Album Reviews

A lot of thought goes into the opening track of an album. Like the closing track, it is crucial to the album’s running order and overall vibe. ‘Tarot Woman’ opens Rainbow ‘Rising’, one of the all-time-great opening tracks, and by the way, the greatest Hard Rock album, ever. Same with …

Since forming in 2005, Sweden’s Tribulation have released five studio albums, with a sixth due November 1st via Century Media Records. Known for their blend of gothic rock and death metal the four-piece have earned a dedicated following over the past 20 years. The first full-length album since 2021’s Where …

The use of AI in music is a hot topic showing no signs of abating. When asked his thoughts on an AI-generated set of lyrics created ‘in the style of Nick Cave’, Cave responded “This song is bullshit, a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human,” (read the …

There is something off about The Rolling Stones releasing a first-anniversary edition of their 2023 studio album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ next month. Something un-rock-and-roll about fleecing their fans for another £50 for an album that hit Number One on the National Album Charts through fans shelling out real money rather than …

“The original Motörhead was a five-piece band. I wanted to form the MC5 of Britain. They were such a great band, the MC5.” – Lemmy “Before the Ramones, before the Sex Pistols, before the Clash, there was the MC5, inventing the template of raw power and irreverent attitude that became …

For the past 40 years, The Offspring have released classic after classic after classic within the pop-punk community. From 1994’s masterpiece Smash through to 2008’s iconic Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, the band have consistently stayed on top of their peers, creating some of the most catchy and memorable …

Make a brew. Stick on Myles Kennedy’s new album ‘The Art Of Letting Go’ and crank the volume up. Take a sip of said brew just as the opening track (and title track) explodes to life, spit said brew out all over the computer screen. Dayum! This one slaps and …

“2001 was the year that we incorporated more electric guitar into the songs alongside more organic instruments” – Blackmore’s Night, 2024 Never in the history of rock music has an established artist done such an almighty 180 as Ritchie Blackmore did when he packed away his famous white Fender Stratocaster …

A few bands may come to mind when you think about the current British metal scene. Perhaps you think of the melodically crushing Sleep Token? Or the technical mastery of Architects? Maybe even the boundary-smashing mammoths Bring Me the Horizon. If you thought of every or any of those bands, …

The debut album from UK power-pop outfit The Hot Damn! has been a long time coming. Formed out of the ashes of Scottish rabble-rousers The Amorettes and Aussie/English party-byrds Tequila Mockingbyrd the quartet has added a much-needed explosion of colour onto an otherwise monochrome-filled music scene. But rather than rush …