Reviews of the latest heavy metal, extreme, hardcore and hard rock CDs in 50 words or less from Chad Bowar.
Scoring
95-100: One of the best albums of the year (A+)
90-94: A (excellent)
80-89: B (good)
70-79: C (average)
60-69: D (disappointing or below average)
59 and below: F (sucks!)
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Joe Altier has a bluesy voice with a pretty decent range and the ability to pull off both the rockers and the acoustic ballads on this diverse album. Influenced by everyone from Black Label Society to Motorhead to Skynyrd, Brand New Sin's style of good old American hard rock isn't groundbreaking, but it sure is fun to listen to.
posted by Chad Bowar @ 9:20 PM
Bowar is a freelance music writer and the heavy metal editor for About.com, a New York Times company. He has written for Outburn, Amp, Loud Fast Rules, Caustic Truths, Snaggletooth, Explicity Intense and many other print and online publications.
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