Albums of the year lists usually come easy around here. Oh sure, there’s some always some debate, ‘hmm, should that be at 7 or 8’, but by the time December rolls around, it’s normally become pretty clear exactly who will make the cut. Not so in 2016. This year there could have been a Top 50. So please, seek out […]
Read moreEvery Time I Die should never have worked. The band emerged from deepest, darkest Buffalo, New York at the turn of the century with an English teacher on vocals, a circus strongman on guitar, a revolving door of bassists, and a guy called Ratboy on drums. Sure, they played a whip-smart and wicked fast version of metallic hardcore but they […]
Read moreAt first the rumble was low- a hopeful rumour here, a one-off benefit show there. Then the noise built- there was a summer of sneaking onto festival bills and a photo of what looked decidedly like a recording studio. Now it’s confirmed– the hiatus is over, an album is due this year, Thrice are back. But before new Thrice finally […]
Read moreIt’s that time of year again. Again? Man, I can hardly keep up. Below are Moderate Rock’s albums of 2015. 11 because Spinal Tap: 11. SABREPULSE- ‘Paragon’ 10. FAILURE- ‘The Heart Is a Monster’ 9. NO DEVOTION- ‘Permanence’ 8. BARONESS- ‘Purple’ 7. FOALS- ‘What Went Down’ 6. ROLO TOMASSI- ‘Grievances’ 5. CASPIAN- ‘Dust and Disquiet’ 4. DISASTERPEACE- ‘It Follows’ 3. VESSELS- […]
Read moreIt’s all about what stays with you, right? You could be listening to some of the busiest, best new metal of the year or losing yourself in wordless soundscapes, but unless it sticks somehow, makes some kind of mark, it might not be remembered later that day, nevermind six months after the fact. This year, for me, these are the records […]
Read moreSilence is a virtue, right? Unless you’re a music news and reviews website it seems. While the lack of updates here may have made it seem like we up and died, rumours of any permanent demise are greatly exaggerated. We’ve still been listening to, no, devouring tons of music in 2013
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