When Summers Gone – December Self-Released [Rating:4/5] Rock music is a genre that has lasted throughout the years because of great bands and their ability to write enjoyable music. Today, Rock music is spread out over a wide variety of different styles that separate them by their different sounds. What does a smart band do? [...]
Continue reading → Korpiklaani – Karkelo Nuclear Blast Records [Rating:4/5] Calling all Folk metal fans of every decent! Korpiklaaini is back with their sixth full length release entitled Karkelo and it’s another one for those drunken nights spent amongst friends. Based off of the Folk metal sound Korpiklaani presents and song titles such as, but not limited to [...]
Continue reading → Peacemaker – The Reconstruction of the Ossicular Chain EP Red Rocket Entertainment [Rating:4/5] Just when you think Rock could be at the end of its rope and not have much new material left to offer, it’s always nice to find a newer band that proves you wrong. Peacemaker’s EP The Reconstruction of the Ossicular Chain [...]
Continue reading → YesMisterBloodVessel – Racing The Relapse Self-Released [Rating:3.5/5] Ok, Rock fans, if you like bands such as Nine Inch Nails, The Beatles, U2, and Filter all combined, you’ll definitely dig YesMisterBloodVessel’s debut album entitled Racing The Relapse. YesMisterBloodVessel is the solo project of Christian Peppas who, according to this album, is a great multi-instrumentalist and a [...]
Continue reading → Face Time Police – The Definition of Deviation EP Self-Released [Rating:3.5/5] When looking at music today, it’s easy to find music that can be labeled in multiple styles, but no bands that truly transcend genres as the “Pop Macchiato” (Pop music marked or “stained” with other elements) band, Face Time Police with their new EP [...]
Continue reading → DevilDriver – Pray for Villains Roadrunner Records [Rating:4.5/5] The masters of Groove metal, DevilDriver, are back with their fourth full length album entitled Pray for Villains, and it could be their heaviest yet! With the regular version of the album weighing in with 13 tracks and the Special Edition bringing 17 tracks, Pray for Villains [...]
Continue reading → brokeNCYDE – I’m Not a Fan…But the Kids Like It! BreakSilence Records [Rating:2.5/5] There’s an old expression that goes “never judge a book by its cover”. This expression can be slightly altered to go along with brokeNCYDE’s debut album entitled I’m Not a Fan…But the Kids Like It! by saying “never judge a band by [...]
Continue reading → Eyes Set To Kill – The World Outside BreakSilence Records [Rating:4.5/5] Less than a year after releasing their debut album Reach, Eyes Set To Kill is back with their sophomore album entitled The World Outside! According to singer Alexia Rodriguez, she really let loose and put more of her raw emotions into this album and [...]
Continue reading → Echovalve – Echovalve EP Red Rocket Entertainment [Rating:4/5] The mainstream Rock scene is still producing bands here and there that I like and Echovalve is another one! If their EP, entitled Echovalve EP, is a true representation of what their next full length album will sound like, I’m really looking forward to hearing it! With [...]
Continue reading → The Raygun Girls – Dirt Collector KillZone Records [Rating:4/5] If you’re a fan of Hard rock with an underlying Gothic sound in the style of bands such as Evanescence and Lacuna Coil, you need to check out New York band The Raygun Girls and their newest release entitled Dirt Collector! This 12 track album contains [...]
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