Hard Rock Archives

The Power Station - The Power Station / Rhino (2026)

The Power Station – The Power Station (40th Anniversary 2LP Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 16, 2026

The moniker of ‘Supergroup’ is thrown around very casually, but perhaps no other fits the bill quite as well as The Power Station. A project that took shape in 1984, it developed after Duran Duran’s 1983 massively successful third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, ... Read More

Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge / Napalm Records (2026)

Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 4, 2026

One of the most successful Hard Rock bands of the last 20 years, Alter Bridge boasts a lofty resume. Forming in the wake of Creed’s initial split in 2004, the band found friends/bandmates Mark Tremonti (guitars), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums) teaming with ... Read More

Revis – Killing Time (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 31, 2025

Some chapters in the story of our lives seem less complete than others. There are moments of exhilarating triumph, but many of them are overshadowed by an abrupt conclusion. These memories do not seem to fade, leaving us to wonder – can I ever rewrite ... Read More

The Rasmus - Weirdo / Better Noise Music (2025)

The Rasmus – Weirdo (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 30, 2025

One of Finland’s most successful bands of all time, The Rasmus, returns in 2025 with their new studio album, Weirdo. The band’s eleventh overall studio album, and first since 2022’s Rise, with Weirdo, hopes are high that The Rasmus will at last get the proper ... Read More

NO REMÖRSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead / Z2 Comics (2025)

NO REMÖRSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead (Graphic Novel Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 28, 2025

Forming in 1975 in London, England, Motörhead is one of those bands that everyone, no matter what they self-proclaimed is their tastes in Rock-n-Roll, agrees to love. A rare instance where a band fits everywhere, and nowhere at the same time, Motörhead could be a ... Read More

Alter Bridge: Tour of Horrors / Z2 Comics (2022)

Alter Bridge: Tour of Horrors (Graphic Novel Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 28, 2025

Forming in 2004 in the wake of Creed’s initial breakup, Alter Bridge has been one of the most successful Hard Rock bands over the last twenty years. A tremendous story of Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips (all from Creed) teaming with the dynamic ... Read More

Hard Rock

The Power Station – The Power Station (40th Anniversary 2LP Edition Review)

Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge (Album Review)

Revis – Killing Time (Album Review)

The Rasmus – Weirdo (Album Review)

NO REMÖRSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead (Graphic Novel Review)

Alter Bridge: Tour of Horrors (Graphic Novel Review)

The Power Station – The Power Station (40th Anniversary 2LP Edition Review)

Alter Bridge – Alter Bridge (Album Review)

Revis – Killing Time (Album Review)

The Rasmus – Weirdo (Album Review)

NO REMÖRSE: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead (Graphic Novel Review)

Alter Bridge: Tour of Horrors (Graphic Novel Review)

This Month in Horror Movie History – Terror Train (1980)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Prophecy (1995)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Abyss (1989)

Developing Artist Showcase – Red Voodoo

Developing Artist Showcase – Glitterfox

Developing Artist Showcase – Deadcode

Interview – Ms. Toi

Interview – Craig R. Baxley

Interview – Drop & Ben Nominet of Sybreed

Police Academy 3: Back in Training – Still Laughing 40 Years Later

Blackwater Holylight – Not Here Not Gone (Album Review)

Harry Styles – Aperture (Single Review)

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Mackenzie Donaldson

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Frater Orion of Deathless Legacy

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