Authors: Megan Kennedy

Intronaut @ Kilby Court with Huldra, A Lily Gray
The crowd was salivating by the time Los Angeles’ Intronaut took the stage with their hypnotizing, soaring prog metal. … read more

Gallery: Salt Lake Gaming Con
Megan Kennedy brings a gallery of awesome cosplay and gaming at Salt Lake Gaming Con. … read more

Cult Leader Vinyl Release Show @ Kilby Court with Foster...
Saturday, Nov. 14 saw the triumphant return of Cult Leader from their month-long US tour promoting their critically acclaimed new release Lightless Walk. … read more

An Evening With Lucero @ The State Room
Sunday night, November 15th, was the second of a two-part concert event with southern country-punk rockers Lucero at The State Room in Salt Lake City. Both nights features double sets from Ben Nichols and company; the first set was reserved for softer acoustic favorites, and the second for the louder rock jams, complete with brass section. … read more

Fear Factory @ In The Venue with Soilwork, Omnikage, Crisis...
Tuesday night, old-school industrial metalers Fear Factory descended on In The Venue to give a wild crowd a once-in-a-lifetime performance: the entirety of their Demanufacture album, celebrating its 20th anniversary. The band was joined by the astounding Swedes in Soilwork, and a few young gun acts, including OmniKage from Italy, and Spades and Blades from California. Opening for the tour was local thrash/metalcore outfit Crisis in Consciousness. … read more
Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /var/www/vhosts/dev.slugmag.com/httpdocs/wp/wp-content/themes/slug-theme-child/template-parts/loop-post.php on line 11
Salt Lake Comic Con: Saturday
Salt Lake Comic Con continued to shatter records and expectations on Saturday September 7. Its final day also held its biggest draws: the panels of William Shatner and Stan Lee. Photos by Megan Kennedy. … read more

Photos from Salt Lake Comic Con 2015
Salt Lake Comic Con is in its third year, and it’s only getting better and better. Thousands of fans descended on the Salt Palace this weekend to meet their favorite celebrities, show off their A+ cosplay, play in gaming tournaments, attend industry panels, check out loads of fan art and paraphernalia, and generally geek the

Behemoth, Myrkur @ The Complex 05.04
Darkness! Evil! Mayhem! Fire! Goddamn, I love a good, live, black metal show, and the Behemoth/Myrkur tour did not disappoint. With no opening acts and the sonic and lighting goodness that is The Complex, these European ambassadors of chaos gave fans a night to remember. … read more
Summer Slaughter Tour at The Complex
The Summer Slaughter Tour swung by The Complex on Saturday, Aug. 17 to melt the faces of city’s extreme metal fans. … read more

Explosions in the Sky, Disappears @ The Depot 05.09
Explosions in the Sky came out to a screaming, eager crowd, and their own special light setup included a string of moving bar lights on the front of the stage, creating, at times, an ethereal wall of light and smoke. I’ve listened to this band for a long damn time, but I have never seen them live, and I was not disappointed. … read more