Alternative Metal Album reviews - Page 5

GenresAlternative Metal

Blackbird

Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge - Blackbird 9.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Rock
The title track on Blackbird is almost eight minutes long. Alter Bridge use that space well: a gentle opening, a chorus with real…

Explosions

Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace - Explosions 6.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Explosions keeps Three Days Grace's direct guitar rock intact while making more room for changes of mood. The strongest songs pair…

Parasites & Butterflies

Nova Twins

Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies 8.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Electronic
Metal
Rock
Georgia South gets an extraordinary range of sounds out of a bass guitar. On Parasites & Butterflies, those sounds help Nova Twins…

Carnal

Nothing More

Nothing More - Carnal 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Rock
Nothing More put a lot of faith in a big chorus on Carnal. The guitars are heavy, the arrangements are detailed and Jonny Hawkins…

Disclaimer II

Seether

Seether - Disclaimer II 7.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Post-Grunge
Rock
Disclaimer II is an unusual album to judge because it gives Seether's debut a second life rather than simply following it. The…

That's the Spirit

Bring Me the Horizon

Bring Me the Horizon - That's the Spirit 8.2

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Metal
Rock
The title of That's the Spirit sounds encouraging, but the music keeps questioning that encouragement. Bright, easily remembered…

Freak Show

Silverchair

Silverchair - Freak Show 7.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Grunge
Metal
Rock
Freak makes its point with a riff you can remember almost before the first chorus. Silverchair's second album is often that…

From Birth to Burial

10 Years

10 Years - From Birth to Burial 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Rock
The heaviest parts of From Birth to Burial feel connected to something more interesting than volume. Jesse Hasek sounds unsettled…

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)

Slipknot

Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) 8.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Nu Metal
Rock
The quiet opening of Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) gives Slipknot room to rearrange expectations. Prelude 3.0 is patient and…

Mer de Noms

A Perfect Circle

A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms 9.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Metal
Rock
3 Libras is the point where Mer de Noms makes its strongest impression. The picked guitar and strings give Maynard James Keenan a…

Dysfunction

Staind

Staind - Dysfunction 7.6

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Nu Metal
Rock
Mudshovel begins with a bass line that does more than introduce a riff. It gives Dysfunction a recognisable movement, leaving the…

Badmotorfinger

Soundgarden

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger 9.3

Album review

Alternative Metal
Grunge
Metal
Rock
Soundgarden make being difficult sound remarkably enjoyable on Badmotorfinger. The riffs turn in unusual places, Chris Cornell…

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