Reviews
Album Review: Born Ruffians – RUFF
Altwire Staff
I like Born Ruffians. I’m a huge fan of the sweet lyrics and soft, carefree guitar and harmonica in “Little Garçon” from their first album Red, Yellow & Blue. By their third album, Birthmarks, ...
Album Review: JR JR, JR JR
Altwire Staff
JR JR, a Detroit-based electronic-indie-pop duo formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, released a self-titled album this past friday. Having heard their previous album and enjoyed it (it had all the elements of ...
Album Review: Disturbed – Immortalized
Altwire Staff
Since Disturbed’s formation in 1994, the members of the American heavy metal band have built quite a reputation for themselves in the music industry while serving as an influence for many aspiring artists. Although ...
Soaked In Bleach (2015): Kurt Cobain Death Conspiracy
Altwire Staff
For over 21 years, the death of Kurt Cobain has struck controversy for people worldwide. Following the release of the film, Montage of Heck, which can certainly be described as a montage of, well, ...
Album Review: Birds of Tokyo – Anchor
Altwire Staff
Birds of Tokyo, an alternative rock band hailing from Perth, Western Australia, has released their third EP, Anchor, which has earned them the twenty third spot for the Australian ARIA awards. Although they began ...
Album Review: Lindemann – Skills in Pills
Altwire Staff
Lindemann is a German-Swedish metal band formed in 2013 by Rammstein’s lead vocalist, Till Lindemann, and Hypocrisy’s multi-instrumentalist, Peter Tägtgren. Despite the two banding together two years ago and the album leak they experienced ...
Album Review: Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn
Altwire Staff
Formed in 1998, Breaking Benjamin came on the scene with Saturate in 2002 with their debut single ‘Polyamorous.’ Finding moderate success with Saturate, the band followed up with the Certified Platinum We Are Not ...
Three Days Grace – Human (2015): Polarizing But Good
Altwire Staff
How does Three Days Grace do in their first release without Adam Gontier? Find out below! First impressions. They are something that will either help you or haunt you for the rest of your ...
Album Review: Nate Ruess – Grand Romantic
Altwire Staff
Nate Ruess’s first solo album is a compilation of songs that focus solely on the subject of love, in one way or another. The album begins with the track ‘Grand Romantic (intro),’ which is short, ...
Album Review: Siddharta – Infra
Altwire Staff
Hailing from Slovenia, Siddharta was formed in 1995 by Tomi Meglič (vocals, guitar), Primož Benko (guitar, support vocals), Primož Majerič (bass), and Boštjan Meglič (drums). Although they’ve quickly gained momentum since their first performance ...
Album Review: Third Eye Blind – Dopamine
Altwire Staff
Since their formation in San Francisco in 1993, Third Eye Blind have had a couple of hit singles including “Semi-Charmed Life” in 1997 and “Never Let You Go” in 2000. Although their sound have ...
Album Review: Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Altwire Staff
Three and a half years since the release of their last album, Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine’s third studio album, How Big How Blue How Beautiful, is out and is hitting airwaves at full force. I’m going ...
Album Review: Muse – Drones
Altwire Staff
Muse has become one of the biggest names in alternative rock and their millions of fans have been waiting for the next album to be released. Since the inception of the band, Muse has released albums approximately ...
Album Review: Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface
Altwire Staff
Twenty One Pilots has returned with their latest album, Blurryface, which is the follow-up to 2013’s highly successful album, Vessel. Blurryface is the fourth studio album from the duo. Prior to signing with Fueled by ...
Album Review: While She Sleeps – Brainwashed
Altwire Staff
While She Sleeps have returned with a stunning sophomore album, showcasing an incredible drive forward from their début studio album This Is The Six that had topped charts in 2012. Any evidence of Brainwashed ...
Album Review: Of Mice & Men – Restoring Force: Full Circle
Altwire Staff
Released three years after their sophomore album The Flood, Restoring Force can be safely considered to indeed have restored Of Mice & Men’s force in the music industry, with an incredible debut at #4 ...
Album Review: Future User – #SteroidsOrHeroin
Altwire Staff
When I first had the opportunity to listen to Future User’s début album, I admit that I was a bit apprehensive upon reading the album title “#SteroidsOrHeroin.” To me the title just screamed “try-hard”. ...
Marmozets – The Weird And Wonderful Marmozets (CD)
Derek Oswald
First and foremost, it’s time to disregard the cheapening and blatantly false comparisons to Paramore you may have heard about this band. Marmozets are in a league of their own and in a completely different ...
In Flames – Siren Charms
Altwire Staff
In Flames became one of my favorite bands back in 2009. I was at the library with my classmates from school, and in that library there were CDs that you could borrow for free, ...
Album Review: Watsky- All You Can Do
Altwire Staff
Oh, my, Watsky. Slam-Poet-turned-rapper, George Watsky, has really outdone himself on his newest album, ‘All You Can Do’, released on August 12th, 2014. This album features so many genres that even the strictest rock, ...
