Album Reviews

2022 will surely go down as one of the greatest years, if not THE greatest year, for band reunions. In January, Sunny Day Real Estate reunited. In June, The Mars Volta reunited. In July, Pantera reunited. And if these bands weren’t enough, even the iconic legends that are Pink Floyd …

Despite AVIANA’s apparent dissolving in March 2020, they’re back and stronger than ever, thanks to the constant efforts of frontman Joel Holmqvist. The full album has been a long time coming – almost every song has been released as a single so far, so the hype has been building for …

English singer-songwriter-guitarist Troy Redfern is not hanging about on his new album ‘The Wings of Salvation’. No settling-in period, no breaking the listener in gently. Ten tracks that fly past in the blink of an eye, and with zero fat included there is hardly time for the listener to draw …

Being a pretty big Eurovision fan, seeing The Rasmus performing new material in their slot at the final was fantastic. It helped that the song they used – ‘Jezebel’ was also a great choice, upbeat, fun, and just a little bit sorrowful. The only real problem is that it was …

Usually, when a band mentions that they are returning to their roots on a new album, it is because their previous album was a departure from their signature sound and more than likely was below par. Aerosmith, for instance, followed up 2001’s mediocre ‘Just Push Play’ with the blistering blues-covers …

It’s a full minute into ‘Post God Nirvana’ – the first track on ‘Opvs Contra Natvram’ – before there’s any hint of Nergal’s vocals, and even then, it’s a loud proclamation offering snippets of Catholic prayer – more spoken, or shouted over the eerie, choral music than sang, with only …

I’m just gonna get this out of the way right now. Clutch are one of my favourite bands! I haven’t been there from the start though, it wasn’t until 2013’s ‘Earth Rocker’ was released that I really became a huge fan. I’d heard them before on comps, tracks like ‘Power …

After a lockdown-mandated break, The Amazons are back with what vocalist and songwriter Matt Thompson has called their ‘most joyous album’, and right from the get-go, you can tell that’s true. That isn’t to say that there haven’t been more upbeat moments in their previous two albums – or that …

By the year 2009, it seemed that Armor for Sleep had everything working out for them. In the space of eight years, they built up a loving and loyal fanbase, consistently toured with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Saosin, and more, and even released their third album ‘Smile for …

It’s been five years since their last album – their first on new label SharpTone Records – but Miss May I have come back with a bang and a roar, and the effort shows. Even from the very first track on ‘Curse of Existence’ it’s obvious that they’re doing what …