There’s a certain frustration to watching The Wildhearts. Â Not because of the band themselves, but because of what should have been. Â That blend of Metallica‘s riffs and Cheap Trick‘s hooks could have been the biggest thing to come out of the UK in the 90’s. Â Christ, I’ve lost count of the number of bands that have borrowed/stolen from them. Â And yet, record company uselessness and personal implosions meant that the best alternative rock band we have, never quite reached their potential.

