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08/09/2024

07/07/2024

Hands down, the best Amerakin Overdose album, Artificial Infection. Out July 12th, 2024. Mark that on your calendar and be sure to get it. Your ears will thank you. Check out our album review.

Amerakin Overdose is an industrial nu metal band hailing from the mean streets of Portland, Oregon. Not only keeping the nu metal genre alive and kicking, they also brought back that shock rock value that we have come to expect from them. It is an 'enygma' why

06/06/2024

ICYMI: The MIRP crew was at the legendary Lords of Acid show. Crazy and entertaining night with opening acts Praga Khan and Devora to add flair to the bill. Check out our review and photos here.

Lords of Acid “Make Acid Great Again” Tour with Praga Khan I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m a metal girl. I had heard the name Lords of Acid over the years, but didn’t know very much about them. My partners in MIRP are well rounded

06/04/2024

Solid line up. Anyone going? Who are you excited to see?

06/04/2024

Hanabie. from JP was a show the MIRP staff was super excited for! They did not let us down. The opening acts were awesome (Outline In Color and Left to Suffer) and Hanabie did not disappoint! Check out our review and photos of the show here.

Hanabie. with special guests Left to Suffer and Outline in Color – May 30, 2024 – Portland, Oregon – Crystal Ballroom Show Review All girl Japanese Metalcore – I mean Harajuku-core! These ladies presented a show in the iconic McMenamins Crystal Ballroom on May 30, 2024. To

05/21/2024

The iconic pioneers of Sextreme Disco Lords of Acid, featuring stunning new vocalist GIGI RICCI, are set to embark on a thrilling journey across North America with their highly anticipated MAKE ACID GREAT AGAIN TOUR! - Catch them in Portland, Oregon at the Hawthorne Theater, Friday May 31st.

LORDS OF ACID Announce 2024 MAKE ACID GREAT AGAIN TOUR with PRAGA KHAN! PRAGA KHAN Celebrates 30 Years of MORTAL KOMBAT with FINAL North American Tour! The iconic pioneers of Sextreme Disco LORDS OF ACID, featuring stunning new vocalist GIGI RICCI, are set to embark on a thrilling

05/17/2024

Our friends in Amerakin Overdose are back and some how busier than ever!
They just released a new video for their new single "Damaged".
They have a new album due out this summer.
They are also playing at the Milwaukee Metal Fest in a few days, and are hitting the road this July, as they are playing at the iconic Rockfest in Wisconsin.

Congrats to Amerakin Overdose for being our featured artist of the month!

Amerakin Overdose have released a video for "Damaged" while they are on the road, headed to play Milwaukee Metal Fest. Amerakin Overdose plays day 3 of the festival with heavy hitters Slaughter to Prevail, Avatar, In Flames, Exhumed, Lacuna Coil, etc. Check out the video for "Damaged," with a runnin...

05/11/2024

ICYMI -- check out our review of the Machine Killer Tour with Lines Of Loyalty, Dope, Sevendust, and Static-X!

I love Sevendust. I love Static-X. And I love Dope. And now I love Lines Of Loyalty. What an amazing lineup they put together for the Machine Killer Tour. I was fortunate to see it the show in Portland, Oregon. It was a Thursday night, which always sucks when you have to get up to go

04/30/2024

Who's ready for this?!?!?!

04/25/2024

Check out Susie's review of Raven and Vicious Rumors when they played Portland a few weeks ago.

Raven | Vicious Rumors | Lutharo – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, Oregon, April 5, 2024 - Show Review Vicious Rumors is special to us here in Portland, Oregon, because we have two hometown heroes in this San Francisco based band: Guitarist Gunnar DüGrey and Vocalist Brian Allen. The show took pl...

02/16/2024

You may know him as the voice behind Othrys and Etched In Bone, but check out this short cinematic orchestral score by Sebastian R. Phoenix.

track by Sebastian Phoenix

02/09/2024

The Grammy's. How do you feel about how they represent Metal? Our Susan decided to take a stroll through 30 years of metal at the Grammy's and gave her opinion on who should have been nominated and who should have won.

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I’m thoroughly confused by the 2024 Grammys. Wait! I’m confused about the Grammy’s in general. “Metal is not a key category” – this statement is listed in multiple places on the internet. Weird, because according to Spotify, heavy metal is the most popular music genre. Other categories h...

02/08/2024

2024 Grammy's - Do We Care That Metal Is Incorrectly Represented?

02/07/2024

R.I.P Toby Keith

02/06/2024

Oh my goodness!!! Who is excited for this one?!?!?!

01/22/2024

Who's excited for this one?

JUST ANNOUNCED 🤘 Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits Tour is coming to RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater with All Time Low and Royal & the Serpent on 5/26!

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01/08/2024

We have finally finished our staff members top 10 albums of 2023 lists. Sleep Token, Jelly Roll, Skindred, ZZ Ward, BROJOB, and HATE OFFERING . These are just some of the artists you will see on our lists.

2023 was a great year for music. Check our picks for best albums of 2023. As you know, our musical taste differs vastly between the three of us. Susanna has an eclectic taste in music, Susie is nearly all metal, and Jer is all over the place. There is one thing about us...we all have

12/16/2023

ICYMI- Whitechapel open the show for Swedish bands Meshuggah and In Flames. Check out our show review.

What a beautiful venue Seattle's Paramount Theater is. Normal-ish looking from the outside, but absolutely stunning inside. - per Wikipedia. It was exquisite...fitting for the exquisite band that is Meshuggah. I arrived from Portland early and stood in line to talk

12/16/2023

ICYMI - Suffocation show review!

It was Wednesday night, November 22, 2023, in Portland, Oregon, when the men of Suffocation came to town. Luckily it was the day before Thanksgiving, so it was a great night to be up late. Up first was local Portland death metalers Vulnere. They provided a solid set with the added benefit

12/01/2023

Feel old yet?

11/15/2023

Probably some easy listening tunes 😂 let's see what you guys got 🤘

11/05/2023

A message from Slipknot. Thoughts?

10/20/2023

We will start.

Electric Callboy: We Got The Moves

09/09/2023

From the Blue Ridge Festival page.

09/05/2023

ICYMI: The almighty Mudvayne made a stop in Ridgefield, WA and the MIRP crew was there. It was a kick-ass show and if you missed it, you missed out for sure. All I can say is, Thank you Mudvayne!
Butcher Babies Nonpoint GWAR Coal Chamber
Check out our review and photos of that night here.

09/04/2023

The original voice of the band Smash Mouth has passed away at the age of 56.

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