ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Black Anima’ by Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil return with their new album Black Anima. Their last album, Delirium, saw the Italian alt-metallers evolve with a heavier, darker sound. This release sees Lacuna Coil’s music introduce […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Nothing’ by Korn
As easy as it would be to pair Korn’s The Nothing with Slipknot’s We Are Not Your Kind among 2019’s significant releases as two bands who’ve transcended their nu-metal roots […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Victorious’ by Skillet
Let’s just come out with it right away – Skillet are awful. Always have been, most likely always will be. In a hard rock scene that wears its lack of […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Metawar’ by 3TEETH
If nothing else, it’s easy to see what 3TEETH are trying to do. Being an industrial metal band can be difficult when all bases have been so resolutely covered in […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Gold & Grey’ by Baroness
The notion of a critical darling is an inherently interesting one, mostly because it sets up no expectation other than runaway success. Potential failure is never seen as an option, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Rammstein’ by Rammstein
Anyone expecting a new Rammstein album to come without some sort of controversy clearly isn’t too familiar with this band. They’ve effectively made their name at this stage through provocation […]
Track Pack – 22nd-28th April 2019
THIS WEEK: Sum 41 return with a brand new single, alongside new tracks from Rammstein, Petrol Girls, Vukovi and more
Track Pack – 4th-10th February 2019
THIS WEEK: Blood Command return with brand a new track, alongside new music from Periphery, Ocean Grove, Free Throw and more
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘The Goat’ by Puppy
The notion of what constitutes an ‘alternative’ has adopted numerous faces over the last few years. A lot of that can be attributed to the blanket term of alternative rock […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Kill The Sun’ by Cane Hill
The fact that Cane Hill are totally bucking against the level that a band of their size should be is one of the most wonderful things about them. A successful […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Million Degrees’ by Emigrate
There’s been a distinct feeling with Emigrate’s more recent output that they’re really trying to overcompensate. The original selling point with their self-titled debut in 2007 was that this was […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Procreate // Annihilate’ by I Am Pariah
Procreate // Annihilate is the sophomore EP from metal trio, I Am Pariah. Originating from Stoke-on-Trent, Bassist Dave Snell describes their new release thusly: “The EP title is relevant to […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Circles’ by P.O.D.
There’s perhaps not a single genre on the planet more prone to a hyperbolic lashing than nu-metal. It’s not that a lot of hate for some bands in unjustified because […]
Track Pack – 12th-18th November 2018
THIS WEEK: Cane Hill drop their biggest curveball to date in their new single, as well as new tracks from Gerard Way, Bad Religion, Emarosa, Papa Roach, New Years Day, Within Temptation and more
Track Pack – 5th-11th November 2018
THIS WEEK: Fever 333 finally begin the run-up to their debut album on a relatively slower week, with new music from Smashing Pumpkins, Puppy, InMe, Mineral and more
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Victim Of The New Disease’ by All That Remains
It’s always been incredibly easy to point and laugh at All That Remains, even within the parameters of meatheaded US radio-rock. Between Phil Labonte’s oft-questionable persona as a frontman and […]
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