Lauren Wise is a music journalist and former music editor. With a passion for rock and heavy metal, she's been involved in the Phoenix music scene for eight years. She has a BA in Journalism from ASU. Email her here.
Hear the hearts breaking all over Phoenix—and the country. Kings of Leon cancelled their entire US tour due to Caleb Followill suffering from vocal issues and exhaustion.The band was scheduled to roll through Phoenix on September 6...
Almost every show on U2's 360 world tour has concluded with "Moment of Surrender," but at the July 2nd Nashville show, the finale included a blind guitarist from Mesa.Adam Bevell, 36, traveled to Nashville and...
Looking to professionally record your band's demo, test out your karaoke skills, or audition for such game shows as "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" and "X Factor"?Then you may find yourself...
“This is history tonight and you're part of it," Metallica frontman James Hetfield shouted to the crowd on April 23 at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. "Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica as one...
While the Big Four Metal Fest made history in more ways than one, it won’t live up to the billing “first and only U.S. date.” Merely a week after the heavy metal Coachella, a second...
“It [Animals] was never the most commercial album, and it didn’t get a lot of airplay. Long-time Floyd fans mention Animals and how it doesn’t get the respect it should. It is for the...
American metal band Lamb of God doesn’t need much of an introduction. Neither does their award-winning drummer, Chris Adler. For the past two years since the release of Wrath, LOG has been in a world tour frenzy...
On March 5, more than 200 craft beers graced the sample glasses and hearts of thousands of attendees at The Great Arizona Beer Festival, hosted at Tempe Beach Park. The sun was shining, music from the Crown Kings got the...
Goosebumps and Jack Daniels. That’s what I was in possession of after the second song performed by Mergence. No, the goosebumps weren’t from the whisky; they were from hearing the Tempe-based quartet’s debut...
The Linkin Park concert in Phoenix on February 28 made three things clear: the band certainly does put on a hell of a show, their intertwining set list and visuals that change each performance were genius, and the next generation...