Artistic, creative, passionate, melodic, and heavy, this is prog rock/metal at its finest! I love it when bands meld various musical styles together, particularly when they are bold in their choices. Many things on paper sound like they should not work, but when both amazing song writing and excellent execution converge, the opportunity for something […]
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A terrific metal festival in Chicago! I attended my first Legions of Metal at Reggies in Chicago, Illinois, the weekend of May 1 & 2, 2026. In general, I tend to bias more toward smaller indoor festivals, and I had been curious about this one for a few years. The focus tends to be on
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The art of writing a unique concept album and excitement to attend and perform at Mad with Power Fest: An engaging conversation with Ok Goodnight! Mad with Power 9 is fast approaching, taking place June 5 & 6, 2026, in Madison, WI. As part of the lead up to the Fest, the band Ok Goodnight
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Ludicrous speed and heavy brutality! Vancouver, BC, ludicrously speedy technical death metal band Archspire recently released their new full length, “Too Fast To Die” and have been headlining the Long Roads Big Loads Tour across North America. They live in my PNW zone, and normally I would have seen them in either Seattle or Vancouver.
A terrific festival goes on indefinite, but hopefully not permanant, hiatus, with a killer lineup for the seventh edition! Hyperspace Metal Festival has been a great power/prog/symphonic/melodeath festival in the Pacific Northwest since 2018, based in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada. I went for the first time last year and discovered so many new bands that
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Five albums from February 2026 that deserve your listening attention! I am a little late posting this (yeah, I know I said this for the January listing too, but I did also launch my YouTube channel recently), but here are my top 5 releases from February 2026. February featured a lot of great albums, and
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Origin stories, getting deep on song writing, supreme confidence, and more! A fun deep dive with Adrienne Cowan of Seven Spires, with plenty of laughs and cool tidbits along the way! Mad with Power 9 is fast approaching, taking place June 5 & 6, 2026, in Madison, WI. As part of the lead up to
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Cheese Curds, Arcade Games & Community: What makes Mad with Power the coolest metal fest in North America (and yes, Ty and David are both goofballs!) Mad with Power 9 is fast approaching, taking place June 5 & 6, 2026, in Madison, WI. Ty Christian took the time to talk to me about the origins
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Dystopia, progressive metal, and fun facts about Voidchaser! Over Hyperspace Metal Festival weekend in Vancouver, BC, in mid April, I had the privilege of interviewing the band Voidchaser, easily one of my most anticipated sets of the entire Fest! It was a gorgeous day, so we decided to do the interview outside at Dr. Sun
An incredible and defining progressive metal dystopian concept album! I love a great concept album. Add some dystopia and sci-fi, and I can be easily hooked. But much like writing a great novel, great concept albums don’t just happen, and I have listened to a handful released in 2026 that I really wanted to love
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