Another really short EP from Code Orange. Cycles may not even reach the ten minute mark, but it certainly feels longer. While the previous EPs I've heard from the band have left me with nothing but excitement, Cycles left me bored out of my mind, and wondering when it was going to end.

Looking at Cycles, you're probably wondering what it is that makes this worse than the majority of the rest of their discography, especially since it doesn't sound all that different from the rest of their ... read more

"I'm 93, you're sixteen" is the most insightful lyric Gene Simmons ever wrote.

Did you like KISS's debut album? Did you want more of the same catchy tunes that lack all the punch that normal hard rock gives you? Then you're in luck, 'cause KISS's sophomore project is comprised of nothing but B-sides for that album! That's right, you get a batch of albums written for their previous album but were seen by the band as too shitty to actually get a place on said album!

I know that this ... read more

The second truly awful Bob Dylan album in a row. Down In The Groove may not be quite as bad as Knocked Out Loaded, but it's still one of the most miserable and painful Dylan albums to sit through despite it being one of his shortest.

Down In The Groove feels more like a get-together between Dylan and his friends, with many highly respected musicians joining him to make this album a reality, with most notable examples being Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton, as well as many more. Unfortunately, ... read more

This album may only be six minutes, but it manages to throw more vicious, in-your-face attitude at you than most full-length LPs manage to do in sixty.

Embrace Me // Erase Me being the first proper release from Code Orange, you'd think they would fall flat on their face, being held back by their influences and have a clear lack of talent. But no, Code Orange came crashing down all the doors, throwing all their ambition and extremity at you as they possibly could, and they did so in a measly ... read more

What do you get when one of the best grindcore bands currently working and one of the best metalcore/post-hardcore/hardcore punk bands currently working decide to make a split EP? You get a pretty damn good EP.

Full Of Hell and Code Orange Kids' split EP is certainly something. It shows boths bands doing what they do best: completely destroying the ears of the listener with their sheer brutality. However, seeing as I did come to this EP mainly to fully complete Code Orange's discography, I ... read more

Oh no...

You know I love ya, Bob, but this is simply unforgivable.

If you're new to Dylan's discography, you'll probably be looking at this album, seeing the terrible cover art and the universal panning this album gets, and ask yourself "Is it really that bad?" Yes. Yes, it is, in fact, that bad.

Remember in my review for Empire Burlesque when I said that that was the point where Dylan stopped trying? Well, I don't think there's an album in his discography that shows that better ... read more

This marks the point where Dylan stopped trying. At this point in his career, he's released much more music than most artists, and way too much for even himself to justify. So after doing pretty much all the good he could possibly do, he decided to just fuck around a bit, and gave us Empire Burlesque.

If you thought Infidels was the most generically '80s sounding Bob Dylan album, then you clearly haven't heard Empire Burlesque. Despite what Dylan has claimed, it's clear as day that he's just ... read more

If you read my review for Carnival Of Souls, you probably came to the conclusion that I don't like KISS very much, and you certainly wouldn't be wrong thinking that. And who could blame me? KISS are one of the most easily hateable artists ever. The obvious fact that Gene Simmons is an unlikeable dickhead aside, their music is just far too gimmicky to take seriously. Even if you somehow hadn't heard a single song from the band, you would likely come to the realization that they're all looks but ... read more

What better to do on a cold, rainy day than listen to some cold atmospheric black metal?

Black metal is generally a pretty laughable genre. While I myself wouldn't say I dislike it in the slightest, the over-the-top edginess of the artists, the stupidly cheap and raw sound, and the clear lack of talent from many of the bands definitely make it one of the more rightfully panned genres in all of metal. However, that doesn't mean that there hasn't been any artist deserving of praise over the ... read more

When the Christian trilogy came to an end, it left on a high-note, and a promising one. While Shot Of Love isn't exactly seen by anyone as being a top-tier Bob Dylan outing, it did show him slowly edging closer to that familiar folk sound we all know and love. What nobody expected, though, was for him to follow that up with a reggae-inspired pop rock album. However, unexpected doesn't necessarily mean unwelcomed.

If you ask any Dylan fan about their feelings about this album, you're likely ... read more

Everyone knows that Code Orange are pretty much the only band still in the metalcore genre who are actually worth a damn. Personally, this is my first time listening to a full album by them. I've been familiar with a couple of their tracks for a while now, but never actually sat down and listened to a full record from them. And their latest release, Underneath, certainly held up to expectations.

Okay, sure, you can argue that this album falls under each and every metalcore cliche as almost ... read more

It's clear that with each new release more thought and focus was put into each project. It's clear right from the get-go with Windbreaker that this is definitely the best-made project from Implicit Doom yet. Most of the songs on here are all some of the best songs to come from him yet, and the album as a whole is probably the best time anyone's going to have with his music at the moment. However, I personally prefer the self-titled album, though not by too much. Just personal preference, I ... read more

Pretty decent album. I'm definitely not in love with this, but seeing as it is just loops, it could have ended up much worse. There are definitely some interesting moments on here, like the opening two parter, i feel like burning you, Apocalypse Now, and the closing two tracks. I like the atmosphere that the album creates. It really feels like an album I could just put on in the background and just chill out to. But it does get repetitive at times, which is to be expected from music like this. ... read more

Whitehouse's last album released on their original label, Come Organisation, is their first to show any major experimentation. Where every single album prior to this one could be described as "loud feedback and static with screamed vocals", this album is more along the lines of "subdued but intense ambience with William Bennett screaming about how he wants you to suck his dick".

Funnily enough, despite this album having a much more accessible sound than most Whitehouse ... read more

The final album in Dylan's Christian rock trilogy ends up being the best (thank god), but still leaves a lot to be desired.

I don't think anyone argues again the fact that this whole Christian rock/gospel phase that Dylan went through was one of the worst times in his career, and part of the reason why the '80s is seen as the time period where Dylan was at his worst musically. The thing is, this whole period should have been the most interesting. The whole part of him converting over from ... read more

Bob, what the fuck?

I really can't imagine him getting any worse than this. Please tell me he doesn't get any worse than this.

So, Saved shows Dylan dive further into the Christian rock/gospel sound that made Slow Train Coming such a disappointment, and we get what many have noted to be one of his all-time worst albums. And let me tell you, it is bad. The lyrics are just as cheesy as that fucking horrendous cover art. The sound is similar to the previous albums, but he somehow managed to make ... read more

"Listen, this is Lou's greatest work. This is his masterpiece. Just wait, it will be like Berlin. It will take everyone a while to catch up." - David Bowie

Lou Reed's misunderstood masterpiece. Lulu hasn't even been out for a full decade yet, and already you can see this album on worst of all time lists. There hasn't been many albums released last decade that has been as panned, hated, and memed as Lulu. But does this album really deserve that?

There's obviously a multitude of ... read more

The first album in Dylan's Christian trilogy, and maybe the only one that's worth listening to even if it is still one of his worst albums.

Just imagine being a fan of Bob Dylan in 1979. You've seen him at his best and at his worst. You've gone through dozens of amazing songs, all of which have been expertly written and have great musicianship. Songs that you probably haven't even heard from him in years are still playing in your head. And even though you've seen him at his worst in Self ... read more

Loud feedback? Static? High-pitched shrieking? Well, who woulda thunk it? It's ANOTHER early '80s Whitehouse album!

I'll try to keep this short seeing as this is arguably their most pointless release, with it sounding identical to almost every other album that led up to it. Right To Kill is just another album from Whitehouse that gives you exactly what you expect from them at this early stage in their career. There's very little progression at all, and what progression was made in previous ... read more

Everyone always goes on and on about how Metal Machine Music is the outlier in Lou Reed's discography, with it being a noise album in the middle of a large rock catalog, but everyone always forgets about his last solo project: Hudson River Wind Meditations. Yes, if you don't include his collaboration with Metallica, Mr. Reed closed off his career with an ambient album made for meditating.

This is definitely Reed's main oddity. It's just so... uncreative. It sounds exactly like how you would ... read more