Sixx:A.M. – ‘Prayers For The Damned’ [Review]

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Prayers For The Damned is an album aimed at the underdogs of the world.

Nikki Sixx is a truly rare rock star, one willing to stand up for the downtrodden – whether they be up-and-coming musicians or, as made plain on Sixx:A.M.’s sophomore record, victims of abuse. Those of you in need of some rock ‘n’ roll-style motivation will find plenty of comfort and courage in Prayers For The Damned’s opening tracks Rise and You Have Come To The Right Place. Those songs get to the point immediately: If you’re going through some seriously harsh shit, you’re not alone.

Prayers For The Damned feels not just like a hard-rock/glam-metal showcase – although it definitively is that – but more akin to Read more…

Posted on 29 April 2016

Hinder – ‘When The Smoke Clears’ [Review]

As a set of classic-style hard rock tracks, When The Smoke Clears does the job. There’s no faulting Hinder’s musicianship or songwriting skills; every track on this album was ready-made for arena/festival-level consumption. The songs on When The Smoke Clears will stick in your head for a good while, and Hinder’s long-time fans are sure to get off on them.

Beyond that, however, there’s not much else to it. For starters, there’s no passion at all – performed and theatrical, forced attitude that connects on the shallowest intellectual level, sure, but that’s as far as Read more…

Posted on 15 May 2015