Category: Music

Asking Alexandria – From Death to Destiny

Asking Alexandria are the latest band to be picked up by the British metal public as being shit.  They follow the likes of Bullet For My Valentine and Bring Me The Horizon as being disliked for the cardinal sin of actually wanting to do big things with their career, although it has to be said that there decision to attempt to break America before the UK has probably not helped.  From Death to Destiny is their third album and by far their biggest yet.

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Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 2

Five Finger Death Punch are a band that it’s easy to dislike.  With an in your face attitude, radio friendly metal songs and some questionable political views they have as many ‘haters’ as they do lovers.  Saying that they also have a back catalogue full of some of the biggest metal tracks written in the last few years.  Even so the idea of them doing a double album seemed faintly ridiculous.  With all the fantastic bands that fail to pull that off, could these LA meat heads really think themselves up to the task?  Well turns out, they maybe are.

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TRC – Nation

TRC have never been summed up better by anyone than they have themselves.  “Define Cocky”.  Mixing hardcore with rap and hip hop vocals these guys are as British as they come, and they are proud of it.  It’s that, and pulling yourself up from the bottom, that is celebrated on Nation, which may well come to be their defining release.

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Crossfaith – Apocalyze

Japan and rock and roll have always gone together.  Whether it be Deep Purple’s famous Live in Japan album or Motley Crue going over there and causing chaos, the two have always shared some common ground.  Therefore, it seems wrong that very few Japanese bands have ever made it big over this side of the world.  This is an issue that Crossfaith are trying to rectify.  Already building up a reputation for their incendiary live shows they have now released what is actually their third album, Apocalyze, but is sure to be their biggest.

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Watain – The Wild Hunt

Watain have committed one of the cardinal sins of black metal in their career.  In that they have dared to covet success.  They have proven themselves much more than just another black metal band and they are showing that they are willing to test the boundaries of what that means, something that is far too rare in a genre that is incredibly inward looking.   The Wild Hunt is their fifth album and is the next step in that path.

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Newsted – Heavy Metal Music

No matter what he does Jason Newsted will always be the man who replaced Cliff Burton in Metallica and then got treated, well crap.  While I’m sure Jason would tell you he wouldn’t trade his time in Metallica away, it’s been a damn shame that it will always overshadow a man who is in fact an incredibly talented musician.  Therefore, many rejoiced when he announced he was returning to music with his own band Newsted and an album full of fresh songs.  Hence Heavy Metal Music was born, and to everyone’s amazement was an album full of smooth jazz covers (that was a joke).

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Motorhead – Aftershock

Much like the ever present Lemmy, Motorhead are a band that will seemingly never die.  Having created the DNA for blending punk and thrash metal together, they have since spent decades honing their craft and laying waste to all that stand in their way.  While they may have had to cancel their recent UK tour due to Lemmy’s health, the release of Aftershock, their 21st album, proves that they are not going anywhere soon.

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AFI – Burials

Most of my album reviews are quite long, often going over 500 words.  As I am very much a trainee journalist I’ve decided that while this is all very good, I should probably occasionally limit myself to a word count.  Therefore, from now on, every now and then I shall be doing shorter album reviews of only a couple of hundred words.  Apologies if that annoys anyone but… well I don’t really care. 

Those of us who grew up in a certain generation will be well aware of AFI.  These gothic misfits were a big part of the soundtrack to many people’s teenage years and, therefore, their return with Burials, four years since their last album, is likely to fill many with mixed feelings.  Does it still work now you’re in your 20s and over your teenage angst?  Were they ever actually any good?  Or can they be filed under other embarrassments like Panic! at the Disco?

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Soulfly – Savages

Being born out of one of the most influential heavy metal bands of recent years, Soulfly have always been compared to what came before.  Which is a shame, because Max Cavalera and co are actually a really kick ass heavy metal band.  Savages is their ninth album and see’s Zyon Cavalera, Max’s son, sitting behind the drum kit for the first time.

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