Album Reviews
Review: Cultdreams – Things That Hurt
“‘Things That Hurt’ has allowed Cultdreams to transition into lyrically deeper and stylistic wider territory with conviction, allowing you to continuously absorb these songs”
Review: Killswitch Engage – Atonement
“A scream of defiance… ‘Atonement’ has an extremely hard edge and its heartfelt moments sparkle without dragging down the pace”
Review: Unprocessed – Artificial Void
“It’s not like ’Artificial Void’ is completely forgettable… it’s more like a first step to bigger things”
Review: TheCityIsOurs – Low
“The sound of a band who want you to take notice… hard-hitting and emotionally resonant, ‘Low’ is exactly the album TheCityIsOurs needed to make”
Review: Junior – Beautiful Life
“Junior have lofty ambitions that are not only set out on ‘Beautiful Life’, they are largely achieved”
Review: Russian Circles – Blood Year
‘Blood Year’ is a tribute to Russian Circles’ consistency, longevity and infinite creativity as a band”
Review: Muskets – Violent Paradise EP
“Muskets’ experiments on this EP yield generally strong results… there’s more potential to be built on here”
Review: Throes – In The Hands Of An Angry God
‘In The Hands Of An Angry God’ is an uncompromising vision… this isn’t an album for the fainthearted”
Review: Thenighttimeproject – Pale Season
“Thenighttimeproject’s second record will certainly not easily be forgotten, boasting the band’s ability to experiment and create melancholic songs”
Review: Through Fire – All Animal
“Hard rock fans will lap this up this efficiently high-impact and unapologetic collection from Through Fire”