Category: Album Reviews

The Band    Novelists (or Novelists FR) are a French progressive metalcore band from Paris, formed in 2013.    Band Members Camille Contreras – vocals  Florestan Durand – guitar  Pierre Danel – guitar Nicolas Delestrade – bass guitar  Amael Durand – drums      The Album   Okapi is an EP, released on May 9th, 2024. After two previous singers, Okapi along with some previous singles, presents their third vocalist, and the first female member…

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The Band   Bad Omens is an American metalcore band formed in 2015. They have released three studio albums, the last one, The Death of Peace of Mind (TDOPOM), was released in 2022 (you can read my review here).   Band Members  Noah Sebastian – lead vocals, programming Nicholas Ruffilo – bass  Joakim Karlsson – lead guitar Nick Folio – drums, percussion       The Album   This isn’t technically an album, but an…

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The Band   Bring Me The Horizon (BMTH) is a British rock band formed in 2004. Their name came from a line in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.    Band Members Oli Sykes – vocals, keyboards, programming, rhythm guitar  Matt Nicholls – drums  Lee Malia – lead guitar  Matt Kean – bass   The Album   To review Post Human: Nex Gen, I had to review Post Human: Survival Horror,…

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After reviewing Sleep Token’s albums, This Place Will Become Your Tomb, Sundowning, and Take Me Back To Eden, now it was the time for me to discover their first works, their EPs, and some other singles. Sleep Token is an anonymous-masked band from London, formed in 2016. They are led by their singer Vessel, who also writes the lyrics, and composes and plays most of the instruments, except for drums, played by II. The other…

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The Band   Knocked Loose is an American hardcore punk band formed in 2013.    Band Members Bryan Garris – vocals Isaac Hale – lead guitar, vocals Nicko Calderon – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kevin Otten – bass Kevin Kaine – drums   The Album   The band released their third studio album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, on May 10, 2024. The album maintains the hardcore punk style of Knocked Loose, their…

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The Band   Sleep Token is a British rock band formed in London, in 2016.  Their band members are masked to keep their anonymity intact.   Band Members Vessel – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion II – drums     The Album   After reviewing their first and third album, Sundowning and Take Me Back To Eden, respectively. Now, it is the turn of their second piece. This Place Will Become Your Tomb, Sleep Token’s second studio…

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The Band    Alpha Wolf is an Australian metalcore band formed in 2013. The name came from the movie The Grey.  Their style of music can be categorized as “nu metalcore” (a mix between nu metal and metalcore), which shows a lot of influence of bands like Korn, especially in the guitar tone and some rap sounds. Band members: Lochie Keogh – lead vocals  Sabian Lynch – rhythm guitar John Arnold – bass, backing vocals…

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The Band   Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in 1969. One of the most successful bands in their genre, along with others like Iron Maiden.    Band Members:  Rob Halford – vocals Glenn Tipton – guitars Richie Faulkner – guitars Ian Hill – bass guitar Scott Travis – drums     The Album   After six years, the Metal Gods return with a new album. Invincible Shield is the nineteenth studio…

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The Singer   Bruce Dickinson is an English singer. Best known as the legendary vocalist of the heavy metal band, Iron Maiden. He has an operatic type of vocals and a way of singing like he is telling you a story.    Band Members Bruce Dickinson – vocals Roz Z – guitars Tanya O Callaghan – bass  Dave Moreno – drums Mistheria – keyboards   The Album   This is Bruce’s first solo album after…

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I’ve been a fan of HIM and Ville since I was in my early 20s, and I got the privilege to see them playing live the first time they played in Chile in 2014. A show that I shared with two big fans of the band, my mom and my youngest sister.    The Singer   Ville Valo is a Finnish musician, best known as the singer and leader of the gothic rock band HIM. …

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