Unearth Headlines Atticus Metal Tour

Unearth headlines at the Stick this Saturday.

Before the band gets into the studio to lay the final touches down on their upcoming record, the guys in Unearth must have been getting a little stir crazy and tired of winter- because they are now back out on the road, headlining the [...]

Obscura At Their Genesis

Cover art for "Cosmogenesis"

German music already sounds scary enough. In a country that considers Rammstein a mainstream, arena rock band, you almost have to wonder what passes for extreme metal in that country. Well, the Munich, Germany based band Obscura is here to show you what sort of intense sounds [...]

VNV Nation Hits A2 On St. Patrick's Day

In surprising fashion, the long standing underground industrial act VNV Nation announced their latest tour. The surprise wasn’t the fact that the tour was announced, but how quickly the tour will commence. The tour begins March 16th and will run through April 14th.

Touring currently behind the release [...]

Review- Avett Brothers at Michigan Theater

Scott Avett at the Avett's Bros. sold out show in Ann Arbor.

Seth and Scott Avett, guitar and banjo playing brothers from Concord, NC have been writing and recording an eclectic blend of folk and rock since 2000.  Their recent big-league release “I and Love and You” on Sony Records [...]

Review- St. Vincent at Crofoot Ballroom

St. Vincent's Annie Clark at their show at the Crofoot Ballroom.

Annie Clark and her band St. Vincent were planned to play at the cozy, 250 person Pike Room in Pontiac.  After selling out that venue, they were moved to the larger Eagle Theater. Their final home was the 1000 person Crofoot [...]

Interview w/ Doc Coyle of God Forbid

God Forbid at the time of the release of "Earthsblood"

God Forbid has been quite the touring machine since the release of their February 2009 release “Earthsblood”. The band started touring with Lamb of God last spring and have continued well into 2010. The band was a last minute replacement for Throwdown [...]

Shutter Island an Intense Trip

Without a doubt, Shutter Island will become the most Twittered and buzzed about movie for the next few weeks. Which is interesting considering the film is set in a place that is all about isolation and limited communication, in a time that most of the characters are just catching on to the concept of a [...]

Rodrigo y Gabriela Take Over Royal Oak

Quick- what kind of band would be the first logical choice for a guy and a girl raised on Mexican and American thrash metal to form later in life? If you guess Latin influenced acoustic numbers, you’re probably in the minority of what would have been guessed, but there’s nothing wrong with change ups.

Rodrigo Sanchez [...]

Killswitch Engage – Feb. 20, 2010 @ Royal Oak Theater

To say that February 2010 has been a troubling month is probably an understatement. With lead singer Howard Jones out for “personal reasons” (in which no further information still has not been given), the Massachusetts-based metal stars have vowed to forge ahead on tour in his absence.

Killswitch made their way to a quite [...]

‘Best of Buzz’ – Interview w/ Buckcherry

During the Rock on the Range festival, I got a chance to interview Buckcherry lead singer Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson. We discussed the success of their 15 record, future singles and names of tours that really didn’t settle well with the band. Here’s the interview.

AM: When “15” was being released, what [...]