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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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HENDRIX AND NEEKA’S TOP ROCK AND METAL ALBUMS OF 2024

Neeka Rogers Jan 1, 2025 0

Every year this is one of the most dreaded and most enjoyable articles to put together. This list has been a different and exciting due to my son, Hendrix, joining in and adding his input and opinions. We are both passionate about music, so…

Interviews

DOMINUM Interview: Dr Dead Has Began The Metal Apocalypse

Neeka Rogers Dec 26, 2024 0

Zombie metal music is on the rise! Yet, this is a zombie apocalypse I am ok with being infected with. Dominum has made huge strides in less than a year with two albums, many festivals, and now headlining a tour. The debut release, Hey…

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LUNAR Interview: Alex Discusses The Passing of Time

Neeka Rogers Dec 21, 2024 0

Progressive music has taken on a form of its own in the metal world over the years. At this point, there are only a few common elements that are present. With Lunar, every album remains progressive, yet is entirely different from each…

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THE HALO EFFECT Interview: Niclas “I’m Just a Dude Who Loves Heavy Metal”

Neeka Rogers Dec 20, 2024 0

Supergroups are always an exciting thing to see, a supergroup made up of members with one band in common, is extremely rare. The Halo Effect has members who have all been involved with the band, In Flames, (which is one of my all-time…

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HELEVORN Interview: Alex and Sandor on Creating Espectres

Neeka Rogers Dec 19, 2024 0

Self-described as, "very emotional and very philosophic with dark and gloomy music", Helevorn is exactly that with their latest release, Espectres, out September 13th, 2024 through Meuse Music Records. A melodic and melancholic journey of…

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RORSCHACH TEST Interview: James Discusses Mental Health in Metal

Neeka Rogers Dec 3, 2024 0

Mixing metal and mental health-related issues is not a new concept, utilizing the metal music as your platform to raise awareness and taking mental health help on the road is definitely less common. Rorschach Test has included mental…

News

CONCERT REVIEW: MAC SABBATH Add Flavor to The Shrine Social Club

Neeka Rogers Nov 27, 2024 0

The Shrine Social Club is a new venue in the Boise area with an upstairs and a downstairs. I have only been downstairs for an Unearth show, but upstairs is a ballroom, which was much more open and comfortable. They do a great job of…

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THY WILL BE DONE Interview: J Costa Discusses the Long Journey

Neeka Rogers Nov 24, 2024 0

Make sure you have done your stretches and warm your neck up before this next album. Thy Will Be Done is back, and this release is heavy metal intensity at its best. Pillar of Fire, out September 13th, 2024 through Eye On Lion Recording,…

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HOMERIK Interview: Ken, The Storyteller

Neeka Rogers Nov 24, 2024 0

Metal comes in many forms, but cinematic, philosophical metal is a very particular style and no one does it as well as Homerik. A true metal/rock opera, The Circle of Dead Children involves a detailed retelling of Dante's Inferno with…

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HILLHAVEN Interview: Chris Kelly is Not a Sociopath

Neeka Rogers Nov 23, 2024 0

There are so many styles of rock and metal anymore, it is so tough to categorize some bands. I am thankful for this, mostly because pigeonholing music seems disingenuous, but also because it makes you have expectations of what something…

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