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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.

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SPACE OF VARIATIONS Interview: Strength, Hope, and Music

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Sep 13, 2022 0

There are so many layers to this article, and most are articulated in the interview, but peeling an onion pales in comparison to what and who this band is. Space of Variations is a Ukrainian metal band who have chosen to remember sometimes…

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WOLFHEART Interview: Tuomas Remains True to Himself

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Sep 13, 2022 0

Be still my beating Wolfheart, King of the North is a breathtaking album and one of their best thus far. It will be released on September 16th, 2022 via Napalm Records. The album is full of so much emotion and heartfelt storytelling. It is…

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LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE Interview: Julian Emphasizes Vocals and Theatrics

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Sep 8, 2022 0

The first time I saw the name Lacrimas Profundere, I imagined an intense spell straight out of Hogwarts. I envision a red light emerging and a melody of dark gothic metal being emitted from the flash. Picturing this while hitting play on…

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DESTRAGE Interview: SO MUCH. too much. Matteo Takes Us On A Wild Ride

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Aug 27, 2022 0

The band Destrage is full of surprising twists and turns, with deranged soundscapes, vivid musicianship, and flawless transformations from one tempo to another. You almost get whiplash listening to one song in its entirety and do not…

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CROBOT Interview: The Ritual of the Listening Experience

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Jul 3, 2022 0

Once in a while, you come across a band where you immediately know they are going to be a staple in your collection and you will be spinning their albums regularly. Crobot is that band for me and I am sure many others. There is something…

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Interview VICTORIUS: You Don’t Have to Take Metal Seriously

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Jun 26, 2022 0

What do you think of when you hear the word "metal?" I think many would have similar thoughts, and many would have opposing thoughts. That is the beauty of music though, it is all subjective. Anytime we pigeonhole a genre into what we think…

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Interview: KODIAK Describes Moments on No Cover

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Jun 23, 2022 0

If you have not taken the chance to check out the new competition show No Cover, you should sincerely consider it. The show is put on by Sumerian Records and features a panel of judges: Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Alice Cooper, Gavin Rossdale…

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THE SWORD Interview: Kyle Shutt and the Nightmare Tour

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Jun 8, 2022 0

Stoner rock is a genre that has wedged itself into my heart and made itself comfortable. I grew up listening to 60's and 70's rock and quickly decided that stoner rock is a classic "jam band" with distortion, which is why it was a natural…

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GREY DAZE Interview: Sean Discusses THE Phoenix

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez Jun 1, 2022 0

From the ashes of a band that ran through the 90's like a freight train, comes a new, polished version of what was twenty-plus years ago. Grey Daze has done it again by bringing the voice and memory of Chester Bennington alive once more…

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BILLY HOWERDEL Interview: The Porkchop and the Sundae

Neeka Rogers Rodriguez May 29, 2022 0

To escape into the mind of a brilliant human is quite an honor, for that human to be the ingenious musician Billy Howerdel, is next level. Howerdel will be releasing his second solo album, What Normal Was, on June 10th, 2022. His first solo…

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