Album Reviews

  Crooked Lines by Rebekah Todd comes out Feburary 17th, and while that may seem like a long way off, it is well worth the wait, especially for fans of soulful, heart wrenching music. The album, which is a consistent and powerful piece of art, kicks off with “Trouble,” one …

It’s been awhile since Stephen Pearcy has released a record to eager listeners. Pearcy is known mostly for being the frontman of the 1980s hair metal act RATT, though he has released a string of solo projects dating back to 2002. Alongside the likes of Poison, Quiet Riot, and Skid …

I have been patiently waiting for Theo Katzman’s new album to come out for about 3 ½ years now. Ever since I saw the Long Island, New York-born, pop-indie rock singer/songwriter perform in the summer of 2013, I was hooked on his music. 1 minute and 30 seconds into his …

Brazil’s thrash legend Sepultura bring the band’s fourteenth album Machine Messiah.

  Dot Hacker’s nine track album N 3 will be released near the end of the month, January 20th to be exact. The band, led by frontman Josh Klinghoffer, serves up a cohesive buffet of songs that bleed into one another with ease. And while that quality sometimes detracts from …

Ohio based 5-piece The Flats have released their surprise EP Auburn In The Everlast. Following their ambient single “Machinery” and debut LP “Liberation And The House In Blue”, the EP is their first release in almost a year. Talking about the new EP, singer Chris Kerekes said Auburn In The …

Welcome to the sound of 2017. Reading’s Sundara Karma have been labelled as being ‘a band to watch’ by numerous publications and their debut album Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect manages to perfectly encapsulate the unique sound that’s allowed the band to climb festival bills, play to thousands and live …

For their debut EP The New Era, Liverpool metalcore act From Inside have combined a unique mix of metal and electronic music that allows them to fit in with their respective genre. When a band is looking to make a name for themselves in the metalcore scene, it can be …

A look back at our favorite albums of 2016 in rock, alternative and metal!

2016 marked another promising year for artists on the alternative spectrum. It seems that ever since my first top list the previous year, my hopes for a streak remain steady. This is saying a lot, given my past disenchantment with the modern rock underground over the years. One thing’s for …

West Coast trio Sloucher have bounced onto the indie rock circuit with their debut EP Certainty. Sloucher, consisting of Jay Clancy on guitar/vocals, Kyle Musselwhite on guitar, and Jack Hamrick on drums, appear to have created this project as a means of testing themselves and hopefully move forward as musicians. …

With their debut album Jousthouse, Minneapolis trio Late Night Fights are hoping to craft a name for themselves in the modern hard rock scene. For this project, the band have aimed to encapsulate the grittiness of grunge while also giving their music a more relevant approach in order to catch …