Anacrusis is a band that if brought up in the right circles will be met with a level of excitement almost unmatched in the metal community. They are a band who ignored specific genre cliches and expectations, who behaved sincerely in every aspect of not only their musicality but their business decisions, and wrote music…
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Concert Review: Guns N’ Roses at Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN)
Erik D. Harshman I should start off by saying that this show was really the pinnacle and high point of my summer for a few reasons. The first is that (aside from Joan Jett one week later), this is the only big stadium “summer” concert I’m seeing this year, it marks the first time I’m…
Concert Review: Lamb of God, Clutch, Corrosion Of Conformity at The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)
Erik D. Harshman I feel compelled, right off the bat, to explain that this is my 12th time seeing Clutch and my 9th time seeing Lamb of God live. I mention this because: a.) it shows I’m a rabid fan of both bands (both their recorded material and their live performance) and b.) well, perhaps…
Photo Gallery: Voivod, Vektor, Eight Bells, Black Fast at The Firebird (St. Louis, MO)
Nick Licata, Matt Albers The term “progressive” is thrown around a lot these days. In politics, in culture, and of course, in music. While the word suggest a forward-thinking or postmodern mindset, the concept is by no means new. In the world of heavy metal, one of the bands most cited for spearheading progressive elements…
Photo Gallery: Nekrogoblikon, Lyluth, Absala at The Firebird (St. Louis, MO)
Matt Albers As Nick mentioned in his recently published interview with The Sword bassist Bryan Richie – as well as his corresponding photo gallery of their show at The Ready Room with Royal Thunder – the end of the year-beginning of the year transition is a bit rough for us here at Damnation Magazine. All…
Photo Gallery: Clutch, Corrosion Of Conformity, and The Shrine at Pop’s (Sauget, IL)
Matt Albers In the year 2015 A.D., the average St. Louis, MO-area loud rock music fan can expect a couple of things: #1 – Most artists and tours will generally pass over this city. #2 – If you’re lucky, a band will stop here on a one-off date. #3 – There’s the unfortunate reality that, in the event that a band does stop to…
Photo Gallery: Motörhead, Saxon, and Crobot at The Pageant (St. Louis, MO)
Matt Albers In the world of heavy metal and hard rock, there are bands so iconic that simply saying their name conjures up their entire history and importance in one’s mind. Without question, London, England’s Motörhead is undoubtedly one of them. So when legendary front man Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister’s health began taking a turn…
Fubar Metalfest X
Matt Albers Venues and promoters often attempt to book their own mini music festivals around the local date of national tour. If there’s enough space and time it correctly, you can have up to ten or more bands including local openers on a single bill, sometimes with set times crossing over. Local acts always…
Concert Review: Back To The Black U.S. Tour 2013 at Fubar
Matt Albers Being a Midwestern-based fan of extreme underground music naturally yields an unspoken understanding toward a lack of numerous, unique bands and tours making stops in your city. Larger cities and their surrounding areas like Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Cleveland, or even Detroit regularly host a wide range of big and small metal…
Concert Review: Hell In July Tour at Fubar
By Matt Albers It’s always exciting when one or more bands return to a city that they haven’t played in years, and that’s what happened on July 24 in St. Louis. Six Feet Under was originally a side project by founding Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes. But when Barnes left Cannibal Corpse in 1995,…
Win a ticket to see Opeth this Thursday in St. Louis, Mo
So I’m (Nick) sitting here with an extra ticket to the Opeth show this Thursday, at Pops Nightclub in St. Louis. I know, only one?!?!?! Sad but true, yes only one. Now I thought long and hard about this and I decided the best thing to do is raffle it off. So I thought up …
Concert Review: Tenacious D with The Sights at The Pageant
By Matt Albers Love them or hate them, there are few who are completely unaware of the comedy rock duo of actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, more commonly known as Tenacious D. With members as recognizable as their over-the-top music, as well as their corresponding HBO television series and feature film The Pick…
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