ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Book Of Bad Decisions’ by Clutch
It’s almost become something of a cliché to say how consistent Clutch are, but it’s not wrong. Granted, feeding a combination of overblown golden age sci-fi and wailing southern Americana […]
Track Pack – 20th-26th August 2018
THIS WEEK: It’s the big return of Bring Me The Horizon alongside Andy Black, You Me At Six, The Story So Far and Atreyu, as well as new music from Blood Youth, Clutch, I Don’t Know How But They Found Me, Hellogoodbye, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Rise Of The Northstar, Vodun and more
Track Pack – 13th-19th August 2018
THIS WEEK: The 1975, Thrice, Against The Current and Beartooth spearhead our brand new track review feature, along with new cuts from Coheed And Cambria, Boston Manor, Disturbed, Greta Van Fleet, Joyce Manor and Petrol Girls
The Catch-Up – 2018 (Part 1)
So we’re finally at the middle of the year, and in the last six months, so much new music has been released – so much, in fact, that we’ve not […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘You Will Know Nothing’ by Here Lies Man
The statement that’s been thrown around the most with regards to Here Lies Man is “What if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat?” That’s one hell of an elevator pitch on its […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Year Of The Tiger’ by Myles Kennedy
It was only a matter of time before Myles Kennedy released a solo album. As revered as he is as one of the best hard rock vocalists of the modern […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Deeper Cut’ by The Temperance Movement
Of all the retro-rock bands clustered under their single spotlight, The Temperance Movement seem to be using their momentum the most effectively. For what seems on the surface to be […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Wizard Bloody Wizard’ by Electric Wizard
In case it wasn’t obvious enough that Electric Wizard have a thing for Black Sabbath (y’know, with the sound and the fact that their name is literally derived from a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Broken Witt Rebels’ by Broken Witt Rebels
It’s been no secret that a lot of the bands who’ve recently taken to drawing on their blues- and hard rock sounds of the past haven’t particularly been up to […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘From The Fires’ by Greta Van Fleet
To the astute, long-term rock ‘n’ roll fan, a band like Greta Van Fleet is something of a godsend. Not only is this an impossibly young band channeling the sounds […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown’ by Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
So apparently Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown are something of a big deal within the retro-rock scene, and for anyone who feels apprehensive about that statement, that’s a completely natural […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Black Morphine’ by Fire Red Empress
A common misconception about modern hard rock is that it’s all the sort of simplified, dumbed-down fare that becomes a mainstay on rock radio. The truth is those beliefs are […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Black To Blues’ by Black Stone Cherry
On paper, this seems like a total no-brainer. You’ve got Black Stone Cherry, the Southern-rock / blues-rock wunderkinds who even the harshest detractors of the US’s radio-rock lineup give a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Two Parts Viper’ by ’68
As far back as Josh Scogin’s musical lineage spans – serving as the original vocalist for Norma Jean before breaking away to front The Chariot – he’s never really gotten […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Wick’ by Royal Thunder
The go-to opening line when talking about Royal Thunder is that they’ve toured with metal bands, but they’re not a metal band. While that’s undeniably a true fact – being […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Indigo Bones’ by Indigo Bones
Why? Why, with the virtually limitless musical and creative boundaries that mean almost anything is possible, do bands still feel it’s necessary to strip-mine the past without ever straying from […]
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