Deftones – ‘Gore’ [Review]

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No other band on Earth sounds exactly like Deftones.

Since 1988, Deftones have been busy birthing one of the most recognisable styles in metal. Over the course of almost three decades, they’ve racked up platinum albums, won over legions of die-hard fans, and coped heroically with the passing of original bassist Chi Cheng in 2013. Deftones’ guts, grit, and resilience are absolutely incredible.

Deftones have never recorded a note I didn’t love – and Gore’s eleven tracks don’t contain Read more…

Posted on 08 April 2016

Cleft – ‘Wrong’ [Review]

If you need proof that black clouds can have silver linings, here it is.

Cleft pretty much define modern instrumental math-rock, summoning and summarily mutating the spirits of everyone from Tom Morello to Metallica, Muse, Biffy Clyro and Royal Blood while ensuring such Read more…

Posted on 07 April 2016

Black Peaks – ‘Statues’ [Review]

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I’ve written so many evangelical words about Black Peaks in the past that I’m sure at some point, I’ll exhaust every possible positive adjective in the dictionary raving about them.

Instead, I’ll keep this short and simple. Statues is the album modern rock junkies worldwide have been waiting for – even if they don’t know it yet.

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Posted on 05 April 2016

Good Tiger – ‘A Head Full Of Moonlight’ [Review]

The Safety Fire, Tesseract, Architects, and The Faceless would have made a great co-headlining tour a few years ago. Fast-forward many moons, an assortment of splits, and an Avengers-style assembly later, and Good Tiger have not merely emerged, but exploded into the metal world’s consciousness. Made up of former The Safety Fire guitarists Derya “Dez” Nagle and Joaquin “Jo” Ardiles; ex-Tesseract vocalist Elliot Coleman; drummer Alex Rüdinger, previously of The Faceless; and one-time Architects touring guitarist Morgan Sinclair on bass, Good Tiger crowdfunded A Head Full Of Moonlight to the tune of almost $48,000 last year.

Listening to A Head Full Of Moonlight, it’s clear that Good Tiger’s fans were Read more…

Posted on 27 March 2016

Asking Alexandria – ‘The Black’ [Review]

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Asking Alexandria have never been my thing, as much as I’ve wanted them to be. To be honest, most modern metalcore bands send me rushing back to The End Of Heartache by Killswitch Engage. Until now, Asking Alexandria have always been lumped in with the others.

The Black is literally a whole other story.

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Posted on 25 March 2016

Cheap Trick – ‘Bang Zoom Crazy…Hello!’ [Review]

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Not many musicians can say they’ve been in the game for close to half a century – but Rick Nielsen is one of the rare few who have made it. Over the past several decades, Nielsen has driven the streamlined musical sports car named Cheap Trick through a bewildering string of twists and turns to arrive in 2016 with a new album, Bang Zoom Crazy…Hello!

Bang Zoom Crazy…Hello! happens to be Cheap Trick’s seventeenth studio album – and that is Read more…

Posted on 19 March 2016

The Dandy Warhols – ‘Distortland’ [Review]

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The average band doesn’t make it past their first album. Sometimes the sophomore slump hits hard, sinking careers as that difficult second long-player either never gets released, or just blows instead of blowing up. Rarely, you’re talking three to four albums – but you’re talking really rarely.

Keeping the flame burning after ten albums is an impressive feat – and with Distortland, The Dandy Warhols have hit an all but unbelievable career landmark.

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Posted on 17 March 2016