Gojira continues its quest for world domination
Gojira: Magma
All good things come to those who wait! Never a truer word said when it comes to the new album from Gojira in Magma....
Jorn puts his spin on an overall pretty good covers album
Jorn: Heavy Rock Radio
Jorn adds his power vocals to some hard rock and metal classics and adds enough surprises to make this a worthy purchase......
Melodic hard rock at its finest
Vega: Who We Are
This under rated British hard rock band continues to impress with their fourth album chock full of melodic goodness......
Harry Hess is back with another melodic gem
First Signal: One Step Over The Line
Even better than the debut and a close feel to the classic Harem Scarem self-titled album, Frontiers have managed to release another melodic masterclass. ...
Metal gods release kick ass live album
Judas Priest: Battle Cry
Not many bands after 40 years can still produce the goods live, yet Judas Priest go from strength to strength......
DevilDriver bring the heavy
DevilDriver: Trust No One
After the somewhat disappointing album 'Winter Kills', DevilDriver release a polished and heavy album without knocking it out of the park......
Perfect blend of Hard Rock and AOR
Ted Poley: Beyond The Fade
Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley releases his best solo album to date with an album that is overflowing with melodies and just great rock tracks!...
Goo Goo Dolls release a rather bland pop album
Goo Goo Dolls: Boxes
'Boxes' see the Goo Goo Dolls distance themselves further from their past with a more pop than rock based album......
SIXX AM release one of the albums of the year
Sixx A.M.: Prayers For The Blessed Vol. 2
With Motley Crue now put to rest, Nikki Sixx turns his full attention to SIXX:A.M, and it really shows with the band releasing a damn near perfect album! ...
Swedish hard rock band with a more mature sound
Treat : Ghost Of Graceland
These Swedish melodic rockers provide a more mature and modern sounding album, yet are still able to add the catchy anthemic songs they are famous for......
Rob Zombie keeps it short and sharp
Rob Zombie: The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser
Rob Zombie delivers a short yet ferocious and at times obscure album, which should satisfy old and new fans of the demented genius......
JR Richards delivers another solo gem
J.R. Richards: Honore et Amore
J.R. Richards leaves his past band Dishwalla in the rearview mirror as he releases his second impressive solo album!!...
Dynazty can shake the hard rock tag now and call themselves metal masters
Dynazty: Titanic Mass
Swedish band Dynazty continues down the metal path after changing direction with their fantastic last album 'Renatus', and continues to get better with Titanic Mass......
The Defiants produce the goods
The Defiants: The Defiants
The Defiants have basically released a follow up to Danger Danger's 'Four The Hard Way' album, which is only a good thing......
Cheap Trick prove they still have tricks up their sleeves
Cheap Trick: Bang Zoom Crazy...Hello
After 43 years of making music and touring, one would forgive Cheap Trick of going through the motions. Yet they release one of the best albums of the bands career in Bang ...
Better Than Ezra still better than most
Better Then Ezra: All Together Now
You can be excused if you haven't heard Better Than Ezra since the huge hit 'Desperately Wanting' from the 90s. But singer/songwriter Kevin Griffin is still making music, a...
Southern rockers write love letter to their home town of Kentucky
Black Stone Cherry: Kentucky
Black Stone Cherry burst onto the rock scene in 2006 with their self titled debut. A decade later and 3 solid albums which haven't quite lived up to the debut, the band lit...
Death Angel give masterclass in thrash
Death Angel: The Evil Divide
30 years of consistently representing the thrash genre, Death Angel release yet another example of how it is done!!...
Yes Collective Soul are still around and making rocking albums
Collective Soul: See What You Started By Continuing
Remembered best for their output in the 90s and their mega hit 'Shine', Collective Soul have continued to make records and bloody good ones too, and this is no exception....
Zakk goes solo to follow up on his classic Book Of Shadows
Zakk Wylde: Book of Shadows II
Zakk Wylde releases Book Of Shadows II, 20 years after the guitar god showed us his softer side, yet incredibly brilliant Book Of Shadows album....
German power metal band goes to war
Mystic Prophecy: War Brigade
Mystic Prophecy are a band who have rarely let me down. Their last album Killhammer in 2013 was arguably the bands strongest to date. So how do they respond? With an album ...
Swedish hard rock at its finest
Eclipse: Monumentum
I'm not sure who the Swedish kings of hard rock are, but they should move over, there is a new king claiming the crown!...
Bon Jovi releases an album full of b sides
Bon Jovi: This House Is Not For Sale
Can you say 'let's release an album of b-sides to get out of our contract'? Unless you are a Bon Jovi fanatic who needs every one of their releases, I would not bother with...
Hard rock dream team are back with a killer new album
Voodoo Circle: Whisky Fingers
Are you a fan of Whitesnake's 1987 album? Well, you're gonna love this album......
Nevermore was born out of the ashes of Sanctuary now Sanctuary is reborn out of the ashes of Nevermore
Sanctuary: Inception
Sanctuary are back! You could be forgiven in thinking this leans more towards Nevermore than classic Sanctuary, but who cares when the music is this **** good!...
German metal kings do Judas Priest better than Judas Priest
Primal Fear: Rulebreaker
Why change it if it ain't broke? Primal Fear lie somewhere between blatant rip off and sheer brilliance. Whichever side of the fence you sit on, you cannot deny the quality...
Thrash legends hit back hard
Megadeth: Dystopia
Megadeth and Mustaine himself haven't sounded this good in a long time. A true return to their classic sound and a true return to form....
Dios old band are back together to make some noise
Last In Line: Heavy Crown
Ronnie James Dio's original solo band members have created an album Dio I'm sure would gladly throw his devil horns up in acceptance for....
Progressive metal kings return with their most ambitious album yet
Dream Theater: The Astonishing
An incredibly ambitious, brilliantly executed concept album, yet contains a story that just needed more work....
Ex vocalist from The Butterfly Effect shows the world his softer side
Clint Boge: Songs of a Delicate Nature vol. 1
A lot of emotion and talent is packed into this short 19 minute Ep from past The Butterfly Effect vocalist Clint Boge....
Little known modern rock band from St Louis release their fourth album independently after a four year break
Cavo: Bridges
Cavo have released their most diverse album to date. It might not put the band on the rock and roll world map, but it should....
Former Dangerous Toys frontman still kicking arse
Broken Teeth: Bulldozer Ep
Broken Teeth are raw, gritty and here to kick your arse. This is the result of what happens when you mix the brutal force of Motorhead and AC/DC....
Tobias Sammet returns with his greatest rock opera to date
Avantasia: Ghostlights
Tobias Sammet releases his masterpiece on the world. ...
Thrash gods Anthrax return with a brutal mix of new tracks
Anthrax: For All Kings
Satisfying old school fans with this new release, while not quite matching the perfection of Worship Music....
Metalcore gods Killswitch Engage return with a blistering new album
Killswitch Engage: Incarnate
A nice progression from Disarm the Descent wrapped up in a slightly more melodic package....
3 Doors Down return with a slightly more pop oriented album after a long hiatus
3 Doors Down: Us and the Night
After the longest gap between albums in the bands career, a slightly more pop oriented sound is produced while maintaining the high quality that the last couple of 3 Doors ...
ACDC or Bust
AC/DC: Rock Or Bust
AC/DC hit strong with the latest release!...
No division in the Great Divide
Allen/Lande: The Great Divide
It has been 4 years since the last Allen-Lande collaboration, and whilst the monster voices of Russell Allen(Symphony X) and Jorn Lande(Masterplan) remain, chief songwriter...
Another beautiful tragedy
In This Moment: Black Widow
Maria Brink and her band In This Moment have been building a nice collection of albums since their 2007 debut 'Beautiful Tragedy'....
Slash releases 7th post Gunners album
Slash: World on Fire
Slash, feat. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators brand new album World On Fire will be the seventh album released by Slash since leaving Guns N' Roses!...
Shinedown Unstoppable
Shinedown: The Sound of Madness
Will Shinedown receive success with The Sound of Madness...
Hymns For The Broken
Evergrey: The Storm Within
With amazing compositions and thought provoking lyrics of desperation and despair, mixed in with Tom S. Englund's incredibly powerful voice, they are a hugely under rated b...
Mr Big strikes again
Mr. Big: ...The Stories We Could Tell
Can Mr Big deliver with only 3 years between albums?...
Sonic Highways USA Wide
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
After the massive success of their last album 'Wasting Light', and the acclaim Grohl's 'Sound City' documentary gained, the Foo Fighters have taken a massive risk with thei...
SOLA is a solid return which should leave MOST Motley fans happy
Motley Crue: The End
It’s amazing Motley are all still with us today, considering all the sex, drugs and rock n roll. Now they're back for another crack......
A Dramatic Turn of Events strong without Portney
Dream Theater: The Astonishing
A Dramatic Turn of Events hits big!!!...
Rock with synth
Carpark North: Lost
Electro rock 3 piece band from Denmark, Carpark North are well known in their homeland and various parts of Europe... now taking to the world!...
Shadow Gallery to new Heights with Digital Ghosts
Shadow Gallery: Digital Ghosts
With the introduction of new singer Brian Ashland, fans were excited to hear the band continue on...
Breaking the spell
Daughtry: Break the Spell
Had Daughtry gone Country? Heavy metal? Grown an afro and made a disco album?...
Balls Out
Steel Panther: Lower The Bar
They do it so well, bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss and Whitesnake should listen to this album to remember just how good they used to sound....
Until We Have Faces
Red: Until we have faces
Reds massive breakout album...
AMERICAN CAPITALIST
Five Finger Death Punch: American Capitalist
The first single 'Under and Over It' is a perfect example of what this band are capable of....
