7.5/10 - Alter Bridge - Walk the Sky
Have I got the time or
energy to keep trying though.

That's my one issue. The record is LONG. I'm finding it really hard to carve out more than an hour to listen to any single album these days. It would be much better at 50 minutes.

8/10 - Saint Asonia - Flawed Design
Sad to say this is slightly better than the Alter Bridge album.

I'm not sure if I would say that, but this one is good too. A bit generic, though.