The massive amount of new releases this year set the music charts ablaze! But here are the Keynote Music Collective team’s personal picks for the album, artist/band, and song of the year! Ash– Editor in Chief Album of the year: True power–I PrevailBand of the
Over the last year, I have had the pleasure of photographing almost 100 different artists, I have attended almost 40 different concerts, and on the 8th of December, I was given the opportunity to photograph one of the most iconic metal tours of 2022. The Trinity
Heavy and metal meets minimal in this sneaky release on Seattle’s SubPop Records. If by some chance you are unfamiliar with Zeal & Ardor and their inauspicious beginnings, allow me to paint a picture: Imagine you take requests/ideas as a challenge to write a song
With every generation, there is born a select few that will go on to become some of the most unique voices in music. They come from all walks of life, and from all over the globe. Back in the day, you had people like Aretha
In my short time on this planet, I have had the opportunity to attend some of the most brutal metal shows out there, from The Black Dahlia Murder to Judas Priest, from Whitechapel to Suicide Silence…but on Friday November 4th, 2022, I witnessed one of
When I was 12 years old, I was overweight, I wore black (band) shirts, and ripped jeans with studded belts. I wasn’t one of the “cool kids”, and the only people I was “popular” with were the bullies (they really enjoyed kicking the crap out
Carnifex brought their Dead In My Arms 15th anniversary tour to the Concourse on Wednesday and left fans screaming “what the f*ck!” For me and so many others, metal shows feel like home. And Deathcore bands like Carnifex, The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Thy Art
Nothing More is currently on tour with the theatrical metal band In This Moment. The Blood 10-Year Anniversary Tour recently stopped in Philadelphia, PA at the Fillmore, one of my favorite venues in the city. The lineup also included the Cherry Bombs and Sleep Token
On Sunday September 11th, We Came as Romans, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless in White and Black Veil Brides continued their reign of terror in Asheville, NC. If you are familiar with Keynote Music Collective, you’d know that we have been deep undercover to unearth the
“Life changing is what comes to mind.” May of 2021 on a total whim, I bought a ticket to this festival I’d just heard of for the first time. Blue Ridge Rock Festival. There was zero plan at that point. I was going 100% by
