Data & Metal Mayhem – Commemorating CMO’s 500th concert
From AC/DC to ZZ Top. From the lush romantic ballads and soft rock melodic sounds of Air Supply to the guttural growls and brutality…
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Show reviews, concert stories, live music coverage, and metalhead notes from the road.
Jackyl rocks the roof off of OCC Road House!
Jackyl | January 10, 2026 | OCC Road House – Clearwater, FL Jackyl’s first show of 2026 was their annual visit to OCC Road…
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CMO’S Year in review – A most epic 2025
While I did not hit a numerical record for my most ever shows in a calendar year, the quality of who I saw, combined…
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Iron Pipes: Bruce Dickinson Delivers a Vocal Masterpiece
Bruce Dickinson | September 16th, 2025 | History, Toronto, Ontario Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson performed in Toronto with his solo band in support…
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One Heck of a Metallica Month – Part 2
After I had purchased the tickets for the Metallica Denver take over weekend and before I had made any travel arrangements, “Weird Al” Yankovic…
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One Heck of a Metallica Month – Part 1
It was a Monday in late September 2024 when this story starts. It was the day of the Metallica fan club presale for tickets…
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“Big Hair, Bigger Riffs: M3 Festival Delivers a Thunderous Weekend of Rock
The 16th Annual 2025 M3 Rock Festival consisting of 18 bands over 3 days at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Colombia Maryland. A somewhat daunting…
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L.A. Guns sleaze their way through Largo
L.A. Guns | May 13, 2025 | Central Park Performing Arts Center, Largo, FL What started off of as an unplanned Monsters of Rock…
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5725 days later…Metallica Returns to Tampa
5725 days later…Metallica Returns to Tampa In 2016 when I purchased tickets for the Metallica show christening the opening of the new Minnesota Vikings…
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She committed acts so terrible…even the Devil feared her
Playing shock-rock industrial metal with a dark and erotic energy, Orlando, FL based Genitortures are a band I have followed since my discovery of…
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CMO’S Year in review – a record breaking 2024
As the last few notes were played at my last show of 2024, Zebra, I took a few extra minutes to reflect on the…
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Sepultura headlines a night of glorious brutally heavy metal
Sepultura/Obituary/Agnostic Front/Claustrofobia | October 2, 2024 | Jannus Live, St. Petersburg, FL Sepultura kicked Jannus’ ass last night “Celebrating Life Through Death” as the…
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Concluding adventures at ProgPower USA XXIII – September 7, 2024
ProgPower USA XXIII | September 4-7, 2024 | Center Stage, Atlanta, GA Festival day 4, September 7, 2024 Fully rested up after a rocking…
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Continuing adventures at ProgPower USA XXIII – September 6, 2024
ProgPower USA XXIII | September 4-7, 2024 | Center Stage, Atlanta, GA Festival day 3, September 6, 2024 After a good night’s rest, I…
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Adventures at ProgPower USA XXIII – September 5, 2024
ProgPower USA XXIII | September 4-7, 2024 | Center Stage, Atlanta, GA Festival day 2, September 5, 2024 The journey to attend ProgPower USA…
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My 2024 Metallica No Repeat Weekend
Metallica/Pantera/Mammoth WVH | August 2, 2024 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA This year’s Metallica out of town pilgrimage actually began 564 days (1 year,…
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Triple Tropical Rockin Trifecta
When the prospect of doing three music cruises in a five week period was presented to me, I knew I had to find a…
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CMO’S Year in review – A record breaking 2023
After the epic concert year I had in 2022, I thought it was going to be difficult to top 2022’s record of 37 concerts.…
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Headbangers Boat 2023 – a look back
Headbangers Boat |October 31 – November 4, 2023 | Norwegian Pearl As incredibly fun as this cruise was, it was also incredibly tragic. On…
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The Red Rocker plays ‘The Sound’ to a sold out crowd
Sammy Hagar & The Circle | October 28, 2023 |The Sound, Clearwater, FL On a beautiful Saturday evening in along the waterfront I went…
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Nerd Halen: An Eruption of comedic rock in Grapevine, TX
After meeting the members of Nerd Halen, and being blown away by the level of musical talent in the band the first time I…
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Pantera and Lamb of God shred Alpharetta to pieces
After missing the last four Lamb of God shows that I had tickets for, when their latest tour was announced the closest date was…
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Monsters of Rock Cruise 2023 – a look back
Monsters of Rock Cruise 2023 – April 29 – May4, 2023 It has been almost a month since I returned from the 2023 Monsters…
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It took me almost 40 years to see W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. & Armored Saint | November 26, 2022 | The Plaza Live – Orlando, FL Historically known for their notoriety of their shock rock-themed…
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Horns were Raised and Sacred Chants were Praised
The Iron Maidens at OCC Roadhouse, Clearwater, FL on October 21, 2022 Horns were Raised and sacred chants were praised! The world’s only all-female…
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A CMO’s helpful guide for buying concert tickets
After an artist announces a tour: Join the artist’s fan club – most times there is a cost involved but usually your membership will…
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CD Review – Lamb of God (2020)
After two full listens through all of the tracks on Lamb of God’s self-titled 10th studio album it is apparent to me the band…
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Metal mash-ups
With all of this work from home time (Covid), I was in need of some new tunes to check out. All because of someone’s…
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Shows I want to go to – Joe Bonamassa
Over the past couple of years my buddy Dave had tried several times to get me to go along with him to see legendary…
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The day I became a metalhead for life
I can pinpoint the day that changed my life forever after hearing Metallica for the first time. In 1984 I was a musically impressionable…
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