Back in 2012, Sabaton began an ambitious solo headlining tour, the band's first such tour of North America. Vocalist Joakim Broden and bassist Par Sundstrom had just split with guitarist Oskar Montelius, guitarist Rikard Sunden, drummer Daniel Mullback and keyboardist Daniel Myhr. Then new members guitarist Chris Rorland, guitarist Thobbe Englund (who left in 2016, replaced by ReinXeed/Majestica's Tommy Johansson) and drummer Robban Back (who left in 2013, replaced by Ex-Eve

You know that bands like Amon Amarth have made it in the U.S. when the venues and stage shows get dramatically larger. I had the honor and privilege to see Amon Amarth grow in popularity here, with the biggest stage set up being the dragonhead drakkar longboat, which appeared at a special show at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. When the announcement came a long while back about a U.S. tour that not only featured Amon Amarth, but Arch Enemy, At the Gates and the most

One of the funniest things about seeing artists/bands playing at the Palladium in Worcester, MA for the very first time, is the inevitable discussion about the city's pronunciation. A mainstay tour stop for the majority of metal tours (thankfully), "we" (I say this because though I live in neighboring Connecticut, the Palladium is my "home" venue) get many opportunities to see that discussion played out on stage. Similar to places in the U.K., Worcester doesn't sound as it ap

Photo galleries of Aenimus, Fleshgod Apocalypse & Hypocrisy from The Palladium in Worcester, MA USA on Saturday, March 30, 2019! All Photos Copyright 2019 Blazing Metal Photography AENIMUS FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE HYPOCRISY #Aenimus #FleshgodApocalypse #Hypocrisy #deathmetal #extrememetal #symphonicextrememetal #symphonicdeathmetal #melodicdeathmetal #NuclearBlastRecords #concertphotography #BlazingMetalPhotography

Photo galleries of Iced Earth, Sanctuary and Kill Ritual from The Gramercy Theatre in New York City, NY USA on Thursday, March 22, 2018! All Photos Copyright 2018 Blazing Metal Photography KILL RITUAL SANCTUARY ICED EARTH #concertphotography #bestconcertshots #IcedEarth #Sanctuary #CenturyMediaRecords #DissonanceProductions #melodicthrashmetal #powerthrashmetal #gothicpowermetal #BlazingMetalPhotography

Pictures from Goatwhore's performance at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Connecticut USA on Tuesday, May 9, 2017! See the entire gallery from Blazing Metal Photography right here! Check out the full gallery slideshow from Blazing Metal Photography here: #Goatwhore #thrashmetal #deaththrashmetal #deathmetal #MetalBladeRecords #BlazingMetalPhotography #bestconcertshots #concertphotography

Pictures from Seven Kingdoms's performance at the Marlin Room at Webster Hall in New York City, NY USA on Thursday, June 1, 2017! See the entire gallery from Blazing Metal Photography right here! Check out the full gallery slideshow from Blazing Metal Photography here: #SevenKingdoms #powermetal #NapalmRecords #metal #BlazingMetalPhotography #bestconcertshots #concertphotography

Pictures from Evergrey's performance at the Marlin Room at Webster Hall in New York City, NY USA on Thursday, June 1, 2017! See the entire gallery from Blazing Metal Photography right here! Check out the gallery slideshow from Blazing Metal Photography here: #Evergrey #progressivemetal #AFMRecords #metal #BlazingMetalPhotography #concertphotography

Pictures from Insomnium's performance at the PlayStation Theater in New York City, NY USA on Friday, September 29, 2017! See the entire gallery from Blazing Metal Photography right here! Check out the gallery slideshow here: #Insomnium #melodicdeathmetal #metal #concertphotography #BlazingMetalPhotography #bestconcertshots

Pictures from Lacuna Coil's performance at the PlayStation Theater in New York City on Friday, September 29, 2017! See all photos from Blazing Metal Photography below! Check out a slide show of the gallery from Blazing Metal Photography here: #LacunaCoil #BlazingMetalPhotography #PlaystationTheater #newyorkcity #alternativemetal #metal #CristinaScabbia