Album Reviews

Dead Friends Channel Some Heavy Greats On Hard Rawkin’ High, Wasted Genes

Does it take away from the message when you describe something as heavy as High, Wasted Genes from Virginia’s Dead Friends as “fun”? Because it really is. Despite the pummeling riffs and the overall intensity, the five songs contained within their latest EP is definitely one helluva good time to [...]

Read MOre

Poppy Delivers Your First Must-Have Metal Record…Or Must-Have Pop Album Of 2020 With I Disagree

You can blame VOWWS for my newfound love of all things Poppy. As stated in our 2020 preview (Which you can conveniently read now by clicking here), I didn’t get “I Disagree” when it was released. At all. The music was all over the place and the accompanying video, while [...]

Read MOre

What’s In A Name? Yur Mum Lay It All Out Within Rollickin’ Ellipsis

As the punchline to many a joke around the RNRF homestead, it’d be silly to think that when a band with a name like “Yur Mum” comes across our request desk they wouldn’t get the attention they so rightly and obviously deserve from us.

[...]
Read MOre

Beach Slang Rawk The New Year Right On The Deadbeat Slang of Heartbreak City

“Guitar, bass and drums. Played loudly.”

[...]
Read MOre

Carissa Johnson Unplugs And Unpacks For Earnest Acoustic Album A Hundred Restless Thoughts

I can’t think of a better way to end the year than with a brand new album from Carissa Johnson. After a slew of new singles in 2019 featuring the full band, Johnson goes it alone and strips it all away with an earnest, introspective new full-length to close out [...]

Read MOre

Solace Take Listeners To The Brink With Raucous Riff-Forward New Record

Ferocious. Fantastical. Fuckin’ awesome. These are just some of the phrases that would accurately describe New Jersey’s Solace and, more importantly, their latest full-length from Blues Funeral Recordings.

[...]
Read MOre