Album Reviews

Review: Dan Maynard We are about to see the release of Gold Coast veterans The Matadors’ first single in 12 years, Etched In Ash. The song sees them tread deeper into the doom genre, blending their old […]

Review: Joshua Hobbins There’s no easing into A Short History of Decay. From its opening moments, Nothing strip away the comforting haze of reverb and nostalgia, replacing it with something far more confronting: honesty. Domenic Palermo’s voice arrives unguarded and […]

Review: Dan Maynard Here we are in the year 2026, closing in on 30 years of the Floridian pop punk veterans New Found Glory, and the boys are back once again with their eleventh studio […]

Twenty years is a long time to stay angry, but on A.R.S.O.N (short for All Rage Still Only Numb), St. Louis legends Story of the Year prove that fire doesn’t always fade — sometimes it just […]

Review: Joshua Hobbins Thirty-five years into their existence, Converge remain one of heavy music’s most vital forces. Few bands survive this long without softening their edges or retreating into legacy comfort, but Love Is Not Enough does neither. Instead, […]

Review: Dan Maynard Let’s address the elephant in the room. Thirteen years. That’s how long it has been since Karnivool last released an album. 2013 gave us Asymmetry, the band’s third full length record, four years after Sound Awake. […]

Review: Joshua Hobbins After years of igniting stages and steadily sharpening their identity both here and overseas, Gold Coast heavies HAMMERS now deliver their debut full-length Death Wobbles, and it lands with the weight, confidence and conviction of […]

Review: Luke Petty  Like resilient flora, The Devil Wears Prada have truly blossomed, thoughtfully adapting their sound to resonate with the modern listener’s craving. While the raw intensity of their earlier, scream-heavy style has been […]

Review: Jack Price 818 days. That’s how long we have waited for the next emotionally over-clocked chapter in the Caskets story. Reflections, in 2023, gave us a collaborative insight to the members lives and trials […]