Hard Rock Album reviews - Page 12

GenresHard Rock

The New Normal

Cog

Cog - The New Normal 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
The New Normal gives heavy rock time to grow. Cog build their songs around thick guitar riffs, active bass and drums, and Flynn…

Sci-Fi Crimes

Chevelle

Chevelle - Sci-Fi Crimes 8.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Sci-Fi Crimes gives Chevelle's heavy rock a darker, more varied setting. The thick guitar sound and large choruses remain…

Saturate

Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin - Saturate 7.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Breaking Benjamin sound impatient on Saturate. Their debut puts heavy guitar riffs and sharp changes in vocal intensity ahead of…

Marching in Time

Tremonti

Tremonti - Marching in Time 8.3

Album review

Hard Rock
Thrash Metal
Marching in Time gives Tremonti's familiar heavy rock sound several useful changes of emphasis. The choruses remain broad and…

Ember

Breaking Benjamin

Breaking Benjamin - Ember 7.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
Breaking Benjamin turn up the aggression on Ember without making a major change to their sound. Heavy guitar grooves, large…

Hemispheres

Rush

Rush - Hemispheres 8.7

Album review

Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Hemispheres puts a great deal of music into four tracks. Rush combine the force of a hard rock trio with changing rhythms, long…

Insider

Amplifier

Amplifier - Insider 6.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Insider pushes Amplifier towards a heavier, more direct guitar sound. The bass and drums give the riffs a substantial foundation…

Royal Tea

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea 8.1

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Royal Tea turns Joe Bonamassa's long-standing love of British blues into a clear album idea. Recorded at Abbey Road with producer…

Redemption

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa - Redemption 8.2

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Redemption gives Joe Bonamassa's familiar blues-rock sound an unsettled emotional centre. The songs return to regret, damaged…

The Tower

Motorpsycho

Motorpsycho - The Tower 8.5

Album review

Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Psychedelic Rock
The Tower gives Motorpsycho enough space to move between forceful rock, gentler folk and extended psychedelic passages. The scale…

Suck Out the Poison

He Is Legend

He Is Legend - Suck Out the Poison 7.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Hardcore
Suck Out the Poison makes He Is Legend's heavier rock sound rougher and more Southern in character. The guitar riffs have a dry…

Melodoria

Black Map

Black Map - Melodoria 7.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Post-Hardcore
Rock
Black Map make room for atmosphere without losing their interest in heavy guitars on Melodoria. The San Francisco trio’s third…

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