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ALBUM REVIEW: Three Days Grace – ‘Alienation’

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  • Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Returning with a new dual-frontman dynamic, Three Days Grace find themselves more charged than they’ve been in a long time.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Rise Against – ‘Ricochet’

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  • Posted on August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

As one of punk’s longstanding modern giants, Rise Against’s newest hits with all the consistent power you’d expect.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Royale Lynn – ‘Black Magic’

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  • Posted on June 24, 2025July 16, 2025

Predictably for someone jumping from modern country to radio-rock, Royale Lynn’s debut produces very little to get excited about.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Buckcherry, Orthodox, Battlesnake

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  • Posted on June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, Buckcherry suck (big shock…); Orthodox are…okay; and Battlesnake provide a genuinely good bit of fun.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Volbeat – ‘God Of Angels Trust’

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  • Posted on June 3, 2025June 3, 2025

As much as the swift turnaround time and creative process of Volbeat’s new album has been lauded in its favour, it’s actually the source of every one of its many problems.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sleep Theory – ‘Afterglow’

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  • Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Don’t be put off by such blatant riding of the radio-rock train—on their debut, Sleep Theory are pulling it off better than most.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Ghost – ‘Skeletá’

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  • Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

Even as they continue to feel at home on metal’s biggest stages, it hasn’t saved Ghost’s new album from feeling disappointingly (and avoidably) pedestrian.

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ALBUM REVIEW: The Darkness – ‘Dreams On Toast’

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  • Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Although they seem fully content with their current lower standing in British rock, The Darkness find it difficult to translate that into captivating music that still shows off their best assets.

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REVIEW ROUND-UP: Pop Evil, Niis, Iron Form

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  • Posted on March 20, 2025March 21, 2025

In this Review Round-Up, Pop Evil are back to their old, worn-down tricks, but thankfully, newcomers bring the heat in spades with new releases from Niis and Iron Form.

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LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: The Darkness – Mountford Hall, Liverpool Guild Of Students, Liverpool – 14/03/2025

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  • Posted on March 17, 2025April 21, 2026

The Darkness’ biggest and best days are firmly behind them, but for a show replete with hard rock fun, they’ve still got it in spades.

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