They might nod to the past, but Creepoid's present is plenty bright. [20 Jun 2015, p.52]

Where the joke on Feel The Steel has yet to feel old, the laughs on Balls Out grow stale. It's fortunate then that, once again, the music holds up. [15 Oct 2011, p.50]

It's probably Iwrestledabearonce's most accessible album. For former lovers, though, they seem a couple notches low on the batshit-crazy scale here. [10 Aug 2013, p.53]

It's all formula though, and fresh ingredients are few and far between. [3 Oct 2015, p.52]

Not all of World Below lives up to this early promise. You can find songs like Poor Old Me – wonky guitar, jaded sarcasm – filling out landfill indie releases from the ’00s. However, late highlight Midnight twists heads with grinding industrial rhythms.

By their own ridiculously lofty standards, it's not quite good enough. Again. [11 Sep 2010, p.51]

While it’s not a classic of the Corgan canon, it does feel like he’s enjoying himself immensely doing it. And we’re happy enough to hear that. [7 Dec 2019, p.53]

Obviously, we'd much prefer to have a new Tool album, but in the interim, Money Shot won't leave you feeling short-changed. [31 Oct 2015, p.54]

It's got markedly better machine-gunning riffs than wilderness years albums like 1999's Speed Of Sound. [27 Feb 2016, p.53]

After a while the hell-raising wears thin, though, and Luke’s jugular-bulging yells start to sound indistinguishable between songs. But when the Nil’s no-holds-barred approach comes good, it’s glorious.

Most of it's the aural equivalent of a shoulder rub, but when it's good, it's very good indeed. [21 Mar 2015, p.54]

While this is as trying and testing as it is unique, it's certainly not without its charms. [4 Jun 2011, p.51]

The reassuring thing about Self/Entitled is that NOFX are still gobby, snotty and obnoxious for punk's sake. [29 Sep 2012, p.54]

Volbeat still sound like a band desperately searching for an identity to call their own. [3 Aug 2019, p.59]

It's an easier to admire than to love. [18 Sep 2010, p.58]

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

Here Finch seem like a band unpausing rather than pressing into new territory, This is therefore a somewhat confused oblivion. [27 Sep 2014,p.53]

Limitless is often thwarted by its execution rather than its ambition. [27 Feb 2016, p.50]

Challenging, but intriguing. [15 Apr 2017, p.52]

The results are much as you'd expect, with crazy lyrics and the occasional brilliant riff. [21 Oct 2017, p.52]

The sextet have stepped up their game on this record, boasting some real song writing chops too. [2 Jul 2011, p.51]

Somewhat surprisingly, it lacks some of the droning, distorted fuzz of yore. [21 Jul 2012, p.53]

On Women And Children Last, the Murderdolls retain the same sense of big, dumb fun they had before, but this time around the more knowingly vicious elements makes it an even more invigorating ride. [14 Aug 2010, p.48]

It's not bad but Bleeding Through have proved they're capable of a lot, lot more. [11 Feb 2012, p.51]

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

Order Of The Black will keep diehard Black Label Society fans happy, but it's still some way from being a truly classic release. [28 Aug 2010, p.53]

A little of their usual magic may have evaporated, but it's still a pleasure to hear these awkward buggers playing it straight. [22 Nov 2014, p.52]

You get exactly the sort of greasy grooves you'd expect, but with a whole lot of Cuban cool thrown in as well. [14 Nov 2015, p.52]