MIRP

01/29/2026

It's here! The MIRP staff picks for Top 10 Albums of 2025.

Did we miss anyone?

Once again the staff at MIRP are all over the place in picking the top albums of 2025. Both Jer and Susanna have a varied list — jumping genres. Susan sticks with metal. Who do you most agree with? Did we miss anything that made your list? Susan's picks. Spite – New World Killer Ten56. –

07/17/2025

Who all will we see at Harefest?

This monster of a festival starts tonight and runs through Saturday!

We go every year and it just gets better and better.

Incredible bands, fine food, comfortable accommodations, and happiness all around! You'll see tributes from:

Journey
Fleetwood Mac
Def Leppard
Eagles
Van Halen
Tom Petty
AC/DC
Judas Priest
Heart
Alice In Chains
Motley Crue
The Cars
Ozzy
Whitesnake
Beastie Boys
Iron Maiden
Bruce Springsteen
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Kiss
"RockShop" (80's Hair)
Abba
Hall & Oates
Doobie Brothers
U2

07/07/2025

I finally had some time to go through some of the new releases. There are some really beautiful releases that have in the past month or so.
* Hexvessel "Nocturne"
* Fallujah "Zenotaph"
* Byzantine "Floating Chrysanthema"
"Avkrvst "Waving At the Sky"

What are you listening to? Anything new to recommend?

05/02/2025

Yikes!!!

A dispute that escalated.

12/27/2024

ICYMI
Godsmack was in the house!

I made it in time for Halestorm, and I’m so glad I did. Traditionally not a fan of female fronted metal bands (I know…a band is a band, regardless of their gender). For me, metal is masculine, and while I’m a woman and wish I loved female singers, I just don’t. However, I loved Lizzy

12/27/2024

It's that time again! Staff picks for the best albums of 2024. What are yours?

2024 Was a GREAT year for music. Once again, the team at MIRP are ALL OVER THE BOARD with their Best Album Picks for the year. Who did we miss? Who do you most agree with? What are your favorite albums of 2024? Susan's Picks Job 4 A Cowboy - "Moon Healer" Vitriol - "Suffer and Become" LOCAL While

12/12/2024

We are saddened to hear about the loss of Tom George of TAG Publicity. He was one of the first publicist to give MIRP a chance when we first started. Throughout the years we had the pleasure of getting to work with him several times and it was just that, a pleasure. Our condolences go out to his friends and family.

Tom George passed away on Wednesday night December 11 from a massive heart attack.  Tom, along with his wife Tracy own TAG Publicity.  Due to them owning their own business Tom George did not have life insurance so the family needs help with the insurmountable hospital bills accumulating along wit...

10/29/2024

Congratulations to The Halo Effect on their awesome video for their newest single, "March Of The Unheard." This song is 🔥.

The album comes out January 10th!



Listen: https://thehaloeffect.bfan.link/dsg.yde

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZG2matuCUM

Official music video of the new single 'March Of The Unheard', from the upcoming album out on January 10th!Pre-Order your copy: https://theh...

09/17/2024

Now that the dust has settled... we'd like to hear your opinion on Linkin Park's choice of singers.

09/17/2024

ICYMI. Check out Susie's review of the Def Leppard and Journey show!

I remember the first time I heard the sweet sound of Journey. I was 16 and he was 18. I was in love for the first time, and the album was Escape. It was 1982, and we danced in his father’s living room to “Who’s Crying Now.” I loved that song then, and I still

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