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Saliva’s “Love, Lies & Therapy” Album Review:

          On June 10, 2016, Saliva released their 9th studio album called “Love, Lies & Therapy”. This is a real strong voice and killer riff-oriented album. Throughout the entire album, we hear a lot of steady precise drums, heavy guitar riffs, spot on bass, strong vocals and catchy lyrics.  This is one of the most well-balanced albums I’ve ever heard. The album opens up with the song “Trust” which is a perfect introduction to the rest of this record. “Trust” with a heavy guitar riff, steady drum beat and then comes Bobby Amaru’s raspy voice with catchy lyrics. Bobby Amaru’s singing in this album gives the band an attitude they’ve been missing. The newly found attitude in Saliva’s music can be heard in many songs throughout the album like “Tragic Kind Of Love”, “Bitch Like You” and “Rx”. Also, we can see the perfect balance between the heavier songs like “Refuse To Lose” and softer songs like “Unschatter Me” and “Breakdown”, which makes this album not tiring to listen to. Saliva also included a cover of the Michael Jackson classic “They Don’t Care About Us” which was a great effort by them to re-imagine and re-create the song, which I must say was a job well done by the guys. Also, the boys in Saliva revisited their old school sound with the song “Go Big Or Go Home”.  Saliva did a really good job of capturing both new fans and old school fans with this record, which I believe it was a missing aspect in their other recent albums. Something that makes this record stand out is how it makes you want to jump, groove and bang your head. Overall, it is a job very well done by the guys in Saliva, totally a recommended addition to your music catalogs. Support the artist by buying the album and seeing them live on tour.

Saliva is formed by - Bobby Amaru (Vocals) | Wayne Swinny (Lead Guitar) | Brad Stewart (Bass) | Paul Crosby (Drums)

Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/Saliva/?fref=ts

Website - http://www.saliva.com/

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/love-lies-therapy/id1099255789

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Stitched Up Heart’s “Never Alone” Album Review:

           On June 17, 2016, Stitched Up Heart released their long awaited debut full-length album called “Never Alone”. The album opens with the song “Finally Free”, booming song where you get a taste of brilliance that Stitched Up Heart does in this record. From the first song to the last one you hear Mixi’s amazing vocal range with beautiful melodies and perfectly timed screams which give a unique soulful touch t their songs.  The vast majority of this record sounds anthemic with the ability to songs that people remember their entire life.  In the songs “Monster”, “Catch Me When I Fall” and “It’s So Easy” and in many more we can clearly hear their potential to become rock anthems. Apart from the amazing vocals in this album, the rhythm section did a great job of playing to the song when they needed to and having that extra metal touch when it was called for. The guitar player, Merrit Alfero, has very interesting and useful playing style because we get heavy riffs, heavy breakdowns and simple but spot on rhythm guitar. The song “City Of Angels” is a good example where you can hear his great playing style. As for the drummer and bass player they do a perfect job of complementing each other but, I most say it is something to hear this drummer throughout this entire album whereas we can get very metal drumming with the double pedal and loud crashes, he’s also great when he needs to play to the song. Overall “Never Alone” is an amazing album by Stitched Up Heart that has only to go up from here. I do recommend you buy this album it will be worth the money because you won't get tired of hearing it. This album has everything you could imagine in a hard rock album. Support the artist by buying their album and seeing them live on tour.

 Stitched Up Heart is formed by - Alecia “Mixi” Demner (Vocals) | Merritt Alfero (guitar) | Randy Mathias (bass) | James Decker (drums)

 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StitchedUpHeartRock/\

 Website - http://stitchedupheart.org/

 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/never-alone/id1106697434

 Five Stars - *****

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Chevelle’s “The North Corridor” Album Review:

             On July 8, 2016, Chevelle released their 8th studio album by the title “The North Corridor”. It is interesting to see what Chevelle did in this album because when a band starts to get to their 8th album you start to wonder, what more can they do and how can they top all of their other records. With “The North Corridor”, Chevelle was able to successfully surpass expectations and give something new and fresh to their long time fans and new fans. The album starts with the song “Door To Door Cannibals” which really does a good job of preparing the listener for what is about to come.  In this particular Chevelle album, we get more energy, more feelings and more vibes involved with how songs sound. Although some might criticize them for having the same foundation present in many of their songs that foundation has become a special and unique trait in Chevelle’s music that fans continue to look for in their albums.  It is interesting to hear the mix of Chevelle’s normal foundation and them going a bit out of the box on “The North Corridor”.  In songs like “Last Days” we get the unmistakable Pete Loeffler fender guitar sound with steady drums, pleasing screams, and soft verses which really make a great song with ups and downs in the music. In songs like “Enemies” and “Rivers” we can hear a different guitar sound and faster drumming by Sam Loeffler, which calls for a faster tempo that really makes you able to jump and mosh during the song. Also, throughout the album, we feel more emotions as to how Pete Loeffler sings and how the band plays their instruments. “Punchline” is a song where we get that melancholic feeling as opposed to “Young Wicked” where we sort of get an angry feeling which calls for double pedal, loud crashes, loud bass and heavy riffs. Overall Chevelle did a great job introducing us to a different side of them while still remaining with their trademark sound in “The North Corridor”. If you like old school Chevelle this is an album for you and, if you like more energetic and fast tempo rock music I do recommend you listen to this album because we get a more energetic and heavy Chevelle on this record. Support the artist by buying their music and seeing them live on tour.

Chevelle is formed by – Pete Loeffler (Guitar & Vocals) | Sam Loeffler (Drums) | Dean Bernardini (Bass)

 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chevelle/?fref=ts

 Website - http://getmorechevelle.com/

 iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-north-corridor/id1112312335

 Four Stars - ****

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Through Fire’s “Breathe” Album Review

            On July 1, 2016, Through Fire, formerly known as Emphatic, released their debut album “Breathe”. This is a real strong voice and killer drums oriented album. Throughout the entire album, we hear a lot of fast double pedal drumming, heavy guitar, spot on bass, strong vocals and precise screaming.  This album is truly a story telling album via the lyrics and emotion in the music. “Breathe” starts with an intro that sets the mood for the rest of the songs as they tell people indirectly their recent struggles with a record label. Then the song “Breakout” kicks in with fast metal type riffs and loud double pedal drumming that perfectly suits the song and with certain screams that really takes the song to another level. Also, we can see how they maintain a perfect balance between the heavier songs like “Dead Inside” and “Blood On My Hands” and softer songs like “Breathe” and “Lights” , which makes this a great album to listen to.  Throughout the album, we learn about the bands resiliency and their will to never give up in songs such as: “Stronger”, “Breakout”, “Damage” and much more. The boys in Through Fire did a really good job of capturing the raw emotion they felt thru their music. Something that makes this record stand out is how it has meaningful lyrics and how it makes you want to jump, scream and bang your head. Overall  it is a job very well done by the guys in Through Fire, totally a recommended addition to your music catalogs. Support the artist by buying the album and seeing them live on tour.

 Through Fire is formed by - Justin McCain (Guitar) | Grant Kendrick (Vocals) | Patrick Mussack (Drums) | Jesse Saint (Bass)

 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/throughthefiremusic/

Website - http://throughfiremusic.com/

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe/id1116846195

 Five Stars - *****

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Volbeat’s “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie” Album Review:

         On June 3, 2016 the Danish band Volbeat released their 6th studio album called “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie”.  The album opens with the song “The Devil’s Bleeding Crown” which kicks off the unmistakable Volbeat type riffs with a certain groove and metalness to it. Then comes in Jon Larsen banging the drums and Michael Poulsen with raspy verse and beautifully melodic chorus while Rob Caggiano keeps delivering iconic riffs and astonishing solos. There is a new member in Volbeat on the bass by the name of Kaspar Boye Larsen and he does a great job of playing what the song needs and giving that extra backbone aside from the drums. Some say that Volbeat may have been playing it safe with this album by how the sound is so similar to their other albums but Instead they were able to manage a perfect balance from doing what they do best and are most known for while still widening their horizons on their sound and style. Throughout the entire album, we experience some of the catchiest lyrics and mind blowing metal riffs and special groove that only Volbeat can pull off. In the middle of the album in the songs “Black Rose” and “Mary Jane Kelly”, we can hear the catchy lyrics and unique groove. In the songs “Seal The Deal” and “The Loa’s Crossroad” we can hear the amazing metal riffs, double pedal and overwhelmingly good solos. As usual, Volbeat delivered with their new album with their unique groovy sound, iconic riffs and catchy lyrics that make you get up and dance and bang your head at the same time. Overall, even though it is not the best Volbeat album it still is very good and really recommend you go buy it and see them live.

Volbeat is formed by - Michael Poulsen (Vocals) | Rob Caggiano (Guitar) | Jon Larsen (Drums) | Kaspar Boye Larsen (Bass)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/volbeat/

Website - http://www.volbeat.dk/

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/seal-the-deal-lets-boogie/id1099237682

 Four Stars - ****

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Nonpoint’s “The Poison Red” Album Review:

On July 8th Nonpoint released their 10th studio album called “The Poison Red”. It opens with the song “Generation Idiot” with some amazing tapping by B.C. Kochmit. Then Elias' voice comes in with great verses and choruses setting the tone for the rest of the album and man did they set it up perfectly. Throughout the entire album, we are able to witness amazing riffs, mind-blowing solos, precise bass, deep lyrics and spot on drumming by Robb Rivera. Towards the end there is a specific song that really catches you by surprise, that song is “El Diablo” where the band is digging to their roots with latin beats and the spanish chorus which is beautifully done and blends in perfectly with the rest of the album. Overall “The Poison Red” is very well done by the boys in Nonpoint and I must say the addition of B.C. Kochmit really ties this band together, the way B.C. and Rasheed’s guitar complement each other is a real treat to hear. This is by far the band’s best album and I totally recommend you to buy it and see them on tour.

Nonpoint is formed by - Elias Soriano (Vocals) | Robb Rivera (Drums) | Adam 808 (Bass) | Rasheed Thomas (Guitar) | B.C. Kochmit (Guitar)

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nonpointworld/

Website - http://www.nonpoint.com/

iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-poison-red/id1110484131

Five Stars - *****