New Zealand’s worse kept heavy secret; Saving Grace return with their fourth full length album of solid home-grown metal and hard-core. Squealing ‘Wolfenstein’ guitar licks, huge rumbling breakdowns, it’s all here; and just when it’s easy to pile accolade upon accolade down on this album and therefore SG’s head; it’s a relief that listen after listen it’s […]
Broods – Self Titled EP Review
Get ready to meet the new Kiwi music duo that you’ll not only fall in love with; but surely will be scrambling to tell all your friends about as well… Broods aka Georgia and Caleb Nott, are a Nelson born and Auckland musically cultivated brother and sister who will no doubt be in the ears of many […]
Supermodel – Rimu and Roses album review
y Kate “One Take Kate Splashing into your eardrums comes the delightful and welcomed Rimu and Roses by Supermodel; bringing a swag bag of 70s rock and starry eyed guitar and piano noodling to the party. I’m loathe to float comparisons to a band so magically ambitious in their own right, however it would be only fair […]
Device album review
Yip. I reviewed Device. I was actually pleasantly surprised by David Draiman’s range on this album. You can check out what else I thought about this self titled album on the Rip It Up website here.
Killswitch Engage – Disarm the Descent album review
A little review for metal masters Killswitch Engage – Disarm the Descent, which you can also see on the Rip It Up website here.
Kvelertak – Meir album review
This is a review, currently on the Rip It Up website here; for a band I truly, truly love! It’s a lovely thing when as a reviewer, the wonders of review copies for bands you’re only partly familiar with before, become an obsession band for you after listening to them. I Love Kvelertak!
Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones Part 2 album review
A review for Stone Sour I’ve penned that’s currently up on the Rip It Up website here But cause I’m great like that, you can enjoy it in all it’s glory, here on OTK as well.
Billy Talent – Dead Silence album review
Billy Talent – Dead Silence album review as published in Rip It Up magazine, ISSUE 351, February/March 2013.
Deez Nuts – `Bout it album review
Deez Nuts – `Bout It album review as published in Rip It Up magazine, ISSUE 353, June/July 2013.
Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox album review
Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox album review as published in Rip It Up magazine, ISSUE 353, June/July 2013.