John 5

Sebastian Bach | Kicking & Screaming

by Mark Allen Staff Writer Bach is back and he’s still got it, that elusive, spine-chilling “it” that so many singers would sell their spleen and possibly left testicle to possess. A ballsy rock ‘n’ roll bastard, Bach is capable of kicking in your teeth with a raging metal track, punching [...]

John 5

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer How many guitarists do you know who are instantly recognizable not through their tone or use of effects, but through sheer material? The ones you instantly know it’s them, even when they lay off their usual rig and pedals for a moment, or try a different style? The [...]

John 5 The Art of Malice

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer If his previous album, Requiem, sounded like it was conceived and executed inside an airless tomb – so dense and taut was the material – on his new record John 5 relaxes his grip, introducing a touch of off-hand splendour to his lab-like modus operandi which has [...]

John 5 Remixploitation

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer The record’s cover may be a direct reference to Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland”, but its content owes more to Rob Zombie and Al Jourgensen than to the all-time guitar god. Rather than paying tribute to his hero, on this album John 5 shows that he has not only [...]