If you’re of the certain age that I am, chances are your mid-teens were filled with bands like Blink-182, All-American Rejects, Yellowcard and Jimmy Eat World. But refusing to be swept away with the tide that is conformity, I sat on the fringes, listening and liking what I heard. I was too busy falling in … Continue reading Review: Nightlife – Salt & Acid
Category: Album Reviews
Review: Unruly Child – Can’t Go Home
The original members of the legendary melodic hard rock quintet Unruly Child have reunited to release a brand new album with Frontiers Music entitled Can’t Go Home. The first track, ‘The Only One’ is a chilled rock track; it starts the album as it means to go on, with excellent guitar solos and fantastic vocals. … Continue reading Review: Unruly Child – Can’t Go Home
Review: Gold – Optimist
After the success of their 2015 release No Image, Gold have sprung back with their recent release. I really didn't know what to expect with this album - but I can tell you that I wasn't disappointed with what I heard. As their last release received so much praise from journalists and music lovers, I … Continue reading Review: Gold – Optimist
Review: Lock Up – Demonization
"Supergroup" is a sadly oft-misused term these days. However, Lock Up's pedigree gives solid grounds for such status given some of the grindcore and death metal luminaries that have graced the band's line-up over their eighteen years on this planet. Formed in 1999 essentially as a Napalm Death spin-off they have gone on to cement themselves as a … Continue reading Review: Lock Up – Demonization
Review: Suicide Silence – Suicide Silence
I’ll admit that Suicide Silence kind of fell off my radar for a couple of years recently. I was first introduced to them back in 2009 and got into them via one of their best songs, in my opinion, “Unanswered”. When I first heard “Doris” I was a little surprised, but at the same time … Continue reading Review: Suicide Silence – Suicide Silence
Review: Persefone – Aathma
It’s always a joy for me whenever I listen to Persefone. The Andorrans have been creating some of the best music I’ve heard for over fifteen years now and as a result I hold the band in very high regard. Spiritual Mitigation was arguably my favourite record of 2013 as it featured everything I loved … Continue reading Review: Persefone – Aathma