Within Temptation – Bleed Out
Bleed Out isn’t just Within Temptation adding more polish—it’s them aiming higher, digging deeper, and refusing to stay quiet. It’s a storm of sound with a heart still beating strong beneath the thunder.
Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones have never been subtle about their staying power. But Hackney Diamonds doesn’t play like a victory lap or a museum piece. It’s loud, fast, and surprisingly pissed off for a band that could easily be sipping expensive whiskey on a yacht somewhere. Mick Jagger snarls like he’s…
Blink-182 – One More Time…
One More Time… is Blink-182’s full-circle moment, blending pop-punk urgency with emotional depth. After years of turmoil, they rediscover their pulse, mixing humor, sadness, and growth without chasing their past glories.
Staind – Confessions Of The Fallen
Confessions Of The Fallen is Staind at their most vulnerable, pulling back the curtain on their darkest thoughts and putting them on display for everyone to see. It’s not easy listening, but it’s powerful. This album is a reckoning with self-doubt, loss, and, ultimately, acceptance. It’s less about finding redemption and more about confronting the truth, no matter how uncomfortable that truth might be.
Corey Taylor – CMF2
Corey Taylor’s CMF2 is a fiery, unfiltered blast of rage, heart, and swagger. Jumping from barroom brawls to tender ballads, it’s chaotic in the best way—raw, real, and relentless. No mask, no filter—just Taylor burning it all down.
Greta Van Fleet – Starcatcher
Greta Van Fleet – Album Greta Van Fleet’s Starcatcher doesn’t waste time pretending they’re something they’re not. It’s another dive into their retro-fueled, bombastic riff parade—a love letter to the ’70s with plenty of pageantry, glitter, and thunder. But this time, the band seems less interested in defending their sound and more focused on refining…
Queens Of The Stone Age – In Times New Roman…
In Times New Roman… finds QOTSA snarling back with bruised riffs, black humor, and desert grit. It’s dense, bitter, and built for late nights and cracked souls—not radio hits. No polish, just pressure. Heavy, human, and Homme at his sharpest in years.
Foo Fighters – But Here We Are
But Here We Are is Foo Fighters at their rawest—grief-stricken, unfiltered, and loud. It’s a gut-punch of love and loss, with Grohl breaking and rebuilding in real time. No polish, just pain, power, and the sound of surviving one more chorus.
Metallica – 72 Seasons
Four decades in, this is a thunderous, riff-heavy roar of defiance. Bleak but unbowed, it wrestles with age and legacy through raw lyrics, pounding drums, and stomping riffs. Not reinvention—just refusal to coast. Loud, flawed, and fully alive.
Paramore – This is Why
A sharp, nervy evolution, This Is Why blends post-punk bite with emotional clarity. Hayley Williams channels frustration and vulnerability into taut, danceable anthems. It’s Paramore’s most mature and stylistically adventurous album yet.