Apocalyptica – 7th Symphony

APOCALYPTICA – 7TH SYMPHONY
Released 23rd August (Spinefarm Records)
2/5
Words: David Spickett
Opening up the album is a classic example of good Apocalyptica writing, an instrumental roller coaster of heavy metal influenced cello playing. A bold opening statement “At the Gates of Manala”, is just over seven minutes long and sets a fairly high bar for the following [...]

The Strangerhood – Claws

THE STRANGERHOOD – CLAWS
Out Now
5/5
Words: Katie Wright
The Strangerhood – a four peice from South England – may not be a household name, but they’ve released their album, Claws, in order to try and change that.
The album is a blend of alternative rock with thrashing indie rock tracks. The bands leader, Dean Austin, has provided well [...]

Drowning Pool – Drowning Pool

DROWNING POOL – DROWNING POOL
Released 23rd August (Eleven Seven Music)
2/5
Words: Mark Robinson
It’s hard to really say what purpose Drowning Pool have in 2010. They exploded on the nu-metal/hard rock scene back in 2001 with a perfect blend of angry, frustrated alt-rock and fused sense of pop melody and their hit single ‘Bodies’ that was just [...]

Shadows Chasing Ghosts – The Golden Ratio

SHADOWS CHASING GHOSTS – THE GOLDEN RATIO
Released 2nd August (Small Town Records)
3/5
Words: David Spickett
Shadows Chasing Ghosts surprise me somewhat by stepping back from the usual metal “growls and riffs verse cut to clean sung chorus” model. Though they do make use of the contrast, it’s a much less obvious use than say, The Devil Wears [...]

Orphan Boy – Pain, Passion and Loyalty

ORPHAN BOY – PAIN, PASSION AND LOYALTY
Released 2nd August (Concrete Recordings)
3/5
Words: Mark Robinson
If this album had come out about 4 years ago it would have probably been a smash hit. Coming off the tails of the Arctic Monkeys debut release; Orphan Boy’s ‘Passion, Pain & Loyalty’ has a heartfelt edge set to a indie/pop background [...]

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