Concert Reviews

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…

Unholy hell! Slayer ​just played in Idaho for the last time (and a lot of other places for that matter). That is of course because the pioneers of thrash are hanging up their collective pairs of leather pants. To sweeten the deal, they…

Usually on a Wednesday night, one would be at home after a days work, listening to music or enjoying dinner with a nice movie. I, myself, would be listening to music or spending the evening carting my children around to their various…

Five Finger Death Punch and Breaking Benjamin are currently crushing city after city on the summer’s hottest hard rock tour de force. They are joined by Grammy-nominated rockers Nothing More, and 2018’s number one buzz-band, Bad Wolves. The…