Reviews
Silent Jack
Days of Collapse
Annihilator
Pigs
Heldmaschine
Play The Game
We got this far
Suicide Society
Wronger
Lügen
Pledge Music / Self Release
Words: Heather Moss
Birmingham-based quartet
Silent Jack are taking rock
back to its roots with new
album ‘Play The Game’. The
13-track debut oozes the
cool and care-free charisma
of traditional rock ‘n’ roll
with its riotous riffs and
gritty vocals, traits littering
title-track ‘Play The Game’.
The band also demonstrate
impressive versatility, from
the hard-hitting arrogance
of ‘Whiskey & Me’ to the
overtly sentimental ‘Turn
Away’, ‘Play The Game’
manages to revive a
forgotten era without the
stereotypical stagnancy.
Imminence Records
Words: Pagan Hel
Before you switch off by
the strange opening noises
- have some patience and
carry on listening as they
say, for once into the track
you will not be able to
contain the lip-smackin’
groove and twisted
malevolent frenzy that
ensues from such a track or
indeed an album!
The torrid fuelled passions
are there for all to hear track after track pulverises
within a concentrated
formula that is dramatic and
forthright.
They have got this far, let’s
see them go all the way!
UDR Music
Words: Stuart Iversen
Fifteen albums into
their career Annihilator
should have their act
screwed down tight. Sadly,
Suicide Society suggests
otherwise. Whether it’s the
radio friendly mishmash
of musical ideas that
constructs the title track
or the creepy pop of ‘Snap’,
this album ultimately comes
across as a bit of a mess.
Annihilator have been
great in the past. Suicide
Society even has a few good
moments, but when it’s bad
it’s really bad and it’s sadly
that which sticks in the head
once the music stops.
Solar Flare Records
Words: Victoria Purcell
If you look at the album
artwork for ‘Wronger’ and
try and imagine what that
image would sound like,
you may guess correctly.
Pigs is noisy rock music, it’s
organised chaos, it’s upbeat,
and it’s dirty. The album’s
gritty abrasive sound takes
you on an unhinged journey
through 11 tracks. You
either get it, or you don’t,
depending how your mind
works. Personally I embrace
the downright maniacal
sound of Pigs. They have
been compared to Jesus
Lizard, and that is a pretty
correct comparison.
MP-Records
Words: Pagan Hel
The compelling raucous
German language boldly
strikes again with added
catchy keyboards, getting
this all in perspective with
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