rock/metal albums
Album Review: Outlaw Orchestra – Back Under The Covers
Born from many a band jamming session to get into the mood for man a gig, Back Under The Covers is the new mini Album from the Outlaw Orchestra and is the perfect introduction to their style and musical talent. The band comments: “When backstage hanging with other bands and musicians, we like to warm …
Album Review: Burridge – Here Are Your Words EP
Bea Burridge is all about making loud music for angry girls. Her second EP ‘Here Are Your Words follows on from a run of singles; the punchy ‘Cigarette Smoke’, the alt-pop sensation ‘Modern Love Affair’ and the emotionally charged ‘Panic’. The E.P will also include a brand new version of the Burridge live favourite ‘Whiskey …
Album Review: Rituals – Show Me The Signs EP
Newcastle metal band Rituals impressed us at Backseat Mafia hugely with their first EP ‘Awake’ (read the review here). Now the band have returned with a new EP ‘Show Me The signs’. Three tracks that show how far the band have come over the year since Awake was released. The EP opens with the magnificent …
Album Review: Bloodhounds – Eat Lies EP
Hard rockers from the south coast Bloodhounds have dropped their 5 track EP that delves into the emotions of growing up and learning that there is a thin veneer to society that, when peeled back, reveals how evil mankind can be all the while reevaluating life and finding meaning. Stamping their intent with the frantic …
Album Review: Blue Nation – Echoes EP
Blues rock band Blue Nation have released their E.P ‘Echoes’ The E.P is born out of the ever-long frustration of lock-down. Yet it all came together rather easily. Vocalist Neil states: “The song writing for the EP came to us all very quickly, I remember Luke coming up with the riff for ‘I Feel Low’ …
Album Review: Excuses Excuses – Listen Up
After exploding on to the music scene with three energetic singles that took the music world by storm. Excuses Excuses have finally unleashed their debut album to the world in a joyous expression of loud and proud guitar led music keeping true to their live shows. Lead vocalist Kyle Wilton states: “I was always very …
Album Review: Grave Lines – Communion
Heavy gloomers Grave Lines are on their third album of genre crossing heavy noise making. Blending doom riffs with tinges of gothic and melodic experimental elements all the while tackling the ugliness of human existence. Communion sees the band bring 7 new tracks of epic proportions to pulverise many an ear drum. From out of …
Album Review: Deaf Havana – The Present Is A Foreign Land
Deaf Havana, a British alternative rock band, are set to release their sixth studio album ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ on the 15th July. Their new album follows on from their previous album release ‘Rituals’ from 2018 with the key difference being that this release is only by select members of the band, James and Matty …
Album Review: Frank Black And The Catholics – The Complete Albums Box Set
At last, if you are reading this then Demon Records have probably just made your day, hell, probably even your year, yes that’s right we now have access to all six original releases from Frank Black and the Catholics on lush 180g clear vinyl, even albums that have previously been unavailable on vinyl. The box …
Album Review: Krause – The Art of Fatigue
Athenian noise rock quartet Krause have been around since 2015, attracting small but dedicated followings in both Greece and the UK. Their debut album, ‘2am Thoughts’ (2017), marked them out as a band of interest for lovers of the sort of heavy, sludgey noise rock made by Amphetamine Reptile artists like Unsane and Cows back …