Hard Rock Album reviews - Page 9

GenresHard Rock

Alien Love Secrets

Steve Vai

Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets 8.3

Album review

Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Rock
Alien Love Secrets gives Steve Vai's guitar a direct, energetic setting. The seven-track EP has plenty of unusual effects, but the…

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…

Chief

Eric Church

Eric Church - Chief 8.1

Album review

Country
Country Rock
Hard Rock
Chief finds Eric Church working comfortably between country songwriting and harder rock arrangements. The subjects are familiar…

Peace...Like a River

Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule - Peace...Like a River 8.4

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Soul
The songs on Peace...Like a River take their time, but Gov't Mule rarely sound as if they are waiting for an idea to arrive…

I Am Hollywood

He Is Legend

He Is Legend - I Am Hollywood 8.6

Album review

Hard Rock
Metalcore
Post-Hardcore
I Am Hollywood makes heavy music feel unusually lively. He Is Legend combine forceful riffs and screams with clear singing, active…

(How to Live) As Ghosts

10 Years

10 Years - (How to Live) As Ghosts 9.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
10 Years keep the guitars substantial and the melodies clear on (How to Live) As Ghosts. The Tennessee band’s eighth album brings…
Editor's Pick

Lowcountry

Envy on the Coast

Envy on the Coast - Lowcountry 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Blues
Hard Rock
Lowcountry gives Envy on the Coast a stronger rhythmic identity. The band move towards funk, blues and Southern rock, keeping the…

Trippin’ with Dr. Faustus

Amplifier

Amplifier - Trippin’ with Dr. Faustus 7.7

Album review

Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Psychedelic Rock
Trippin’ with Dr. Faustus brings Amplifier's large guitar sound into a varied set of progressive rock songs. Heavy riffs and…

Blues of Desperation

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa - Blues of Desperation 8.0

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Blues of Desperation puts a substantial band behind Joe Bonamassa's guitar, giving the record a heavier character than its title…

Thick as a Brick

Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick 9.3

Album review

Folk
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Thick as a Brick asks for a full album's attention, then makes that commitment feel worthwhile. Jethro Tull build one continuous…

Point of Know Return

Kansas

Kansas - Point of Know Return 8.2

Album review

Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Point of Know Return brings Kansas's melodic rock songs and progressive arrangements into a more consistent shape. The playing…

Ramagehead

O.R.k.

O.R.k. - Ramagehead 7.8

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Ramagehead is a dark, tightly arranged rock album with more going on than its short songs first suggest. O.R.k. combine restless…

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