rock/metal albums
EP: Sadness and Complete Disappointment – Fun
Midlands trio Sadness & Complete Disappointment are ready to bring forth their spooky, gloomy, grunge with their debut EP ‘Fun’ Sadness & Complete Disappointment were formed through self doubt and abject misery. Esme writes the words and the melodies, bringing that bleakness. Bek / Beka is bassist, vocal harmoniser, she makes the videos and raises …
Album Review: Infernalizer – The Ugly Truth
Goth metal band Infernalizer (ft. Claudio Ravinale of Disarmonia Mundi) have released their debut album ‘The Ugly Truth’ via Rockshots Records. The album is heavily influenced by 80’s metal acts such as Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Danzig that pays homage to more somber gothic rock acts like Type O Negative and The Sisters Of Mercy. Album opener ‘Night shift’ …
Album Review: Spiders From Saigon Create An Instant Classic With Self Titled Album
Spiders From Saigon are a studio based hard rock band based in the North East of England. Made of 3 core members: David, Luke and Matt the album features various guest solos and performances by other north east musicians – notably Kev Smith (Lords of Ruin) who provides blazing guitar solos on several tracks. Completely independent, the band …
Album Review: Melvins – Working With God
Rip-roaring return to form for West Coast sludge veterans on their 24th album.
ALBUM REVIEW: Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
After what seems like a lifetime since the album was delayed back in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foo Fighters have finally unveiled their 10th studio album Medicine at Midnight on 5th February 2021 via RCA and Roswell. Recorded between October 2019 and February 2020, the album sees the Foo Fighters take quite …
ALBUM REVIEW: Cheap Meat – People Are the Worst’
Cheap Meat are, the promotional material asserts, back with their debut album, ‘People Are The Worst’, released 29 January 2021 via Jerk Store Records. Their return follows a four-year hiatus between a 2016 EP, ‘The Parts That Show’ and December 2020’s ‘Marigold Moon’ single (included here), in which Ross Drummond (vocals and guitar), Matt Rebeiro …
Album Review: The Body – I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Through harrowing combinations of noise, doom, darkwave, industrial, and sludge metal, The Body has proven themselves as a well-equipped vacuum of all things dismal and horrific. A freshman listen of such tumultuous viscosity can prove the tenacity of one’s eardrums. Equated to be such heavy hitters, both in popularity and audio presentation, they’ve garnered a …
EP: External- Stillness
Forged from the uncertainty surrounding early 2020, Finnish metal band External have released a brand-new EP entitled ‘Stillness.’
Album Review: The White Stripes – Greatest Hits
The White Stripes always seemed to be a band that stood apart. Yeah, they were part of the garage-rock revival movement of the early 2000s, but unlike the other act from that scene that critics hyped beyond all comprehension at the time, The Strokes, Jack and Meg White didn’t fall foul of the weight of …
Album Review: Deftones – White Pony – Black Stallion
Released in 2000, White Pony cemented Deftones as one of the most creative forces within rock and metal. Their chameleonic ability to shift between different moods and soundscapes encapsulated the perfect push and pull dynamic that makes up the very fabric of their DNA. Monolithic slabs of metal riffage combined with art rock, hip hop …