Tag: Rock
Corsair – Corsair Review
After two great EPs that fully displayed their wide skill set, Virginia rockers Corsair have finally found the time to record a proper full-length, and it delivers on its forebearers in ways both predictable and …
Bible Of The Devil – For The Love Of Thugs And Fools Review
Of the four previous Bible Of The Devil offerings reviewed on this site, none scored below an 8. Those high scores were deserved, because those records were fun as hell; they were raucous rock’n’roll romps …
Unisonic – Unisonic Review
Unisonic’s major talking point is that it’s a collaboration between former Helloween bandmates Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske – this marks the first time they’ve worked together on a full album since Keeper Of The …
Kill Devil Hill – Kill Devil Hill Review
Rex Brown and Vinnie Appice have both spent most of their lengthy careers in the shadows of larger than life figures. Phil Anselmo and Dimebag Darrell were always the focal points in Pantera, and Vinnie …
Royal Thunder – CVI Review
Royal Thunder’s self-titled EP, released late in 2010, was an unassumingly excellent first statement from a young band bristling with potential. The Atlanta, Georgia band’s earnest, soulful take on Southern-inflected rock with a rippling undercurrent …
Ides Of Gemini – Constantinople Review
Los Angeles trio Ides of Gemini is nothing if not evocative. For this particular listener, Constantinople conjures images of a caravan trudging into some unknowable wilderness, wrapped in the gauzy patina of memory. The music …
Cynic – The Portal Tapes Review
When these tracks were initially recorded in 1995, they weren’t intended as a Cynic album – they were, in fact, intended as a fairly significant departure from that band’s early days of Floridian prog-death. These …
Furze – Psych Minus Space Control Review
If there is one word that is practically unavoidable in any discussion of the Norwegian band Furze, that word is “weird.” To put it plainly, Woe J. Reaper, Furze’s prime mover, is a bona fide …