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Dolan Brotherhood – Love and Hurricanes

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 In terms of how much I like rock compared to metal, I like both very much and I’m never afraid to check out some of that nice not-so-heavy rock. “Love and Hurricanes” from Dolan Brotherhood is that album today for me. Albeit I’m not exactly enthralled by this album, it definitely has a lot of appeal to it with the most interesting thing about this album being that there are quite a few hooks and riffs spread throughout all 6 tracks that make each of them just a little bit more enjoyable. Everything from the vocals to the guitars and … Continue reading Dolan Brotherhood – Love and Hurricanes

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Cartheus – The Dispute (single)

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 This is a track that you have to listen to when you’re looking to chill. This is not a track you want to play to get the energy at a party. “The Dispute” is Cartheus’ single from their upcoming debut album, and while the only problem I have with it is its pacing, this song is not bad by any means. It had a very nice groove to it with the bass have a good rhythm alongside the fluid guitars that were just spot on to say in the least for the entirety of “The Dispute” which is over 7 … Continue reading Cartheus – The Dispute (single)

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Three Left (self-titled)

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 Ahh, hard rock takes me back, man. Back to just about every metal heads days before they were metal heads and all they had was some hard rock to jam out to before getting into heavier shit. Three Left is one of those bands that takes me back to those days for me. Their self-titled EP has a great rhythm to it that is key to any sort of rock album, but it also has an edge to it that rivals that of heavier alternative metal bands which makes things fairly interesting. The vocals have a smoother feel to them … Continue reading Three Left (self-titled)

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Santonegro – Derailing

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 This is one of those albums that you’d listen to if you were just on a long drive and wanted some nice rock to listen to all the while. Santonegro’s new and debut album, “Derailing”, has a real crunch to it that I don’t find a lot in the world of stoner rock, but I welcome it graciously as all five tracks off of this record have a great sound that any real rock fan out there can agree with at any time of the day. The vocals have a really nice flow to them that for whatever reason I … Continue reading Santonegro – Derailing

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Riverside – Love, Fear and the Time Machine

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 I’ve never been big into progressive rock as it’s always felt bland and unoriginal in a lot of cases, but Riverside have broken that streak for me with their brand new album “Love, Fear and the Time Machine”. This is an hour long album with only ten tracks on it so if you like long songs then you’re sure to get your fill with this piece. Each track has a very nice flow to it that was only amplified by how fluid that vocals were alongside the guitars that were very atmospheric in some areas. That’s always a plus for … Continue reading Riverside – Love, Fear and the Time Machine

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Lucid Fly – Stasis

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 Whenever I think radio rock bands, the first genre that I think of is alternative rock as it seems to be that genre littered with bands that make songs for the radio and nothing else. I was very afraid that Lucid Fly was gonna be added to that list, but fortunately that is not the case. All 3 tracks off of “Stasis” aren’t exactly something I’d call amazing or fantastic, but they were definitely more for someone like myself who prizes tracks that have emotion poured into them and that is without a doubt the case with “Stasis”. The female … Continue reading Lucid Fly – Stasis

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Diemonds – Never Wanna Die

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 There has never been a single objection from my mouth when it comes to making hard rock heavier, and I’m sure as hell not gonna stop now that I’ve heard Diemonds’ upcoming third album “Never Wanna Die”. This whole album has a very catchy sound to it that is absolutely littered with all sorts of hooks that have a great feel to them with the female vocals that I did not see coming at all. I love them, though, because they work so goddamn well with the guitars that were very rhythmic and heavy as I’m sure you might’ve guessed … Continue reading Diemonds – Never Wanna Die

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Ghost – Meliora

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 Ever since hearing Year of the Goat’s “The Unspeakable”, occult rock has been the genre that has intrigued me the most so far this year. So what better band to follow up on that than none other than Ghost? I couldn’t come with an answer so I checked out their newest album, “Meliora”, and holy fucking shit is it good! Straight from the very beginning track this album already earns my thumbs way up into the air. The smooth, upbeat sound of the vocals are only enhanced when Papa Emeritus III comes in with his dark lyrics that you have … Continue reading Ghost – Meliora

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Black Cat Bones – False Promises & Wasted Time

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 If there was ever a single band to prove that hard rock is still alive and well, it’s Black Cat Bones whose debut album, “False Promises & Wasted Time”, shows that the hard rock scene of the world still has plenty of talent that isn’t ready to stop playing just yet. Black Cat Bones’ album has a real classic hard rock feel and pace to it that persists through all five tracks that are done very, very well as it is just the thing you’d expect to hear from a band wanting to have their music heard. And goddamn it have … Continue reading Black Cat Bones – False Promises & Wasted Time

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Sideburn – Evil or Divine

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 We all know of one band who we consider to be a “radio band” where all the songs off of that band’s albums are made exclusively so that they get on the radio only to make money regardless of overall meaning of a song, whether or not it has a point to existing, blah, blah, blah. Well Sideburn isn’t like that, but the sheer sound quality and how catchy their new album “Evil or Divine” is in its entirety. With a run time of 44 minutes with only 7 tracks to it, “Evil or Divine” is a very solid piece of progressive … Continue reading Sideburn – Evil or Divine