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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Killer symphonic power metal that is mighty and melodic! I have been excited about the prospect of a new album from Finnish metal band Gladenfold since their 2022 release “Nemesis.” Taking cues from symphonic metal, power metal, and melodeath, it combined a grandiose cinematic feel with speedy playing, killer melodies, soaring vocals, and plenty of
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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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Fun insights into Edge of Paradise from Margarita Monet! Edge of Paradise headlined Day 2 of Hyperspace Metal Festival in Vancouver, BC, in mid April. I was unable to interview the band during the fest, but lead vocalist Margarita Monet spent some time with me earlier this week to dive into a variety of cool
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Fun facts about Sam and her band Nocteris! When I attended the show featuring 4 different black metal bands at The High Water Mark in Portland, Oregon, on April 3, I did a short impromptu video interview with Sam, lead vocalist / bassist of Portland-based symphonic black metal band Nocteris. We are just hanging outside
An epic night of bombastic heavy symphonic metal! On my recent European trip, I scheduled a couple stops outside my main destination of Switzerland to take the opportunity to see some bands that seem unlikely for me to see in the US. I am thankful for my local scene in Seattle and the international bands
Fantastic symphonic metal debut from Sweden with hard rock sensibility! February was a good month for symphonic metal, with releases from both Flowerleaf and Epinikion impressive, the former becoming a personal obsession, even moreso after experiencing them live in mid March, and the latter an album I just get lost in. The debut full length
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Amazing theatrical and epic symphonic metal from The Netherlands! Dutch symphonic metal band Epinikion is a newer band on the scene, forming in 2020 and releasing their debut album, “Inquisition,” in 2022. The band started as the vision of two people, keyboardist Renate de Boer and guitarist Robert Tangerman, and the debut album was written
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Five albums from January 2026 that deserve your listening attention! I am a little late posting this (something about launching my website and getting things ramped up), but here are my top 5 releases from January 2026. The reality is, January kicked off the year in splendid fashion. I reviewed 19 albums released during the
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