Average Rating: 3.77 Rating Variance: 0.50 Objectivity Score: 66% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)While She Sleeps Brainwashed4.5 superbDan Terminus Last Call for All PassengersEvery Time I Die From Parts UnknownAlbum absolutely slays.. Just listen to it, you won't regret it. Linkin Park MeteoraLorna Shore Pain RemainsLupe Fiasco Tetsuo and YouthMachine Head Unto the LocustMachine Head return with the follow up to 'The Blackening' though do not expect 'The Blackening Part II' this is a collection of songs from a band at their creative peak. They could have easily played it safe and recorded a replica of their classic records, but they didn't.. 'Unto The Locust' is a very solid release as good as 'The Blackening' but for different reasons. Tenacious D Rize of the FenixI'd take short if it means an album is as concise and well crafted as this. This album is classic Tenacious D with homages to all their influences scattered throughout. It's probably about as close to perfect as these guys will ever get, but it's better than most of their peers and they will settle for that. Thrice Major/MinorThe high quality production of 'Vheissu' combined with a near live rawness of 'Beggars' create one of their most exciting records in 'Major/Minor'. It's bustling with life with a fun atmosphere that is truly hard to ignore, it's infectious and you just don't want the album to end. 4.0 excellentArma Angelus Where Sleeplessness is Rest From NightmaresOne of the rawest Metalcore albums you're ever likely to hear.. It's a great album and I hope one day Pete Wentz decides to revisit this band.Bring Me the Horizon Post Human: Survival HorrorLinkin Park A Thousand SunsLinkin Park Living ThingsGreat album.. It is their best song wise since Meteora and probably their most cohesive overall effort. This album gets so much right and I think they have finally found that balance that may just get old fans back on board..Linkin Park The Hunting PartyMeshuggah KolossSkrillex Scary Monsters and Nice SpritesI would personally call Skrillex part of the 'New Wave of American Dubstep'. His sound is nothing like the traditional Dubstep sound he has tailored it to be more melody heavy combining Progressive House into the mix and that is what makes this EP so good. Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind3.5 greatAphex Twin Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt 2Bring Me the Horizon AmoFall Out Boy American Beauty/American PsychoPop music for a new generation.. This album is a pop masterpiece and it comes from an unlikely source, Fall Out Boy. This is a band that were never ashamed of pop hooks, but they used them with nuance in the past to make their punk sound more unique. Here we see the band put pop to the fore to great effect, this is an album where every track is a perfectly crafted pop song and it's a joy to listen to. If I was to rate this as a purely pop record ignoring the band behind it, I'd likely give it a 4/5. Though because Fall Out Boy have made better music than this albeit not as catchy, I would rate it 3/5. So to be fair I will sit on the fence and give it a 3.5/5.Jack U Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack UDiplo brings Skrillex back to his roots somewhat and it makes for an enjoyable record.. It's not the best thing ever, but it's certainly not the worst either.Logic Supermarket (Soundtrack)Muse DronesMuse show on this album where their real problem lies and that is in not knowing when to stop. This album could be up there with the best records of their career but it isn't because many songs fall short due to poor decisions in the studio. 'Dead Inside' a good track ruined by a pointless hook. 'Reapers' closing riff killed by repeat shouts of "Here Come The Drones". 'Psycho' choosing not to leave the interlude as just that and weaving it into the track itself. The best tracks on 'Drones' are the ones where Muse believe in their ability to craft a damn good rock song 'Mercy', 'The Handler', '[JFK]/Defector' and 'The Globalist'. All of those tracks are simple and to the point with very little other than the vocals and the instruments doing the talking. If Drones was more like those tracks it would quite honestly be the best thing they'd ever done, instead it's just the best thing they're done in over a decade but I'll take that.. Welcome back Muse. Static-X Project Regeneration Vol. 1Young Guns EchoesYoung Guns have been average the last few years as they tried to make it big as the next big arena-rock act. Yet while they haven't dropped those aspirations they have channeled some of their past material to create their best album since 'All Our Kings Are Dead'. Color me somewhat impressed..3.0 goodBlack Veil Brides Black Veil BridesThis album is a great collection of all their inspirations but they don't do enough to sound unique. This album suffers from the same issue that 'Hail To The King' by Avenged Sevenfold had, in that each song sounds like the bands interpretation of another bands song. There were many occasions listening to 'Black Veil Brides' where I found myself saying "Sounds like Trivium" or "Sounds like Guns N' Roses" or any other modern metal or rock band. Now that's not necessarily a bad thing as they do a great job at emulating, but Black Veil Brides are a band that seem to lack an identity or a sound they can call their own. What I can say is that for the first time I am genuinely curious to see where the album after this one will take them, so for that this album is pretty good. Linkin Park Minutes to MidnightLinkin Park One More LightPeriphery Juggernaut: OmegaPeriphery Juggernaut: AlphaThe Prodigy The Day Is My EnemyTrivium Silence in the SnowGood album but nothing really stands out, I got to about track 6 or 7 before I checked the track-list as I thought I was still on the 1st or 2nd track. If they can get a bit more of an identity injected into this sound and try some cool ideas with a track or two the follow up to this could be great. 2.5 averageBring Me the Horizon That's the SpiritIt's grown on me but it's still a pretty bad album considering their previous album was pretty damn good. There are some tracks here that are great and they are mainly the tracks that were likely Sempiternal B-sides like 'Happy Song' and 'Avalanche', but the rest is just rock radio garbage that I can listen to in short bursts but this record is not a patch on the previous effort.letlive. If I'm the Devil...The Jason Butler Show.. The band need to grow together as a band rather than being an outlet for Jason to shine vocally. Modestep Evolution TheoryThis album feels to me like it came out a year too late as dubstep has moved on somewhat. I mean those still doing dubstep have moved on and started to copy the Knife Party style of things and many have moved on to trap and moombahton. The whole live band thing is pretty cool, but I think the gimmick dies off fast and you're left with some average and ultimately dated sounding dubstep.
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