Album Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews
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Album Review: POWERMAN 5000 – New Wave
Who wouldn’t be intrigued by the cover art for POWERMAN 5000’s new record “NEW WAVE”? I mean, anyone that loves…
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Album Review: BLACK STONE CHERRY – Black To Blues EP
When I was given the chance to do a review of the new Black Stone Cherry EP, I jumped at…
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Album Review: Vandenberg’s MoonKings – MK II
Adrian Vandenberg is back with a second Moonkings LP. Aptly titled MKII, it is a slab of fine classic rock…
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Album Review: SET THE CHARGE – Sky Goes On
Set The Charge frontman Anthony Vincent might have originally found his claim to fame from his “Ten Second Song” creations…
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Album Review: Psykup – Ctrl + Alt + Fuck
Psykup may prove an intriguing band in the slightest. Whether their intention is to amuse or challenge is one thing.…
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Album Review: Lo! – Vestigial
“Pink goopy bald guy.” If you’ve seen even a second of Lo!’s instantly iconic music video for their 2015 track…
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Album Review: EUROPE – Walk The Earth
30 years on from the release of The Final Countdown, Europe are bigger and better than they have ever been.…
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Album Review: CYHRA – Letters To Myself
When it comes to musicians leaving bands and replacements filling the empty places left over, many of the past members…
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Album Review: TAROT RATS – 3.0 EP
I went into this review not knowing a huge amount about the Tarot Rats. I’d been forwarded a few of…
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Album Review: ALAZKA – Phoenix
RISING FROM THE ASHES TO NEW HEIGHTS, ALAZKA’S “PHOENIX” IS TRULY A REBIRTH There’s a possibility that upon hearing the…
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Album Review: COMEBACK KID – Outsider
For what started as a side-project, Comeback Kid have certainly had an extensive career, releasing their sixth full-length Outsider in…
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Album Review: ALTER BRIDGE – Live At The O2 Arena + Rarities
I was lucky enough to see Alter Bridge perform live in Belfast earlier this year, so I had a vague…
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Album Review: THE VIRGINMARYS – Sitting Ducks EP
I don’t often write reviews of EPs – I’m not sure why, but I think it boils down to the…
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Album Review: BOBAFLEX – Eloquent Demons
After the release of their 7th studio album in 2015, “Anything That Moves”, rockers Bobaflex are back and have released…
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Album Review: NECK OF THE WOODS – The Passenger
Bands who prioritize diversity in their musical palette will by design create polarizing music. Vancouver metal quintet Neck of the…
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Album Review: ELUVEITIE Evocation II – Pantheon
It isn’t very often that I will receive albums in a language other than English but when I was asked…
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Album Review: IGORRR – Savage Sinusoid
Since 2003, Gautier Serre has crafted an experimental music identity comprising myriad nuanced influences. His primary project is Igorrr, which…
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Album Review: THE CONTORTIONIST – Clairvoyant
Indianapolis’s The Contortionist is one of the most lauded and adored bands of today’s experimental metal underground, with a very…
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Album Review: ARCH ENEMY – Will To Power
In 2014, Swedish melodic death metal darlings Arch Enemy hit new commercial and critical heights with War Eternal. The quintet’s…
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Album Review: OCCASVS – Nocturnal Majestic Mysteria
You will be surprised by Occasvs. From the album’s opening notes through its winding, relentless journey, you will be surprised…