Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for April 2017 is drawn from albums by artists from the USA, including Moving Structures, Phantom Phunk, Rogue Valley, Sunset Harbinger and Water Street. Waiting for Martin by Water Street Water Street is a five member group named after an actual street in their hometown of Blairstown, New Jersey. … Read more
Our August Choice 5 looks at an interesting mix of diverse new rock from artists worldwide. Verisimilitude by Embassy of Silence Embassy of Silence is a female-fronted hard rock group from Finland on a mission to create and perform beautiful metal/rock with a strongly progressive vibe. Their LP Verisimilitude features the entertaining and multi-styled “Shame, … Read more
The second installment of our new Harder Rock Review feature focuses on some choice new metal and features albums and EPs from Ad Vitam, AEGEA, Centrilia, Debunker, Fubear, Poynte, and a featured video by Universal Mind Project. Discreet Enemy by Poynte A hard-hitting rock quintet from Atlanta, GA, Poynte released Discreet Enemy in 2015. It … Read more
Our Choice 5 for January 2016 features a rich selection of albums and EPs from around the globe. Chasing Shadows by Black Tide Black Tide finds a nice blend of speed metal and thrash metal with elements of post hardcore on their third full-length album, Chasing Shadows. The album features fine lead guitars throughout machine-gun, kick … Read more
The Cinco de Mayo edition of Choice 5 features five quality LPs, all of which had a release date during the year 2014. Starseeds and Dreamcatchers by Barry Myers Florida-based Barry Myers combines solid folk-rock with a heavy dose of lyrical mysticism on his debut LP Starseeds and Dreamcatchers. Musically, the album is a pleasant … Read more
November 23, 2014 by Ric Albano Buy Golden Road Golden Road is the 2013 debut album by Florida-based Americana singer-songwriter Laney Jones. This album is filled with tracks built on authentic instrumental arrangements, warm vocals, and a great variety in the sub-genres used for the approaches of each track. So, while this young songwriter is … Read more