Rob Zombie performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Sept. 22, 2023. Nate McKinley/STAFF. CONCORD, Calif. — It was a rock and roll show meets a horror film and a Broadway show seen through the lens of an insane fever dream. Friday’s Freaks On Parade Tour stop at…

Richard Patrick of Filter, courtesy. Filter frontman Richard Patrick is clearly enthusiastic. His band’s latest record, The Algorithm, is a creative work that’s seven years in the making—the culmination of a rollercoaster ride of creative ups and downs. He’s also on the verge of leaving for tour with a trio…

Slipknot performs at Aftershock Fest in Sacramento on Oct. 6, 2022. Photos by Steve Thrasher and Nathan Zucker. SACRAMENTO — Aftershock, Northern California’s heaviest rock and roll festival, returned in all its metal glory to Discovery Park Thursday for its 10th year. With a lineup led by Slipknot, the…

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has been playing with drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Austin Hanks on the side for a while now, and his third solo album, Hardware, the trio were clearly inspired by the California desert where they recorded. Hardware Billy Gibbons Concord, June 4 7/10 Gibbons’ voice is…

Rob Zombie has been making music, as part of White Zombie or solo, for 35 years. Even his side gig as a director has lasted for 17 years and eight features. The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy Rob Zombie Nuclear Blast, March 12 8/10 Like anyone who’s been…

Rob Zombie gets festive. We’ve made it! Halloween is less than a week away and after columns about horror punk and horrorcore we’ve finally reached the main event: Metal. Horror metal is a thing, of course, but why limit ourselves to that narrow box? There are so many Halloween-appropriate…

Tool performs at the Aftershock Festival on Oct. 13, 2019. Courtesy of Aftershock. SACRAMENTO — Northern California’s annual hard rock festival, Aftershock, continued its upward trajectory as one of the premiere national events for heavy music. What began back in 2012 as a one-day and one-stage event has ballooned…