Album Review

CHELSEA WOLFE “Hiss Spun” (Sargent House 2017)

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The fascinating artist that is CHELSEA WOLFE treat us to her sixth full-length Hiss Spun, and keeps on delivering intimate and introspective creations on top of catchy...

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE “Villains” (Matador 2017)

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QOTSA. Josh Homme. Mark « Uptown Funk » Ronson. Enough said: haters gonna hate. Even before hearing the first notes of “The Way You used To Do”, fans of...

YOUNGBLOOD SUPERCULT “The Great American Death Rattle” (DHU Records 2017)

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When it comes to the new wave of Sabbath-worshipping bands, we must at least acknowledge the evocative force of their music – a direct reference to the sacrosanct...

SASQUATCH “Maneuvers” (Mad Oak Records 2017)

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A well-known rock magazine used to ask their readers one thing: “what is Rock’n’Roll in 201X?”. Beyond any poser answer involved by such question,...

OBELYSKKH “The Providence” (Exile On Mainstream 2017)

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German doom… How to put aside all my preconceptions about this scene and listen to a band objectively? The crushing, psychedelic and ethereal atmospheres created...

MISS LAVA “Dominant Rush” EP (Raging Planet Records 2017)

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Portugal’s most productive rock gang MISS LAVA will soon celebrate their 10th anniversary, a good reason to treat the fans to a new EP. Here’s the follow up...

STEAK “No God To Save” (Ripple Music 2017)

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With two self-released EPs and their debut full-length Slab City on Napalm Records, the London rockers are releasing their second outing No God To Save, this time on #1...

ELDER “Reflections Of A Floating World” (Stickman Records 2017)

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As I write these lines, Reflections of a Floating World has already been unleashed upon the world. And upon you, dear reader – or else, you really must rethink your priorities....

GEEZER “Psychoriffadelia” (Kozmik Artifactz/STB Records 2017)

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Just a few months after releasing Geezer, an album overflowing with groove and hazy riffs and one of the most brilliant releases of 2016, the Kingston...

MAMMOTH MAMMOTH “Mount The Mountain” (Napalm Records 2017)

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Rock, Fun, lots of Fun actually. Since their illustrious forefathers AC/DC, Australian rockheads have been reproducing the same old formula over and over again: ballsy...

PALLBEARER “Heartless” (Profound Lore 2017)

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In 2017 for one single band, any band, and lesser yet for a relatively new band, to occupy territory that’s most easily qualified as their own signature sound is no mean...

IAMFIRE “From Ashes” (S/R 2017)

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With their new outing, IAMFIRE also sign the return of author, songwriter and spoken word artist Peter Dolving. The man who fronted The Haunted and Mary Beats Jane...

HANGMAN’S CHAIR / GREENMACHINE Split EP (MusicFearSatan 2017)

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Nearly a year and a half after the release of their majestic fourth album This is not supposed to be positive, Paris doom-mongers HANGMAN’S CHAIR teamed up with...

THE OBSESSED “Sacred” (Relapse Records)

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THE OBSESSED are back! The legendary metal band fronted by Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich is breaking twenty years of silence with a brand new album,...

MASTODON “Emperor Of Sand” (Reprise Records 2017)

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It’s always enriching to dive back into the discography of such an endlessly creative outfit as MASTODON, realizing that they’ve never put out a similar album...