It's not often an album with such balls to the wall caliber hits you like Dear Superstars new full length album ‘Heartless’. The quintet, who hail from Manchester, have made waves both in Britain and overseas, with support slots alongside bands such as Bullet For My Valentine and Kids In Glass Houses, and with future tours with Firewind and Hanoi Rocks soon to be under their belts the sky seems to be the limit for them.

Opening track Brink of Destruction sets the tone from the off kicking right in with some serious hard rock riffing, only to head into a chorus which will have you shouting from the rooftops, and it just doesn’t stop from then on in. The aural assault continues right the way throughout the album, with tracks such as ‘Raised Voices And Confrontations’ and ‘Diseased And Distraught’ reminiscent of latter day Papa Roach, or Motley Crue. The vocal work of frontman Micky Satiar, at times lyrically so crude and filthy Nikki Sixx would cringe, but with member nicknames such as ‘The Minge’ you don’t really expect something of the most tasteful character. ‘Live Love Life’ , which features Bullet For My Valentine, is without doubt the highlight of the album with soaring melodies and an excellent fusion of both modern day metalcore and age old hard rock. 

The album finishes with the softer sounding ‘Can’t Write A Love Song’ which rounds off the release rather nicely, the band showing off both their musical and vocal versatility. Heartless is a guaranteed cert for any hair metallers or those wanting to some sleaze in new music. If you like your metal downright and dirty, this is an essential purchase.