Album Review: Bleeding Through - Bleeding Through

My review - originally posted on Alternative Vision:

“I want to know why the fuck you’re really here / Why are you here? / Empty, no I’ll never be / Ten years undying disease” is the potently introspective, opening salvo that marks a decade together for Bleeding Through. It forms part of their sixth studio album and is a clear indication of the band’s state of mind. It’s this frank self-assessment that defines the album and sees them suck up a plethora of metal and hardcore styles to deliver a more antagonistic, bile-soaked rollercoaster ride than ever before...

Full review = http://www.alternativevision.co.uk/cdreview1149.html

Album Review: Airbourne - No Guts, No Glory

My review - originally posted on Alternative Vision

Ever since their award-winning debut album, ’Runnin’ Wild’, Airbourne have been at the forefront of a much reinvigorated rock n’ roll scene. Their incredible live performances, powered as much by the band’s colossal volume levels as for frontman Joel O’Keefe’s daredevil antics, have been a large part of their appeal. Suddenly, we find metal/rock festival organisers, like Download did last year, considering the prospect of devoting a whole day to putting on old-school rock bands, and the rise and rise of Airbourne has been a large factor in that...

Full review = http://www.alternativevision.co.uk/cdreview1118.html