Episodes
Gary Clarke first blew my mind with a live rendition of Catfish Blues and has since been on my radar. Now with this new album dropping I have a chance to hear with fresh ears his studio music. Tune in to hear my thoughts on the album. Gary Clarke JR - JPEG...
Published 04/21/24
I'm not gonna lie, I've never heard of this band, but when the band make news for making a new album and that headline is it is their first in over 30 years than curiosity will get to me. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this album to see if the wait was worth it. Atrophy -...
Published 04/19/24
When Dragonforce make an album you can expect it to be set to the pace of an F1 race and true to their style this album follows suite. Mostly. Tune in to hear my thoughts on their latest album. Dragonforce - Warp Speed...
Published 04/18/24
Midnight Oil might be finished but Peter Garrett is not. On this episode we discuss his second solo album and latest effort. Peter Garrett - The True...
Published 04/17/24
After some years of not being on my radar the Kaiser Chiefs have come across my new release notes and needless to say my Intrigue turned into boredom. Tune into this episode of 5 Minute Reviews to hear my thoughts on their latest album. Kaiser Chiefs - Easy Eight...
Published 04/16/24
If you think about Lynyrd Skynyrd chances are its the song Sweet Home Alabama and it is their most iconic and well known song. It was a song written as a diss track to Neil Young but it has a lot more to it. Also if this is the only song you know than you are missing out and need to hear this album. On this retro review I go in depth on the anthemic song Sweet Home Alabama and discuss the album including deep cuts and rate it. Tune in to hear my thoughts. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second...
Published 04/15/24
Are you looking for an album that slaps hard? Then do I have just the slab of stoner metal that will deliver. Tune in to this episode for my take on the newest album by Leather Lung. Leather Lung - Graveside...
Published 04/15/24
When you do power metal and are using a hammer than you truly need to have the king of all hammer's. Will Thor share his hammer? Well tune in to hear my thoughts on the latest album by Hammer King. Hammer King - Konig Und...
Published 04/12/24
💩 Thor - Ride Of The Iron...
Published 04/11/24
It is with great pleasure that I am reintroducing the game that started this whole channel and for this episode I have a special guest with Brendan, the lead singer from the band All This Filth. For this episode Brendan gave me a list of his favourite albums while growing up so I picked 3 from this list and have made him decide - which would he see Live once only and never hear again, which would he Listen to forever and never see live, and what album would he Erase forever. Tune in to hear...
Published 04/10/24
Well after the reception of my last Aaron Lewis I knew I had to do a follow up once he released a new album and 2024 is the year to be dropping politically charged music but the question remains - is it as bad as the last effort? Tune in to hear my thoughts. Aaron Lewis - The...
Published 04/09/24
Scott is having a great year. Reuniting his band Creed seems to have been a perfectly timed PR move for the announcement of his solo album too. Higher Power is his newest album and this is my review on the album. Tune in to hear my thoughts. Scott Stapp - Higher...
Published 04/08/24
If there is one certainty in metal it is Al and his cutting takes on society delivered with the backing of his band in that signature Industrial Metal sound. They have been on the scene for 40 years and with this newest album it brings the total albums to 16 albums. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this record. Ministry - Hopium For the...
Published 04/07/24
For a debut album there are many pit falls when it comes to releasing a debut album. Will we be able to carve out our own sound or will it replicate our bands that influenced us? Will it shine or fall wayside? It's hard to tell in this day and age but I can say that Hands Of Goro is one of the few debut EP's that really shines while mixing their influences with their own style of music. Tune in to hear my thoughts. Hands Of Goro - Hands Of Goro...
Published 04/06/24
If you are a Slipknot fan than you should be interested to hear that Anders Colsefni, former singer for the band, has re-recorded the Slipknot debut EP Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat with New Zealand band Kaosis. This is one hell of a shift for a style that could have been and an interesting insight into a different take on some old songs. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this album. Anders Colsefni + Kaosis - Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat...
Published 04/05/24
Sum 41 are closing out there careers and to show us who is top dogs they have given us one last album, a swan song if you will. So how does it sound? Tune in to hear my thoughts. Sum 41 - Heaven :X:...
Published 04/04/24
It has been a long wait for fans of Mammal but we finally have their latest album and it does not dissapoint. Tune in to hear my 5 minute review on the Australian rock group in what can only be described as one of the best Aussie exports since VB (not Fosters - we don't drink that swill!). Mammal - The Penny...
Published 03/28/24
Have Judas Priest become the Rolling Stones of metal or do they still have some power left in their sound? Tune in to hear my 5 minute review on their latest album by the group. Judas Priest - Invincible...
Published 03/27/24
After a lengthy holiday I am back and what better way to kick things off than to discuss the new Bruce Dickinson album The mandrake Project. Jon me as I discuss this album on my 5 minute review. Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake...
Published 03/26/24
Dream Theater are a band full of extremely talented musicians who write music at the peak of the prog metal genre, most of the time. For this episode I am going to discuss all their albums ranked from worst to best in my opinion. Please feel free to share your...
Published 03/15/24
Just a quick channel update (a bit overdue too!)
Published 03/02/24
When checking out the Aussie metal scene it is important to soak it all in. As is the case with this new album by All This Filth, a band I stumbled across by this band by chance and needless to say I was impressed by the sound the band have created on this album. Tune in to hear my thoughts on this album. All This Filth - Tomorrow Will be...
Published 03/01/24
This song has one interesting history and has been covered numerous times over the years, however for the focus of today's episode of Retro Review we are looking at the 2004 version by Australian 90s rock icons Spiderbait and how for a brief moment they seemed to have newfound success breaking into the international scene but suddenly disappeared from the scene. Spiderbait - Black...
Published 03/01/24
Well its safe to say I know very little about Darkest Hour. In fact only a few hours before recording this video I had never heard of them. All of this would change with the bands newest album Perpetual Terminal. Tune in to hear my thoughts on the album. Darkest Hour - Perpetual...
Published 02/29/24
If you love your Nu Metal era sound than you are sure to enjoy this new album by Ashes Like rain. On this episode I discuss the latest debut EP by the band and give my thoughts on what a new wave of the genre sounds like. Ashes Like Rain - Ashes Like Rain...
Published 02/28/24