The commercial juggernaut of Ed Sheeran will rumble on, and nothing anybody will say about ‘÷’ will make any difference. That said, it’s crushingly average.
Hardcore punk foursome Pissed Jeans’ first album in four years sticks closely to their established formula, but is no less enjoyable for it.
London-based indie trio Brontë deliver a tentative but impressive debut EP.
The industry has talked the talk on behalf of Rag’n’Bone Man, but Rory Graham can truly walk the walk with his impressive and soulful debut ‘Human’.
‘Modern Ruin’ is a sensational triumph that offers more variety than its predecessor, and cements Frank Carter as a symbol for what hard rock stands for in the 21st century.
Sundara Karma, one of the big hopes for British indie in 2017, deliver an accomplished if slightly anonymous debut that leaves plenty of room of expansion.
All ten of Metallica’s studio albums, ranked from worst to best.
If Joel Zimmerman himself says that ‘W:/2016ALBUM/’ is “rushed” and “slapped together”, how does he expect anybody else to like it?
This is a Metallica album not dominated by the blood-pumping riffs or by Kirk Hammett’s shredding solos but by the ingenuity of the stories
Where other rock duos fall down through trying too hard, Honeyblood achieve great quality effortlessly.