Alternative Metal Album reviews - Page 8

GenresAlternative Metal

Guilty of Everything

Nothing

Nothing - Guilty of Everything 8.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Shoegaze
Guilty of Everything finds a powerful balance between a gentle voice and a heavy band. Nothing place hushed melodies inside layers…

Déjà Vu (Première Partie)

Novelists

Novelists - Déjà Vu (Première Partie) 6.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
Novelists move towards a more electronic, chorus-led sound on Déjà Vu (Première Partie). The French band still use technical…

Home

Sevendust

Sevendust - Home 8.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Nu Metal
Home gets much of its character from the space between Sevendust's heavy instruments and Lajon Witherspoon's voice. The guitars…

We're Not Here To Be Loved

Fleshwater

Fleshwater - We're Not Here To Be Loved 8.6

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Shoegaze
Fleshwater fit a great deal into a short debut. We're Not Here To Be Loved brings heavy alternative rock, shoegaze and a harder…

Rest Inside the Flames

36 Crazyfists

36 Crazyfists - Rest Inside the Flames 8.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metalcore
Post-Hardcore
Rest Inside the Flames gives 36 Crazyfists' mixture of melody and heavy playing a more confident shape. The guitars have a…

The Valley

Whitechapel

Whitechapel - The Valley 8.4

Album review

Alternative Metal
Deathcore
Metal
The Valley gives Whitechapel's heavy sound a clearer melodic side. Low vocals and hard guitars remain present, but are joined by…

Vena Sera

Chevelle

Chevelle - Vena Sera 7.6

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Vena Sera puts Chevelle's familiar loud and quiet contrasts inside a firm, rhythm-led sound. The guitars stay heavy, while Pete…

Phototroph

Moon Tooth

Moon Tooth - Phototroph 8.5

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Phototroph makes a good case for progressive rock that gets straight to the song. Moon Tooth fill these tracks with unusual…

Vol. I

Hurt

Hurt - Vol. I 7.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Vol. I gives Hurt's heavy rock a restless, dramatic shape. Acoustic guitar, dense electric parts and orchestral textures sit…

Heavener

Invent Animate

Invent Animate - Heavener 8.4

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
Heavener is strongest when Invent Animate let a clear melody guide their technical metalcore. The guitars can be dense and…

Inescapable

Godsticks

Godsticks - Inescapable 7.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Inescapable combines the heavy rhythms of Godsticks with a stronger emphasis on melody. The guitars can be sharp and forceful, but…

The Fall Of Hearts

Katatonia

Katatonia - The Fall Of Hearts 8.5

Album review

Alternative Metal
Gothic Metal
Progressive rock/metal
The Fall Of Hearts gives Katatonia's dark melodies more room to change. The Swedish band move between heavy guitar passages…

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