Hard Rock Reviews
As much as I like to call myself and this site Kevy Metal, my journey into music actually began with hard rock. Seventies and nineties hardrock – plus contemporary bands inspired by these styles – are still a significant part of what I listen to, and therefore, Album of the Week reviews on hard rock bands are published frequently. You can find all of them right here. Overlaps with my heavy metal reviews inevitably exist.
Looking for something specific, but can’t find it by browsing the reviews? Searching by artist name or release title using the search bar might bring up some Album of the Week reviews I have written before I started tagging my reviews properly.
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Album of the Week 27-2015: Kyuss – Blues For The Red Sun
Europe’s current heatwave inspired me to pick up what is arguably the best music for hot weather in Rock history. Because really, the desert is everywhere on Kyuss’ sophomore album. I can see why Kyuss has always preferred the term Desert Rock instead of Stoner Rock; the incredibly heavy, trance-like…
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Album of the Week 25-2015: Masterplan – Masterplan
When drummer Uli Kusch and guitarist Roland Grapow were simultaneously fired from Helloween, they wasted no time and started Masterplan. Since their shared tenure in Helloween is my favorite period in the German Power Metal giants’ history, I was eagerly awaiting this debut release at the time. It wasn’t quite…
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Album of the Week 24-2014: Şebnem Ferah – Can Kırıkları
Turkey’s Rock scene has quite a number of great female singers. Two of the most influential have once played together in an all-female band called Volvox. But while Özlem Tekin has been all over the map stylistically on her solo releases, Şebnem Ferah’s work has always rocked. However poppy it…
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Album of the Week 20-2015: The Organization – The Organization
After Death Angel released their masterpiece ‘Act III’, quite a lot of things happened in a short time. Drummer Andy Galeon got badly injured in a tour bus accident, Geffen Records dropped the band and singer Mark Osegueda moved to New York. The four remaining members formed The Organization and,…
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Album of the Week 19-2015: Michael Schenker Group – The Michael Schenker Group
Say what you want about his alcohol problems, crippling stage fright or tendency to walk out on bands unexpectedly, but Michael Schenker is an extraordinary talent when it comes to playing the guitar. And while he is most certainly a virtuoso on his instrument, he never forgets that playing well…
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Album of the Week 18-2015: Merry – Nonsense Market
While there may be bands I enjoy listening to slightly more, Merry is by far the most interesting Japanese band I have come across so far. They have a very strong concept focusing on the Japanese avant-garde of the first half of the twentieth century and it’s exactly that multiple…
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Album of the Week 16-2015: W.A.S.P. – Dominator
Blackie Lawless’ attitude has gotten W.A.S.P. a lot of hatred through the years – often understandably – and their live performances have been hit-and-miss for quite a long time, but his songwriting has been consistently good ever since he took a more serious route with ‘The Headless Children’. While nothing…
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Album of the Week 13-2015: Mother’s Finest – Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts
Damn, it’s been a while since Mother’s Finest released a studio album. As a fan of their combination of Funky R’n’B grooves and heavy Rock guitars, the announcement of the release of ‘Goody 2 Shoes & The Filthy Beasts’ was amazing news to yours truly. Especially after hearing it; where…
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Album of the Week 10-2015: Europe – War Of Kings
With the days of ‘The Final Countdown’ far behind them, Europe these days focuses on surprisingly strong contemporary Classic Rock. That sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s exactly what they do. Their sound is closer to their original influences of Deep Purple, Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, UFO and especially Led Zeppelin…
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