Album Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews
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Album Review: DARE – Sacred Ground
As soon as you see the words ‘played with Thin Lizzy’ alongside anybody’s name, you can be fairly certain that…
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Album Review: COMBICHRIST – This Is Where Death Begins
Combichrist may not have been around for as long as most of their industrial peers, having only formed a short…
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Album Review: NAILS – You Will Never Be One of Us
Nails are one of those bands that a lot of people hear about - and a lot of band members…
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Album Review: GOJIRA – Magma
Gojira's monolithic sixth full-length, Magma, highlights the band's continuing evolution.
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Album Review: I SEE STARS – Treehouse
I See Stars have been creating a strange blend of metalcore and electronica - not quite dubstep, but a close…
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Album Review: SCORPION CHILD – Acid Roulette
Full disclosure: I’ve been a fan of Scorpion Child since the release of their self-titled debut album in 2013. That…
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Album Review: VOLBEAT – Seal the Deal and Let’s Boogie
Written by Gareth Franklin I’ll start this review with a confession – one that I’ll whisper. I’ve never heard of…
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Album Review: DAN REED NETWORK – Fight Another Day
Dan Reed Network are one of those bands that I’m fairly sure I should’ve heard before. Don’t ask me how…
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Album Review: VICTOR LOVE – Technomancy
On May 6th, 2016, the music world was gifted with an Industrial/Techno lovers wet dream, the new album by Victor…
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Album Review: ANOTHER LOST YEAR – Alien Architect
People who review albums, like I do, usually listen to a band for the first time and are able to…
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Album Review: NO SINNER – Old Habits Die Hard
Written by Gareth Franklin It’s been two years since No Sinner’s debut album, Boo Hoo Hoo, graced our earholes, and…
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Album Review: THE VIRGINMARYS – Divides
The Virginmarys were my “nearly” band. They’ve played a venue close to my house a few times, yet each time…
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Album Review: DASH|TEN – Dash|Ten
Hailing from Louisville, KY, rock/punk band Dash|Ten's self-titled debut album provides a glimpse into an interesting take on a well-worn…
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Album Review: VO’DEVIL STOKES – Black Snake
Russian band Vo'Devil Stokes debut album, Black Snake, is a daring first album from a group looking to hit big…
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Album Review: SUNFLOWER DEAD – It’s Time To Get Weird
SoCal-based theatrical rock band Sunflower Dead are certainly... different. In fact, the title of their newest album, It's Time To…
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Album Review: KVELERTAK – Nattesferd
Norwegian sextet Kvelertak are certainly a band with a vision of who they are. They ignore the tradition of recording…
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Album Review: RICHARDS/CRANE – Richards/Crane
Review by Gareth Franklin I’m not quite sure what I was expecting to hear when I fired on this CD.…
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Album Review: DEVILDRIVER – Trust No One
Metal band DevilDriver have been plugging away for a decade and a half now, and they've established themselves as a…
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Album Review: AVATAR – Feathers & Flesh
Sweden’s Avatar have been slinging their brand of rock and roll for 15 years, but only started to achieve any…
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Album Review: TREMONTI – Dust
Dust is a companion piece to last year’s Cauterize release and with both albums being recorded at the same time,…