In this Review Round-Up, Dream State’s post-hardcore remains consistent; Florence Black punch above their hard rock weight class; and BIB produce another diverse fragment in modern hardcore.
Tag: hard rock
With a new alt / hard rock sound that’s considerably louder, sharper and more refined than ever before, Dead Poet Society deliver what is easily their best work yet.
A generically middling sound comes from South Of Salem, thanks to ‘edgy’ hard rock over a decade past its prime, and that was never that transgressive to begin with.
In the final Review Round-Up of 2023, throwback-rock still isn’t any more interesting coming from Bad Touch, though ERASE THEORY and Felicette deliver some solid EPs as a counterbalance.
Ghost’s playbook is the holy text for the nuns of Dogma, who deliver a brand of classically-infused metal that’s just as fun and flagrantly grand.
In this Review Round-Up, Tarja gets into the festive spirit on her Christmas album, as Post Profit and Call Me Amour both put effort into their gifts, and Wind Walkers deliver an absolute turkey.
Sophie Lloyd’s debut is a brilliant showcase of her guitar proficiency and connectedness within hard rock, but less so of what makes her an individual as a performer.
A progressive edge and a noteworthy precociousness set HAWXX apart from much of the hard rock and heavy metal set, on a debut that breaks down a lot of doors with its first swift kick.
Even though they can iterate on radio-metal stronger than most, Bad Wolves continue to find it hard to produce something distinctly their own on their new album.
With a combination of US radio-rock and rap-rock that’s exponentially more appealing than it sounds, Oxymorrons bring the kind of flare and personality that similarly-aligned acts would only dream of.