Heavy Metal Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

Arcada Theatre turns 100 with parade, Ron Onesti, Priscilla Presley, Chubby Checker, Appice bros chat

If the walls inside the Arcada Theatre could talk, they would surely have at least a million stories to tell throughout 100 years of history, especially since it was [More…]

From “Smoke On The Water” to “Splat!,” Deep Purple revs up Ravinia, Kansas carries on

Rejuvenated by an infinitely unlikely reunion that reverberated around the world, Deep Purple returned to Ravinia’s completely upgraded Hunter Pavilion, armed with [More…]

“Powering up for the last time,” AC/DC shakes Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium “All Night Long”

The global hard rock juggernaut known as AC/DC keep making bank at the box office, so it’s naturally taking another lap around North America, even if band members [More…]

Kim Thayil talks the “Superunknown” start of Soundgarden and “A Screaming Life”

Alternative rockers Soundgarden remain largely synonymous with the city of Seattle, Washington, forming there in 1984 as they began to usher in a grunge rock movement that [More…]

The Dead Daisies walk on “Holy Ground,” Glenn Hughes’ does Deep Purple in Arcada’s sole U.S. show

The somewhat shifting supergroup known as The Dead Daisies always draw a considerable crowd, but when it was announced the latest line-up would perform only a single show in [More…]

Foghat takes a bluesy “Slow Ride” to Hard Rock, “Love Hurts” for heavy metal heroes Nazareth

The amount of entertainment styles hosted by the Hard Rock Live inside the Northern Indiana location of the famed casino is truly limitless, though having enduring bands [More…]

Four decades later, reunited Triumph, April Wine a classic Canadian combo for Allstate Arena

Coming out of Canada in the late 1970s, melodic hard rockers Triumph went on to temporarily rule the world throughout the ’80s, but after disputes over creative [More…]

The Dead Daisies’ Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich prep exclusive Arcada dive into Deep Purple

Supergroups are rarely more renowned than The Dead Daisies, who feature a mix of regular and rotating players, including an immensely celebrated current line-up consisting of [More…]

“Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through” when “Bat Out Of Hell” flies into The Auditorium

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jim Steinman may be most frequently associated with fellow late legend Meat Loaf, but his numerous credits also include the similarly iconic [More…]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra thrills the Fiserv Forum from “Christmas Eve” to “Beethoven’s Last Night”

There’s never been an instance when Trans-Siberian Orchestra cut corners or favored economy over entertainment, and in the case of “The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve: The Best [More…]