale of Pnath, and Stormruler. It was a long, hot, exhausting night, but one in which each performance was memorable and well-worth the investment in time. I’ll do my best to highlight the experience without taking up too much of anyone’s time. Here we go…
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CANTO: King Diamond, Killswitch Engage, Napalm Death, and More
At least I’ve been able to run outside consistently in recent weeks?
- This coming Friday (May 15th), King Diamond will be streaming Songs for the Dead: Live at the Fillmore in Philadelphia over on the Knotfest website. That event begins at 2:00 PM EST, so don’t miss it.
- Some guidelines have emerged regarding concerts and how to make them a thing again. Surprising to probably nobody, moshing and crowd surfing definitely wouldn’t be a thing going forward it seems.
- Napalm Death has teamed up with Decibel Magazine to reissue Time Waits for No Slave, Smear Campaign, Utilitarian, and Apex Predator on vinyl. Pre-orders are available now at this location.
- Here’s Killswitch Engage performing an acoustic version of “We Carry On”, recorded in quarantine of course. Definitely a good one to close the day with.
“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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In Flames live at Aura, 12.5.2019
Band: In Flames
Photographer: Corey Butterworth
Location: Aura, Portland, Maine
Date: December 5, 2019
Red live at Aura, 12.5.2019
Band: Red
Photographer: Corey Butterworth
Location: Aura, Portland, Maine
Date: December 5, 2019
Arrival of Autumn live at Aura, 12.5.2019
Band: Arrival of Autumn
Photographer: Corey Butterworth
Location: Aura, Portland, Maine
Date: December 5, 2019
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