Hardcore, Punk & Heavy Metal > Pop Metal Hardcore, Punk & Heavy Metal

Advantages: 16 tracks and a good variety of tunes
Disadvantages: none

...Track listing: 1. Gimme Some Lovin' 2. Dirty Love 3. Fired Up 4. Brown Sugar 5. Back Street Symphony 6. Don't Wait For Me 7. Love Walked In 8. Higher Ground 9. Moment Of Truth 10. She's So Fine 11. Everybody Wants Her 12. Ball And Chain 13. Englishman On Holiday 14. All The Way From Memphis 15. I Hear You Knocking 16. Dirty Love (acoustic version) The CD insert booklet is a bit lacking - with only two small photos and very sparse details on the ... Read review

Advantages: Great guitar, funky
Disadvantages: Very 80's sound

Take yourself back to 1990, where hair was big, guitar solos ruled the music world and CD players were an uncommon phenomenon. It is in this year that we find the second offering from the funk-metal group Extreme. Featuring the guitar talents of Mr. Nuno Bettencourt, this 4 piece band made quite an impact in the early 90's hard rock/guitarist scene (before Nirvana came along and changed everything with the release of 'Nevermind'). If you've never ...
...are either younger than 20 who aren't into guitar-y music), the best way to describe their style would be a cross between funk (hence the subtitle of the album being 'A Funked up Fairytale') and late 80's hard rock. A heavier early-Red Hot Chilli Peppers if you like. That said there are moments of pure lounge jazz, so it's a reasonably varied album. The album was very successful around the time of it's realse, mainly due to the slower singles taken ... Read review

Advantages: a few good songs
Disadvantages: nowhere near as good as their old stuff

Iv always been a fan of goldfinger and it had been a while since the release of a new album prior to this one being released. I had been looking forward to a new album as i really liked their new-ish material and thought that the band were getting better and better. When this one came out I downloaded it straight away, I had already listened to a few songs they released on myspace before the release and enjoyed these so I was looking forward to ...
...are only a few good songs on their and some that i just cant stand to listen to. A few of the good songs are really good, though it feels a little bit rushed and a bit like all the songs are of different kind of genres. I put this down to the return of the guitarist who previously left the band as he liked metal music and not punk. He has seemed to have some influence in some of the songs and I feel has let the band down. If you did like this ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic!
Disadvantages: None spring to mind

Linkin Park's debut album, littered with crunching riffs and memorable lyrics commands the listener to mosh along. There are no other options! There are few words capable of describing this Nu Metallic work of art other than astounding. The other words within my vocabulary that could do the job are unsuitable for minors. 'Hybrid Theory' is such a great album, especially when reflected on today. It was the foundation of a great band's success and ... Read review

Advantages: Inventive lyrics, powerful sounds
Disadvantages: No lyrics for the hidden track

This album is possibly the defining moment of AFI's career. They showed that abstract, poetic lyrics CAN be combined with powerful choruses and AFI-trademark chords plus crashing cymbals. If you're buying this as a surprise present for an 'AFI fan', I suggest you check that they haven't already got it, as most people's love for the band is born out of hearing this album [the CD prior to this - Black Sails In the Sunset - and the CD following it ... Read review