Album Reviews

Halestorm are not hanging around on ‘Everest’, the sixth (and latest) album from the GRAMMY-winning band who have been knocking on doors very loudly since releasing their self-titled album way back in 2009. Opening track ‘Fallen Star’ flies out of the traps at breakneck speed with a killer display of …

The mysterious Fox God has reared its head yet again, and in doing so, has brought with it a new offering. The gift? Brand new BABYMETAL. With 4 mammoth albums already tucked safely under their belts, the Japanese trio had to really push the boat out for their 5th. They …

When the world turns into a cataclysmic mess of political tension and objective uncertainty, the citizens who live under a constant, paranoiac fear all need an escape. For some, this escape can come in the form of a good book. For others, it can come in the form of a …

Alice Cooper. Michael Bruce. Dennis Dunaway. Neal Smith. Back together again in 2025 with a brand new album. 52 years after ‘Muscle of Love’, the last studio album by the OG’s – the original Alice Cooper band. Who saw that coming? There have been various get-togethers along the way; Alice …

Another week, another hot batch of singles and EPs fresh out of the oven. A mixture of established names and some artists starting on their journey, all worthy of your attention, regardless of placement in the pecking order. Click on the artist’s name in bold, and follow the link to …

All good things must come to an end, and with ‘ID3NTITY’, British shock-meisters Ward XVI bring their 8-year trilogy of albums detailing the story of (fictional) female serial killer Psychoberrie to a stunning conclusion. What began in 2017 with chapter one, ‘The Art of Manipulation’, and continued in 2020 with …

Album number two from Star Circus, the London-based rock band led by Dave Winkler (guitars/lead vocals) and Sophie Aurelia Young (bass/vocals), and although it continues with the same mixture of rock sub-genres that made the debut album ‘Separate Sides’ such a delight, it has an harder edge in places that …

Four albums into an impressive career, and the tendency might be to offer up some throwaway comment along the lines of “Yungblud goes mainstream.” But that would be kinda inaccurate as scratch beneath the surface, and Dom Harrison, aka YUNGBLUD, has, over the last few years at least, always had …

Certain bands have that Friday-night vibe. It’s 5 pm on Friday, you’ve just clocked off work and are standing in line to get your wage packet, working out how much money you have to put aside, and how much you can spend getting royally fucked-up. Once the vibe and the …

It’s rare that you come across a band that shakes up the punk genre and pushes both its musical and structural boundaries. In 1998, a Swedish band named Refused released a masterpiece of an album in the form of The Shape of Punk to Come – an album that is …