PiercingMetal Musings

Mudvayne have impressed me in concert ever since I first caught them back in 2004 and as result I try to be on point for their shows whenever they get to this region. The band was closing out for me what was nothing less than a banner year of Metal shows and the gig brought along the returning Snot and Alt-Metal artisans 10 Years. To learn and see more about this show from The Fillmore NY, just click the bands logo below to be brought to our item on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

This killer appearance of In Flames found them following up their appearance on the 2008 “Gigantour” and bringing along the Metal might of Gojira and Alaskan Metalcorists 36 Crazyfists. While we were saddened to find All That Remains dropping off the bill, we were on point to bring you all photos and comments about the bands who did appear. Click the logo link to be brought to our article on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

The Atmospheric/Ambient styling of Jarboe, formerly of the band Swans would perform at a new club called Santo’s Party House in NYC this weekend and I was there to observe and report on what would transpire. The interesting night also found me catching the bands Cult Of Youth and Bloody Panda, one a Celtic Rock act while the other was Doom Metal crushing. Jarboe was continuing to support her latest album “Mahakali” and should you want to learn and see more about the show, just click the logo link below to be taken to our article on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

Michael Schenker was back and do I need to say any more about this?  The guitarist had not been touring to this region for a fTew years and he was finally making the wishes of his many fans come true by doing some dates with his kick ass band.   He would return with singer Gary Barden, and they would be supporting the bands newest CD “In The Midst Of Beauty” at the Blender Theatre in New York City.  It was a night loaded with excellent music and special surprises that no one would soon forget.  To read more just click the bands logo below to be brought to our item on the main PiercingMetal.com site.

The Candlelight Records Tour was bringing their bands Absu and Sothis to the Black Metal legions at clubs all around the USA. It originally featured both Averse Sefira and Glorio Belli but towards the end they were replaced by Rumpelstiltskin Grinder and we were on point to bring you images and the scoop on the event. Absu was actually supporting their own self-titled release “Absu” while Sothis would be celebrating the darkness of “De Oppresso Liber”.  To learn more about this show, just click the logo below to be brought to our item on the main PiercingMetal.com site. Photos of all three bands were delivered for your dark viewing pleasures.

Followers of the PiercingMetal Musings Blog might recall an article that we did for the Stage Script Reading of a new play called “Allies: The Musical” several months ago. The show featured the music of the band Heart and having loved their stuff for many years I was interested in seeing just how it would be used within the context of a play aimed at Broadway. It was also the chance to bring a little bit of difference to our day so we could not resist partaking in it. That play was written by both Celina Carvajal and Maggie Levin and we truly had a good time and look forward to seeing something come of the project very soon. After the reading we made sure to stay in contact with the creators and that brings us to this new article about their latest adventure – a play entitled “US”. This time around the reading that was being done would feature the music of the legendary Progressive Music icon Peter Gabriel who many fondly remember from the early days of Genesis along with a truly prolific solo career. When it came to “Allies” I was able to easily see how that bands music worked within a love story, but I had to admit some curiosity about how the music of such a Prog-Rock giant would work along similar lines. Today’s reading would be held at The Neighborhood Playhouse down on 53rd Street and 2nd Avenue NYC. Kindly set your cell phones to vibrate for the duration of this blog musing as the show commentary is set to begin.

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