Grunge Archives

Creed – My Own Prison (25th Anniversary Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 12, 2022

Back in the late ’90s Rock music was going through a transitional period. Nirvana had been dissolved since ’94, Alice in Chains were on hiatus since ’96, and the Grunge movement was pretty much done. These factors in mind, during the period of time post ... Read More

Bush – The Art Of Survival (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeOctober 18, 2022

Looking back, UK Rock band Bush were one of most commercially successful bands of the ’90s. Releasing their debut album Sixteen Stone in 1994, four years after Alice in Chains’ Facelift and three years after Nirvana’s Nevermind as well as Pearl Jam’s Ten, some may ... Read More

The Afghan Whigs – How Do You Burn? (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaSeptember 13, 2022

One of the frontliners of Alternative Rock music during the genre’s early ’90s phase, The Afghan Whigs was formed in 1986, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It enjoyed the commercial limelight with the success of its fourth full-length, Gentlemen, led by the singles “Debonair” and the ... Read More

Candlebox – Wolves (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeSeptember 21, 2021

Memories are the staves of reality yet they can become warped in the complexities of one’s mind. Music keeps a stagnant hold on memories because of the direct sound relation to an event, and this sparks nostalgia in music which can resonate for many years ... Read More

Grey Daze – Amends… Stripped (EP Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeJanuary 25, 2021

Formed in 1993, Grey Daze is the little known band started by Chester Bennington along with Drummer Sean Dowdell prior to the success of Linkin Park. A band which also featured Guitarist Jason Barnes and Bassist Mace Beyers, though they separated in 1998, their story ... Read More

War on Women – Wonderful Hell (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueOctober 26, 2020

If you want activism and timely socio-political commentary, then turning to Punk and Hardcore is never a bad choice. If you want feminist Hardcore with balls, then may we humbly suggest that you seek out War on Women? Their latest, Wonderful Hell, arrives digitally on ... Read More