CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Transatlantic Album : The Whirlwind (2009 Radiant Records/Metal Blade/ SONY/Inside Out/EMI) Tracks : (see below) Artist website : http://www.transatlanticweb.com/ OVERVIEW The band that raised the bars of truly epic songwriting […]
Category Archives: CD Reviews
This category is for CD reviews written by Jose from 2016, onwards for this site as part of his personal blog. The opinions are his own. These are not paid reviews.
Reviews from the TWR era appearing here are clearly marked as such reviews. They also have the TWR logo in the post.
CD Review: Five Finger Death Punch – “War Is The Answer”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Five Finger Death Punch Album : War Is The Answer (2009 Prospect Park) Tracks : 13 Artist website : http://www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com OVERVIEW War Is The Answer is the second studio album from […]
CD Review: Three Days Grace – “Life Starts Now”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Three Days Grace Album : Life Starts Now (2009 Jive/Zomba/Sony Music) Tracks : 12 Artist website : http://threedaysgrace.com OVERVIEW This is the band’s third studio album. They’re a Canadian hard […]
CD Review: Suicide Silence – “No Time to Bleed”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Suicide Silence Album : No Time To Bleed (2009 Century Media Records) Tracks : 11 Artist website : http://www.suicidesilence.net/ OVERVIEW This is the sophomore effort from American deathcore band Suicide […]
CD Review: Red – “Innocence & Instinct”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Red Album : Innocence & Instinct (2009 Sony BMG/Essential Records) Tracks : 10 Artist website : http://www.redmusiconline.com/ OVERVIEW This is the second studio effort from Red, an American Christian metal […]
CD Review: Paradise Lost – “Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Paradise Lost Album : Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us (2009 Century Media Records) Tracks : 10 Artist website : http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/ OVERVIEW This is Paradise Lost’s 12th studio album […]
CD Review: U.D.O. – “Dominator”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : U.D.O. Album : Dominator (2009 AFM Records) Tracks : 10 + 1 (Limited Edition track) Artist website : http://www.udo-online.de/ OVERVIEW This is the twelfth studio album from German heavy […]
CD Review: The Veer Union – “Against The Grain”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : The Veer Union Album : Against The Grain (2009 Universal Motown Records) Tracks : 12 Artist website : http://www.theveerunion.com/ OVERVIEW This is the second album from The Veer Union, but […]
CD Review: Prince – “LOTUSFLOW3R”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Prince Album : LOTUSFLOW3R (2009 NPG) Tracks : 12 Artist website : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_(musician) OVERVIEW In a career spanning three decades, LOTUSFLOW3R is the twenty-sixth studio album by Prince. He has […]
CD Review: Mark Knopfler – “Get Lucky”
CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Mark Knopfler Album : Get Lucky (2009 Mercury/Warner Bros.) Tracks : 11 Artist website : http://www.markknopfler.com/ OVERVIEW This is the sixth solo album from Mark Knopfler. This is an earthy […]