Kvelertak play rock'n'roll that's been distilled to its purest sense. [23 Mar 2013, p.53]

For all the whiskey-soaked swagger on offer here, there's little to distinguish these tracks from one another. [16 Mar 2013, p.53]

There's enough gritty social commentary and songwriting class amid the occasional cheese to suggest that, on the long road to credibility, Bon Jovi are finally more than halfway there. [9 Mar 2013, p.52]

Every song on Home packs a mighty chorus with a bloody, beating heart, pumping truth and righteousness to, from and for the soul. [9 Mar 2013, p.52]

The highs far outweigh the lows. [9 Mar 2013, p. 50]

The Raven is a solid offering, it's just not particularly as progressive as we know Steven Wilson can be. [2 Mar 2013, p.52]

If the music The men are making is punk, it's rarely sounded so awesome. [2 Mar 2013, p.51]

Chelsea Light Moving's debut is fantastic. [2 Mar 2013, p.51]

Welcome Oblivion confirms that the music world needs a band like How To Destroy Angels, too. [2 Mar 2013, p.50]

They craft near-perfect garage-rock songs to hang the thrills and frills from. [22 Sep 2012, p.53]

It doesn't capture Buckcherry as big or as badass as they can be. [23 Feb 2013, p.51]

Sounding like every member of the band is determined to be the loudest and most aggressive mothertrucker on Earth, this is all-out war. [23 Feb 2013, p.52]

It's the new songs (and remixes) that deserve the attention. [23 Feb 2013, p.52]

[Darkthrone] take a detour from the brawling, blackened punk of their last couple of albums and head into thrashier territory. It still sounds like Darkthorne, of course. [23 Feb 2013, p.52]

Album number two towers over its predecessor.... There's beauty within these snapshots of frenzy where there was once just void. [16 Feb 2013, p.52]

As compositionally impetuous as they are lyrically intelligent, Pissed Jeans are amongst rock's most uncompromising outfits. [16 Feb 2013, p.51]

This is eclectic stuff. [16 Feb 2013, p.51]

Anyone who remembers Mike covering Italian pop songs from yesteryear ion his 2010 album Mondo Cane will know, strictly speaking, a few of his recent projects have sounded more interesting than they have incredible. Thankfully, Oddfellows is both. [2 Feb 2013, p.54]

Like all good follow-ups, this album retains the qualities you loved about the first installment. [2 Feb 2013, p.54]

This is an album full of stirring, stadium-sized melodies. [2 Feb 2013, p.53]

Conduit may not be an album to please those who fell in love with Tales... but for anyone pining for a return to Funeral For A friend's earliest EPs, it's very exciting. [2 Feb 2013, p.53]

While it isn't Bullet's best album, it's certainly their most mature and interesting effort to date. [2 Feb 2013, p.52]

A nonstop riot of positivity that might not change the world, but will certainly make it seem a less dismal place for the 37-odd minutes. [19 Jan 2013, p.52]

That Voivod have made a killer album is no surprise at all. The sounds they've pulled from the void, however as ever, are. [19 Jan 2013, p.54]

Lovers of folk rock take note: Arbouretum are likely to be a deserving early entry in your best of 2013 list. [19 Jan 2013, p.54]

In amongst their sleeker, poppier, but still hard-hitting grooves, they're not afraid to tackle big issues, either. [26 Jan 2013, p.55]

Put simply, Vertikal is truly breathtaking. [26 Jan 2013, p.55]

It all adds up to The Bronx's most accomplished record. [26 Jan 2013, p.54]