by Kyle Finlan | Feb 27, 2024 | Top 10
There are so many moments on the four-night international metal adventure on the high seas that 70000tons of Metal make being onboard the place to be in the winter! For this year’s coverage, I made it my goal to catalog my top ten moments that stuck with me...
by Kyle Finlan | Dec 28, 2023 | Top 10
10) Seven Spires, Live At ProgPower USA XXI (Frontiers) A live album featuring the return of fantastic US-based melodeath / symphonic metal masters Seven Spires to one of my personal favorite festivals. Slightly biased because some of my photos...
by Kyle Finlan | Nov 27, 2023 | Photos, Reviews
For the second consecutive year, I found myself in a car, making the journey from Detroit to Chicago in November to catch the Swedish prog metal giants Katatonia. They’re the kind of band that inspires unwavering devotion—I know fans who attend five or...
by Kyle Finlan | Dec 29, 2022 | Lists
10) Blind Guardian, The God Machine (Nuclear Blast) A true return-to-form for the power metal kings in Blind Guardian, and in my opinion, capturing some of that “Imaginations from the Other Side” greatness. Relentlessly fast with...
by Kyle Finlan | Dec 27, 2022 | Reviews
Heilung are always a delight to see live – their “rituals,” as anyone who has caught them on tour will call them, drive right to the center of your heart with booming drums and captivating on-stage performances. Earlier this year, Metal...