A mostly sluggish record. [8 Oct 2016, p.52]

Some songs float by without leaving much of a mark, but Balance And Composure's dedication to reinvention should be lauded. [5 Nov 2016, p.52]

It doesn't eclipse any of its members' day-job bands, but Surveillance is worth scoping out. [26 Nov 2016, p.52]

It's hard to shake the feeling that this is music more learned than lived. [12 Nov 2016, p.52]

The title-track harks back to the spirit of golden-era Bon Jovi, though, and there are dashes of it scattered throughout. [22 Oct 2016, p.68]

Korn haven't reinvented their own here, but it's still a worthy addition to their canon. [22 Oct 20163, p.67]

Mostly, though, Red Fang rock, with pile-driving riffs and monstrous grooves that you can't simply laugh off. [15 Oct 2016, p.53]

Maintaining their business-as-usual ethic it's nonstop Americana-a-go-go. [15 Oct 2016, p.52]

Classically Yellowcard in sound, all violins and driving drum rolls, it's a fitting tribute to their two decades on the job. [1 Oct 2016, p.52]

Two albums into their 21st century reunion, and the unhinged genius of early albums Surfer Rosa and Doolittle is largely lacking, replaced by the not unpleasant sound of old friends having a blast. [8 Oct 2016, p.52]

Occasionally, they can get bogged-down in their particularly scuzzy groove, but for those who prefer their duos nasty inside and out, this is a wonderful caterwaul to get lost in. [24 Sep 2016, p.52]

A record packed with starry-eyed guitars, almost as if they were being beamed back down from the International Space Station. [24 Sep 2016, p.53]

For all its spells when it's thick with vitality and feeling, it rarely breaks free of being anything more than a good record, never an exceptional one. [24 Sep 2016. p.50]

If you're kind of person who needs some wallop in your music, Your Wilderness is probably not for you. However, if you're partial to ethereal music so gentle it feels like it might break if you pay too much attention to it, then prepare to fall in love. [20 Aug 2016, p.68]

Away from the band which he made his name, the fingerprints of one of America's finest rock bands are present and correct. But away from the stripped down monster-balladry of It Ain't Easy, under his own wing Steven is capable of a few surprises. [6 Aug 2016, p.52]

Robert Schwartman may well looted Rivers Cuomo's brain given how wonderfully Weezer-y it gets. [6 Aug 2016, p.52]

It all moves along at a slow-burning pace, rather than the usual cocky swagger. [20 May 2016, p.52]

Command The Weather quickly becomes boring through repetition. [9 Jul 2016, p.52]

Ultimately, the record's slower moments, Life Can't Get Much Better and Reason To Stay, keep Youth Authority from reaching the heights of their triple-platinum The Young And The Hopeless. Nevertheless, this collection of bright and lively summer anthems makes Good Charlotte's return a welcomed one. [9 Jul 2016, p.50]

It's not a "big" listen, and there are no killer tunes, but seeking such obvious moments would be missing the point. [16 Jul 2016, p.52]

They might not be as abrasive as they once were, but Whitechapel still know how to bulldoze the opposition. [25 Jun 2016, p.52]

Some of the tracks judder with a rhythm to which you cam only dance when in the throes of an electric shock. But as wearisome as these sections tend to be, they are almost wholly redeemed by moments of musical brilliance, moments which border on the sublime. [25 Jun 2016, p.50]

Occasionally its brilliant--as on the thumpy disco electronics of V.I.T.R.O.L. and the sweetly memorable Hold Your Fire. Sadly, an equal amount of it flounders in a haze of boring shoegaze. [11 Jun 2016, p.53]

It does meander in the middle, but mostly this is an admirable step in Katatonia's ongoing quest to keep their identity fresh. [18 Jun 2016, p.52]

The opener The Silver String is somewhat plodding and predictable isn't the best start, and unfortunately these are two words that can be applied with far too much frequency. [21 May 2016, p.52]

Material continues the experimentation in conjoining the macabre drama of the pair's day job with pulsating, mid-tempo dance. [16 Apr 2016, p.53]

Yes it gets samey, but in Hatebreed's hands predictability doesn't tend to mean boring. [30 Apr 2016, p.68]

As a collection of songs, it's their strongest in some time, and certainly proves that it's not too late to convert to the scriptures of Metal Church. [2 Apr 2016, p.52]