Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Modern Ruin

Ex-Gallows frontman Frank Carter is back with his Rattlesnakes and his second album of occasionally cockney-inflected, slightly swaggering rock and it’s highly likely his hordes of followers will lap this up.

Lullaby, Snake Eyes, God Is My Friend, Jackals, Thunder, Real Life, title track Modern Ruin – the album is chock full of thundering tunes and monster riffage. It might be that is all you need. Unfortunately, though, Carter has a tendency to call on his inner Billy Idol when he should be channelling Ian MacKaye (see Wild Flowers) and there are definitely times when the band sounds like Therapy fronted by Infected-era Matt Johnson (Vampires, we’re looking at you).

Then you hear 56 second-long track Jackals – in and out, no messing about – and you think maybe just maybe these guys show promise all the same.

Listen to: Lullaby, Jackals, Modern Ruin