Game Reviews8.4/10
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Review — Strong Hits, Weak Story
A tale of a guitar game wherein a band battles a villain of record, with a vast collection of classic rock songs.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: rock music
Album Reviews8.1/10
Chris Stapleton’s ‘Starting Over’ Trades Covers for Original Writing and Comes Out Strong
Chris Stapleton's 2020 album digs deep into his own songwriting, mixing intimate ballads with fiery rockers.
Album Reviews8/10
Brandi Carlile’s ‘Give Up the Ghost’ Turns Grief Into Rock That Holds Its Ground
A review of Brandi Carlile's 'Give Up the Ghost,' a ghostly rock record of grief, defiance, and strange hope.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Sturgill Simpson trades Merle Haggard for ZZ Top on ‘Sound & Fury’
Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury is a bold, uneven rock record that mostly lands. Here's our track-by-track review.
Album Reviews7.9/10
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ No More Shall We Part Earns Its Weight
A grim, solemn hymn of loss and grief, wherein Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds wander a weary road of sorrow.
Album Reviews8.8/10
Wednesday’s ‘Bleeds’ Balances Noise and Tenderness Across 12 Tracks
A band tears the roof off the room and breaks your heart within the same song, in this review of Wednesday's 'Bleeds.'
Album Reviews7.8/10
Ozzy’s Return to Form: ‘Ordinary Man’ Stands Strong on Its Own Terms
A record of a man once nobody, now a name of weight — a return to form, though not without its lesser moments.
Album Reviews7.2/10
The Melvins Let the Surfers Color Hold It In, and It Mostly Works
A review of the Melvins' 2014 double album Hold It In, weighing its strengths and weaknesses against its critical standing.
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 Reviews7.2/10
Deftones Try to Repeat White Pony’s Formula on Saturday Night Wrist — and Fall Short
A Deftones record tries to repeat its own past glory, and falls short of its aim.