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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.

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.

Interviews

BLOODYWOOD Interview: Jayant and The Human Experience

Neeka Rogers May 30, 2025 0

Music originates from some of the most unique places and takes on many diverse forms. One of the most unique versions of this is India's metal band, Bloodywood. Bloodywood came in quickly and amped up the metal world, and has continued to…

Interviews

KATATONIA Interview: Nico and the Similar Expressions of Country, Bluegrass, and Metal

Neeka Rogers May 28, 2025 0

I have said this many times, and I will say it many more, Sweden has some of the most impressive bands in the metal genre within their country. What is most astonishing about this is that Swedes are primarily not metalheads, so it's…

Concert Reviews

Concert Review: NOTHING MORE Shakes The Knitting Factory in a Sold Out Show

Neeka Rogers May 24, 2025 0

Another sold-out show at The Knitting Factory Boise, Nothing More continues to impress old and new fans alike. On May 6th, 2025, Nothing More brought their game along with touring band Kingdom Collapse and local band Sky Burns Brighter,…

Interviews

MAINSTREAM SCARE Interview: Colin and James “Impressed by my Best Friends”

Neeka Rogers May 24, 2025 0

It is nice to come across bands in the "wild" that you find you are really excited about and thoroughly enjoy, and Mainstream Scare is one of those bands. This three-piece has come with some impressive talent, which includes all three…

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