Don Dokken, Joe Satriani, and Geoff Tate will be inducted into the 2020 Metal Hall Fame, at it’s Annual non-profit charity Gala, The Hall of Heavy Metal History. The Gala will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, CA. Additional Iconic hard rock and heavy metal artist Inductees and performances will be announced over the next few weeks, along […]
ANYTHING BUT HUMAN: Ryan Avila (lead vocals, guitar), Joel Dennie (drums), and Justin Potter (bass). THORNE SCHREIBER: This is Thorne with the Thorne Experience and BackStage360. We are here with the guys from Anything But Human. Hey, guys how you doing today? ABH: Doing great! THORNE: Welcome to Sacramento on Aftershock Weekend. I’d like to […]
Eclipse returns with a new album, “Paradigm” and this title is no coincidence. The new album stands as a paradigm for the sound they’ve developed over their last few albums: massive arena choruses over heavy guitars coupled with frontman Erik Martensson’s stellar vocals. Describing “Paradigm”, Erik Martensson says, “I once saw someone describing our previous […]
I was excited to see another great show at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. Tonight was the night for “Blackberry Smoke”; a band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 2004. So far the band has released six records and built up a strong fan base which showed up tonight at the Diamond Ballroom for an […]
The Diamond Ballroom is well known for their outstanding concerts they put on in the Oklahoma City area. The staff is always friendly and will do whatever they have to do to help make the concert experience as great as possible. The guys from security are always on top of keeping everybody safe and quickly […]
When you think of Las Vegas you probably think of iconic hotels, extravagant nightlife, and the phrase: “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” As a music fan your mind wanders to some of the more famous musicians who have taken up “residency.” Performers like Elton John, Celine Dion, and Mariah Carey have all had […]
Friday nights at the Diamond Ballroom don’t get much better than this. Opening bands tonight are Fragmented Tranquility, Left to Die, a Dying Art and Blackthorne Elite. I got late approval for this show so I missed seeing Fragmented Tranquility and Left to Die. Let’s talk about A Dying Art and Blackthorne Elite. I believe […]
The Fun and Crazy People You Meet at a Festival It’s evitable, months, even years later, you’ll look back at the fun you had this summer at Aftershock. Maybe you’re recalling for friends or coworkers how you sang at the top of […]
Steve Hatch (vocals), Allen Wheeler (lead guitar), Nick Herst (bass), & Taylor Klisiewicz (drums) THORNE: Thorne here, with the guys from Among The First. You guys are absolutely the first ones that I’m going to interview at Aftershock this weekend. I want to ask you guys to introduce yourselves. NICK HERST: OK, my name is […]
They say Sunday is the day of Rest… Hmmmm, I will have to think about that because I am currently on my way to see Motionless in White at the Diamond Ballroom and I don’t think anyone will be resting. This is the “Trick ‘r Treat Tour” and I am expecting a crazy show. Opening […]