Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

Taking it to a New Level with Pantera and Lamb of God in Tampa

All Photos by Travis Failey After a phenomenal run of headlining the festival circuit in 2023, a reformed Pantera put together a heavy hitting lineup pairing themselves with Lamb of God to tour the planet. One of the stops on their second run of shows was in Tampa on Monday night at Amalie Arena affectionately […]

EDDIE TRUNK, MICK MARS, SEBASTIAN BACH, TIM “RIPPER” OWENS, CARLOS CAVAZO, PENELOPE SPHEERIS, BIOHAZARD, WHISKY a Go Go TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE 2024 METAL HALL OF FAME

  The 2024 7th Annual Metal Hall of Fame Gala “The most important night in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal” will take place on January 24, 2024, at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove, Anaheim, CA, and will be hosted by radio  Icon / 2024 Metal Hall of Fame Inductee Eddie Trunk, and entertainment personality Cathy Rankin.  The event will include a special 40th Anniversary Induction for Eddie […]

JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCES THE INVINCIBLE SHIELD TOUR WITH SABATON

Today, heavy metal titans Judas Priest have announced their Invincible Shield Tour with special guest Sabaton. The all-time greats will take over the U.S.A. this spring with 14 shows. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on April 18 at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT making stops in Reading, PA; Boston, MA; Rosemont, […]

Beast In Black Claws The Orpheum

It’s always interesting going to not only a new venue but also seeing a couple of bands that you have very limited knowledge of. Well on Saturday night in Tampa, both of those situations were in play as Beast in Black headlined the new Orpheum with Dance With the Dead as the opening act. I […]

Outsiders Revival Tour Comes to an End for Eric Church and Whiskey Myers

MidFL Credit Union Amp, Tampa, FL 30SEP2023 A 35-date tour in the dead of summer is hell for any band. For Southerners and country music mega stars Whiskey Myers and Eric Church though, it’s just another day at the office. Cutting their teeth in their respective Texan and North Carolina backgrounds though, these groups are all […]

Blue Ridge Raged On While The Weather Lurked In The Shadows on Day 2

All Photos By Kellye Robinson & Trevor Williams After day 1 was abruptly cut short, anticipation for day 2 was at an all time high. Fans eagerly lined up and quickly entered the venue so that they wouldn’t miss a moment of the music. On the Famous Monsters stage, San Antonio metalcore band Upon a […]

A Camera’s View Of Day One Of The 2023 Blue Ridge Rock Festival

All photos by Kellye Robinson & Trevor Williams Disclaimer: This review is written from the point of view of someone who was providing unpaid, volunteer media coverage for the festival. Given the circumstances of how things went down, I felt that this was the most appropriate way to cover what I witnessed first hand. My […]

Lighting Up The Sky with Godsmack, Atreyu and Flat Black at the Amp

MidFL Credit Union Amp, Tampa, FL 2SEP2023 A summer without Godsmack on tour just doesn’t feel right these days. The perennial road artists are back out, and Tampa got one of the last shows with the legendary Atreyu on board. Opening the show was Flat Black and they will largely join them for the rest […]

Summertime and Sunshine Make A Final Appearance With Movement, Atmosphere, Sublime w/Rome, and Slightly Stoopid At the Amp

Summertime jam sessions are just something special. Much like Creedence sang about, they take on a life of their own, and they welcome everyone. While Tampa was the second to the last stop of the tour, they gave the photographers a rare treat. Getting the ability to shoot the rest of the show anywhere in […]

Time to Sing A Song with Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire All Night Long!!

Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL 26AUG2023 Arena tours stopping in Tampa, FL is nothing new. The city has welcomed some of the biggest and best tours for decades. With its gorgeous location in downtown Tampa and amazing access for bands coming from or going to Miami, it is a natural stop for some of the biggest […]