As any discerning music fan knows, there are only two kinds of music: ROCK and ROLL. And in these times of social calamity, financial ruin and uncertain tomorrows, rock 'n' roll remains the only thing that most of us can always rely on. As a result, bands like Million $ Reload are to be cherished and celebrated. As if to prove that their manifesto for revitalising rock 'n' roll was conceived with the utmost conviction and dedication, Million $ Reload's 2008 debut album, Anthems Of A Degeneration, seemed to arrived fully-formed and immaculate; a tour-de-force of vast hooks, killer riffs and moments of joyous, snake-hipped abandon, with shades of everyone from AC/DC and Aerosmith through to Thin Lizzy and Thunder confirming that these young Irishmen know their history and salute it with style, while also displaying a powerful and compelling character and atmosphere that is all their own. Unfortunately, despite receiving numerous glowing reviews and seeming poised to make a huge impact, the album's upward ascent was brought to an abrupt and damaging halt when the label's distributor, Pinnacle, experienced a financial collapse and went out of business only a few weeks after the record was released, ensuring that Million $ Reload's remarkably assured and undeniably thrilling first effort sank without trace. From blistering, cocksure sing-alongs like Livin' In The City, Tattoos & Dirty Girls and Give It All through to irresistible bluesy ballads like The Last Icon and Keep Holding On, Anthems Of A Degeneration is a flawless exercise in smart, sassy songwriting and a superb showcase for the electrifying chemistry that exists between these five musicians. You can't keep a band this good, or an album this strong, down for long, and now that they have started to build momentum once again, Million $ Reload must surely be on the road to rock 'n' roll glory. They've got the balls, the belief and the tunes to make it happen.