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Episode 189: Gary! Lorna Shore Wants You To Wake Up!

For some time Lorna Shore has been one of Karen’s top bands. Whenever they would come to or around Chicago, she would drag Brian along. Brian would often say they are a fine band, but he never had the same love for them that Karen had. That was until this show at the Hard Rock in Gary Indiana. It was a killer lineup with support from Paleface Swiss and another of Karen’s favorite bands, Signs Of The Swarm. Join us for this concert report, the headlines, some long awaited new music from Repentance, and a quick stop at the merch table.

Episode 188: Electric Callboy

When you are depressed and in an emotional funk, music can be the shining light that helps bring back some joy and happiness to your life. At least that was our hope at the end of a very shitty week. Would Electric Callboy, with their unique sound blending Pop/EDM/Metal, be able to break the depression? How about an Aussie Metal Core band Polaris or Scene Queen with some Bimbocore? Join us in this week's concert report to find out.

Episode 187: 3 States, 4 Concerts, In 6 Days

After going two weeks without seeing a live show, we were definitely itching for the next gig. And we dove head first into it with four shows over six days. The first; Slaughter to Provel played a headline tour with Whitechapel and Attila in support at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. A few days later we made our way to the burbs of Milwaukee for our first show at XRay Arcade. A small converted house tucked in a quaint neighborhood where we saw Malevolence and Guiltrrip bring their Representing United Kingdom Metal & Hardcore Across North America Tour with support from Chamber and Suffer No Fools. Then the following night at our favorite venue the Rave the Godless IV that are Behemoth, Decide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation let us bathe in the unholy spirit. Finally the next day we took the long drive to Waukee, IA for our first show at Vibrant Music Hall. Where Dethklok and Amon Amarth co-headlined with support from Castle Rat.

Episode 186: Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy Documentary

Live music is hands down our favorite way to consume music. It doesn't matter what the genre of music is, the energy and emotions of the fans is the same. That's why when you hear about fans at a show getting hurt or losing their lives at a show, your heart sinks. In this episode we talk about the Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy documentary. Trainwreck is a documentary series on Netflix. Covering topics from Woodstock ‘99 to the poop cruise. We share what we can recall from when we first learned of the Astrowold tragedy, some of our past concert experiences, and what new insights we learned from the documentary.

Episode 185: Book Club III - Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir by Mark Morton

We are back for the third book club episode. This time we take a look at Mark Mortons first book, Desolautions: A Heavy Metal Memoir. The Lamb Of God guitarist shares some of his highest highs and lowest lows as he tells the story of his life so far. From learning to play music as a child to his high school bands and the formation of Lamb Of God. Tag along while Mark shares the inspirations for some of the bands biggest songs and take a look behind the curtain to see how the albums were made.