Album Reviews

Boston-based rock trio Long Time‘s debut album Never Alone is certainly an interesting listen. The band’s traditional format of lead singer/guitarist, bassist, and drummer means that although you may have never listened to them before, their music is easily recognisable and enjoyable. For a first full length release, Never Alone …

For over four decades, Canadian strongman Jon Mikl has performed as Thor, an act that combines pro-tier muscular strength with upstanding heavy metal musicianship. These days, Thor as a stage name is synonymous with Mikl himself, rather than a solid band entity, as he has fronted both classic and erstwhile …

A review on Judas, the seventh full album from Fozzy. Drink it in, maaannnnnnnnnn.

Canadian rockers The Glorious Sons released their second studio album “Young Beauties and Fools” through record label Black Box Music today. Since the release of their first record in 2014, The Glorious Sons have amassed thousands of streams, a trend set to continue if their newest release is any indication. …

  On TJ Kong & The Atomic Bomb’s new album out October 13th ,Dancing Out The Door, The band sees itself presenting traditional Americana music in a very dark way, interspersing songs with spoken word and instrumental short tracks that conjure up both light and evil. “Mulholland Drive” starts off …

Barns Courtney is a man on fire. The rising British rocker’s debut album “The Attractions of Youth” dropped this week, impressing with a gritty mix of thumping drums and commanding vocals. Currently set to open for The Kooks on their summer US tour, Courtney is sure to turn heads with …

From the heart of Alberta, Canada, dynamic lyricist Shifty Eyes is breaking into the music scene once again with 2017 single, “BEAST”. The debut album including “BEAST” (the name of which is yet to be announced), will be released early 2018 according to social media output, which also suggests that …

This week sees the release of August Burns Red‘s latest album, Phantom Anthem. After their previous record, Found In Far Away Places, earned them a Grammy nomination in 2015, this offering has a lot to live up to. It doesn’t seem to disappoint, boasting song after song of melodic guitar …

With their debut LP The Venus Transit, progressive rock/post-hardcore quintet Five of the Eyes have put forth an ambitious, hard-hitting starting point. With a wide array of technical skills possessed by each musician and an unrelenting energy behind each track, Five of the Eyes have put together one of the …

Canadian blues rock duo Black Pistol Fire (Kevin McKeown and Eric Owen) have put together their fourth LP Deadbeat Graffiti, a bold project that further establishes the band as one of the prominent rising rock acts. Personally, I feel that the blues rock genre has grown a bit stale over …

A review on The Killers’ new album Wonderful Wonderful that attempts to change things up a bit from their past albums.

Frank Iero is a busy man. In the past four years, he’s released three full length albums, all under different guises . That’s on top of countless tours and shows played across the globe. Not content with that, he is back this year with four-song EP Keep the Coffins Coming, …