Genres

Read on to find out why I enjoy the way that "Alconaut" creates a soundscape that combines a vast sense of desolation with touching, tragic melodies and interwoven synth textures.

"Damnation" is an album from Sweden's pirate-obsessed power metallers Blazon Stone, released in September 2021 by Stormspell Records.

Read on to find out why I think that American Summer takes the best aspects of classic retrowave music and adds more musical and emotional complexity to the mix.

The music of three-piece bands is uniquely transitional. This article showcases the best rock trios of all time.

Read on to find out why I feel that "Your Future Awaits" combines intensely varied, richly textured synth sounds with intriguing harmonic moments and engaging melodic writing.

Read on to find out why I think that "Dream Tether" is an album rich with lyrical and vocal emotion, well-thought out musical backing.

New sounds in rock music have changed the musical landscape. This article is an ode to the best modern rock bands.

Read on to learn why "Dreamstream" takes me on a journey through strong aural imagery and atmospheric sensations each time I listen to it.

Read on to find out why I feel that Flight Mechanic creates auditory paintings on "Other Worlds and Golden Ages."

"The Broken Law: A Tribute to Judas Priest" is a compilation album released in 2012, featuring Judas Priest classics covered by Motorhead, L.A. Guns, Great White, and more.

Read on to find out why I feel VHS-Highway is a flowing voyage through rich, caressing and all-encompassing soundscapes.

The reunited original lineup of Venom released "Cast in Stone" in 1997.

Read on to find out why I feel "Fractured Veil" is a caressing glide of ambient sound that is pierced by more troubled sensations and moments of lush, warm beauty.

Read on to learn about how "Starbright Adventures" lays out a mythical journey into strange lands through a richly varied, intertwining soundscape of synths, propulsive beats and strong melodies.

Read on to find out why I enjoy how "Digital Death" examines the corrosive role played by the technological dominance of society through cold, harsh and robotic sonic qualities, strong lyrics and great guest performances.

Read on to find out why I enjoy the strong melodies with a jazz fusion influence, smooth beats and sonic pastel glide on "From City to Beachfront."

From "Eruption" to "Panama" and more, explore the list of Van Halen songs by learning their genres, albums, and the year they were released. This article includes songs with Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth, and it covers each song's meaning, awards, and some facts.

Read on to find out why I enjoy how Master Machine seethes with technological darkness and a creeping sense of danger that permeates the musical atmosphere.

AC/DC are considered hard rock gods today, but in the early 1970s, they were just another struggling young band trying to find their sound.

Billie Eilish's sophomore studio album "Happier Than Ever" might be her best-ever project. Drifting away from the sinister vibe of her previous album, this album sees her shed some of the layers behind her mysterious personality, and it certainly makes her more relatable.

Read on to find out why I enjoy the way in which "1986" is drenched in an atmosphere that’s nearly tangible. The music creates a feeling of something simultaneously melancholy and ominous.

The Throbs were New York City's entry into the early '90s retro/sleaze rock scene, unfortunately their first album arrived just a hair too late to make any impact.

Read on to find out why I enjoy how Hot Tropics has a glitchy, digitized feeling that both contrasts with and is complimentary of the lyrics that combine emotion with digital and robotic imagery.

Read on to find out why I think that "Miami" is a sonic journey that is richly limned by a wide range of synth moods, tones and timbres and given colour by the well-constructed lyrics and impassioned vocals.

Read on to find out why I feel "Beyond the Fallen Sky" is an album that surges with fun retro energy as it roams through a wide swathe of stylistic territory.

Helloween's 2021 studio album is the first to feature the band's all-star "Pumpkins United" lineup, including Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen.

Read on to find out why I enjoy the interwoven synth parts, contrasting emotions and sounds and shadowed moments on "Requiem Aeternam."

Read on to find out why I feel that "Invasion" is a tribute to all of the richness and complexity of synth-based music, along with a liberal dose of fun!

Read on to find out why I enjoy how Astoria Legend is bursting with glowing light, aching with nostalgia and full of emotional expression.

Read on to find out why I enjoy the mixture of surging energy, the rocking sensibility and eclecticism in the usage of synths on "Kitty Hate Machine."

Read on to find out why I enjoy "Forerunners" galactic journey across vast starfields that is painted with rich synth tones and timbres and moments of melodic beauty.

Read on to find out why I enjoy the way "Boardwalk Arcadia" is drenched in mingled melancholy and hope.

Read on to find out why I think "Can We Talk…" caresses the ears and touches the heart with a mixture of gentleness, melancholy and soft emotion.

Read on to find out why I feel "FALL OV MEN is a powerful maelstrom of battering drums, writhing synths with an atmosphere swollen with fear.

Read on to find out why I feel that Krusciovke Starship's self-titled album is melancholy, delicately glowing and touched with lost voices from a vanished era that echo out into the emptiness of space.

Read on to find out why I think "Disco Aggro Sessions" is an aggressive, entertaining and musically rich album.

Read on to find out why I enjoy the musical contrasts, dark New Wave synthpop sounds and expressive vocal performances on "Wild Imaginings."

Read on to learn about "Summers in Anniston" and find out why I enjoy this album's drifting magenta clouds, jazzy riffs and a sensation of enfolding warmth.

Aerosmith appeared on "MTV Unplugged" in the fall of 1990. Their performance has never been officially released on CD, but bootleg copies are fairly easy to find.

"2-4-1" is a compilation of the first two albums by the Ohio-based heavy metal band CJSS, featuring guitar wizard David Chastain.

Read on to find out why I feel that "WAVES" is an album exploring issues of being and becoming, along with loss and pain against a cosmic backdrop.

Read on to find out why I enjoyed Flamingo Jones' unique take on synth-based music on the emotive "A Cup of Good Smelling Coffee."

Jermaine Cole's sixth studio album might as well be his best-ever album in my book, due to the fact that it sees him reclaim the drive and hunger for the rap game that saw him burst into mainstream hip-hop. Check out "The Off- Season" review here.

Read on to find out why enjoy the feelings of energy, dynamism and the open road unfurling under the tires of a powerful car that "Runner" creates.

Read on to find out why I enjoy how "Home" creates luscious, intricate soundscapes that are full of hope, but touched by melancholy.

"Party Killers" is a collection of cover tunes by NWOBHM legends Raven, paying tribute to Slade, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, and more.

Read on to find out why I feel that "Omnia in Omnibus" is a shimmering, lush synth tapestry that weaves together all manner of sonic textures and moods which inspire nostalgia and emotion.

"The Lost Songs: 1978-1981" is a collection of demos and rare tracks from the early days of Dokken.

While picking a cool rapper name for yourself can initially make you gain in popularity, it won't replace good rhymes and rhythm. If you have both, then you've got something good.