Photo Gallery: Shredders, Part 1

March 18, 2023March 10, 2023 Wayne EdwardsAndrew J. Brady Music Center, Death Metal, Exodus, Gatecreeper, Goatwhore, Heavy Metal, Higher Ground, Kreator, Live Music, Michael Schenker Group, Municipal Waste, Old National Centre, Overkill, Piere's Entertainment Center, Pure Filth Festival, The Convalescence, Thrash Metal

**Gatecreeper at the Old National Centre, Indianapolis**

**Goatwhore, Higher Ground, Burlington**

**Kreator, Andrew J. Brady Music Center, Cincinnati**

**Michael Schenker Group, Piere’s Fort Wayne, Indiana**

**Municipal Waste, Pure Filth Festival**

**Overkill, Piere’s, Fort Wayne, Indiana**

**The Convalescence, Michigan Metal Fest**

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

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Photo Gallery: Bassists, Part 5

March 12, 2023March 5, 2023 Wayne EdwardsAmon Amarth, Andrew J. Brady Music Center, Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Cannibal Corpse, Cvltvs Black, Death Metal, Halestorm, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Incantation, Live Music, Mudvayne, Municipal Waste, Obituary, Piere's Entertainment Center, Theory of a Deadman

**Municipal Waste, Blue Ridge Rock Festival**

**Obituary, Andrew J. Brady Music Center, Cincinnati**

**Theory Of A Deadman, Blue Ridge Rock Festival**

**Amon Amarth, Andrew J. Brady Music Center, Cincinnati**

**Cannibal Corpse, Blue Ridge Rock Festival**

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Photo Gallery: Singers, Part 1

March 11, 2023March 5, 2023 Wayne EdwardsAtilla, Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Cannibal Corpse, Death Metal, Down, Dying Wish, Exodus, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Live Music, Michael Schenker Group, Newport Music Hall, Piere's Entertainment Center, Pure Filth Festival, Shadows Fall, The Vogue Theatre, The Webster Theater, Thrash Metal, Warbringer

**Dying Wish, The Webster Theater, Hartford**

**Michael Schenker Group, Piere’s, Fort Wayne**

**Warbringer, Newport Music Hall, Columbus**

**Cannibal Corpse, The Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis**

**Shadows Fall, Blue Ridge Rock Festival**

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Photo Gallery: Bassists, Part 3

February 26, 2023February 22, 2023 Wayne EdwardsBlue Ridge Rock Festival, Buckcherry, Death Angel, Death Metal, Doyle, Gatecreeper, Heavy Metal, Higher Ground, Live Music, Michael Schenker Group, Muddy Roots Festival, Newport Music Hall, Piere's Entertainment Center, Prong, Pure Filth Festival, Tennessee Metal Devastation, The Native Howl, The Webster Theater, Thrash Metal, Tommy Stewart's Duerwulf, Year of the Cobra

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Photo Gallery: Bassists, Part 2

February 12, 2023February 16, 2023 Wayne EdwardsCarcass, Death Metal, Dying Wish, Eric Martin, Extinction A.D., Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Live Music, Mike Vallely and the Complete Disaster, Muddy Roots Festival, Narcotic Wasteland, Newport Music Hall, Piere's Entertainment Center, Pure Filth Festival, Stoner Rock, Testament, The Contortionist, The King Of Clubs, The Old National Centre, The Vogue Theatre, The Webster Theater, Thrash Metal

**Narcotic Wasteland at King of Clubs, Columbus**

**Extinction A.D. at Pure Filth Festival**

**Dying Wish at the Webster Theater, Hartford**

**Mike Vallely and the Complete Disaster at Muddy Roots**

**The Contortionist at the Old National Centre, Indianapolis**

**Testament at the Newport Music Hall, Columbus**

**Eric Martin Band at Piere’s, Fort Wayne, Indiana**

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Photo Gallery: Drummers, Part 2

January 28, 2023January 19, 2023 Wayne EdwardsAnthrax, Armored Saint, Black Metal, Black Veil Brides, Blue Ridge Rock Festival, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Dopethrone, Goatwhore, Halestorm, Heavy Metal, Heavy Montreal, Higher Ground, Incantation, Live Music, Music Festivals, Piere's Entertainment Center, Pure Filth Festival, Tennessee Metal Devastation, Thrash Metal, Tommy Stewart's Duerwulf, Voivod

**Black Veil Brides, Blue Ridge Rock Festival**

**Incantation, Piere’s, Fort Wayne, Indiana**

**Tommy Stewart’s Dyerwulf, Tennessee Metal Devastation**

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Photo Gallery: Michael Schenker Group at Piere’s, Ft. Wayne, October 12, 2022

November 10, 2022November 8, 2022 Wayne EdwardsClassic Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Live Music, Michael Schenker Group, MSG, Piere's Entertainment Center, Rock

Michael Schenker’s 50^th Anniversary Universal world tour made a stop at Piere’s a while back in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Here are a few more photos from their set that weren’t in the original article.

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Links.

Michael Schenker Group, https://michaelschenkerhimself.com/

Main FFMB article, https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/10/17/michael-schenker-group-at-pieres-ft-wayne-october-12-2022/

Piere’s Entertainment Center, https://pieresentertainment.com/

Photo Gallery: Images of Eden at Piere’s, Ft. Wayne, October 12, 2022

November 9, 2022November 8, 2022 Wayne EdwardsClassic Rock, Heavy Metal, Images Of Eden, Live Music, Piere's Entertainment Center, Rock

Images of Eden is a metal band from Pennsylvania. They were on the road recently with the Michael Schenker Group supporting their current EP, Weathered And Torn. Gordon Tittsworth and company performed a style of music that is a combination of classic metal and modern rock that relies heavily on the impassioned vocal delivery the band has become known for. Here is a short photo gallery of their set.

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Band Links.

Images of Eden, https://imagesofeden.com/index2.htm

Piere’s Entertainment Center, https://pieresentertainment.com/

Photo Gallery: Eric Martin at Piere’s, Ft. Wayne, October 12, 2022

November 6, 2022January 10, 2023 Wayne EdwardsEric Martin, Hard Rock, Live Music, Piere's Entertainment Center, Rock

Eric Martin of Mr. Big fame had the middle set during the Michael Schenker show at Piere’s Entertainment Center. On the current tour, Martin plays acoustic guitar and sings songs that are a little bit dialed back from what Mr. Big fans might be used to hearing from him. His set was excellent, performing with veteran musicians and interacting with the crowd at Piere’s.

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Links.

Eric Martin, https://ericmartin.com/

Michael Schenker Group main article, https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/10/17/michael-schenker-group-at-pieres-ft-wayne-october-12-2022/

Piere’s Entertainment Center, https://pieresentertainment.com/

Michael Schenker Group at Piere’s, Ft. Wayne, October 12, 2022

October 17, 2022November 8, 2022 Wayne EdwardsClassic Metal, Eric Martin, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Images Of Eden, Live Metal, Live Music, Michael Schenker, Michael Schenker Group, Piere's Entertainment Center

Michael Schenker’s 50^th Anniversary Universal world tour made a stop at Piere’s last week in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Michael Schenker is a guitar legend. From his earliest work with the Scorpions (along with his brother Rudolf and Klaus Meine) and, more significantly, UFO, Schenker has been a non-stop force in hard rock for decades. He originally put together the Michael Schenker Group initially in 1978, and it has drifted apart and reformed a few times over the years. The current tour is in support of the band’s latest album, Universal (Atomic Fire 2022).

The show opened with Images of Eden, a metal band from Pennsylvania. Supporting their current EP, Weathered And Torn, Gordon Tittsworth and company performed a style of music that is a combination of classic metal and modern rock that relies heavily on the impassioned vocal delivery the band has become known for.

Eric Martin of Mr. Big fame had the middle set. On the current tour, Martin plays acoustic guitar and sings songs that are a little bit dialed back from what Mr. Big fans might be used to hearing from him. His set was excellent, performing with veteran musicians and interacting with the crowd at Piere’s.

Michael Schenker’s set started with him walking out on stage and announcing the first song, “Into the Arena,” an instrumental opener that sparked a fire. Schenker then introduced front man Ronnie Romero who took the stage and led with “Cry For The Nations.” The combination of Romero and Schenker is formidable to say the least. The show was amazing, and my favorite part was hearing all those UFO tunes live once again. The Michael Schenker Group is one of those bands I never get tired of seeing.

Michael Schenker Group is on tour for the rest of the month and into November in the US – check out the tour poster for cities and dates. Also look for more photos of all three bands in the coming days at FFMB. Links to the photo galleries will be added in this article as they each go live.

Photos by Wayne Edwards.

Band Links.

Michael Schenker Group, https://michaelschenkerhimself.com/

FFMB review of Universal, https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/05/27/michael-schenker-group-universal-atomic-fire-2022/

Eric Martin, https://ericmartin.com/

Images of Eden, https://imagesofeden.com/index2.htm

Piere’s Entertainment Center, https://pieresentertainment.com/

Photo Galleries.

Michael Schenker Group, https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/11/10/photo-gallery-michael-schenker-group-at-pieres-ft-wayne-october-12-2022/

Eric Martin, https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/11/06/photo-gallery-eric-martin-at-pieres-ft-wayne-october-12-2022/

Images of Eden, https://flyingfiddlesticks.com/2022/11/09/images-of-eden-at-pieres-ft-wayne-october-12-2022/