ALBUM REVIEW: ‘State Of Being’ by Imonolith
Here we are again, with another band being liberally offered the tag of ‘supergroup’ (perhaps overly so), despite that feeling like very much of a stretch. To be perfectly fair, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘F8’ by Five Finger Death Punch
It couldn’t be easier to rag on Five Finger Death Punch at the moment as they’ve come to be the band embodying the most derivative and repetitive impulses of radio-metal […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Ordinary Man’ by Ozzy Osbourne
Without even hearing a single note, Ordinary Man feels like it’s going to be Ozzy Osbourne’s last album. As a surface-level judgement that makes sense, as Ozzy is an undisputed […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Splid’ by Kvelertak
It feels as though it’s been a lot quieter in the Kvelertak camp lately than it has been. A big part of that is most likely down to the disillusionment […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Killection’ by Lordi
It’s only January of 2020 and they are already some incredible unique and experimental albums being released, including the new album from Finnish metallers Lordi. Killection is a fictional compilation […]
The Catch-Up – 2019 (Part 2)
We close out 2019 by having a look at some the albums we’ve missed over the last few months, including Lingua Ignota, Have Mercy, Carnifex, Hobo Johnson, The Night Café and many more
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Vulture Culture’ by Bombus
The modern metal conversation has never really felt all that accommodating for Bombus, a band who’ve often fallen outside of any specific waves of sub-genre-driven hype to generally plough along […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘N.A.T.I.O.N’ by Bad Wolves
The chances are that, had Bad Wolves not released their cover of The Cranberries’ Zombie and subsequently had it absolutely blow up, they’d be nowhere near the position they currently […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Walk The Sky’ by Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge seem to get away with a lot by virtue of Myles Kennedy being a powerhouse vocalist, and by not sounding like Creed despite three-quarters of its lineup originating […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Boneshaker’ by Airbourne
It was genuinely tempting to just copy and paste the intro paragraph from the last time we covered Airbourne for this review, because nothing’s changed. They still worship solely at […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘I Am’ by Toothgrinder
There seems to be a running theme with Toothgrinder where you forget how much of a welcome presence they are within hard rock and metal until they come back around. […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Metal Galaxy’ by Babymetal
Compared to how visceral it once was, the furore around Babymetal seems to have diminished greatly, inevitably to the delight of their detractors who’ll inevitably come out with notions of […]
EP REVIEW: ‘Luna In The Sky Forever’ by Cvlt Ov The Svn
A lot about Cvlt Ov The Svn seems very familiar, right down to how meticulous the overall marketing seems to be. The invented tag of ‘occult murder pop’ is immediately […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘We Are Not Your Kind’ by Slipknot
It’s been twenty years since Slipknot released their self-titled debut album, and the disparity forged between then and now is immeasurable. What was once a pack of freaks from the […]
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’ by Volbeat
The current situation with Volbeat is that they should be a lot better than are, but they’re stuck in a hard rock field that rarely accommodates for the innovation they’re […]
Track Pack – 22nd-28th July 2019
THIS WEEK: Stray From The Path are back with a brand new single, as well as new music from Slipknot, blink-182, Of Mice & Men, Knocked Loose and… something from The 1975
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