Album Review: Airbourne - Breakin' Outta Hell

Possessing a lived-in sound but boasting a modern vitality, Airbourne's modus operandi since forming has been to clobber all and sundry with no-frills, no-pretensions, strictly-no-ballads hard rock.

Album number four's sufficiently self-assured to even present cliched song titles a la It's Never Too Loud For Me sans nudge and wink. Lascivious swagger of Down On You, Lemmy tribute It's All For Rock N' Roll and hard-living ode When I Drink I Go Crazy reiterate that authentic, earnest delivery remains a primary strength. Although the tack's indicating faint signs of weariness on record, here's a white-knuckled ride best experienced live for the full effect.