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I go to an insane amount of shows. This is one of the many perks of doing what I do with Metal Nation. Some shows feel more like "work", and some shows I am somewhat looking forward to. Then there are shows where I am counting down the days…

As soon as I received the new Boundaries album, I wanted to lock myself away from all of my responsibilities, throw on some headphones, and dive in. I was far from disappointed with the upcoming album, Yearning: the unbeautiful after, which…

Sometimes Metal Nation likes to go outside the box a little and work with bands that are not under the specific metal umbrella, but there is still something about them that makes you feel it is the perfect platform. Duncan Evan and the…

Hardcore music is one of the genres I am least familiar with, yet I really enjoy it. Clearly, this needs to change. Southpaw FLHC has given me a great reminder of what I am missing. They are releasing their first full-length album, titled…

It is always so great to see bands keep going through all the shifts in the music industry over the decades. It is even more wonderful when it is a band that means a lot to you. Tesla is a band that has been near and dear to my heart since…

I am thankful to get the opportunity to meet some really incredible musicians and people while doing Metal Nation interviews. Some I get to have small snapshots of time with, and others I get to grow a closer friendship with. Joey…

Instrumental music has a special place in my heart. I appreciate that this has increasingly been accepted in the rock and metal scene, with bands like Animals As Leaders and Polyphia receiving strong support. If These Trees Could Talk falls…

Music comes in all shapes and forms; even the rock and metal genres have many subgenres. This makes enjoying them feel like an endless sea of choices. Soul Exchange is a hardcore band out of Austin, Texas, with brutal riffs and exciting…

When the world feels like it is too much to handle, music is there to get us through. It is a language we all speak. Even if the world listens to a song and only a portion of listeners understand the words, the melody can still speak to the…

There are some people I have interviewed who really stand out as fun and interesting, and Chris Kelly has been one of them. When I saw that Hillhaven had released another single, "Dead Doesn't Hurt", I was quick to ask for another…