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I am a small town girl from Idaho with a big time obsession with music. I was the awkward, strange teenager who listened to metal while everyone else was hopping on the pop train. Nothing has changed. I am a counselor by day, a metal writer by night. Life is good.

Interviews

PRIMAL FEAR Interview: Magnus Takes Inspiration From Old and New Primal Fear

Neeka Rogers Sep 4, 2025 0

Power metal seems to be more diverse than it used to be. You still know what you are getting, but not completely. Primal Fear is a power metal band who has gone through some changes but still stays consistent with their sound. They are…

Concert Reviews

Concert Review: The Sword Slays The Knitting Factory

Neeka Rogers Aug 30, 2025 0

Concert season this summer has been oddly slow in the Boise, Idaho, part of the world. Usually, the summer is full of entertainment, but this year fell kind of flat. Thankfully, The Sword broke that boring streak with a show that had me…

Interviews

HELLOWEEN Interview: Weikath Discusses the Duality of Helloween

Neeka Rogers Aug 27, 2025 0

There are so many different genres of metal anymore, and some are labeled with the "big four" or "front-runners" of a particular genre; with Helloween, you get both. They are considered the godfathers of power metal and are also granted in…

Interviews

HEAVEN BELOW Interview: Nikki and Patrick Discuss Creativity in Silence

Neeka Rogers Aug 15, 2025 0

It is always interesting to see the meeting of the minds when it comes to different projects and worlds that collide, and Patrick Kennison (Lita Ford guitar player), and Nikki Stringfield (The Iron Maidens guitar player), have created this…

News

XOTH Announce “Exogalactic Actuality” Tour Across the Midwest & East Coast!

Neeka Rogers Jul 8, 2025 0

Seattle-based power-infused death-thrash futurists XOTH rise to proclaim the Exogalactic Actuality Tour, with support from Cleveland’s cosmic death dealers, INOCULATION! This marks XOTH’s first full-scale incursion into the uncharted…

Interviews

FIT FOR A KING Interview: Ryan Discusses Corruption

Neeka Rogers Jun 30, 2025 0

Metal is a genre that has an insane amount of subgenres, and many metalheads will find their preferred subgenre and stick with it. Some bands can break through the genre mold, and Fit for a King is one of those bands. They have a perfect…

Interviews

WE ARE SOVEREIGN Interview: Laura Releasing Music That Means a Lot

Neeka Rogers Jun 29, 2025 0

Music can have many purposes, from enjoying the beat, appreciating the musicianship and compositions, to letting loose and partying with friends, to deep emotional feelings and connections. We are Sovereign focuses mostly on the feelings…

Interviews

DEATH RATTLE Interview: Ryan and the Gut/Brain Connection

Neeka Rogers Jun 25, 2025 0

The New England area is home to many amazing metal bands and artists. One of these bands is Death Rattle, out of Maine and New Hampshire. Death Rattle is on label M-Theory Radio and has released their latest album, The Moral Chokehold, on…

Interviews

INCITE Interview: Richie Discusses The Importance of Sharing Music

Neeka Rogers Jun 14, 2025 0

Music comes from many places and sometimes within the same family. Some people are raised around music from the minute they were born, others have musicians built within their family structure. Richie Cavalera has both. While he has had a…

In Photos

SEETHER: In Photos

Neeka Rogers May 30, 2025 0

Here are some pics of Seether by our amazing photographer Katarzyna Cepek of Seether at a sold-out Knitting Factory show in Boise, Idaho on May 23rd, 2025.

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