Hard Rock Album reviews - Page 11

GenresHard Rock

Animosity

Sevendust

Sevendust - Animosity 7.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Nu Metal
Animosity gives Sevendust's heavy sound a wider emotional range. The guitars still deliver plenty of weight, but Lajon…

Lightning Bolt

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt 7.6

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
Lightning Bolt finds Pearl Jam working confidently within an established rock sound. The guitars have room to develop, the rhythm…

In Due Time

Submersed

Submersed - In Due Time 7.5

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
In Due Time gives Submersed a strong introduction through expressive singing and guitar parts that do more than support the…

Through the Eyes

Flaw

Flaw - Through the Eyes 7.4

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Nu Metal
Through the Eyes puts Chris Volz's voice at the centre of Flaw's heavy rock. The guitars supply low, substantial chords, while the…

Emergence

Godsticks

Godsticks - Emergence 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Emergence puts the heavier side of Godsticks near the centre. The guitar riffs are substantial, the rhythms are tightly controlled…

Hell Below/Stars Above

Toadies

Toadies - Hell Below/Stars Above 7.8

Album review

Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
Hell Below/Stars Above gives Toadies' guitar music a heavier, rougher character. The songs draw from grunge, hard rock and punk…

Time Clocks

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa - Time Clocks 8.1

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Time Clocks opens a wider space around Joe Bonamassa's blues-rock playing. The guitar still has plenty of weight, but the…

The Extremist

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani - The Extremist 8.5

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
The Extremist gives Joe Satriani's instrumental rock a strong sense of variety. The heavier pieces have clear riffs and…

Chrome

Catherine Wheel

Catherine Wheel - Chrome 8.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Shoegaze
Chrome gives Catherine Wheel's guitar music a harder, more direct shape. The melodies remain important, but the playing has…

Us and Them

Shinedown

Shinedown - Us and Them 7.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Us and Them gives Shinedown's guitars more to do alongside Brent Smith's powerful singing. The second album works within familiar…

Flying in a Blue Dream

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream 8.1

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Flying in a Blue Dream gives Joe Satriani's guitar music a wider range of settings, including several songs with his own vocals…

Surfing with the Alien

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien 8.7

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Surfing with the Alien makes its technical guitar playing easy to enjoy through clear melodies. Joe Satriani can move quickly…

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