Atomik Train  
                                                                                                        Title:Self-Titled Debut Album 
                                                                                                        Label: Crown X Recordings 
                                                                                                        Release Date: September 2025
There’s no subtlety in Atomik Train’s arrival. This is rock and roll forged in chaos and catharsis, an incendiary testament to rebellion, redemption, and riff-driven rage. Their self-titled debut doesn’t cruise; it blasts through the barricades of mediocrity with Montreal-bred muscle and studio alchemy courtesy of John Webster (Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Mötley Crüe). It’s not just an album, it’s a declaration.
The opening salvo, “Supersonik Speedway,” is aptly named. It’s a turbocharged adrenaline rush that grabs you by the collar and drags you through the smoke and neon of your own defiance. François Babin’s vocals crackle with raw magnetism, more street preacher than frontman, while Junior Bourcier’s guitar work doesn’t just shred, it testifies, riffing like he’s trying to summon thunder from six strings.

“Back on Earth,” the second single, is the soul of this record. It’s not just anthem it’s a sonic dream. Babin doesn’t just sing about pain; he inhabits it, howls through it, then spits out resilience with a chorus built to shake arenas and late-night playlists alike. You don’t just listen you feel it crawl under your skin.
There’s something cinematic about tracks like “Lunatic Fringe” and “Never Again” gritty, expansive, and drenched in emotional storm clouds. Webster’s production gives each track room to breathe and burn, layering distortion and clarity with masterful precision. These songs aren’t afraid to bleed they’re wired with reflection and fists raised skyward.

What makes Atomik Train special isn’t just the energy it’s the emotional architecture. Every track pulses with a narrative. “Destination” chases glory with desperate optimism, while “Reborn” spins into spirals of hard rocking delight. There’s echoes of Foos, Gn’R, maybe even vintage Papa Roach in places but Atomik Train isn’t cloning. They’re conjuring.
And they’re wise enough to party with purpose. Beneath the firepower and bravado lies a band trying to carve hope from chaos. This is metal for survivors. Rock for the wounded. It’s fists in the air and tears in the steel.

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Atomik Train doesn't just debut they detonate.

A no-filler, full-throttle hard rock sermon that speaks to the broken, the brave, and the ones still rising.
 

Review: Seb Di Gatto           Score:8.5/10
Reviewed:23/07/2025

TRACK LISTING
1. Supersonik Speedway 
2. Destination
3. Back on Earth 
4.Lunatic Fringe
5. Long Way Down
6.Playground
7. Never Again
8. Animal Fire 
9.I’m a Winner I’m a Loser 
10. Reborn
11. Deal With It

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François Babin – Lead Vocals / Rythm guitar

• Junior Bourcier – Lead Guitar / Back Vocals

• Alex Guilbault – Drums / Back Vocals 

• Nolan Babin – Bass / Back Vocals                                                       Atomik Train - Canadian Rock Band | Official Website