Album Reviews

Prong Revel In Their Own History On Triumphant X-No Absolutes

I rarely read a review from another site/magazine when I plan on reviewing something myself. But when a band like Prong, who I’ve been a fan of for over 20 years, gets a shitty review in a metal mag I really like then I HAVE to check it out…and debunk [...]

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16 for ’16: A Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Best Releases Of The New Year

Happy New Year’s! New year, new music! So what are we excited for this year? Glad you asked! Here’s a rundown of what we think will be played incessantly at the Rock and Roll Fables offices:

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Rock and Roll Fables Top 15 of ’15 (Finally!)

You know what? I’ve been completely overthinking this thing. It’s just a list, right? Fifteen of my most favorite albums of 2015. No problem! How hard can it be? Well, let’s see. I started the draft on December 1st and it’s what? 2016 already?!?!? Okay, okay, okay! Here goes nothin’ [...]

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Devil You Know Make Their Mark On Sophomore Outing They Bleed Red

Warning: I just saw Killswitch Engage live a week or so ago so I’m still on a KSE catalog high right now. That said, their new disc with Jesse Leach isn’t out until 2016 but if you need a KSE fix then Devil You Know has you covered. Well, not [...]

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Firespawn Invite You To Enter The Shadow Realms On Stunning Debut

Looking to get back on the Left Hand Path with LG Petrov? Then take a ride on the Firespawn train! It’s a brutal, fast, deathily brilliant slab of old school meets new world order death ‘n’ roll.

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Wailin Storms Puts One Foot In The Flesh Grave, One Foot In The Halls Of Rawk Greatness On Latest Album

“Think the Murder City Devils… but if they actually murdered people under possession by the god-damned devil.” That’s a quote from the Bandcamp page for upcoming album One Foot In The Flesh Grave and about as simple as it gets if you need a description for the “Wailin Storms sound”. [...]

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