Ultimately, there are enough ideas on display here to just about see Twin Atlantic right. While it may not be a clear-cut success, Transparency does prove once again that its creators have it in them to be bloody great.

The result is a treat for diehard fans only and entirely dispensable for anyone else. [12 Nov 2011, p.54]

If you never liked them, this album probably won't change your mind. But, for anyone already "down with the sickness" Asylum is quite possibly their best record to date. [21 Aug 2010, p.50]

While its range is, on the one hand, impressive, on the other it means that Audio Secrecy lacks something in focus, even perhaps authority. [4 Sep 2010, p.50]

Admittedly, the single-minded focus does get a bit repetitive, but Optimal Lifestyles makes for a defiantly fizzy soundtrack to growing old disgracefully. [6 Apr 2019, p.71]

Heavy and not consistently rewarding, it is nonetheless always interesting. [18 Jun 2011, p.51]

They might have over-egged the acoustic balladry here, leading to their airiness unbalancing the syncopated beefiness elsewhere, but it's delivered so slickly and confidently that few fans will care. [20 Oct 2018, p.55]

It's far from bad. Sadly, though, Everblack's also far from The Black Dahlia Murder at their best. [8 Jun 2013, p.54]

The overall impression is that the Bizkit remain as annoying, entertaining and incorrigibly obnoxious as they ever were. [25 Jun 2011, p.50]

Effective as their hard and heavy approach is, the formulaic familiarity does grow weary at times but that won't bother their legion of diehards and Leveler might even snare some new ones. [25 Jun 2011, p.52]

While there is nothing to rival the classic Step Down, it's hard to argue with the punch SOIA still pack. [4 Oct 2014, p.54]

These days, you sense, they'd rather have cheese and wine than kegs, coke and skipful of strippers. There are still some fine moments here, however. [31 Jul 2010, p.50]

Holy Roller packs all the cloying jangle of a thousand mid-'00s forgotten filler tracks, while closer Palace doesn't so much dampen gunpowder as drop curtain with a watery "plop." But swagger frequently outweigh s stumble, and the band's innate sense of class shines brightly throughout. [10 Jun 2017, p.50]

Occasionally, Thin Mind lacks the energy to truly achieve lift off, but maturity has given Wolf Parade room to roam. [11 Jan 2020, p.57]

Not for those new to the band; interesting for those already acquainted. [31 Jul 2010, p.51]

While there are flashes of exceptional power and invention on offer, there is also a fair share of nondescript greyness, too. [14 Jun 2014, p.52]

This seventh album will take neither rock'n'roll's top prize nor its wooden spoon, but it's another decent arse-kicker. [22 Aug 2015, p.52]

Their diesel-soaked biker rock is an uncomplicated joy. [13 Jan 2018, p.52]

Boris often sound like they're fashioning a facsimile of a style rather than engaging with it fully. [14 Jun 2014, p.53]

Frequently bursts with the impactful emotion now expected from its creators. [11 Jan 2020, p.57]

Perhaps it's too monochrome, too arty. [28 Apr 2012, p.52]

Bottom-heavy power dynamic shines on tracks like Dark Horse, a parade of colossal bass drums and Demi’s pseudo-organ effects wizardry, which then reveals its true colours with a flourish of doomy, speaker-blowing riffs.

It's very difficult to dislike music this unashamedly cheery. [8 Oct 2011, p.52]

A compelling return from the godfather of goth-punk. [3 Jul 2010, p.51]

When they're good, they are astounding, and almost impossible to adequately describe. When they miss the mark, though, this lot grate. [7 Mar 2015, p.54]

Eyehategod are growing old disgracefully, and they're all the better for it. [24 May 2014, p.54]

On one hand, it's hard to take seriously, but there's something disarmingly sincere about the whole thing and it's carried off with expert skill. [26 Jun 2010, p.52]

When it good, Music From Another Dimension! captures Aerosmith in all their shiny, glittering glory.... However, at over an hour in length, the party begins to sag after a while. [3 Nov 2012, p.52]