Single Mothers refreshingly don't care if you like them or not. So take them or leave them, but you'd be a fool to miss out. [17 Jul 2017, p.53]

At some point, a little experimenting may be needed, but for now this cements their status as the behemoths of British rock. [17 Jul 2017, p.50]

You'll need to sit down when it's all over, but you'll soon be right back to the start, re-embracing that darkness. [28 Jul 2017, p.48]

The best thing about Paranormal is that it sounds exactly like an Alice Cooper album. [28 Jul 2017, p.50]

Howling is full of venom, inspired by history and politics to create a dense mix of buzzsaw riffs and eerie atmospherics. [17 Jul 2017, p.52]

This is a painstakingly composed work of art--and an absolute masterpiece at that. [15 Jul 2017, p.50]

The result is a collection of undignified Pierce The Veil-lite songs that are fitted with all the bells and whistles, but absolutely none of the quality that makes that band successful. [8 Jul 2017, p.52]

Dear has generated a resurrection, or at least a strengthening of their life force; its creation inspired Boris to continue, turning what was supposed to be a goodbye into a forceful restating of this remarkable band's existence. [1 Jul 2017, p.50]

This is the release that finally sees the band hit their songwriting stride. [1 Jul 2017, p.53]

Rancid don't do anything new here, but they sound more fired-up than ever. [1 Jul 2017, p.51]

It has to be said that this is more of a nice vibe record than it is one full of great standalone songs, but when the vibe created is as utterly charming as this, that can only be a minor gripe. [1 Jul 2017, p.52]

It finds the band indulging their darkest urges, often using nothing more than noise and soundscapes. Like everything the Melvins do, however, it remains compelling, clever, and absolutely unique. [24 Jun 2017, p.53]

Hydrograd is an altogether looser, more accessible creation. [24 Jun 24, 2017, p.50]

The whole thing is suitably drenched with nihilism, once more conveying the sense that, in their world, smiles should result in a beating, because everything is truly hopeless. [1 Jul 2017, p.52]

There are also songs that will undoubtedly kick it live, but it's not enough to prevent this from sounding merely ...nice. [10 Jun 2017, p.52]

A band finding new ways to be magnificent so far into their career. [10 Jun 2017, p.52]

This album is long. [10 Jun 2017, p.51]

There's a quivering blues element to the sludgy stomp of Whether Terrified Or Unafraid, while elsewhere they twist the lo-fi fuzz into jarring alt.rock shapes, as Josh continues to serve up the deliciously unexpected. [10 Jun 2017, p.52]

Holy Roller packs all the cloying jangle of a thousand mid-'00s forgotten filler tracks, while closer Palace doesn't so much dampen gunpowder as drop curtain with a watery "plop." But swagger frequently outweigh s stumble, and the band's innate sense of class shines brightly throughout. [10 Jun 2017, p.50]

Already an essential document to one of rock's most exciting periods, the heartbreaking poignancy these bonus tracks add now make it even more so. [3 Jun 2017, p.52]

You're Welcome stumbles through grating doldrums on garage-rock autopilot, with junkyard fuzz that's more crap-nasty than good-nasty. [3 Jun 2017, p.52]

More often than not, though, Rise Against let you reach your own conclusions, and therein lies the difference between merely preaching to the choir and reaching the whole congregation. [3 Jun 2017, p.50]

It's certainly an album fuelled by dissatisfaction, but it's more frantic than furious. [27 May 2017, p.52]

Several bold steps forward, while looking back over one shoulder. [27 May 2017, p.50]

It's hardly a reinvention, but it all adds to the OTT party DragonForce have been throwing for so long. [20 May 2017, p.53]

Little has changed. [8 May 2017, p.69]

An uncompromising debut--hard, nasty and the perfect sonic poison for 2017. [29 Apr 2017, p.51]

A record that's at times so flat. [13 May 2017, p.50]