Album Reviews

Brand New- The Devil and God Are Raging inside me
Reviewed by: RamInGoreville (01/04/09) 
rate- Positive 90%
"Following their 2003 sophomore attempt Deja Entendu, Brand New finally released their well anticipated third album, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me, at the end of 2006. Fans were expecting something remarkable after the success of the last album, but were in for a surprise."..."Despite the dark and incomplete feel, The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me somehow managed to still become a simply beautiful album, which is definitely expected from Brand New."

Brand New- The Devil and God Are Raging Inside me Reviewed by: Iain Forrester(11/27/06) rate- Mixed 50%

"The songs don’t quite stack up. The looser structures and reliance on instrumentals give Jesse Lacey less room to maneuver and his biting lyrical insight is often missed. He still conjures up arresting images (“drop me a line with a hook and some raw bleeding bait” in “Luca,” “Limousine”’s chilling “It's your day to wed / We found your man / He's drinking up / He's all-American / And he'll drive”) but they rarely add up to coherent songs—and nothing consistently cuts to the bone like Deja Entendu’s highlights."


Bring Me the Horizon- Sempiternal 
 Reviewed by: UG Team(4/1/13)
rating-Positive 8.2
"Now with the release of "Sempiternal" I'm really enjoying what I hear, but not everyone will. They no longer have a rhythm guitarist, though Lee Malia does remain on lead guitar. There is much more keyboard/synth thanks to the addition of Jordan Fish. They still have a predominantly "metalcore" sound, but they have added in a lot of ambient passages in their songs and have minimized the heavy breakdowns. The vocals don't get anywhere near a death metal growl on this new album. There is actually occasionally a little bit of melody (just a touch) in their songs which hasn't really been there before now. To me, this release is so far away from where Bring Me The Horizon started you have to listen to it fresh to really appreciate what it is and what they're doing." 


Deadmau5- 4x4=12
Review by- Dave SImpson (12/2/10)
Rating- Mixed 6.0
"His third production compilation again shows that he is a master at doing simple electro house music very well: humongous beats and basslines blend with straightforward chord progressions and, when interest may start to lag, sonic diversions. "

The Dirty Heads- Any Port in a Storm
Review by- Unknown (4/8/12)
Rating- Negative (not an exact number rating)
"But instead of focusing entirely on reggae infused rap, The Dirty Heads gets distracted by rock music, more specifically mainstream rock music. In turn, they become dull and boring, too afraid to experiment"..."For the first 14 tracks, Any Port in a Storm disappoints, wasting opportunities by writing mainstream rock songs. "

Black Veil Brides- The Story of the Wild Ones
Review by- Grace Duffy (1/4/13)
Rating-Negative 6
"Well, this is obviously not Social Distortion meets Metallica. Not that we ever expected it to be. I don’t mean to imply that I approached this album with anything other than an open mind, but I will admit that as a band Black Veil Brides puzzle me. They’ve deliberately manufactured themselves to be the ready targets of hatred and ridicule from that calibre of fandom that insists on one looking and sounding a certain way in order to be taken seriously."...". One could applaud their imaginations or their ideas if they actually offered anything new or interesting, but they don’t, which makes them somewhat doomed to be known as that band put together from the leftovers of Eric Draven cosmetics and Aiden’s discarded wardrobe. I’m tempted to praise the idea for Wretched and Divine, if only because few bands in their genre seem to have hit upon something as wantonly grandiose as this, but the sad truth is that there’s nothing worth celebrating here. "