Average Rating: 3.78 Rating Variance: 0.52 Objectivity Score: 66% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAbigail Williams BecomingBehavior Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double AgentCar Bomb CentraliaCarla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi Still You Lay Dreaming: Tales for the Stage, IIKinda surprised that no one has added this record or this artist. This is definitely within my top ten releases in 2011.Clint Mansell MoonDale Cooper Quartet and the Dictaphones Parole de NavarreDavid Arnold Stargate: The Deluxe EditionDevin Townsend TerriaDevin Townsend Ocean Machine: BiomechFor some reason I forgot how much I love all the tracks on this release.Enigma The Screen Behind the MirrorFaith No More Angel DustFlight of the Conchords I Told You I Was FreakyGlass Cloud The Royal ThousandGojira From Mars To SiriusGrizzly Bear VeckatimestHolly Herndon MovementHoly shit, this is something. It has been since July (Glass Cloud) that I have heard something that I have dug all the way through. "From May to Now" as it were. Yeah, this is best of 2012 material.Jeremy Soule Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion SoundtrackJonny Greenwood There Will Be Blood OSTKarnivool Sound AwakeKbN before 2005Massive Attack MezzanineMeshuggah ChaosphereMichael Bross Music From Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Vol. 1Mr. Bungle CaliforniaMutato Muzika Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes BackNick Drake Pink MoonFor some reason, I hadn't gotten around rating this before now. This has been a solid 5 for me for 2 and a half years.Nine Inch Nails With TeethNine Inch Nails The FragileNobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy IX: Original SoundtrackNobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy VII: Original SoundtrackRadiohead Kid ARammstein Reise, ReiseSevendust HomeSleepytime Gorilla Museum Of Natural HistoryStabbing Westward Darkest DaysStrapping Young Lad AlienStrapping Young Lad CityThe Devin Townsend Project KiThe Devin Townsend Project GhostThe Devin Townsend Project Deconstruction4.5 superbA Perfect Circle Thirteenth StepAb-Soul Control SystemAbney Park The Death of TragedyAbney Park before they jumped the shark and started milking the Steampunk movement for all it has got. This album is actually really well composed and executed.Aesop Rock SkelethonAll India Radio Don't LeaveAnimal Collective FeelsAnimal Collective Transverse Temporal GyrusThis EP has great spacey moments. The Deep voice midway into part two is rather chilling with headphones. My only gripe is that some of the passages stretch on a little bit too long. Doesn't really hurt the experience, but there will be a few moments where you will find yourself thinking "ok, on with it".Animal Collective Centipede HzAzealia Banks FantaseaBattles Gloss DropThe sounds. The fucking sounds on this record. I have no idea what setting or pre-recorded material Ian loaded onto his keyboards, but whatever they were it sounds so fucking fantastic. Not only that, but this record has some of the most prominent and tastey sounding bass playing I have ever heard. The way the riffs groove in and out of your brain while bizarrely crunchy synth work blasts away is simply awe-inspiring. Save for a few moments that lack the extra oomph ("Futura", "Wall Street" and "Toddler"), this album is pure greatness. Favored tracks: "Ice Cream", "Inchworm", "My Machines", "Sweetie & Shag", "Rolls Bayce" and "Sundome"Between the Buried and Me The Great MisdirectBetween the Buried and Me ColorsBetween the Buried and Me The Parallax: Hypersleep DialoguesBlack Mare Field of the HostAbsolutely gorgeous and worth the time it takes to listen to this in full. Each track stands out in its own way amongst the airy, slow tempo melodies and riffs, although I would say that "Fighting Birds" is the best track on here with catchiest passage on the album.Braids Native SpeakerCaspian Waking SeasonCharli XCX Heartbreaks and Earthquakes MixtapeCharli XCX You're the One EPThis EP features two tracks plus remixes of both tracks that while containing simple + common melodies are rather infectious and have quite a bit of replay value. Only downside for me is that Nuclear Seasons is a bit too long for its own good.Coldplay Live 2003Colin Stetson New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More LightGiven how some people I know talk about Colin Stetson, I was not expecting to like this. I expected to be minimalistic traditional sax playing. This is full of weird sounds and the usage of his sax to make shrill, tense and threatening tones. Not to mention that several moments on here (such as "Among the Sef") are strangely accessible. Favored track: "Brute", "And in Truth", "High above a Grey Green Sea", "In Mirrors", "Among the Sef (Righteous, Pt. 2)", "To see more Light", "Part of Me Apart from You".Cough/Windhand Reflection of the Negative (split)I don't know why nobody added this before now (especially given that it is already available on amazon). Anyway, the Cough track is pretty snazzy and the Windhand tracks are absolutely amazing.David Bowie HeroesDavid Bowie Station to StationDeath Cab for Cutie Narrow StairsDeftones Saturday Night WristDevin Townsend InfinityDevin Townsend Ziltoid the OmniscientDevin Townsend PhysicistDevin Townsend Christeen + 4 DemosDevin Townsend DevlabEight Bells The Captain's DaughterOne of the better releases I have heard so far this year. This ladies on guitars and sir on drums trio is pretty snazzy at what they are doing.Eisbrecher EisbrecherEnigma The Cross of ChangesEnya A Day Without RainEnya Paint The Sky With Starsexist trace VANGUARD -of the muses-Exotic Animal Petting Zoo Tree of TonguesFallujah NomadicI love it when I can really get into a metal band with a techy edge. :DFear Factory DemanufactureFrank Ocean Channel OrangeGary Numan Dead Son RisingGorillaz Demon DaysGrimes VisionsGrizzly Bear ShieldsGrotus BrownNow THIS is a underrated band. The fact that only four people, including myself, on this site have actually put forth a rating for this record and the other records is a disgrace. Get on it Sputnik.How To Destroy Angels How To Destroy AngelsJulianna Barwick PacingKarnivool ThemataLozen Para VidaMarriages KitsuneMartin O' Donnell Halo Original SoundtrackMastodon Blood MountainMastodon Crack the SkyeMatchbox Twenty Mad SeasonMeshuggah Catch ThirtythreeMeshuggah IMeshuggah NoneMeshuggah Nothing [Re-release]Miles Davis Kind of BlueMnemic MnemesisMoonspell MemorialMr. 3 Uranus -A Prelude to the Gymnopedist-Another great EP that I somehow didn't take the time to listen to until now.Newsted MetalA pretty cool way to start off the year. I am glad this has been getting a lot of press. Newsted has been largely ignored since he and Metallica split ways 9 years ago. "Godsnake" is a bit on the weak side, but the other tracks are total jamz. If a full length comes out later this year, hopefully it will carry on the momentum of this release.Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate MachineNine Inch Nails FixedNine Inch Nails StillNine Inch Nails QuakeNobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy VI: Original SoundtrackNobuo Uematsu Final Fantasy X: Original SoundtrackNubilum TsantsaThis gives me hope that there will be more stuff that I will really get into this year.Oliver MechanicalI am honestly surprised that I wound up liking this as much as I did. Generally when Fantano gives a glowing review of something, I find myself indifferent and bored. There is a lot of throwback to 80s and 90s synths on here.Om Advaitic SongsOpeth WatershedOpeth Ghost ReveriesPelican City of EchoesPelican Ataraxia/TaraxisPink Floyd The Dark Side of the MoonPitch Black Forecast Burning In Water... Drowning In FlameOkay, so I am on the first track and hearing Devin Townsend in the background of Jason Popson's voice. That is a very pleasant surprise. In fact, I think I am going to like this more than I was expecting to. Mushroomhead meets Devy meets A7X. Brilliant.Porcupine Tree In AbsentiaPortal VexovoidPsychostick SandwichPsychostick We Couldn't Think of a TitleRadiohead AmnesiacRammstein RosenrotRicky Martin Ricky MartinSevendust SevendustSevendust Black Out the SunWhile not quite as good as I was hoping based off the leading single, "Decay", Black out the Sun is a very strong album that takes SOME threads from Home, Animosity and Alpha and coalesces them into a whole that is not particularly unique given their backlog but is just enough to have its own identity. Between the jun junz, the acoustic passages ("Got a Feeling") and rising choruses ("Picture Perfect", "Mountain"), Black out the Sun is another Sevendust album. If you don't dig it, that is fine. Favored tracks: "Decay", "Picture Perfect", "Til Death", "Got a Feeling", "Mountain", "Nobody wants it", "Murder Bar" and "Black out the Sun"Shpongle Are You Shpongled?Sleigh Bells TreatsStrapping Young Lad Heavy as a Really Heavy ThingStrapping Young Lad Strapping Young LadSylver Tongue Something BigAnother "holy fuck I love this". XD I really hope this catches on in some way. A lot of thought went into constructing "Something Big" and "Creatures", I can see.The Delgados HateThe Devin Townsend Project AddictedThe Devin Townsend Project By A Thread: Live in London 2011The Devin Townsend Project Contain Us - Bonus CDsThe Devin Townsend Project EpicloudThe Hurd Ensemble Strange LandsIt is only a 6 minute, two track release, but it is very nicely textured. It has a very menacing and mischievious sound.The Machine Calmer Than You AreTom Waits Rain DogsTom Waits Blue ValentineTomahawk TomahawkTool LateralusTool 10,000 DaysTrans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Eve and Other StoriesUltraista UltraistaI went on a binge of somewhat obscure '80s singles this afternoon which I feel aptly prepared me for the experience listening to this album as it definitely draws from the synthpop and electronics of the New Wave era than most music I have heard this year. That isn't to say it is derivative by any means, because I do feel it forges its own identity away from the Yorke and Greenwood dominate Radiohead (and their other projects) which is a very nice change of pace, despite my adoration for the band. The '80stastic synth and electronic work is most blunt on "Our Song" and "Easier". These two tracks, while interesting enough don't really stand out much. It doesn't help matters than I find Laura Bettinson's shrill falsetto when she sings "wanna make is eaaaaaasier" kinda puts me off a bit. Also, the final track, while having a lot of potential, just kind of peters out which doesn't do it a whole lot of justice. I find myself far more drawn to the opener, "Bad Insects" and the third track "Strange Insects". The atmosphere on "Party Line" is what gets my attention most out of this crowd. The piano melody set to the flowing synth strings and Bettinson's justwhineyenough voice makes for a truly beautiful track for me. That track is followed by "Wash it over" which has the catchiest hook on the album. "Come on and wash it over me...come on and wash it over me". This all being said, this album does have its own personality and is an experience in and off itself. I just wish some of the soundscapes weren't so bland for me.Versailles NobleXibalba Hasta La Muerte4.0 excellentA Perfect Circle Mer de NomsA Perfect Circle eMOTIVeAcid Bath Paegan Terrorism TacticsAhab The GiantAkron/Family Sub VersesWhile it doesn't hold my attention the whole way through, I really appreciate the mood shifts on this record. It starts out with a distinctly indie folk vibe and singsong vocal delivery if a bit negative lyrically. Then on track 5 after "Sand Talk" increases the tempo and bears some similarity to Battles' Gloss Drop (that crunchy beat and guitar melodies), the music gets more menacing with the vocal centric "Sometimes I" and then heavier with screeching guitars, thundering drums and shouted vocals on "Holy Boredom" (maybe leftovers from their recent collaboration with Swans?). "Sand Time" sees a similar vocal melody to the first track and shimmering synths. The tail end of the album lightens things up for a nostalgic ballad and then get meditative with "Samurai". I only have listened to so much of Akron/Family's backlog, but this record shows me that I should probably check out more. Favored tracks: "No Room", "Sand Talk", "Sometimes I", "Holy Boredom", "Sand Time".All India Radio Red Shadow LandingAmanda Palmer Theatre Is EvilAmerican Head Charge The War Of ArtAmiensus RestorationAnimal Collective Sung TongsAnimal Collective Merriweather Post PavilionAnimal Collective Honeycomb/GothamAnimal Collective Campfire SongsI am in a very sour, forlorn mood tonight, This record seems to complement that emotional track well. Ash Little Infinity EPAttack Attack! This Means WarAudioslave RevelationsAudioslave AudioslaveÚlfur White MountainBarn Owl VBat For Lashes The Haunted ManWhile there aren't any moments that live up to the captivating "Siren Song", "Travelling Woman", "Moon and Moon" or "Sleep Alone" from her last LP, this one is pretty well done as a whole. The two singles are the best tracks, but they get the job done.Beneath the Massacre IncongruousBetween the Buried and Me The Parallax II: Future SequenceBlack Light Burns The Moment You Realize You're Going To FallBlue Hawaii UntogetherBoris New AlbumBoris PräparatBring Me The Horizon SempiternalCall Me No One Last ParadeCar Bomb w^w^^w^wCarla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi Niagara Falling: Tales for the Stage, IIIIn contrast to last year's Tales for the Stage part II, Niagara falling is very much a minimalist mood-piece. The 1st and 3rd tracks are short piano and mellotron interludes. The 2nd and 4th lengthy tracks contains audio samples of interviews about a street/town near the American side of the Niagara and how unspecified forces have caused it to lose its former glory. The music itself is melancholic and fairly beautifully constructed.Carla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi Rabbit Rabbit Radio - Vol. 1Cat Power SunCharli XCX Super Ultra MixtapePretty good mixtape, but not as good as her previous one this year. Also, apparently this wasn't written in two days. It is evident that she was pulling from a lot of contemporary pop sources on this, especially on "Cloud Aura" and "Glow".Chelsea Grin EvolveChelsea Wolfe Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic SongsClint Mansell StokerColdplay X & YColdplay A Rush of Blood to the HeadCumshot CumshotDark New Day Twelve Year SilenceDavid Bowie The Man Who Sold The WorldDavid Bowie Young AmericansDavid Bowie LodgerDavid Byrne & St. Vincent Love This GiantDead Letter Circus This Is The WarningDeerhunter Halcyon DigestDeftones DeftonesDeftones White PonyDespise (US) Desolate SingleA band from Minneapolis doing crusty shit and being generally batshit. What isn't there to like?Dev Booty Bounce EPDido Girl Who Got AwayOnly one rating so far? Ouch. It is shame that this album might come and go without anyone really noticing. It is one of the better pop albums of the last few years. Her voice may instantly bring me back to the late 90s, but this doesn't sound dated to that time. The collaboration with Kendrick Lamar is surreal and really good and there are some great tracks on here ("End of Night", "Love to Blame" and "Go Dreaming") that are fairly energetic and varied in their instrumentation. The lead single, "No Freedom" may not have been the best choice, though...Dimmu Borgir Death Cult ArmageddonDisturbed Ten Thousand FistsDoth Datura WrightiiDuran Duran Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)Eisbrecher AntikörperEmilie Autumn OpheliacEmilie Autumn Fight Like A GirlEmily and the Orgasm Addicts AnimatorEnigma VoyageurEnigma Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest HitsEvanescence The Open DoorEvery Time I Die Ex Livesf(x) Electric ShockFair to Midland Arrows and AnchorsFair to Midland Fables From a MayflyFear Factory The IndustrialistFilter Short BusFilter Title Of RecordFlying Lotus Until the Quiet ComesGarbage Not Your Kind Of PeopleGnaw Their Tongues Eschatological ScatologyGodspeed You! Black Emperor 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!Gojira Terra IncognitaGojira The Way of All FleshGold Panda TrustHell (USA) IIIThis is a really atmospheric and engaging droney black metal release. It does stretch a bit long, especially if you are focusing on it and not doing anything else. However, it is really good for background noise while you work.How To Destroy Angels An OmenI the Mighty Karma Never SleepsIn This Moment BloodIn This Moment The DreamIndian Jewelry Peel ItInter Arma Sky BurialIO Echo Ministry of LoveJawbox For Your Own Special SweetheartA gem of the '90s I wasn't aware until recently. Favored tracks: "Savory", "Breathe", "Motorist", "LS/MFT", "U-Trau"Jens Lekman I Know What Love Isn'tJG/BC SorathJohn Zorn Mount AnalogueJulianna Barwick The Magic PlaceStarted out strong, but drug on and could have been better. Then again, I have a strong affinity for the way Enya does things so my perspective may be different than others. Favored tracks: "Envelope" and "The Magic Place"Ke$ha WarriorKelly Bailey Half-Life 2 SoundtrackKLoNDyKE Diggin' for GoldKnife Party Rage ValleyKOPPS Fuck JamsLil' Kim HardcoreLil' Kim Notorious K.I.M.Linkin Park A Thousand SunsLinkin Park MeteoraLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryLou Reed TransformerMalodorous Augury of the AbortedMartin O' Donnell Halo 2, Vol. 2 OSTMastodon The HunterThis album has a few faults, but overall it is a solid record whose pop moments work well with the heavier rock moments.Mastodon RemissionMatchbox Twenty Yourself or Someone Like YouMatchbox Twenty More Than You Think You AreMatmos The Marriage of True MindsMeshuggah NothingMeshuggah obZenMike Patton The Place Beyond the PinesMike Patton's orchestrations sound like a mix of Tomahawk's debut and King for a Day.... Fool for a Lifetime as inspired by Ennio Morricone (which, depending on how you look at it, could seem a bit redundant to say). I have been bouncing back and forth in my mindset as to whether to see this film or not, but given that the score is actually very engaging I may have to choose to despite my reservations over it being a mobstery movie. Mister Bare Uncle Feces InuchanStarts out a bit off, but the majority of "Inuchan" is a really hypnotic arrangement of noises.Moonspell Alpha NoirMushroomhead Savior SorrowMushroomhead XXNeil Davidge Halo 4 Original SoundtrackPacing could be much better, but this is pretty entertaining. Nicki Minaj Pink Friday: Roman ReloadedNine Inch Nails The SlipNine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IVNine Inch Nails Year ZeroNine Inch Nails And All That Could Have BeenOctopus Into the Void of FearWhoa?! A heavily Meshuggah influenced progressive metal band release that is only 26 minutes across 8 tracks? And gets right to the point rather than stretch songs out with fluff? Brevity is the soul of wit and I dig what these clowns are cookin'. Jun fuckin junOf Montreal Paralytic StalksOpeth Blackwater ParkOpeth My Arms, Your HearseOpul PersonnelWhile this release has its shakey moments, it has a nice progression to it and the songs at least in parts are quite memorable. Overkill The Electric AgePapa Roach InfestPolarization Chasing the LightStarts out really strong, but the middle gets kinda loses me.Polkadot Cadaver Purgatory Dance PartyPublic Image Ltd Flowers Of RomancePuscifer C is for...Puscifer "V" Is For VaginaRachel Zeffira The DesertersRadiohead Hail to the ThiefRadiohead COM LAG (2plus2isfive)Rammstein HerzeleidRammstein Liebe Ist Für Alle DaReso TangramRotting Christ Kata Ton Daimona EaytoyRwake Voices of OmensSerebro Mama LoverSevendust AnimositySevendust AlphaSithu Aye Invent the UniverseSleepytime Gorilla Museum Grand Opening and ClosingSoap and Skin SugarbreadSound City Players Sound City: Real To ReelPretty damn good, but it is made for very specific environments, namely social (like driving around, a concert). This kind of record has to be a shared experience. Alone, it just gets kinda boring and sounds somewhat uninspired. That being said, the tracks featuring Josh Homme, "Centipede", "Mantra" and "Trick with no Sleeve" are the ones I found the most enjoyable. The Paul McCartney-Nirvana collab, "Cut me some slack", is also a highlight given how well the *ahem* old man and younguns meld together.Stabbing Westward UngodSteven Wilson The Raven That Refused to SingStorm Corrosion Storm CorrosionStrapping Young Lad The New BlackSudatsuga Blue Moon SaiyeedSudatsuga Eeid Syrojh SuhnTrack 1 goes from Karin style vox effects to the kind of ambience Ellen Meijers (Oddworld: Abe's Oddyssey/Abe's Exoddus) would create. Track 2 has a brief return of the warbling and has a stronger core melody and gorgeous accompaniments.Sunwølf Midnight MoonNot the most thrilling work you will ever hear, but it is pretty and the artwork and music fit well together.Taurus (USA-OR) LifeTenacious D The Pick of DestinyThe Agonist PrisonersThe Contortionist IntrinsicThe Devin Townsend Band Accelerated EvolutionThe Devin Townsend Project EpiclouderThe Dillinger Escape Plan Ire WorksThe Faceless Planetary DualityThe Faceless AutotheismThe Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwendsthe GazettE DivisionThe Knife Silent ShoutThe Omega Experiment The Omega ExperimentThe Shins Wincing the Night AwayThrough Waves SantuárioTom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn The TorpedoesTomahawk OddfellowsTool AenimaTrapt TraptU2 The Best Of 1980-1990Ulfur White MountainVenetian Snares AffectionateVenetian Snares Fool the DetectorWhite Sea This FrontierWolves in the Throne Room Malevolent Grain3.5 greatAbortion Autopsy Cellulite Fuck FestInteresting, but short. I do really dig the production on this.Abortion Autopsy Deep ThroatAngel Haze ClassickI appreciate the fact that it is a short mixtape, but "Cleaning Out My Closet" is the only one on here that has real replay value.Animal Collective Prospect HummerApocalyptica Worlds CollideArchon Ouroboros CollapsingAs Angels Bleed As Angels BleedAtlas Sound Bedroom Databank, Vols. 1-4Atoms for Peace AmokIt is always strange when the lead in single that takes you forever to grow to love winds up being the best track on an album by a longshot. "Default" and "Judge, Jury, Executioner" are the only tracks that aren't distinctly average from beginning to end. Maybe "Amok" is also alright.Audioslave Out of ExileBarrier Dark DaysBatillus Concrete SustainBilocate Summoning the BygonesBlood on the Dance Floor EvolutionBlut Aus Nord 777 - CosmosophyBonobo The North BordersBoris Heavy Rocks IICakes Da Killa The EulogyCharli XCX True RomanceAll of the best material from this record was released last year. I still love "You're the One" as much as I did when it debuted, but most of the rest of this is only slightly above average.Chelsea Light Moving Chelsea Light MovingCherri Bomb This Is the End of ControlCloudkicker FadeClutch Earth RockerCode Orange Kids Love Is Love // Return To DustCollective Soul 7even Year ItchColleen Green Sock It To MeDark New Day New TraditionDavid Bowie Scary MonstersDavid Bowie The Next DayThis is about a 3.8. It falls short on several levels, although there are five really good songs.Deathspell Omega DroughtDespise (US) 2012 RecordingDethklok Dethalbum IIIDilute The Gypsy Valentine CurveDisturbed BelieveDisturbed The SicknessDoldrums Lesser EvilThis is one of those albums I will always feel conflicted on. There are some moments where I really love where it is going, but tracks like "Anomaly" and "Lesser Evil" really shit the bed for me. "Egypt", too, has its strong moments in the repeated verses but the non vocal sections just kinda wander. "Lost in Everyone" is a prime example of what this album can achieve at its best and what holds it back. There are some very interesting micro melodies on the track, but it is hurt by its seemingly aimless approach.Down Down IV Part I - PurpleDrones for Queens Whitewashed AfterlifeWhile it is fairly average, there are moments that suggest a lot of potential for growth into a damn decent band.Ducky Boys ClubDum Dum Girls End of DazeDying Fetus Reign SupremeEisbrecher Die Hölle Muss WartenEmigrate EmigrateEncircling Sea A Forgotten LandEnigma MCMXC a.D.Enigma Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!Enigma A posterioriEPROM MetahumanEsperanza Spalding Radio Music SocietyEths IIIexist trace VirginFeared Furor IncarnatusI really wanted to love this. That album cover is my favorite of the last few years.Foot Village Make MemoriesA 3.9. If the opener didn't drag so long in its tail end, this would be a 4. They are a very interesting band with their 4 drummer/shouty vocals dynamic.Freelance Whales DiluviaGrace Potter and The Nocturnals The Lion The Beast The BeatHellyeah HellyeahHow To Destroy Angels Welcome OblivionI am starting to become quite nostalgic of SIGIL02 (HTDA) due to how An Omen_ and Welcome Oblivion have turned out. For all HTDA did wrong, it actually did sound fairly distinct in its own way. Welcome Oblivion strikes me as an attempt to make the project less solely Reznor under a different moniker, an appeal to the indie crowd with tracks like "Ice Age" and utilize rejected material from the Year Zero sessions. It is also showing that the best material on this record is the work that was on the An Omen_ EP. And that single, "How Long", is still an utterly wretched piece of pseudo gospel garbage.rIt is hard to tell if Reznor's glory days are over or if this release just falls short for me. If he follows through on his intent to do more NIN, I shall see which is true then. Until that point in time comes, I am just going to not bother with this record again.I'd Fuck Gia PalomaSurprisingly good for a 5 minute grind release. The musician/s sound like they actually know what they are doing. Of course, there isn't a ton of novelty here.Ihsahn EremitaIntervals In TimeIntronaut Habitual LevitationsInverloch Dusk|SubsideJessie Ware DevotionJustin Bieber BelieveK-X-P IIKatatonia Dead End KingsI kinda feel meh after this album. The closer is amazing with its odd melodies, but most of the stuff that comes before it just isn't that engaging.Kettlespider AvadanteKylesa UltravioletIt has its moments ("Vulture's Landing" and "Quicksand") and I really love Laura Pleasants voice and presence as a band leader, but too much of the album is just ok.Lana Del Rey Born to DieLana Del Rey ParadiseHoly fuck, could she have made a more jingoistic record?! But musically it is really pretty. Well kinda. Actually, this is actually bad, worse than Born to Die.Le1f Fly ZoneLiam MMIXLinda Killerbee Congo Cunt CrasherLinkin Park Living ThingsLittle BB Bare To My BonesLong Distance Calling The Flood InsideJust shy of a 4. There are just too many missteps in decisions over the course of the album for me to dig it.Manowar The Lord of SteelMastodon LifesbloodMastodon Call of the MastodonMatchbox Twenty NorthMemfis SilvaMetric SyntheticaMission of Burma UnsoundMister Bare Uncle Feces Purity CumInteresting enough trashy drone music. I would have liked a better balance between the porn theme and the noise, though.Morality Crisis BoatsMount Eerie Ocean RoarMushroomhead XIIIThere are several strong tracks on the album, but the overall vibe is a bit lacking and I find my self skipping back and forth on this album.Nachtmystium Silencing MachineNails Abandon All LifeNe Obliviscaris Portal of INick Cave and The Bad Seeds Push The Sky AwayNight Owls Wounds AgainNine Inch Nails The Downward SpiralNorthern Faces Southern PlacesOld Wounds From Where We Came Is Where We'll RestOpeth DeliveranceOpeth Still LifeOpeth HeritageOpul The AssailantDoesn't have the catchiness of January's EP, but is an interesting enough listen. The associated artwork is gorgeous, though. Best track: "The Entire Fleet"Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark English ElectricOutkast Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowPearl Jam TenPeriphery Periphery II: This Time It's PersonalPig Destroyer Mass & VolumePink Floyd Wish You Were HereRammstein SehnsuchtRob Thomas ...Something to BeRob Zombie Past, Present & FutureRorcal VilagvegeRotten Sound Species At WarRush Clockwork AngelsSander van Doorn Eleve11Savages Silence YourselfSerj Tankian HarakiriSevendust SeasonsSevendust Chapter VII: Hope and SorrowSevendust NextSkagos AnarchicSleigh Bells Reign of TerrorSteve Vai The Story of LightStolen Babies NaughtHas some strong moments, but a lot of it feels bland.Stone Temple Pilots No.4Stone Temple Pilots CoreSubrosa No Help for the Mighty OnesSudatsuga Hain-Ba Sun HexPersonally, I don't like it as much as Blue Moon Saiyeed. Some of the voice effects on track 7 and elsewhere get to be too grating and this release definitely meanders more than the previous. Still, it remains the pretty instrumentation and infectious beat construction.Svart Crown ProfaneYou know, usually albums with covers like this are boring as shit. This is actually pretty good (High end of a 3.5). There may be areas where the thoroughly headbangable riffs lose me due to stretching out an idea for too long or slowing down the tempo too much, but this record's engaging bits stick out a bit more to me than those. Favored tracks: "Manifestatio Symptoms", "Until the Last Breath", "Genesis Architect", "The Therapy of Flesh", "Venomous Ritual".Swans The SeerSylosis MonolithThere are some really pretty moments on here that flourish into something beautiful (the opener and hidden track), but for the most part the "let's start out with thrashy heavy and incorporate some keyboards later on during the bridge" shtick that they make literally every track conform to gets old quick.Tegan and Sara HeartthrobThe Algorithm Polymorphic CodeThe Birthday Massacre Pins and NeedlesThe Birthday Massacre Hide and SeekThe Bronx The Bronx (IV)The Chariot One WingThe Darkness Hot CakesThe Dillinger Escape Plan Calculating InfinityThe Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the KillerI like the lyrical aesthetic here more than past release (which seems to be ranting of a reluctant/apologetic murderer). However, it is a bit more Monochrome than Ire Works and Option Paralysis. It may deliberate on their part, but the emotional palette feels more gray and the riffing gets dull a bit faster. The energy of past releases is certainly here, but it strikes more impersonally than earlier work. Still, it is fun to rock out to, just not as great as it is being made out to be.The Flaming Lips The TerrorThe Moth Gatherer A Bright Celestial LightThere are gorgeous moments hidden amongst the lull and drone.The downside is that when it isn't beautiful, it doesn't have very many interesting things going on and I found myself zoning out and forgetting that I was listening to music.Torche HarmonicraftU2 How to Dismantle an Atomic BombUnru Demo MMXIIIYeah Yeah Yeahs Mosquito3.0 goodABGOHARD Blowjobs N BaconI really dig hearing his orgasm sounds on the fifth track (I really like hearing people moan for some reason), but when he tries to sing....holy shit. It almost hurts to hear. That and he sounds blazed the whole way through.ABGOHARD 4oAgalloch Pale FolkloreAltar of Plagues Teethed Glory and InjuryAnastacia It's a Man's WorldAngel Haze ReservationBlack Table SentinelBotanist IV: MandragoraBraid/Balance and Composure SplitBreaking Benjamin We Are Not AloneBreaking Benjamin PhobiaBrendon Small GalaktikonCircus Maximus NineIt is pretty decent. I am definitely not within the target audience, though, as pretty much every aspect is not really gripping me.Coilguns Commuters"Commuters Part 2" and "Earthians" are interesting, drawn out tracks that take the listener on long, chuggy treks.. I found the rest of the album sleep-inducing.Cult of Luna VertikalCum Book Noise for BitchesCyanide Ejaculation Cyanide EjaculationIt is interesting that growling in this band is actually coming from a woman. A woman growling about this subject matter is surreal.Deftones Koi No YokanDevice DeviceI know how this will make me look, but I actually like Draiman's vocals. The problem is he keeps attaching himself to horrendously generic sounding music.Devourment Conceived in SewageDie Mannequin DancelandOverall, this as a okay to decent EP. On tracks "Candide" and "Die Snitch Die" it actually succeeds in being raucous and engaging at the same time and they are catchy enough to want to return to. The rest of it, though. It is raw. Really raw. On "Suffer" you can very easily hear vocalist Care attempt to squeak out the notes that she can't hit, whether it is because during recording she wore out her voice or they are just outside her range. The song itself is kinda bland, but those moments on vocals exemplify the negative side of this EP. And the (drunken?) attempts at singing by Tonyswar are just too awful to even be funny.Emmure Slave to the GameEmora StarsEnya AmarantineErel Pilo DroneFaustcoven Hellfire and Funeral BellsFull of Hell Rudiments of MutilationGojira L'Enfant SauvageHellyeah Band of BrothersHowl BloodlinesImmolation Kingdom of ConspiracyKnives Out! Black Mass HysteriaAs I figured when I heard the single back in March, this album is really bland and makes me wonder if my love of the Polkadot Cadaver debut is nothing more than fluke. And what is with this collaboration? DFD + Nothingface/Hellyeah?Korn The Path of TotalityKvelertak MeirLacuna Coil Dark AdrenalineMarie Dior 7Meshuggah KolossMister Bare Uncle Feces FlapshwölleMoonspell Omega WhiteMushroomhead Beautiful Stories For Ugly ChildrenMykki Blanco Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ssNaily L.I.E.Neil Young AmericanaNero Di Marte Nero Di MarteOpeth DamnationOtep HydraThis album clawed its way into a 3 for its lyrical concept and some of audio concepts (such as the recurring blaring horn in the first track). This could have made for a better, possibly terrifying album if the hydra metaphor wasn't so under utilized and the metal bits weren't so straight forward. If only the execution was up to par.Passion Pit GossamerPissed Jeans HoneysPomegranate Tiger EntitiesPristina Hopeless GodlessProjected HumanHas some engaging moments, but overall not one of the better releases from the members of Sevendust.Puscifer Donkey Punch The NightRadiohead The BendsRings of Saturn DingirRiverside Shrine Of New Generation SlavesRob Zombie Educated HorsesRoniit In The ShadowsI respect for being a woman in a mostly man dominated genre of music, but holy hell her music does pretty much nothing for me. In fact the fifth track really rubbed me the wrong way.Save Us From The Archon Some Things We Carry, AlwaysShining (NOR) One One OneStone Temple Pilots PurpleStone Temple Pilots Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican...Swans SwansSwans FilthSwans Young GodTessuroh For QueenJust a collection of snippets of song ideas. The themes are interesting but are too brief to be compelling.The Dear Hunter MigrantThe Knife Shaking the Habitual"Wrap your arms around me", "Old Dreams Waiting to Be Realized", "Raging Lung" and "Fracking Fluid Injection" are worth hearing at least once. The rest of it just doesn't speak to me.The Odious Joint VenturesWow, the first track made me think I would like this. Then the rest of the album happened. Really don't see what the bloggy fuss is over. The techy-prog hard rock angle while interesting isn't really that well fleshed out on this release.The Robot Ate Me Circumstance"Circumstance #2" really got my attention. The rest is pretty okay, though. I guess this stuff just really isn't my thing.The Robot Ate Me Bridge by BridgeThe Stooges Ready To DieIt is an album for rocking and it does rock. Who doesn't love them DD's?Toro Y Moi June 2009Torres TorresTrapt Someone in ControlTrapt RebornU2 The Best Of 1990-2000Waxahatchee Cerulean SaltYo La Tengo FadeZozobra Savage Masters2.5 averageAmaranthe The NexusChvrches RecoverDeep Throat Cumageddon Deep Throat CumageddonDeerhunter MonomaniaOk, it cannot just be nostalgia. This album is literally a few steps down from Halcyon Digest.Demi Lovato DemiGhost B.C. InfestissumamGrayceon Pearl & The End of Dayshepa-Titus Follow MeReally, really, really grimy, which I guess is what you expect from a musician who is a former bassist for both The Melvins and Tomahawk. I just hope future releases are little more fine tuned. The whole sounding like it was recorded in a trashcan aesthetic fits in an odd way, I guess, though.Jeffrey Nothing The New PyschodaliaLinkin Park Minutes To MidnightLou Reed and Metallica LuluNot as bad as people make it out to be, but the trolliness of it all does wear out its welcome after a few listens.Lydia DevilMaria Minerva BlessMy Bloody Valentine m b vJesus, you all are bitching about the artwork and it is far from the worst even released so far this year. As for the music, this is one of those early 90s bands I never even knew existed until early last month so I won't be surprised if I wind up feeling about their discog how I feel currently about this "New You" track (not that positive). Pink Floyd The WallPurity Ring ShrinesRamlord Crippled Minds, Sundered WisdomRob Zombie Hellbilly Deluxe 2Sally Shapiro Somewhere ElseThere are some flares of Enigma-like (Voyageur era) samples and instrumentation on here, but it mostly just sounds like Euro dance pop. This is the type of release that teases you with ethereal intros just to roughly transition into a retro sounding beat.Scify Sexxx & Spermtomitosis 2 Ways Alien PartyStatic-X CannibalThe Men New MoonI am getting so sick of retro ass shit, but I guess the thing that bothers me most is the general aesthetic.2.0 poorAdema Topple the GiantsIceage You're NothingPink Floyd The Final CutQueensryche Frequency UnknownIncredibly bland, but not quite as bad as #willpower. Two tracks actually had infectious melodies ("The Hands of God" and Give it to You"), but even they only have so much to offer. As far as the rerecordings, I haven't heard the original versions I can only go off of how bored I was.The Delicious Bread Collection Tales from the Yeast Side1.5 very poorwill.i.am #Willpower1.0 awfulBetter Music Modern Progressive MusicBetter Music Better AlbumCute. I am not exactly sure what would motivate a person to go through the trouble of recording this for the brief chuckle it inspires. I did giggle, though.Better Music Magnvm OpvsBetter Music Phibble's SneegEraser Chair Avant-TardEraser Chair yergivis oopa oopaEraser Chair THAT WEINER IS SEXYEraser Chair the only con about this dum is the lame jokeEraser Chair Skitmarks
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