Concert Reviews

Halestorm has always been an exceptional live band, and Tuesday night at the Revolution in Boise, fans got to see how much they have evolved and grown over the last decade. The Pennsylvania quartet rolled into town on a headline run for…

The irony of this statement has not been lost on many. The Boise Knitting Factory, second home to many local metal heads, welcomed Sweden’s In Flames for the first major concert since its reopening after a fire nearly burnt the building…

I was nervous about writing this concert review due to the crowd who created a less than perfect environment for a show that was sure to be outstanding. When the main band has to literally stop playing and practically hop off stage to stop…

A lengthy nine years have passed since Metallica last graced Boise, in December 2009. They have only performed in the City of Trees a half dozen times over the years. Wednesday night, the quartet returned to the Treasure Valley and laid a…

Sometimes the heathen metal gods smile down upon you and grant second chances to the unworthy. I was fairly disappointed in myself for having missed Behemoth on their earlier summer tour with Slayer. Redemption never sounded so sweet. I was…

The stars have aligned for the second time on Clutch's amazing Book of Bad Decisions Tour, where the Maryland quartet are sharing the stage alongside the mighty Sevendust. Metal Nation caught up with the two bands in Idaho earlier this…

It seems blasphemous, but I recently experienced the wrath of GWAR for the first time! The Virginian (I mean Scumdog...) outfit have been bringing forth violence and despair on this toilet earth since the 80’s. They are currently decimating…

Boston's Revocation visited Boise on the first part of their global invasion tour this past Sunday night. They brought unworldly support to eviscerate The Shredder: goregrind masters Exhumed, along with Rivers of Nihil, and Yautja. If…

When I first saw the lineup for the headlining Clutch show, I wasn’t sure what to think. I did not know anything about Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, but I knew Sevendust and Clutch very well, and had seen both multiple times. They are…

If you're an ATTILA fan, you already know ten reasons why RAGEFEST really did rage this summer. The band's headlining tour made over 30 stops across the US in July and August with metalcore(ish)-power players Suicide Silence, Rings of…