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Album reviews focused on songwriting, performance, production, sequencing and the desire to press play again.

Review / Bad Religion5 min read

Bad Religion’s Suffer Album Review

Suffer is twenty-six minutes of disciplined punk writing: fast enough to feel dangerous, melodic enough to stay memorable and precise enough to make every short song count.

By Matt Mars9.4 / 10
Review / Sick Logic5 min read

Sick Logic’s Deleted Scenes Album Review

Deleted Scenes expands Sick Logic’s restless heavy-rock language into a longer, stranger album where hooks, abrupt turns and rough edges are part of the design.

By Matt Mars8.0 / 10
Review / Magna-Fi5 min read

Magna-Fi VerseChorusKillMe Album Review

Magna-Fi's second album is rougher, heavier and more self-directed, with strong hooks surviving the pressure of an uncertain career.

By Matt Mars8.4 / 10
Review / Punk Rock Factory4 min read

Punk Rock Factory: A Whole New Wurst Album Review

A Whole New Wurst turns Disney standards into concise pop-punk performances and establishes the clearest version of Punk Rock Factory's idea.

By Matt Mars8.1 / 10