Album Reviews8/10
Gojira’s ‘From Mars to Sirius’ Turns Heavy Metal Into Environmental Protest Music
A heavy record built on scale: thirteen tracks, seventy-two minutes, almost nothing small.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: heavy rock
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins Dig Deeper Into Noise on The Bride Screamed Murder
A review of Melvins' 13th album, a dense, exhausting listen that buries pop hooks under mountains of distortion.
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins Slow the Sludge on Bad Mood Rising
A heavy, patient record from a band who refuse to rush, blending sludge with guest guitarist Dylan Carlson.
Album Reviews7/10
Mike & the Melvins Speed Up on ‘Three Men and a Baby,’ and Mostly Land
Mike & the Melvins' quick, messy new record refuses to slow down, mixing fast riffs with short, unfinished tracks.
Album Reviews7/10
Nine Years On, Melvins Still Bury You Under Noise on A Walk with Love & Death
A heavy, slow crawl of noise and weight, buried beneath 23 tracks of love and death.
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins Repeat Their Own Songs on ‘The Devil You Knew, the Devil You Know’ — It Mostly Works
A record of two devils, one known and one unknown, wherein each song is doubled and repeated, testing patience and resolve.
Album Reviews8/10
Deftones Fight Heavy Guitar Against Soft Singing on Koi No Yokan
A band of two spirits struggles within one song, heavy guitar battling soft voice, upon Koi no Yokan.