Airbourne No Guts, No Glory When Airbourne stormed onto the circuit a few years ago with “Running Wild,” it was a straight, brutal throwback to AC/DC and Rose Tattoo with a bit of sharper edge. The album was arguably better than some of AC/DC’s recent efforts (sans “Ballbreaker” which was and is insanely underrated), and certainly had the energy and tenacity of a “Let There Be Rock” or “Assault and Battery.” Unfortunately, “No Guts, No Glory” is the inevitable sophomore slump. Like so many bands before them Airbourne honed its sound and material for the first record, wh...
Melvins The Bride Screamed Murder As grunge pioneers go, the Melvins have been nothing if not steadfast in their heavy album output since the mid ‘80s. The band never really broke into the mainstream until after the wake of Nirvana, and even then their dizzying display of innovative and goofballish brand of dirty grunge rock still maintained a mostly cult following. With The Bride Screamed Murder, the band’s twentieth-something offering, the Melvins continue to show why they remain heads above the current crop of post-grunge rockers. Bride kicks off with the militant “The Water G...
