Album Reviews

Nox Novacula Rise Up With The Perfect Post-Rawk Of Ascension

Ascension from Seattle’s Nox Novacula might be almost two years old at this point but who says we need to hold off on a review for something so rad just because it’s already out for the masses to hear? We’re reviewing a Huey Lewis anniversary album soon which we guarantee [...]

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Sapling Bring The Weird And Wonderful On The Exquisitely Executed Enlightening Experimental Excusion amor fati

How does one describe Sapling? Short answer: Ya Don’t! Long answer: They’re an incendiary fireball hurtling at your unsuspecting earholes at an aggressive pace… but in a good way. Make sense? No? Well, bear with us because it’s about to get weirder.

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Filter Return With Career-Spanning Ode And Future Forward New Album The Algorithm

It’s been 7 years, people! Seven years since Richard Patrick and company has delivered a whole Filter album. And sure, absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that, but with teases of new Filter dating back to 2020 when “Thoughts And Prayers” and “Murica” were released fans are now [...]

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Metal Return Of The Year? Motokops 2000 Surprise Drop New Record The Torment of Existence Weighed Against the Horror of Nonbeing

We’re proud to say that we were fans back in the day. Well, Mrs RNRF is more OG but still! We were there in the beginning! Even have a CD (Remember those???) of …Only Pieces Remain to show for it! And don’t even use it as a coaster! We jest [...]

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KIND Close In On Sonic Perfection With Mighty Desert Rawk Opus Close Encounters

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep saying it: Albums that seemingly pop into existence out of nowhere (Read: Records we didn’t know were coming) are the best kinds of surprises for us. Like KIND, who already rule real hard and will be delivering their latest record to our collective [...]

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The Fierce And The Dead Get Vocal On Powerful Prog Powerhouse News From The Invisible World

What weird, eclectic, and fierce record is this! News From The Invisible World, the latest from London’s The Fierce And The Dead and the first to feature vocals with bassist Kevin Feazey taking over those duties, is a wonderful blend of classic Prog and modern Hard Rawk that packs quite [...]

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