Hands up! Until her latest album dropped into my inbox I hadn't, for some unfathomable reason, crossed paths with rocking Australian six-stringer Orianthi.
Even though this fine antipodean musician has worked with many rock luminaries, giving her a 'rap sheet' that reads like a who's who of the genre, Orianthi hadn't cropped up on my musical radar.
From the opening power chords, you know that the World’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band are back and very much in business.
Whilst everything else seems to be in utter turmoil around the globe, AC/DC prove yet again to be something that can be relied on every single time and here they’ve not just met expectations but blown them out of the water entirely.
It's just over a year since Durham-based rockers 'Twister' truly announced their arrival upon the circuit of emerging rock outfits.
A scintillating set saw the quartet deservedly claim both the plaudits and the prize of a record deal at Highway to Hell.
2020- The year of COVID-19. The year of another US presidential election but also the year of another amazing Bon Jovi album.
I have been a fan of this band since I was 5 years old and since then they have never let me down. This album is no different.
October 16th, 2020, Benediction releases its 8th studio album, Scriptures. Die-hard Benediction fans are clamoring to hear that distinctive voice of Dave Ingram (vocals), who departed from the band in 98’only to return years later.
First let’s review the meaning of the word ‘macabre’, which means ‘having the quality or having a grim or ghastly atmosphere’. It also emphasizes and symbolizes the details of death.
Importantly, it may not mean that one condones the act of murder or violence.
It's fair to say that over the last few years, in the underground rock scene, that there is a renaissance underway; an undercurrent that is undeniably gathering an increasing tangible momentum.
Clear evidence of this is the soaring, heart-felt majesty that is Ashen Reach's debut long-player 'Homecoming'.
On November 6th 2020, Fates Warning will release their much anticipated 13th studio album, Long Day Good Night, on Metal Blade Records.
This should be an easy endeavor for a band that has been around since 1982, and Fates Warning has mastered its craft.
Finally, someone got it 100% right! Not only does this album demonstrate the strength of the human spirit, but the instruments speak of pain, struggles, growth, perseverance, and about moving on.
Each song is a brilliant soundscape of controlled emotion, which is ironic since we have very little control over our lives, generally speaking.
Ah, Chile, ‘The country of poets’. In September 2020, this Chilean Melodic Heavy Metal band released their lyrically magnificent debut album The Mirror Star through Frontiers Music Srl.
James Robledo (Vocals) takes the lead on this album, as his vocal range is reminiscent of Ronnie James Dio and encapsulates the spiritual aura of Jon Bon Jovi.
Everything that Black Stone Cherry do makes it seem that, even above the music itself, family always comes first.
That sense of belonging has drawn in an ever-growing number of fans since the Kentucky natives first hit the road in 2001 and seen them packing out arenas all over the world.
Although there are only four songs in this EP entitled Despicable, it is anything but.
These songs could be used as instructional teachings in five metal genres/styles: melodic death metal, metalgore, heavy metal, melodic metalcore, and black metal.
First impressions count. None more so than when a band releases their debut album, this one time shot at blowing the doors off that will either see you heading to the heady heights of success or dejectedly back to the rehearsal room, figuring if you’ve chosen the right career path.
Judging by the strength of this first full-length release, Millie Manders And The Shutup are looking at a future of sold out tours and their faces peering from posters on the walls of thousands of bedrooms.
I have been looking forward to the release of King King’s 5th studio album ‘Maverick’ after seeing the band live on numerous occasions over the last few years, always enjoying the energy they bring to the music together with the ability to hook a crowd in through huge chorus’s and soul soaring riffs.
So how does it fair with the new line-up including Alans big brother the incredibly talented Stevie?
Pallbearer carries with it lots of accolades: 2014 Best New Music by Pitchfork Magazine, topped Decibel’s Album of the Year List, I Saw the End from the album Heartless debut at #187 out of #200 on the Billboard Top 200 and #42 on Billboard's Top Current Albums, and ranked Stereogum’s 50 Best Albums of 2017, featured in NY Times in 2017 by Cultural Critic David Rees pointing out the band’s widening appeal, and they were also awarded 2017 Metal Hammer Golden God Award for Best Underground Band.
Let's get right to it. There is a review out there that stated that no two songs on this album sound the same.
There is an element of techno combined with two vocal types, screams and a more fluid vocal tone accompanied by dual guitar work and traditional metalcore bass and drums.