North America is taking prog seriously with an amazing new fest: A review of Progstorm 2026 Progstorm Festival held its second edition at Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Friday, Aug 21 – Sunday, Aug 23, 2026. I was unable to attend the inaugural edition in 2025 even though I wanted to, and all the […]
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Incredible epic symphonic power metal that will get you prepared for battle! I first discovered UK epic symphonic power metal band Sellsword in mid 2024 when they started releasing singles for their 2026 release, “…with Might and Vengeance.” I was giddy the first time I heard “Saxon Steel” and followed up by checking out previous album
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Seattle’s newest metal festival is on fire in its second year: A review of Soldiers of Steel 2026 Soldiers of Steel, Seattle’s newest metal festival, just held its second edition at Substation in Seattle, WA, August 13 – 16, 2026. I sadly missed the inaugural edition last year and was quite excited to attend this
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Community, camping, Yeti games, and a metric ton of metal: A review of Armstrong Metal Fest 2026 Armstrong Metal Fest, which takes place in Armstrong, BC, Canada, has legendary status. An hour north/northeast of Kelowna, Armstrong is a small town that feels like it is in the middle of nowhere. And yet it has bred
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An epic progressive metal album with a compelling melding of sci-fi storytelling and incredible musicianship and songwriting! Progressive metal is such a broad genre these days, and that description alone is insufficient to clarify the sound of any specific band within the genre. This is very true for Costan Rican band Fractal Sun, a band
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A Grillfest featured interview: A fun conversation with symphonic power metal band ShadowStrike! The second edition of Grillfest is coming very soon, taking place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Midvale, Utah. mymetaloftheday.com is an official media partner for Grillfest, and leading up to Grillfest, I am interviewing each band who is playing. This interview is with
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Mesmerizing progressive symphonic metal that is technical and powerful! I first saw London, Ontario based metal band Solarus at Hyperspace Metal Festival in Vancouver, BC, in April 2025. They were a new band to me as of a month prior to that Fest, and I fell in love with “A Dance of Tragedy,” their 2022
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Origin stories, the Costa Rican metal scene, lots of cool deep dives and insights, and Progstorm: A fun conversation with Fractal Sun! The second edition of Progstorm is coming very soon, taking place across 3 days, August 21 – 23, 2026, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. As part of the lead up to the Fest, founding
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The album that almost broke Sarah, thoughts on metal, touring, and the live scene, and so much more: a super fun and insightful conversation with Lucas and Sarah from Solarus! Canadian symphonic metal band Solarus is releasing their brand new album, “Of Sin and Ruin,” on July 10, 2026, and I had the chance to
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A progressive soundscape of symphonic, folk, melodeath, and black metal flavors that is enchanting! It is always interesting being first exposed to a band via an EP, particularly when they have a couple full lengths under their belt already. It is even more interesting when this EP only has two songs, with the first being
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