Album Review: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes—a name that’s cropped up on social media once in a while, but a name I’ve never really looked into. Formed of former Gallows and Pure Love frontman Frank Carter, they’re officially classified as a post-hardcore band, though I’m more inclined to say that they lean more towards rock. Listening to […]
Album Review: Ocean Grove – The Rhapsody Tapes
“Standing on the precipice of what is, and what may be”. This standout quote, from first track “What I love about a natural woman” and featured on the back of the lyric booklet of “The Rhapsody Tapes”, debut album by Ocean Grove, is an accurate representation of where the band currently finds themselves. Based in […]
Album Review: As It Is – okay
If you ask anyone who isn’t into the alternative music scene what they thought, their responses would vary, but it would be the same train of thought just with slight phrasing differences. “It’s depressing.” Or: “It’s too angsty, you aren’t sixteen anymore.” And yet, that’s exactly what drew me to it in the first place. […]
Album Review: Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor
One of the most anticipated records of 2016 in gothic metal was definitely Sirenia´s 8th studio album “Dim Days of Dolor”. Not only because everyone was curious whether the band can repeat their success of their two latest records “Perils of the Deep Blue” (2013) and “The Seventh Life Path” (2015), but mainly because of […]
Album Review: Amaranthe – Maximalism
Amaranthe, hailing from Sweden, have a unique line-up of three vocalists: Elize Ryd, Jake E, and Henrik Englund Wilhemsson. Both Ryd and Jake E singing clean vocals and Englund sings harsh vocals. Also in the band are Olof Mörck on guitar, keyboards, Johan Andreassen on bass, and Morten Løwe Sørensen on drums. Maximalism is the […]
Album Review: Waterparks – Double Dare
If Waterparks’ new album, Double Dare, was a movie, it would most certainly feature a scene where the Waterparks band members (Awsten Knight, lead vocals & guitar, Geoff Wigington, backing vocals & guitar, and Otto Wood, drums) would be outside a crush’s house, with boombox suspended up on high, declaring their affections. Double Dare is […]