I’ve always been into any and all kinds of instrumental music simply because you can really just kick back and go with that kind of shit. Be it some classical symphonies or some psychedelic shit laid down by My Sleeping … Continue reading Drone Hunter – Welcome to the Hole
When it comes down to being a band who’s actually somewhat serious answer, hardly anyone knows how to have fun anymore. I mean that in such a way that people don’t really play what they want because they want to … Continue reading Wasted Theory – Defenders of the Riff
As someone who is constantly in the metal community and sees all the diversity and extremes of differing opinions that go on with literally everything, I rarely see the community agree on something as a whole. And when it does … Continue reading Alter Bridge – The Last Hero
Ever since Kyng’s magnificent last album, “Burn the Serum”, the bar was been raised significantly with songs like “Electric Halo” and “Big Ugly Me” absolutely dominating. Many people, including myself, eagerly awaiting to see what else this trio could do … Continue reading Kyng – Pristine Warning (single)
When it comes down to any sort of rock that ranges from a classic sound to a more edgy vibe it has absolutely got to have some soul to it. By that I mean there’s got to be some emotion … Continue reading Sixty Miles Ahead – Insantity
Everyone has that band that they know and enjoy to a certain degree, but they don’t really pay much attention to the group and instead visit their material every now and then. We Are the Catalyst is one such group … Continue reading We Are the Catalyst – Elevation
When it comes to blurring the line between metal and rock while also maintaining a massive fan base, Volbeat tops them all. Their very accessible sound and insurmountably awesome music puts these Danish gentlemen directly in the spotlight whenever they release a new … Continue reading Volbeat – Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie
I always like taking a step back from metal and looking at rock for a change just to shake things up, and Heat of Damage does that just fine for me but they also manage to incorporate just enough metal into their … Continue reading Heat of Damage – Open Fire
In terms of how much actual “hard rock” is in John Dallas’ latest album, “Wild Life”, I’d be lying if I said it was there 100%, but there was definitely enough there for this album to still quantify as hard … Continue reading John Dallas – Wild Life
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)