Death Metal has become so popular that the flag bearers of the Melodic branch of the genre are now playing small arenas all over Europe. Headlining a mind blowing bill over Soilwork and In Flames, Arch Enemy delivered a punishing performance path the Zénith in Paris, showcasing frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz' mesmerizing charisma and Metal legend Michael Ammott' guitar wizardry.
As the first of three bands on an absolutely crushing metal marquee, Soilwork opened the evening's hostilities in Paris with a short but intense set. Despite their early time slot, the Swedish melodic death metal sextet showed no signs of holding back, delivering a relentless performance that pulled from their entire 30-year career.
Dog Eat Dog is touring in support of their latest album "Free Radicals" as well as celebrating 30 years of "All Boro Kings", but surely that can't be right... If that were true, that would put us in our late forties, and we'd be sporting gray hair and a beer gut. Oh, wait...
Alice Cooper’s return to Paris felt like a homecoming for fans who hadn’t seen him perform solo in nearly five years. Last time Alice graced the French capital, it was with the Hollywood Vampires, but now, on the first night of his European "Too Close For Comfort" tour, the French crowd got treated to a revamped show with new stage sets, props, and even a couple of twists in the setlist.
It’s always a blast to spend some time with the European Metal Queen herself, Doro Pesch, and her opening act for Alice Cooper was no exception. Clad head-to-toe in black leather, Doro commanded the stage with a mix of raw energy and relentless enthusiasm that could put most frontmen to shame.
Bryan Adams returned to Paris with a familiar set, having not released a new album since his last visit nearly two years ago. Consequently, his show remains largely unchanged, with only a few adjustments to the setlist. A couple of songs have been swapped out, but the core of the performance remains the same. And as the saying goes, if it ain't broke, why fix it?
Atlanta-based band Blackberry Smoke recently stopped in Paris as part of their tour promoting their stellar new album Be Right Here. Before their electrifying performance at the iconic Olympia, the band generously took time from their busy schedule to sit down for an interview with our host, Seb. You can watch their insightful conversation in the video embedded below.
Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke made their return to Paris, nearly a year and a half after their last date in the French capital. This time, they were promoting their new album Be Right Her, which showcases the band refining their mix of hard rock, country, and soul, while sharpening their songwriting. They played six tracks from the new release at the legendary Olympia, and the enthusiastic crowd welcomed them like old favorites.
Today the wait is over: The Cure finally released "Alone", the first single off of their new record "Songs of a Lost World" due out on November 1st. The song is familiar to fans as it was played live, along with other upcoming songs, during several Cure shows over the past couple of years but this is the first taste that the record-buying (or streaming) public will get of the new album and the first new Cure studio track in a generation. When their last album "4:13 Dreams" came out in October 2008, George W. Bush was still President of the United States, the iPhone and Facebook had been around for merely a year, while Spotify was just being launched, the Star Wars movie franchise wouldn't be revived for another seven years, Michael Jackson was still alive and pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo was five years old. It was an entirely different world by any metric.
You can listen to the new song in the embedded Apple Music or YouTube players below. Make sure to swing by our socials to let us know what you think of the tune.
Tribute bands come in all shapes and sizes, but even within this realm, there’s a clear hierarchy. On one end, you have your cousin’s weekend Led Zeppelin cover band, playing to a small crowd of locals at a neighborhood pub. On the other, there are professional tribute acts like The Australian Pink Floyd, The Musical Box, The Iron Maidens, and Dark Star Orchestra—bands that have built careers around meticulously recreating the live experiences of legends like Pink Floyd, Genesis, Iron Maiden, and the Grateful Dead. These groups don’t just play the music—they’ve been anointed by the very artists they honor by capturing the soul of the original performances.
