| 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne Collegrove | 2.5 |
| 3 (USA) The End is Begun | 3.5 |
| 3 Inches of Blood Fire Up The Blades | 3.5 |
| 3 Is 3 Torg::h/h | 1.5 |
| A Day To Remember For Those Who Have Heart (Reissue) | 3.0 |
| A Loss For Words No Sanctuary | 3.5 |
| A Lot Like Birds Conversation Piece | 4.0 |
| A Plea for Purging Depravity | 3.5 |
| A Skylit Drive Wires...and the Concept of Breathing | 2.5 |
| A Skylit Drive ASD | 2.5 |
| A Skylit Drive Adelphia | 3.0 |
| A Skylit Drive Rise | 3.0 |
| A Static Lullaby A Static Lullaby | 3.0 |
| A Textbook Tragedy Intimidator | 3.5 |
| A Wilhelm Scream Career Suicide | 4.5 |
| Ab-Soul Control System | 3.5 |
| Ab-Soul These Days... | 3.5 |
| Abandon All Ships Malocchio | 2.0 |
| There are a few scattered clean vocal hooks later on in the album that are decently catchy, and the synths aren't overly offensive. However, this album is plagued by really bland writing. I was barely able to tell the songs apart from one another except for the horrendous "Alive", a full-out EDM track that is easily the worst on the record and perhaps that I've heard all year. |
| Abandoned by Light No God, No Sun, No Future | 1.0 |
| Absu Abzu | 3.0 |
| Abzu brings the riffs for sure. There is plenty of fast paced instrumentation all over this album. The production holds this album back from sounding as heavy as it should with a real lack of bass, and the songs can be a bit samey with all of the double-kick runs. But Abzu is definitely packed to the brink with a lot of fun for any metal fan. |
| AC/DC Black Ice | 2.5 |
| Action Bronson Saaab Stories | 3.5 |
| Action Bronson being Action Bronson. A major difference here is the production of Harry Fraud, providing a more relaxed backdrop most of the time compared to the music on Blue Chips or Dr. Lecter. Action is his usual carefree self, cracking sexual jokes and making food references. Most of this EP is quality and worth hearing. A few missteps, such as the cringe-worthy hook in "No Time" and a lame Wiz Khalifa feature hold this back from being up there with the amazing hip-hop releases this year. Definitely still worth any Bronson fan's time as this is incredibly solid. |
| Action Bronson Dr. Lecter | 4.0 |
| Adebisi Shank This is the Album | 3.5 |
| Aerolyn Resilience | 3.5 |
| Aesop Rock Skelethon | 4.0 |
| After the Burial In Dreams | 3.0 |
| After the Burial This Life Is All We Have | 3.5 |
| This is an incredibly pointless EP, just a re-recording of a few songs off their first album. Despite this not being worth your money, the music is well produced and impressive as always. This is a decent little piece of melodic metalcore that would fit well on a playlist with ATB's other work. |
| After the Burial Wolves Within | 3.5 |
| After the Burial Dig Deep | 3.5 |
| Aiden Nightmare Anatomy | 2.0 |
| Akissforjersey New Bodies | 3.5 |
| New Bodies is a great and welcome return for akissforjersey. They manages to change and refine their sound (and become a little heavier) while keeping all the catchy elements of their music the fans love. The production is great and the vocals are the main selling point of this album. Some of the hooks sound similar to one another, and the album itself is nothing groundbreaking, but almost everything here will have your head bobbing. |
| Alaya Thrones | 3.5 |
| The vocals are here are incredibly catchy! The production can be a little unclear at times, but the instrumental performance is proficient enough to make up for that. Alaya's debut album is a nice amalgamation of genres that sounds refreshing for the most part, even though it's a blend of stuff that has been done before. |
| Alesana On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax | 3.0 |
| Alesana Where Myth Fades to Legend | 3.0 |
There are a ton of issues with Where Myth Fades to Legend. The overall mix is poor,
it's worse than their debut. Also, there are a fair amount of moments where the clean vocals are
just a tad off pitch that are scattered across the album, which is bad for the catchy sound they
were going for here. Many of the songs sound similar to each other, and the runtime is too long.
However, there is a lot of solid riffing, and most of these songs are well-written. I'm a big fan
of their approach to harsh vocals, and the constant trade-offs between the four of them create a
chaotic sound that I dig. Listening to Alesana's sophomore effort all the way through is like
eating an excessive amount of value menu items from Mcdonald's. You will deeply regret it after
the fact, but it's satisfying in the moment. 3/5 |
| Alesana The Emptiness | 3.0 |
| Alesana The Decade EP | 3.5 |
| Alexisonfire Crisis | 3.0 |
| Alexisonfire Watch Out! | 3.5 |
| Alexisonfire Old Crows / Young Cardinals | 3.5 |
| Alexisonfire Alexisonfire | 4.0 |
| Alive In Standby Dream Status | 3.5 |
| Dream Status is an incredibly catchy and solid album that seems to be striving to be something unique but just misses the mark by a couple inches. The soulful clean vocals are the selling point of this release, and there are some flashes of creative guitar playing as well. The rest of the album is pretty standard-fare post-hardcore, including keyboard/synth work that is limited but tasteful. |
| All Shall Perish The Price of Existence | 4.0 |
| This album takes the intensity of Deathcore but keeps it interesting with the breakneck paces and melodic guitar playing. The songs are very well written but there are a few too many breakdowns in my opinion. |
| All Shall Perish Awaken the Dreamers | 4.0 |
| All That Remains The Order of Things | 2.5 |
| All Time Low So Wrong, It's Right | 3.0 |
| Alter Bridge Blackbird | 3.5 |
| Amarionette [US] Dangerous Times and My Dangerous Ways | 3.5 |
| Amarionette [US] Repeating History | 4.0 |
| Amarionette [US] Amarionette | 4.5 |
| Previously, on their 4-track EP, Dangerous Times and My Dangerous Ways, Amarionette showed us that they were a band capable of writing catchy post-hardcore tunes and that they had the potential to become something great, with a singer that did his best (albeit slightly overbearing) Claudio Sanchez impression throughout the release. On their 2013 self-titled album, you can tell Amarionette put a lot of work into this record, with the instrumentation being much more technical and calculated and still retaining their catchy factor. The vocalist finds his own voice, and works better as a unit with the band while still having his stand-out moments. Amarionette is a criminally underrated record that deserves to be heard and loved by more fans of Coheed & Cambria or Dance Gavin Dance. |
| American Football American Football (LP2) | 3.5 |
| god damn it just name your album you fucking hipsters |
| American Football American Football | 4.5 |
| An Arrow to the Knee Getting Over Thunderdome | 1.0 |
| An Endless Sporadic An Endless Sporadic | 3.5 |
| This album may be outshined by their EP. But it is still an awesome 2009 release. There are a lot of great jams on this record. |
| An Endless Sporadic Ameliorate | 4.0 |
| An Endless Sporadic Magic Machine | 4.0 |
| Anal Cunt 5643 Song | 1.0 |
| Anal Cunt I Like It When You Die | 2.0 |
| Anal Cunt Picnic of Love | 3.0 |
| Anal Holocaust Sex Obsessed | 1.0 |
| Anberlin New Surrender | 3.5 |
| Animals As Leaders Weightless | 3.5 |
| Animals As Leaders The Madness of Many | 3.5 |
| Animals As Leaders Animals as Leaders | 4.0 |
| Animals As Leaders The Joy of Motion | 4.0 |
| Anime Fire On the Wings of Hope | 3.0 |
| Anthony Green Avalon | 3.0 |
| Anthony Green Beautiful Things | 3.5 |
| Antoine Dufour Existence | 4.5 |
| Apathy Handshakes With Snakes | 3.5 |
| Architects Hollow Crown | 3.0 |
| Architects All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us | 3.5 |
| Architects's new album, All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us is a very technically proficient release. The production is great, taking atmospheric cues from Northlane's Node and Singularity. There's also challenging riffing reminiscent of their 2009 effort, Hollow Crown, and perhaps a bit of August Burns Red. There's a bunch of sections with vocals that land somewhere between clean and harsh, and they can become a bit grating when they go on for too long. Closer "Memento Mori" was definitely the highlight of the album with excellent use of synths and overall dynamics. The rest of the songs range from acceptable to great. I'd definitely recommend this to fans of the genre, it's a solid album, but it'd be nice to see them sonically branch out more in the future. |
| Army Of The Pharaohs In Death Reborn | 3.5 |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger Total Body Workout | 1.5 |
| Arsis United in Regret | 2.5 |
| Arsis Starve for the Devil | 3.5 |
| Arsis We Are the Nightmare | 4.0 |
| Arsis Unwelcome | 4.0 |
| Arsis A Celebration of Guilt | 4.5 |
| Arsonists Get All the Girls The Game Of Life | 3.0 |
| Arsonists Get All the Girls Motherland | 4.0 |
| Art By Numbers Reticence: The Musical | 4.0 |
| Artifex Pereo Passengers | 4.0 |
| As Blood Runs Black Pre-Production Demos | 2.5 |
| As Blood Runs Black Instinct | 3.0 |
| As Blood Runs Black Allegiance | 3.5 |
| ASAP Ferg Ferg Forever | 3.0 |
| Ferg Forever is a decent mixtape following his 2013 effort, Trap Lord. His flow is solid on most of the tracks and there are some great instrumentals. However, some of the songs are complete filler and come across as thoughtless. The features are hit or miss, with highlights from Twista and Big Sean. If this mixtape had the fat trimmed off of it, it would definitely be a lot better. 3/5 |
| ASAP Mob Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends | 3.5 |
| ASAP Rocky LONG.LIVE.A$AP | 3.5 |
| ASAP Rocky At.Long.Last.A$AP | 4.0 |
| Asking Alexandria Reckless and Relentless | 2.0 |
| Asking Alexandria From Death to Destiny | 2.0 |
| I don't really know why I was expecting better, most of these songs sound exactly the same. From Death to Destiny is a complete chore to get through. The occasional catchy moment here and there saves this from being complete garbage, but it doesn't make up for all of the boring breakdowns and the overall phoned-in performance from the entire outfit. |
| Assassinate The Following Massacre Of The North | 3.0 |
| Atheist Jupiter | 4.0 |
| Attack Attack! If Guns Are Outlawed, Can We Use Swords? | 1.5 |
| Attack Attack! Someday Came Suddenly | 2.0 |
| Attack Attack! Attack Attack! | 2.5 |
| Attack Attack! This Means War | 2.5 |
| Augury Fragmentary Evidence | 3.5 |
| August Alsina Downtown: Life Under the Gun | 3.0 |
| Alsina's EP Downtown: Life Under the Gun is insanely catchy! It's a shame a lot of it sounds the same, since he's an incredibly talented R&B vocalist. The features on here also drag the quality down a bit. Despite being derivative and unoriginal, this release is still really fun and I highly enjoyed listening to it. |
| August Burns Red August Burns Red | 1.5 |
| August Burns Red Looks Fragile After All | 2.0 |
| August Burns Red Thrill Seeker | 3.5 |
| August Burns Red Messengers | 3.5 |
| August Burns Red Constellations | 4.0 |
| This isn't the most original piece of all time... But Constellations is probably one of my favorite metalcore records alongside Stages and Controller. They really improve their sound from Messengers. In my opinion, Messengers had way too many breakdowns. Constellations, however, is more creative and is their best record to date. |
| August Burns Red Rescue & Restore | 4.0 |
This 2013 August Burns Red album sports improved production and the similar high energy
performances that are always expected with this particular metalcore outfit. It employs just
the right amount of experimentation that doesn't sound as forced as a few of the moments on
Leveler. The only downside with this album is that the songs still occasionally blur
together, which seems to be a recurring problem. Aside from that, this album is still worth
hearing immediately. |
| August Burns Red Found in Far Away Places | 4.0 |
| Auras Panacea | 3.0 |
| Auras Heliospectrum | 3.5 |
| Austrian Death Machine Total Brutal | 3.0 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Hail to the King | 1.5 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold | 2.5 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Diamonds in the Rough | 2.5 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Sounding the Seventh Trumpet | 3.0 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare | 3.0 |
| Avenged Sevenfold The Stage | 3.0 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Waking the Fallen | 3.5 |
| Avenged Sevenfold City of Evil | 4.0 |
| Avicii Stories | 1.5 |
| B.o.B No Genre | 3.5 |
| Bad Rabbits American Nightmare | 4.0 |
| BADBADNOTGOOD BBNG2 | 4.0 |
| Despite occasionally being repetitive, BBNG2 is a refreshing listen that includes covers of popular hip-hop songs and a selection of original compositions. The musicians display a lot of talent throughout it's runtime (see "DMZ"). The production is also very clear, with each piece of the trio having their noise heard equally. Recommended for fans of jazz, hip-hop, and math rock. |
| BADBADNOTGOOD IV | 4.0 |
| Baptized In Blood Gutterbound | 3.5 |
| This is a really great hardcore album that has good guitar harmonies and a unique sound that also takes from classic metal along with hardcore. I plan on reviewing this soon. |
| Baths Cerulean | 4.0 |
| Baths Obsidian | 4.0 |
Baths is the pseudonym for Will Wiesenfield's electronic solo project. Rewinding to 2010, he
presented us with his debut piece known as Cerulean. Wiesenfield's debut displayed
itself as a carefree record that was as enthusiastic as it was ambitious. The glitchy and
stutter-laden feel of Cerulean, combined with its scattered falsetto vocals and
overall optimistic feel, was something unique-sounding to me, as someone who is relatively
new to this field of sonic exploration. This year, with his sophomore release,
Obsidian, his style has taken a drastic turn towards a darker side of electronic
music, I'd almost describe it as similar to Burial's 2007 record Untrue, except
noticeably more vocal driven. It's arguably even more vocal-driven than Cerulean,
which mostly works out for the better than for the worse. This is one of my favourite
records from 2013 so far. |
| Behemoth ....From the Pagan Vastlands | 2.0 |
| Behemoth Grom | 2.5 |
| Behemoth Satanica | 2.5 |
| Behemoth And the Forests Dream Eternally | 2.5 |
| Behemoth Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) | 3.0 |
Behemoth's full length debut has a nice blend of black metal and folk. I didn't really love the
production on this, the performances can be a bit sloppy at times, and some of the material blends
together to an extent. However, the interludes and "Hell Dwells in Ice" offer nice changes of
pace. For someone who doesn't listen to a lot of black metal I could sense it was very genuine,
and I even found a lot to enjoy. 3.1/5 |
| Behemoth Pandemonic Incantations | 3.0 |
| Behemoth Zos Kia Cultus (Here and Beyond) | 3.5 |
| Behemoth The Apostasy | 3.5 |
| Behemoth Thelema.6 | 3.5 |
| Behemoth Demigod | 4.0 |
| Behemoth Evangelion | 4.0 |
| Behold... The Arctopus Horrorscension | 2.0 |
| Behold... The Arctopus Cognitive Emancipation | 2.5 |
| Behold... The Arctopus Skullgrid | 3.5 |
| Being as an Ocean Dear G-d | 3.5 |
| Beloved Failure On | 4.5 |
| Beneath the Massacre Dystopia | 3.0 |
| Betraying the Martyrs Breathe In Life | 3.0 |
| Between the Buried and Me Colors | 4.0 |
| Big D and the Kids Table Strictly Rude | 3.5 |
| Billy Talent Billy Talent | 2.5 |
| Billy Talent Billy Talent II | 3.0 |
| Birdman Rich Gang: All Stars | 1.5 |
| On a positive note, there's a handful of quality verses/songs on here. Busta Rhymes, Mystikal, and Ace Hood all do a decent job on the release compared to the rest of the cast. Birdman himself isn't even that bad, even though he doesn't really do much. With incredibly samey beats, and overwhelmingly bad features in abundance from Lil Wayne, Future, French Montana, Gudda, and the laughable DJ Khaled interludes. Rich Gang: All Stars really doesn't deserve a much higher rating than what I'm giving it. |
| Black Sabbath Sabotage | 3.0 |
| Black Sabbath Greatest Hits 1970–1978 | 3.0 |
| Black Sabbath 13 | 3.0 |
| Black Veil Brides We Stitch These Wounds | 2.0 |
| Black Veil Brides Black Veil Brides | 2.5 |
| Bladee GLUEE | 3.0 |
| Bladee Eversince | 3.0 |
| Blessthefall Witness | 3.0 |
| Blessthefall Awakening | 3.5 |
| Blessthefall Hollow Bodies | 3.5 |
| Another solid album from Blessthefall that is about on par with Awakening. The slight shift to a more metalcore sound is more of a sidestep than a step forward, and the song-writing can be a little samey at points, but the performances are still solid nonetheless. Interesting synth sections and guitar leads are effectively sprinkled throughout the album that place this band slightly above their countless contemporaries. |
| blink-182 Blink-182 | 3.0 |
| blink-182 California | 3.0 |
| blink-182 Enema Of The State | 3.5 |
| Blood on the Dance Floor It's Hard to Be a Diamond... | 1.0 |
| You dun goof'd by listening to this album. Consequences will never be the same. |
| Blood on the Dance Floor EPIC | 1.0 |
| Blood on the Dance Floor Evolution | 1.0 |
| Bonobo Black Sands | 3.5 |
| Born of Osiris The New Reign | 3.0 |
| Born of Osiris A Higher Place | 3.5 |
| Born of Osiris Tomorrow We Die Alive | 3.5 |
| Born of Osiris Soul Sphere | 3.5 |
| Born of Osiris sounds reinvigorated on Soul Sphere. This is more or less the album Tomorrow We Die Alive should have been, a slice of synth-heavy progressive metal with more of a melodic emphasis. Unfortunately, the clean vocals are a bit hit or miss, and the complicated rhythms mixed with keyboard parts can wear thin when listening all the way through. However, this display of excellent musicianship, and it's overall catchy nature will definitely appeal to the fans, myself included. 3.6/5 |
| Born of Osiris The Discovery | 4.0 |
| Boys Night Out TrainWreck | 2.5 |
| Brain Drill Quantum Catastrophe | 2.5 |
| Brain Drill Boundless Obscenity | 2.5 |
| Breathe Carolina It's Classy Not Classic | 1.5 |
| Bring Me the Horizon There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It... | 2.5 |
| Bring Me the Horizon Sempiternal | 3.0 |
| Broadway Gentleman's Brawl | 2.5 |
| Broadway Kingdoms | 3.0 |
| brokeNCYDE BC 13 | 1.0 |
| brokeNCYDE The Best of BrokeNCYDE | 1.0 |
| brokeNCYDE The Broken | 1.5 |
| brokeNCYDE Will Never Die | 1.5 |
| BryanStars Follow Your Dreams | 1.5 |
| Buckethead In Search Of The - Volume 13: 'E' | 1.5 |
| Buckethead KFC Skin Piles | 2.0 |
| Buckethead Underground Chamber | 2.0 |
| Buckethead Funnel Weaver | 2.5 |
| Buckethead From The Coop | 2.5 |
| Buckethead Pumpkin | 2.5 |
It's really hard for me to peg an album like Pumpkin, is it just hard for me to
understand? Do I not "get" it? Or is this album just way too strange and a little boring for
almost anybody? Don't get me wrong, there is some great stuff here and Buckethead is able to
create creepy atmospheres on the record at times. This could definitely be a Death Cube K
album if there was less bafflingly weird banjo playing. But there is just too much
derivative filler that keeps me from genuinely enjoying it. |
| Buckethead Island of Lost Minds | 3.0 |
| Buckethead Day of the Robot | 3.0 |
| Buckethead Acoustic Shards | 3.0 |
| Buckethead 3 Foot Clearance | 3.0 |
| Buckethead It Smells Like Frogs | 3.0 |
| Buckethead Last Call For The E.P. Ripley | 3.0 |
| The bass parts in this are pretty cool, and there's some cool guitar solos. Unfortunately, the percussion gets really grating after awhile, and it's pretty samey throughout. It's more of a long jam than an album full of cohesive ideas. 3/5 |
| Buckethead Albino Slug | 3.0 |
| Buckethead Electric Tears | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Enter the Chicken | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Kaleidoscalp | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Monsters & Robots | 3.5 |
| Buckethead In Search Of The - Volume 6: 'R' | 3.5 |
| Buckethead A Real Diamond In The Rough | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Chicken Noodles | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Empty Space | 3.5 |
| Buckethead Pike 13 | 3.5 |
| Pike 13 is another one of Buckethead's softer, more heartfelt outings. The album cover shows him unmasked with his father, who was apparently ill in the hospital around this time. The album shows that Buckethead is still able to create relaxing albums that can tug at your emotions. The minimalistic nature of this album really has the power to draw the listener in. The only issue with this piece is that it lacks many highlights other than Track 6, the longest piece on the record that features percussion. The rest of Pike 13, while still beautiful and performed with conviction, sort of lacks the emotional climaxes and crescendos found in classics like Colma and Electric Tears. |
| Buckethead Pearson's Square | 3.5 |
| Pearson's Square is one of the better entries in Buckethead's hit or miss Pikes series. The melancholy and beautiful melodies bring to mind other great Buckethead albums A Real Diamond in the Rough and Shadows Between the Sky. Unfortunately, some of the longer passages plod on, and the album itself isn't really anything new, especially for a dedicated Buckethead fan. |
| Buckethead Population Override | 4.0 |
| Buckethead Colma | 4.0 |
| Buckethead Bucketheadland | 4.0 |
| Buckethead In Search Of The - Volume 1: 'I' | 4.0 |
| Buckethead Shadows Between The Sky | 4.0 |
| Buckethead It's Alive | 4.0 |
Buckethead began his "Pikes" album series in 2011 and has released a barrage of entries over
the past couple years. It's safe to say that It's Alive allows this enormous body of
work to start off on a strong note. While it contains a couple typical heavier tracks that
hardcore Buckethead fans would possibly deem as generic or by-the-numbers for his standard,
the album seems pretty inspired as a whole. The fun and energetic riffs, healthy doses of
experimentation, and numerous noteworthy moments make the overall experience a memorable
one. |
| Buckethead Racks | 4.0 |
| Buckethead Giant Robot | 4.5 |
| Buckethead The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock | 4.5 |
| Buckethead The Dragons Of Eden | 4.5 |
| Bullet for My Valentine The Poison | 2.5 |
| Bullet for My Valentine Fever | 2.5 |
| This isn't terrible but a lot of the songs really drag and Matt Tuck's voice gets kind of annoying at times. However, it contains some good guitar solos and "The Last Fight" is an enjoyable track. Other than that, nothing really special to be found here. |
| Bullet for My Valentine Temper Temper | 2.5 |
| Burial Untrue | 4.5 |
| Burn Victim (CAN) Demo | 1.0 |
| Burn Victim (CAN) Rat King Tape | 1.0 |
| Burzum Umskiptar | 1.0 |
| Capture Til Death | 1.5 |
| Capture Live Life | 1.5 |
| Capture Capture the Crown | 2.0 |
| Carbonized Gnawing Mandible Harvested and Disposed | 1.0 |
| Carly Rae Jepsen Kiss | 3.0 |
| Carta Immense Constantly Repeating | 4.0 |
| Constantly Repeating is an incredibly fresh-sounding post-hardcore release that contains incredibly well-done industrial and electronic segments. There are excellent vocals with tasteful instrumentation that seems to always fit the mood of the song. The production could be a little better, but everything else here is top-notch. |
| Champion Promises Kept | 3.0 |
| Chance the Rapper Coloring Book | 3.5 |
| Chelsea Grin Desolation Of Eden | 1.5 |
| Chickenfoot Chickenfoot | 2.5 |
| Chief Keef Finally Rich | 1.0 |
| Childish Gambino Camp | 3.5 |
| Childish Gambino Because the Internet | 4.0 |
| Chiodos All's Well That Ends Well | 2.5 |
| Chiodos Devil | 3.0 |
| This new offering from Chiodos is solid at best. While it is a little boring at times, it's packed with catchy choruses and Craig Owens shows a lot of improvement compared to the first two albums. Thomas Erak's playing leaves a little bit to be desired, but the sprinkled leads are enjoyable. Illuminaudio still retains the title of the best Chiodos album, but I feel as if there are still great things to come from this group. |
| Chiodos Illuminaudio | 3.5 |
| CHON Newborn Sun | 3.5 |
| An extremely colourful and catchy second release from the SoCal instrumental wizards. This is definitely a softer affair compared to the much heavier debut, but it still brings the heavy and the wank whilst still being pleasant to listen to. A couple interlude tracks and riffs feel a little empty andor half baked which hold this back from being truly amazing. Despite that, this is still definitely worth your time. |
| CHON Woohoo! | 3.5 |
| A nice little jazz-fusion EP from CHON. It's a little lighter than their previous EPs, which makes for a nice change of pace. The vocals in "Ecco" are a great touch. This release doesn't soar musically like it has the potential to, but it is still quite the engaging record that is worth your time. |
| CHON Demo 2008 | 4.0 |
| Cinematic Sunrise A Coloring Story Book And A Long-Playing | 2.5 |
| Circa Survive Juturna | 3.5 |
| Circa Survive On Letting Go | 4.0 |
| Circle of Contempt Entwine the Threads | 3.5 |
| Circle of Contempt Structures for Creation | 3.5 |
| Circle Takes the Square As the Roots Undo | 4.0 |
| Circles Infinitas | 3.0 |
| Infinitas is a beautiful, polished record crafted by talented musicians. Unfortunately, it's all fluff to me and all of the incredibly dry and compressed djent chugs run together after awhile, which makes all the songs sound a bit too similar to one another. The clean vocals are the strongest factor in this equation. Circles show a lot of potential here but just fall short of being memorable by a hair. |
| clipping. Wriggle | 3.5 |
| Clockwork Indigo Clockwork Indigo EP | 3.5 |
| Closure in Moscow Pink Lemonade | 4.0 |
| Clown Core Clown Core | 3.0 |
| Coheed and Cambria The Last Supper: Live At Hammerstein Ballroom | 3.5 |
| Coheed and Cambria No World for Tomorrow | 3.5 |
| Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow | 3.5 |
| Coheed and Cambria The Color Before The Sun | 3.5 |
| Coheed and Cambria Neverender | 4.0 |
| Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Ascension | 4.0 |
| Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Descension | 4.0 |
| Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 | 4.5 |
| Coheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine Blade | 4.5 |
| Coldplay Mylo Xyloto | 2.0 |
| Common Universal Mind Control | 1.0 |
| Concepts Misguided | 3.0 |
| Conditions Fluorescent Youth | 3.5 |
| Confide Recover | 2.0 |
| Confide All Is Calm | 2.5 |
Confide's fan-funded album All Is Calm is definitely a step up from their 2010 album
Recover (which was a pretty generic affair). The band tries a few different things, throw in
a couple well-placed electronic parts, but a lot of it just comes off as Sempiternal rip-
offs doused in Risecore. You'll be trying hard to remember anything you heard after all of
the breakdowns and BMTH posturing. Joel Piper has a few catchy clean spots on the album, but
his vocals are way too processed to properly appreciate his efforts. This isn't really
worth listening to unless you're a huge fan of this genre. |
| Converge Axe to Fall | 4.0 |
| Corelia Nostalgia | 4.5 |
| Corey Feldman Angelic 2 The Core | 1.0 |
| Counterparts Prophets | 4.0 |
| Crown the Empire The Fallout | 3.0 |
| Crywank Narcissist on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | 2.0 |
| Currensy Stoned on Ocean | 3.5 |
| Cute Is What We Aim For Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch | 3.0 |
| Cynic Traced in Air | 4.0 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Live at Bamboozle 2010 | 2.0 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance (Instrumental Demos) | 2.5 |
| While it's interesting to see the groundwork of Dance Gavin Dance's self titled album, the demo sounds pretty sloppy a lot of the time and just makes me want to listen to the finished record, which is much more polished. However, this is worth a listen for curiosity's sake if you are a big fan of the band like myself. |
| Dance Gavin Dance Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean | 3.5 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Happiness | 3.5 |
| Dance Gavin Dance People You Knew/Perfect | 3.5 |
This release seems to be a bit random as these two songs could have just as easily been
legitimate tracks on DBM II. People You Knew is pretty awesome, and it's nice to see Jon
Mess's lyricism have a bit more focus than usual. Perfect isn't awful by any means, but it
sounds like it would be a B-side off of a Jonny Craig solo album. I'd definitely recommend
picking up the Hot Topic edition of this (if it still exists) or simply downloading these
two tracks if you're a fan of DBM II. |
| Dance Gavin Dance Tree City Sessions | 3.5 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Acceptance Speech | 4.0 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance | 4.5 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Downtown Battle Mountain II | 4.5 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Instant Gratification | 4.5 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Mothership | 4.5 |
| Danny Brown Old | 4.0 |
| Danny Brown Atrocity Exhibition | 4.0 |
| Dave East Kairi Chanel | 4.0 |
| Dayshell Dayshell | 3.0 |
| Dayshell Nexus | 3.5 |
| Dead by April Dead by April | 2.5 |
| Deafheaven Sunbather | 4.0 |
| This must be one of the most emotional and bombastic albums I've heard this year. Sunbather is quite the beast of an album with multiple 10+ minute tracks. There is quite a lot of variety here with equal doses black metal, post-rock, and shoegaze. With blasts galore and a good ear for melody, I'd recommend Sunbather to any metal fan looking for something a little fresh. |
| Death Cab for Cutie You Can Play These Songs With Chords | 1.0 |
| Death Cab for Cutie Directions: The Plans Video Album | 1.0 |
| An album of terrible covers with terrible vocals. This is probably one of the worst death cab albums yet. "Brothers On A Hotel Bed" is such a bad piece by them. ew. |
| Death Cab for Cutie The Photo Album | 1.5 |
| Death Cube K Disembodied | 3.0 |
| Death Cube K Tunnel | 3.0 |
| Death From Above 1979 Romance Bloody Romance | 2.5 |
| Death From Above 1979 You're a Woman, I'm a Machine | 3.5 |
| Deftones Adrenaline | 2.5 |
| Deftones' debut album Adrenaline has a very fitting title. The album rarely takes its foot roff the gas, save for the occasional softer section featuring Chino's brilliant clean vocals. The rproduction is raw, but clear and fitting for a record of this sort. Unfortunately, while the rperformances are solid, the band is underdeveloped at this point. The songs sound very similar to reach other, and it can blur together when listening to the record as one cohesive piece.r2.6/5 |
| Deftones Around the Fur | 3.0 |
| Deftones Deftones | 3.5 |
| Deftones Koi No Yokan | 3.5 |
| Deftones Gore | 3.5 |
| Deftones White Pony | 4.0 |
| Deftones Diamond Eyes | 4.0 |
| Deftones Saturday Night Wrist | 4.5 |
| Demigodz KILLmatic | 4.0 |
| While we've heard of a lot of this kind of stuff before from these guys, Apathy- fronted hip-hop group Demigodz put out an album that doesn't really have a bad track, and all the MCs are on top of their game. |
| Design the Skyline Nevaeh | 2.0 |
| Desiigner New English | 2.5 |
| Destiny Potato Lun | 4.0 |
| Dillon Francis Something, Something, Awesome | 3.0 |
| Disturbed Ten Thousand Fists | 3.0 |
| Divinity Allegory | 3.5 |
| Divinity The Singularity | 4.0 |
| Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment Surf | 4.0 |
| DoomThrone Skeleton Veiled in Flesh | 1.0 |
| Down With Webster Time To Win Vol. I | 2.0 |
| whoa is me I'm so whoa is me I'm so whoa is me I'm so whoais me I'm so whoa is me I'm so whoa is me I'm so whoa |
| Dr. Acula S.L.O.B. | 1.5 |
| Dr. Acula The Social Event of the Century | 2.5 |
| Dr. Dre Compton | 4.0 |
| DragonForce Valley Of The Damned (Demo) | 1.5 |
| DragonForce Inhuman Rampage | 2.0 |
| DragonForce Valley of the Damned | 2.5 |
| DragonForce Sonic Firestorm | 3.0 |
| DragonForce Ultra Beatdown | 3.0 |
| DragonForce The Power Within | 3.0 |
| Drake Thank Me Later | 2.5 |
| Drake Nothing Was the Same | 3.0 |
| Drake Take Care | 3.5 |
| Drake If You're Reading This It's Too Late | 3.5 |
| Drake and Future What a Time to Be Alive | 3.0 |
| Dustin Kensrue Please Come Home | 2.5 |
| Earl Sweatshirt Doris | 3.5 |
| Elitist Between The Balance | 2.5 |
I really wanted to love this EP. After hearing Reshape | Reason, and thoroughly enjoying it
since it was chock-full of awesome riffing and metal in general, Elitist's Between the
Balance comes off as a bit boring and maybe even tired. The mix muffles the drumming,
killing the music's power a little. There is also more of an emphasis on clean vocal
sections this time around, they sort of sound like slightly less boring Miss May I clean
vocal sections, and slightly less boring isn't really saying much to Elitist's credit. They
seem to have dumbed down and slowed down the frantic pace that they had on the Reshape |
Reason and Caves (and Earth to a lesser extent), ESPECIALLY during the aforementioned clean
sections. Finally, "Echo in the Room" is one of the most boring songs Elitist have released
thus far. However, with all that said, Between the Balance is still not at all bad in terms
of metalcore, and I find myself going back to "Vice Versa" every now and then, which is the
highlight of this EP. But fans of more *progressive* metal will be a bit disappointed by
the band's technical regression. |
| Elitist Caves | 3.5 |
| Elitist Earth | 3.5 |
| Elitist Reshape Reason | 4.0 |
Elitist have replaced their vocalist for a second time and dropped one of their guitarists,
thus becoming a 4-piece group. The music of Reshape | Reason falls somewhere in between the
metalcore sound of Caves and the djent influence on Earth. Fortunately, Elitist manages to
take the best of both avenues and compile it into an extremely hard-hitting slab of
metalcore. |
| Emanuel Soundtrack to a Headrush | 3.0 |
| Emarosa Corsets Are Cages | 2.0 |
| Emarosa This Is Your Way Out | 2.5 |
| Emarosa Emarosa | 3.0 |
| Emarosa Versus (Reimagined) | 3.0 |
| Emarosa Relativity | 3.5 |
| Emarosa 131 | 3.5 |
| Emery ...In Shallow Seas We Sail | 4.0 |
| Emeth Telesis | 3.0 |
| Eminem Relapse | 2.0 |
| Eminem Recovery | 3.0 |
| Eminem Infinite | 3.5 |
| Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | 3.5 |
| Is MMLP2 the classic that hardcore fans have been begging for? Not quite. However, we have been graced with a slew of incredibly solid tracks that not a lot of people were expecting from the once washed-up emcee. It's unclear whether he'll even be releasing more material in the coming years. If MMLP2 is Em throwing in the towel, it would be a great note to end on. |
| Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP | 4.5 |
| the MM LP is infamous for being one of the darkest mainstream hip hop albums lyrically in its generation. Eminem rarely missteps here, with the flow, production choices, lyrics, and humor being almost always top notch. The skits and constant profanity can wear on the listener near the end of album, but that doesn't stop it from being the hip-hop landmark that it has become. |
| Emmure Felony | 1.0 |
| Emmure The Complete Guide To Needlework | 1.5 |
| Emmure The Respect Issue | 1.5 |
| Emmure Goodbye To The Gallows | 2.0 |
| Emmure Slave To The Game | 2.0 |
| Emmure Eternal Enemies | 2.0 |
| Diagonal-ass niggas put out the latest volume of chugging patterns. Eternal Enemies brings back some of the nu-metal sound heard in 2009's Felony. In typical Emmure fashion, there are a handful of half-decent tracks that are worth hearing, but the album is generic and uninspired for the most part. This album falls somewhere in the middle of their catalogue in terms of quality. |
| Emmure Speaker Of The Dead | 2.5 |
| Enemy Noise No Control, No Parade | 2.5 |
| Enter Shikari Take to the Skies | 3.0 |
| ERRA Impulse | 3.0 |
| ERRA Augment | 3.5 |
| Escape the Fate Dying Is Your Latest Fashion | 3.0 |
| Etienne Sin The Art of Stealing Hearts | 1.0 |
I can't even think of anything good to say about this. Awful production, incredibly shallow
songwriting muddled with breakdowns and cringe-worthy pop sections, ego-centric effeminate
vocal wankery (in the worst way possible), the album cover, and mostly basic
instrumentation. The only value this has is that it provided me with a couple cheap laughs
at how shit it is. Like seriously, just look at that album cover and you'll have a good
idea of what the album sounds like. |
| Etienne Sin The Paradox Divide | 1.5 |
| This is ALMOST as laughable as his debut album except everything is marginally less shitty. Perhaps his 9th album will be a 3. |
| Evan Brewer Alone | 3.5 |
| Evan Brewer is an excellent bass player, and it really shows on this collection of compositions. There are definitely a ton of interesting ideas on the record! However, unless you are some sort of aficionado of the bass guitar, you probably won't be coming back to this that often after hearing it initially. |
| Exoskeleton Plutonian Herd | 1.0 |
| Listen if you want a laugh. Then put it aside for eternity. Random scream in Death Orgasm makes the album AOTY contender IMO. |
| Exotic Animal Petting Zoo Tree of Tongues | 4.0 |
| Exotype Exotype | 3.0 |
| Expeditions Pomelo Tongue | 4.0 |
| Explosions in the Sky The Wilderness | 3.5 |
| Fabolous Summertime Shootout 2 | 3.0 |
| Fall Out Boy From Under the Cork Tree | 3.0 |
| Falling in Reverse Fashionably Late | 1.5 |
"I've been in rap since I've been shittin in Pampers" would probably be enough to justify
this rating. But I'll go into more detail, most of the rap here is garbage, some of the
songs seem to just wildly fly around random genres on the fly, probably at Ronnie's whim.
The cheesy ballad "Keep Holding On" (Which manages to include a breakdown), slapped together
country song "Drifter" and "Bad Girls Club" (I can't even explain this one, hear it for
yourself) are probably three of the worst songs I've heard all year. A few shining moments
like the guilty fun I had listening to the opener "Champion", the pure hilarity of the
record, and some of the lead work (most notably "Born to Lead") gives FIR's sophomore
release a couple points, but not enough to recommend this to anyone. |
| Falling in Reverse The Drug in Me Is You | 2.5 |
| Fallujah Dreamless | 4.0 |
| Farewell, Dreamer Adapt & Overcome | 3.0 |
| I'll start by saying that I've heard this music done hundreds of times before, and this EP can even be a bit predictable at times. However, Farewell, Dreamer have crafted a brief EP that is so fun and catchy that it can be an enjoyable ordeal for anyone who is willing to turn their brain off and listen. The clean vocals are typical but well-performed, and there are a couple impressive solos sprinkled in the mix (which I haven't seen much in this genre for awhile now). |
| Fetty Wap Zoo Style | 2.0 |
| Fetty Wap Zoovier | 2.5 |
| Fightstar Grand Unification | 3.5 |
| Fightstar Be Human Deluxe Edition | 3.5 |
| Fightstar One Day Son This Will All Be Yours | 4.0 |
| Fightstar Behind the Devil's Back | 4.0 |
| Finch Say Hello to Sunshine | 4.5 |
| First Fragment Dasein | 4.0 |
| First Signs Of Frost Atlantic | 3.5 |
| Five Minute Ride The World Needs Convincing... | 3.5 |
| A decent slab of post-hardcore with Kurt Travis of A Lot Like Birds. The guitar interplay is catchy and technical and the music is written in a way to keep the listeners attention. However, the screams are a little amateurish and the production is a little sub par. |
| Flatbush Zombies 3001: A Laced Odyssey | 3.5 |
| For the Fallen Dreams Wasted Youth | 2.0 |
| For the Fallen Dreams Back Burner | 2.5 |
| For the Fallen Dreams Changes | 3.0 |
| For the Fallen Dreams Relentless | 3.0 |
| For the Fallen Dreams Heavy Hearts | 3.0 |
| For Today Prevailer | 2.5 |
| A pretty harmless jesus-loving metalcore romp with a bunch of bass drops and scattered melodic riffs. Nothing really stuck in my head after listening to it but nothing overly offensive happens in its (probably for the best) short length. |
| For Today Portraits | 3.0 |
| fordirelifesake Dance.Pretend.Forget.Defend | 4.5 |
| Forus Lights | 3.5 |
| Foxy Shazam The Flamingo Trigger | 3.5 |
| Frank Ocean channel ORANGE | 4.0 |
| Frank Ocean Blonde | 4.0 |
| Frank Zappa Apostrophe | 3.5 |
| Frank Zappa The Grand Wazoo | 4.0 |
| Freddie Gibbs Pronto | 4.0 |
| French Montana Excuse My French | 2.0 |
| The first five songs on this are absolute garbage, and all of the memorable moments that were of some quality on this LP were due to guest appearances, of which there is also way too many. There are so many posse cuts on this album that it might as well be called a compilation album, since that is what it really is. Cuts like "Gifted" and "Fuck What Happens Tonight" are actually half-decent, but the rest of the album is just boring or plain awful. |
| French Montana Casino Life 2: Brown Bag Legend | 2.0 |
| fresh beatZ Premo BeatZ EP | 1.0 |
| fresh beatZ The Life Of A Scholar | 1.5 |
| This is funny but it's terribly written and produced. Almost as if it was all improvised. |
| fresh beatZ The Misunderstood | 1.5 |
| From First to Last From First to Last | 2.5 |
| From First to Last Heroine | 3.0 |
| From First to Last Dead Trees | 3.0 |
| Dead Trees is alright. There is some truly catchy material here, but it all seems a bit over-produced and way too polished. The production, and to a lesser extent, the writing, makes it sound more like a Periphery album than a From First to Last album. Fans (myself included) clamoring for a true successor to Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has A Bodycount will be a bit disappointed but will still find something to enjoy here. The last original song was a bit cringe-worthy, but brought back the occasional humor their aforementioned older material had. The re-recordings of older tracks were nice, and Spencer Sotelo performs them well. Unfortunately, it's just not quite the same without Derek Bloom playing his signature drum parts. Overall, I mildly enjoyed this, but these guys were definitely way better as a grittier Thrice-inspired post-hardcore band. 3/5 |
| From First to Last Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count | 3.5 |
| From First to Last Aesthetic | 3.5 |
| From First to Last Throne to the Wolves | 3.5 |
| Fugazi 3 Songs | 3.0 |
| Fugazi Repeater | 3.5 |
| Fugazi In on the Kill Taker | 4.0 |
Fugazi is a very consistent band with a unique sound. In On the Kill Taker is a heavier and
noisier affair that builds on what we heard on their last album, Steady Diet of Nothing.
There are some interesting noise sections peppered throughout the album, a notable one being the
end of "23 Beats Off". Their production is always quite raw, but clear and well-suited to their
sound. "Sweet and Low" is a laid-back jam which is the highlight of the record. With a few minor
tweaks to their sound, this is par for the course for Fugazi, which is by no means a bad thing at
all. 4/5 |
| Fugazi 13 Songs | 4.0 |
| Fugazi Steady Diet of Nothing | 4.0 |
| Fugazi The Argument | 4.5 |
Fugazi's 2001 album The Argument has a lot more laid-back numbers compared to the rest of
their catalog. However, in the first half of the album, we are treated to a refreshing amount of
changes in dynamics. Following a strange noise intro, we have two bombastic numbers "Cashout" and
"Full Disclosure", with the former having excellent changes of pace throughout it's runtime. "Life
and Limb" and "The Kill", on the other hand, are much more subdued cuts that feature a lot of
guitars with heavy reverb, and a plethora of other textures used to instil an ethereal atmosphere.
"The Kill" is probably one of the most creative songs the band has written. The guitar interplay
here is probably the most interesting it has ever been. The bass chugs along right in the pocket
with the percussion, while still playing unique parts that cut through the mix. While a couple
songs drag on, or don't live up to the quality of the rest, The Argument is the most
creative and varied that the band has gotten in their extremely respectable career.
4.5/5 |
| Fugazi Red Medicine | 4.5 |
| Funeral for a Friend Conduit | 3.0 |
| A solid album that showcases the heavier side of FFAF. The vocals are passionate and performed well, and I found myself nodding my head a lot to the music. Unfortunately, a lot of this album comes off as stripped-down b-sides of Welcome Home Armageddon. The music can be a bit bland at times and the songs seem to run together a bit sometimes. However, this is still worth a listen if you're a big fan of this band. |
| Funeral for a Friend Welcome Home Armageddon | 4.0 |
| Future Honest | 2.0 |
| Future EVOL | 3.0 |
| Gatling Resonance Cascade [Demo] | 3.5 |
| Gatling Hen In A Pumpkin | 4.0 |
| Gatling Beforemath | 5.0 |
| Ghost Runner on Third Speak Your Dreams | 3.5 |
| Ghostface Killah Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City | 2.5 |
| Ghostface Killah Apollo Kids | 4.0 |
| Giraffes? Giraffes! Superbass!!! | 3.5 |
| Giraffes? Giraffes! More Skin With Milk-Mouth | 4.0 |
| Glass Cloud Perfect War Forever | 2.0 |
| This album is an absolute snoozefest, it's filled to the brim with breakdowns and syncopated 9 string chug bits. Perfect War Forever takes everything melodic and interesting from The Royal Thousand and swaps it for a buttload of binarycore. Also, the production is pretty bad here, with the guitars being way too muddy and unclear in the mix. There are a couple good moments scattered across the EP ("Lilac" is a highlight) and some head-bobbing parts that wouldn't be out of place on a Danza album, but overall you're probably not going to remember much after listening to this. |
| Glass Cloud The Royal Thousand | 3.5 |
| Glassjaw Worship and Tribute | 4.5 |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor 'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress' | 4.0 |
| Godspeed, unsurprisingly, remains in top form with this LP. The closing track is fantastic and is the highlight of the album. The grand instrumentation, while being par for the course with this band, is always breathtaking to hear since no one else can do it much better. The drone tracks are an interesting change of pace, but run a little bit too long in the middle of the record. Overall, definitely one of the better records of 2015. 4/5 |
| Gojira Magma | 3.0 |
| Gorgone Gorgone | 3.5 |
| Gorguts Colored Sands | 3.0 |
| Gorod A Perfect Absolution | 4.0 |
| Gorod A Maze of Recycled Creeds | 4.0 |
| Green Day ¡UNO! | 1.5 |
| Green Day iTRE! | 1.5 |
| Green Day Oh Love | 1.5 |
| Green Day 21st Century Breakdown | 2.0 |
| Green Day iDOS! | 2.0 |
| Grumblecunt I Piss Shit | 1.0 |
This is pretty amazing. From the complex soundscapes to the heartfelt lyrics. This release really changed me as a person.
Just kidding it sucks lol. |
| Gucci Mane Hard to Kill | 1.5 |
| Hard to Kill is pretty laughable. All the beats sound exactly the same more or less. Gucci is also a very inconsistent rapper. The album cover and song titles stop anyone from taking this very seriously. Its catchy parts are really the only thing here worth a second glance. |
| Gucci Mane Dessert | 2.0 |
| Gucci Mane and Future Free Bricks 2: Zone 6 Edition | 3.0 |
| Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy | 3.5 |
| Hacktivist Outside The Box | 2.5 |
| Hacktivist Hacktivist | 3.0 |
| Hail the Sun Culture Scars | 4.0 |
| Hail the Sun Elephantitis | 4.5 |
Elephantitis is a fantastic 5 song EP for post-hardcore. Every song boasts complex
instrumentals and well performed vocals by the drummer, who shines in both departments just
as much as the flashy guitar work does. Every song on here is amazing except for "Dead
Messages". While it is still an incredibly solid track, it just comes off as a tad
forgettable when placed with the other 4 gems. Overall, Elephantitis is an essential buy for
any post-hardcore fan. |
| Hail the Sun Wake | 4.5 |
| Hands Like Houses Unimagine | 3.5 |
| Hands Like Houses Ground Dweller | 4.0 |
| Happy Days A World of Pain | 1.0 |
| Hatebreed Supremacy | 2.5 |
| Haunted Shores Viscera | 3.5 |
| Hawthorne Heights The Silence in Black and White | 2.5 |
| Hawthorne Heights If Only You Were Lonely | 2.5 |
| He Is Legend I Am Hollywood | 4.0 |
| I Am Hollywood is an earnest post-hardcore album that rocks really hard. It's apparent that the group is incredibly talented with tight instrumental work and a solid vocalist that pulls out catchy melodies and doesn't sound overly feminine or anything. Some of the tracks are better than others but it's overall an awesome listen. |
| Heartist Nothing You Didn't Deserve | 3.5 |
| Here Comes the Kraken Here Comes the Kraken | 3.5 |
| Hiigarrah Lucidity Vs. Obscurity | 2.5 |
| Hopsin Pound Syndrome | 2.5 |
| Hopsin Raw | 3.0 |
| Horizons It's All Worth Reaching For | 3.0 |
| HORSE the band Desperate Living | 3.5 |
| Hot Cross Cryonics | 4.0 |
| Hotel Books Run Wild, Young Beauty | 3.5 |
| House Of Leaves The Inhabitants Of The Land | 4.0 |
| HRVRD The Inevitable And I | 3.5 |
| I Am Abomination The Passion Of The Heist | 3.5 |
| I Am Abomination To Our Forefathers | 4.0 |
| I Am Abomination Let The Future Tell The Truth | 4.0 |
| I Am King Onehundred | 3.5 |
| I See Stars 3D | 2.0 |
| I See Stars The End of the World Party | 2.0 |
| I See Stars Digital Renegade | 2.5 |
| I Set My Friends On Fire You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter | 3.0 |
| I the Mighty Karma Never Sleeps | 4.0 |
| I the Mighty Satori | 4.0 |
After the incredibly well-made EP Karma Never Sleeps, I the Mighty clearly put much effort
into their 2013 LP to make sure it delivered to our high expectations of them. Other than a
couple duds like "Four Letter Words", this smart 13-track album is incredibly catchy and
contains just the right amount of technicality. A definite contender for post-hardcore AOTY |
| I the Mighty Connector | 4.0 |
| I, the Breather Truth and Purpose | 3.0 |
| Icarus the Owl The Spotless Mind | 3.5 |
| Icarus the Owl Love Always, Leviathan | 4.0 |
| Icarus the Owl Icarus the Owl | 4.0 |
| IceJJFish Criminal Mind | 1.0 |
| Ill Scarlett All Day With It | 3.5 |
| ILOVEMAKONNEN Drink More Water 5 | 2.0 |
| ILOVEMAKONNEN ILOVEMAKONNEN | 2.5 |
| In Angles Upstairs | 4.0 |
While it's a little too short for my liking, Upstairs is quite the tasty little slice of
progressive post-hardcore. With guitar riffs in the vein of CHON, a catchy vocalist that reminds
me of Lower Definition, and a hilarious hidden track closing off the EP, the experience is
pleasing to the ears from start to finish. I eagerly await their debut full-length. 4.1/5 |
| In Angles Cascading Home | 4.5 |
| In Fear and Faith Imperial | 2.5 |
| In Fear and Faith Your World On Fire | 3.5 |
| In Flames Battles | 2.0 |
| In Flames Lunar Strain | 3.0 |
| In Flames The Jester Race | 3.5 |
| In Flames Whoracle | 3.5 |
| In Flames Come Clarity | 3.5 |
| In Flames A Sense of Purpose | 3.5 |
| In Flames Colony | 4.0 |
| In Oceans Earthwalker | 3.5 |
| Inanimate Existence Calling from a Dream | 3.5 |
| Intervals The Space Between | 3.0 |
| Intervals The Shape of Colour | 3.5 |
| Intervals A Voice Within | 4.0 |
| Invent Animate Stillworld | 3.5 |
| Ion Dissonance Cursed | 4.0 |
| Ion Dissonance Cast the First Stone | 4.0 |
| ISIS Panopticon | 4.0 |
| Isles and Glaciers The Hearts of Lonely People | 3.0 |
| Issues Black Diamonds | 3.0 |
| This EP is catchy as fuck but there is too many jun-eric jun-tastic parts. *insert cliche rant about metalcore that is in all the reviews here* |
| Issues Issues | 3.0 |
| Issues's self-titled release is insanely catchy, and the genre-blend is mildly refreshing, but all of the chuggy djent riffs will run together and it will be hard to remember what track you are on. However, this is definitely a step-up from the EP and I'm excited to see what these gentlemen come up with in the future. |
| Issues Headspace | 3.5 |
| Iwrestledabearonce Late for Nothing | 3.0 |
| J. Cole The Warm Up | 3.5 |
| J. Cole Truly Yours | 3.5 |
| J. Cole Born Sinner | 3.5 |
| J. Cole's Born Sinner is easily his best in my mind. With skilled production and lyrical prowess in songs like "Villuminati", "Rich Niggaz" and "Born Sinner", and an ear for pop hooks (see "Crooked Smile") there is definitely a lot to enjoy here. The sparing use of guest spots is nice too, seeing as lot of mainstream hip-hop releases seem to be flooded with them lately. The only issue is that nothing here really breaks the mold, and sometimes I feel like I'm just listening to some amalgamation of all the other big rappers in the game right now. |
| Jacobi Wichita Bonez Malone | 4.0 |
| Jadakiss Top 5 Dead or Alive | 3.5 |
| Jamie's Elsewhere They Said a Storm Was Coming | 3.5 |
| Jay Rock Follow Me Home | 3.5 |
| Jay Rock 90059 | 3.5 |
| Jay-Z American Gangster | 3.0 |
| This album is the definition of a mixed bag. There are some great tracks like "Ignorant Shit" and "I Know", with great flow, and really lame tracks like "American Dreamin'" and "Hello Brooklyn 2.0" (which could have done without the Lil Wayne feature). The production falters occasionally but is solid for the most part. While American Gangster isn't terrible by any means, it just sounds like Jay-Z on autopilot... Which just makes me want to listen to his better albums. |
| Jay-Z In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 | 3.5 |
| Jay-Z The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse | 3.5 |
| Jay-Z The Blueprint | 4.0 |
| Jay-Z Magna Carta... Holy Grail | 4.0 |
Jay-Z's incredibly hyped up 2013 album more or less delivers what it promised, even though
it is sort of carried by everything except the MC himself. This is kind of funny considering
the amount of braggadocio in the lyrical content. Save for a handful of shoddy verses, Hov's
lyrics and flow are solid at best and mediocre at worst. However, the best parts of the
package lie in the production, and the excellent guest features from Beyonce, Timberlake,
Frank Ocean, and Nas. |
| Jay-Z Reasonable Doubt | 4.5 |
Reasonable Doubt is the essential Jay-Z album. He is at his best lyrically. "Dead Presidents
II" and "Brooklyn's Finest" are two of the strongest tracks I've heard from the MC, and
possibly a couple of the strongest tracks in the big pool of 90s hip-hop. The consistent
series of quality cuts and the nostalgic old-school production make Reasonable Doubt deserve
this 4.5 rating. |
| Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne | 3.5 |
| Job for a Cowboy Ruination | 3.0 |
| Joe Satriani Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock | 3.0 |
| Joey Eppard Been To the Future | 4.0 |
| John 5 Songs For Sanity | 3.5 |
| John 5 The Devil Knows My Name | 3.5 |
| Jonny Craig Find What You Love And Let It Kill You | 3.0 |
I really wanted to love this. Jonny's voice sounds as good as it always does, which is a
plus. The fact of the matter is that the musical backdrop of Find What You Love And Let
It Kill You is mostly sterile synth pads and boring rhythms for Jonny to do his
signature vocal runs and melismas over. It seems like he took more than a few pages from
Abel's book this time around. Nothing here is offensively bad per se, but you won't feel any
need to listen to this more than a couple times. |
| Jonny Craig A Dream Is A Question You Don't Know How To Answer | 3.5 |
| Jovian Carnivore | 3.5 |
| This EP shows a lot of promise, some interesting guitar interplay, catchy choruses, and solid clean vocals are the selling point here. It is only held back by being a bit sloppy at points and weak screams. I'll definitely be keeping my eyes on this young group, though. |
| Juneva Juneva | 4.0 |
| Just Like Vinyl Just Like Vinyl | 3.0 |
| Justin Bieber My World | 1.5 |
| Justin Bieber My World 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Justin Bieber Believe | 2.5 |
| Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 | 3.5 |
| Part 2 of Timberlake's 20/20 experience is another great addition to his grandiose comeback to the music field. Catchy and epic cuts like "Amnesia" and "Cabaret" make the 2 of 2 worth coming back to for more. Unfortunately, a few duds and plodding, repetitive sections make this the lesser half of Justin's series. Ultimately, the fact that Timberlake can release this much quality material in such a short time is admirable, and I'm excited to hear what comes next. |
| Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience | 4.5 |
| This is easily Timberlake's best release so far. Sporting darker, more atmospheric cuts like "Tunnel Vision" and "Don't Hold the Wall", and tracks on the poppier side like "Suit and Tie" and "That Girl". This is probably one of the most epic "pop" albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. |
| JustinRPG Linear Pair of Angles | 1.0 |
| Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak | 2.0 |
| Kanye West Yeezus | 3.5 |
| This is a really tough album to explain, Kanye basically turns away from MBDTF and goes in the opposite direction with (mostly) good results. Kanye's production skills really shine here and his rapping is decent at best and occasionally pretty laughable at worst, definitely worth the listen if you can get past all the braggadocio. |
| Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 4.0 |
| Kanye West The Life of Pablo | 4.0 |
| Katatonia The Fall of Hearts | 3.0 |
| Katatonia Dead End Kings | 4.0 |
| Ken Snyder By Request Only | 1.5 |
| Kendrick Lamar C4 | 2.5 |
| It's interesting to hear Kendrick's earlier mixtapes. While it shows tremendous potential, The production is pretty shoddy. Also, Kendrick sounds way more breathy than usual and still hasn't found his niche at this point, and experimented in a bunch of different styles with mixed results. |
| Kendrick Lamar untitled unmastered. | 4.0 |
| Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d city | 4.5 |
| Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly | 4.5 |
| Kevin Federline Playing with Fire | 1.0 |
| Kid Cudi Speedin' Bullet 2 Heaven | 1.0 |
| Kid Cudi Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon | 2.0 |
| Kid Cudi A Kid Named Cudi | 3.0 |
| Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: The End of Day | 3.0 |
| Kid Cudi Indicud | 3.0 |
| Kid Cudi Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager | 3.5 |
| Killer Mike R.A.P. Music | 4.0 |
| Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (2009) | 2.5 |
| King 810 Proem | 1.0 |
| This is easily one of the worst things I've heard all year so far. King 810's EP (released by Roadrunner) is watered down nu-metal with an incredibly awkward poetry slam tacked on to the end. The aforementioned last track is the only thing worth listening to on here if you're looking for a laugh. |
| King 810 Memoirs of a Murderer | 1.0 |
| King 810 Midwest Monsters 2 | 1.0 |
| King Crimson The ConstruKction of Light | 3.5 |
| La Dispute Rooms of the House | 3.5 |
| Lagwagon Live In A Dive | 3.0 |
| Lamb of God Ashes of the Wake | 3.5 |
| Lar Kaye EP | 3.5 |
| Last Days of Humanity SPLIT | 1.5 |
| Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions | 2.5 |
| Leftover Crack Mediocre Generica | 3.5 |
| letlive. The Blackest Beautiful | 3.5 |
| Really impressive performances and catchy songwriting coupled with some of the worst production I have ever heard. I hope this album sees a re-release in the near future, it has the potential to be a classic if it wasn't marred by the terrible mix. |
| letlive. Fake History | 4.0 |
| LGND The Pale Horse | 2.5 |
| LGND LGND | 3.0 |
| Legend changes a few things up with their follow-up to The Pale Horse. There's more clean vocals, which are a nice touch, and less djenty riffs this time around. The album is a mixed bag, and seems to be conflicted in it's direction. With less plain-sounding breakdowns, this could have been a lot better. Overall, with the added variety, it is a small step forward from the previous album. |
| Life on Repeat Blacklisted | 3.5 |
| Blacklisted is a decidedly heavier affair for Life on Repeat. The riffs are fast-paced and the vocals are quite strong. The choruses here will always have you bobbing your head. While the music has taken a different direction and still maintained it's catchy-factor, Blacklisted can still feel a little bit static, with not much variety from song to song. |
| Lights The Listening | 3.0 |
| Like Moths to Flames When We Don't Exist | 2.5 |
| Like Moths to Flames An Eye for an Eye | 2.5 |
| Like their debut, An Eye For An Eye has some moments where you might find yourself bobbing your head, or listening to the occasional catchy clean chorus. However, this is almost an exact carbon copy of said first album and an extremely generic and usually boring affair that sounds like a second rate Memphis May Fire. |
| Lil B I'm Thraxx | 3.0 |
| I'm Thraxx is a half-decent mixtape from Lil B that has some solid flows on some tracks. There are some bad production choices here, and a handful of real duds. As a whole, it is enjoyable and good for a few laughs. |
| Lil Uzi Vert The Perfect Luv Tape | 3.0 |
| Lil Wayne Rebirth | 1.0 |
| Lil Wayne I Am Not a Human Being II | 1.5 |
| Lil Wayne, while I don't think he's out to be taken as seriously as other mainstream hip hoppers in his league, has put out some truly insipid music as of late such as the "rock" album Rebirth or that dreadful mixtape Hottest Nigga Under the Sun. However, with decent albums like Carter 2 under his belt, I always seem to be going back to check in on him every once in awhile, listening to a recent mixtape or LP from his prolific discography. I Am Not A Human Being II shows Lil Wayne at his sloppiest, which is saying a lot. After hearing a 5+ minute ballad about his dick, the rest of the album is the typical trash "rap" probably done better on his thousand mixtapes. A definite contender for worst mainstream hip-hop record this year. |
| Lil Wayne The Dedication | 2.5 |
| Lil Wayne Sorry 4 The Wait 2 | 2.5 |
| Lil Wayne Tha Carter II | 3.0 |
| Lil Yachty Lil Boat | 2.0 |
| Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight | 2.0 |
| Lloyd King of Hearts | 3.5 |
| Lmfao Party Rock | 2.0 |
| Logic Bobby Tarantino | 3.0 |
| Logic The Incredible True Story | 3.5 |
| Longshot The Distant | 2.0 |
| Lou Reed and Metallica Lulu | 1.0 |
| LoveHateHero White Lies | 4.0 |
| Lower Definition The Infinite Et Cetera | 3.5 |
| Lower Definition The Greatest of All Lost Arts | 4.0 |
| Mac Miller Watching Movies With The Sound Off | 4.0 |
| Watching Movies With the Sound Off shows Mac Miller making huge strides in terms of the quality of his music. It is definitely a huge step up from Blue Slide Park. Tyler's production is top-notch and the verses are catchy and decently lyrical. A couple filler tracks stop this from being a classic, but it is still Mac Miller's best release to date. |
| Machine Gun Kelly Rage Pack | 2.5 |
| Machine Gun Kelly Lace Up | 3.0 |
| Machine Gun Kelly Black Flag | 3.0 |
| MGK has never been a downright terrible rapper, and all of his releases have at least a few cuts that I find myself replaying a decent amount. Despite the fact that his rapping is almost always solid this time around, Black Flag doesn't really seem to get anything else right. From all the samey synth driven production to the weak guest spots (French Montana and Wiz), I hold Black Flag in the same regard as his releases in that it is only worth hearing to pick out a few highlight songs like "Breaking News" and "Skate Cans" . |
| Make Me Famous It's Now or Never | 2.5 |
| Make Them Suffer Old Souls | 3.5 |
| Marianas Trench Fix Me | 3.5 |
| Marianas Trench Ever After | 3.5 |
| Mastodon Leviathan | 3.5 |
| Mastodon Blood Mountain | 4.0 |
| Meek Mill Dreams and Nightmares | 2.5 |
| Meek Mill Dreamchasers 3 | 3.0 |
| Meek Mill 4/4 | 3.0 |
| Meek Mill Dreams Worth More Than Money | 3.5 |
| Meghan Trainor Thank You | 1.5 |
| MellowHype Numbers | 2.5 |
| Merzbow 1930 | 3.0 |
| Meshuggah The Violent Sleep Of Reason | 3.5 |
| Mestis Basal Ganglia | 3.5 |
| MetaL BrotherS Thunders - Demo | 1.0 |
| Pretty much a bunch of 12 year olds messing around. There are some cheap laughs to be had out of this ("thundars!") but I can't even muster up the resolve to even give this a 1.5 due to the cut-and-paste guitar solo in "Electric Chair". I suppose this'll be something they'll regret recording in the coming years, if they stick with the whole writing music thing... |
| MetaL BrotherS Demo Whiskey in the Jar | 1.0 |
| Metallica ...And Justice for All | 3.5 |
| Millionaires Bling Bling Bling! | 1.0 |
| Millionaires Cash Only | 1.0 |
| Minus the Bear They Make Beer Commercials Like This | 3.5 |
| Minus the Bear Planet of Ice | 4.0 |
| Misery Signals Absent Light | 3.5 |
| Misery Signals Controller | 4.0 |
| Miss Fortune A Spark To Believe | 4.0 |
| Miss May I Monument | 3.0 |
| Modern American Theatre Your Rage Is Attractive | 3.5 |
| Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News | 2.0 |
| Monuments (UK) We Are the Foundation | 2.5 |
| Monuments (UK) The Amanuensis | 4.0 |
| Motionless in White Creatures | 2.5 |
| My Chemical Romance Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys | 2.0 |
| My Chemical Romance Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge | 3.0 |
| My Chemical Romance I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love | 3.5 |
| MyChildren MyBride Lost Boy | 2.0 |
| MyChildren MyBride Unbreakable | 2.5 |
| Nam Le Nam Le | 3.0 |
| The songwriting on this record is good, and it is equal parts heavy and catchy. I feel myself coming back to it every now and then as well, which speaks to its replay value. Unfortunately the performance is a little too sloppy and the production is a little too rough to warrant a higher rating, but this band has the potential to be something great in the future. |
| Napoleon Newborn Mind | 3.5 |
| Nas Life Is Good | 4.0 |
| Nas Illmatic | 5.0 |
| Illmatic is a classic hip-hop album that many (including myself) consider essential listening for any fan of the genre. Chalk-full of excellent story-telling and aggressive flow, there really isn't a bad or even mediocre song to be found on here. The laid-back production compliments what Nas was trying to accomplish almost perfectly. Long story short, Illmatic is a must-listen. |
| Native Suns Relay.Acquire | 3.5 |
| Ne Obliviscaris Portal of I | 4.5 |
| Necro The Sexorcist | 2.0 |
| Necro Death Rap | 3.0 |
| Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea | 2.0 |
| Nickelback The Best of Nickelback Volume 1 | 1.0 |
| This is probably the most pointless release I can think of. Interchangeable Nickelback tunes clumped together without any new material. |
| Nickelback Dark Horse | 2.0 |
| Niechec Smierc w Miekkim Futerku | 4.5 |
| Nile At The Gate of Sethu | 2.5 |
| Nile Those Whom the Gods Detest | 3.5 |
| Ninjaspy Pi Nature | 4.0 |
| Nirvana Sliver: The Best of the Box | 2.5 |
| Nitro O.F.R. | 2.0 |
| Norma Jean Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child | 3.0 |
| Norma Jean Meridional | 3.5 |
| Norma Jean Polar Similar | 3.5 |
| Northlane and In Hearts Wake Equinox | 3.0 |
| Oceano Contagion | 2.0 |
| Oceano Demo 2007 | 2.0 |
Nothing really special here, Oceano's old stuff takes a bit more of a brutal death metal turn
that's interspersed with by-the-book deathcore elements. The production for the guitars is really
bad and both tracks sound almost identical to each other. Occasionally, you'll find yourself
tapping your foot to some of the chunkier parts. However, there's much better, and more fun,
albums in this vein to listen to. 2/5 |
| Oceano Ascendants | 2.5 |
| Of Machines As If Everything Was Held In Place | 4.0 |
| Of Mice and Men Cold World | 1.5 |
| OG Maco For Scott | 3.0 |
| OG Maco Tax Free | 3.5 |
| Okay!Okay! Dear California | 3.5 |
| Dear California is an extremely catchy post-hardcore EP that sports an incredibly soul influenced vocalist. The songs almost never let up the pace, and when they do, the softer parts are placed perfectly. The band is quite talented, and the production is quite raw but fits their style. The only issue I have is that the tracks can be a little repetitive sometimes with their verse-chorus format. |
| Okilly Dokilly Okilly Demos | 1.5 |
| Old Man Gloom NO | 3.5 |
| Opeth Orchid | 3.0 |
| Opeth Watershed | 3.0 |
| Oranges Taxonomy | 4.0 |
| Pac-Man Ate My Donut Disparity | 2.5 |
| Painted in Exile The Ordeal | 3.5 |
| Painted in Exile Revitalized | 4.0 |
| Panic! at the Disco A Fever You Can't Sweat Out | 2.5 |
| Paramore Riot! | 3.0 |
| Parkway Drive Ire | 2.5 |
| Parkway Drive Deep Blue | 3.0 |
| Parkway Drive Killing with a Smile | 3.5 |
| Parkway Drive Horizons | 3.5 |
| Paul Gilbert Silence Followed By A Deafening Roar | 3.5 |
| Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt | 3.0 |
| Pelican What We All Come to Need | 3.0 |
| Periphery Icarus | 3.0 |
| Periphery Clear | 3.0 |
| Periphery Juggernaut: Alpha | 3.5 |
| Periphery Periphery III: Select Difficulty | 3.5 |
| Periphery Periphery | 4.5 |
| I'm not sure who will agree with me here. But this is one of the sexiest metal albums I've heard in awhile. While it seems to be a mixture of other bands sounds, it is still a sound that hasn't been heard before (At least to my knowledge). Kudos to these guys. |
| Periphery Periphery II: This Time It's Personal | 4.5 |
| Pierce the Veil Selfish Machines | 3.5 |
| Pig Destroyer Terrifyer | 4.5 |
| Plini Other Things | 3.5 |
| Plini Handmade Cities | 4.0 |
| Polyenso One Big Particular Loop | 4.0 |
| Polyphia Inspire | 3.5 |
| Here we have an incredibly fun progressive metal romp that would have benefited greatly with some vocals. It can get a little samey, and the production is a little strange, but the raw talent and ear for melody here almost completely makes up for any shortcomings on Inspire |
| Post Malone August 26th | 3.5 |
| Powerglove Total Pwnage | 2.5 |
| Powerglove Metal Kombat for the Mortal Man | 3.5 |
| Propagandhi Supporting Caste | 4.5 |
| On Supporting Caste, Propagandhi really push the boundries with punk music. There is lots of shredding and moments of technical prowess on this record. However, at the same time, it is still a lot of fun to listen to and some of the songs are pretty catchy. |
| Protest the Hero Scurrilous | 3.5 |
| Protest the Hero Fortress | 4.0 |
| Protest the Hero Kezia | 4.5 |
| Protest the Hero Volition | 4.5 |
Hanson just because you didn't like something 5 years later doesn't make it the universal
opinion. I still like their older albums as much as I did when I first heard them.
Anyways, the new pth album is great minus a few dumb lyrical choices. It's a lot more catchy
and memorable, and chalk full of sweet top tier riffage. Adler's performance is top-notch
and supports the rest of this prog metal outfit near-flawlessly. |
| Prussian Blue Fragment Of The Future | 1.0 |
| Puig Destroyer Puig Destroyer EP | 3.0 |
| As hiliarious as the premise of this EP is, I can't really get into the actual music enough to rate this much higher. |
| Pusha T My Name Is My Name | 3.0 |
| Pusha T's solo debut is solid, containing enough tracks of decent flow and interesting beats to warrant a few listens. However, this album can be a bit of a bore at times, and he can sound like he's just bastardizing other peoples' flow and production. "Nostalgia" is easily one of the record highlights here. Overall, this is an album I'd definitely recommend to Pusha T fans, but it didn't QUITE win me over. |
| Pyrrhon The Mother of Virtues | 4.0 |
| Queen Greatest Hits III | 2.5 |
| Radiohead In Rainbows | 3.5 |
| Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt II | 4.0 |
| Rain City Drive Routine Breathing | 3.0 |
| Red Handed Denial Eyes and Liquid Skies | 3.5 |
| Red Seas Fire Exposition | 3.0 |
| Red Seas Fire's new EP is basically an extension of what we heard before with their previous self-titled release. While nothing offensively bad happens here, you'll be hard pressed to remember anything interesting that occurred in the first two tracks, which seem like watered down versions of their previous material. "Of Motion" is the highlight of the EP, being a soft song with the clean vocals taking the main stage (it was nice to see the band trying something a little different for once). EP closer "A Life We Used to Know" is also a solid track that stands as the best heavier song here. Exposition is worth hearing if you're a big fan of this band and this scene, but I could think of a lot of more rewarding progressive metal releases to listen to instead. |
| Red Seas Fire Confrontation | 3.0 |
| Reflections exi(s)t | 3.0 |
| Reflections The Color Clear | 3.5 |
| Refused Freedom | 3.5 |
| Rick Ross God Forgives, I Don't | 3.0 |
| Rick Ross Mastermind | 3.0 |
| Riff Raff Neon Icon | 3.0 |
| NEON iCON is a hell of a lot of fun, there were a number of solid tracks. The production is great, and it includes quality feature from Childish Gambino. Unfortunately, this offering serves up a few turds that just come off as obnoxious that stop me from giving it a much higher rating. 3.1/5 |
| Rings of Saturn Dingir | 3.5 |
| This new album is definitely a step-up in terms of songwriting. The music is still way too technical, over-the-top and fun as always. However, this stuff is almost TOO ridiculous for it's own good and can be a pain to listen to unless you're in the right mood and even like technical deathcore. |
| Rise Against The Sufferer and the Witness | 3.5 |
| Rosesdead Stages | 4.0 |
| Run the Jewels Run the Jewels | 4.5 |
| Production-wise, this album basically suceeds in everything Yeezus was trying to accomplishes, and outshines it in nearly every department, including the lyrical side of it. With MCs Killer Mike and El-P providing a variety of top-notch lyrical content and stellar flow, Run The Jewels is one of my favourite 2013 hip-hop albums. |
| Russian Circles Guidance | 3.5 |
| Rx Bandits Gemini, Her Majesty | 3.5 |
| Rx Bandits Mandala | 4.5 |
| This is an amazing progressive rock record. There really isn't a bad track on here and each one has something different to bring to the table. This is my favorite RX record. |
| Saosin Saosin | 3.5 |
| Saosin Translating the Name | 4.5 |
| Satanic Destroyer Corruption | 1.0 |
| Scale the Summit The Migration | 3.5 |
| Scarlett O'Hara Lost In Existence | 2.5 |
| Scene Kidz Fuq-N-Es-Kay | 1.0 |
| This doesn't really need an explanation, just look this sophisticated piece of music up on youtube, have a lol, and give it the same rating that I did. |
| ScHoolboy Q Oxymoron | 3.5 |
| ScHoolboy Q Blank Face LP | 4.0 |
| Secret And Whisper Teenage Fantasy | 3.5 |
| Secret Band Secret Band EP | 4.0 |
| Secret Band Secret Band | 4.0 |
| SECRETS The Ascent | 2.5 |
| A pretty generic metalcore/post-hardcore rise album with some notable clean singing and catchy hooks, along with some pretty boring chug-a-lug exercises. The Ascent has its occasional bright moments, but fails to at all deviate from the typical genre characteristics all these bands seem to share. |
| SECRETS Fragile Figures | 3.0 |
| Semiramis Dedicato a Frazz | 4.0 |
| Sepultura A-Lex | 3.0 |
| Serpentine Dominion Serpentine Dominion | 3.5 |
| Sevendust Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow | 3.5 |
| Shadow of the Colossus End Game | 3.5 |
| Shadows Fall Retribution | 3.5 |
| Shai Hulud Misanthropy Pure | 3.5 |
| Shai Hulud Reach Beyond the Sun | 4.0 |
| Shokran Exodus | 3.5 |
| Sianvar Sianvar | 3.5 |
| Sianvar Stay Lost | 4.0 |
| Sights and Sounds Monolith | 4.0 |
| Silent Planet Everything Was Sound | 4.0 |
| Silverstein A Shipwreck in the Sand | 3.5 |
| Simple Plan A Small Package for You | 1.0 |
| Simple Plan Simple Plan | 1.0 |
| Simple Plan No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls | 1.5 |
| Simple Plan Still Not Getting Any... | 2.0 |
| Six Feet Under Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest | 1.0 |
| Six Gallery Breakthroughs in Modern Art | 4.5 |
| Skrewdriver Hail Victory | 1.0 |
| Skrillex Make It Bun Dem After Hours | 1.5 |
| Slayer World Painted Blood | 2.0 |
| Sleeping With Sirens Feel | 2.5 |
| When listening to Feel, all you'll 'feel' is copious amounts of 'meh' and disappointment due to expecting something equally good or better after their first two decent albums. There are a couple bad songs on here but most of it is just boring, which is one of the worst crimes a band like this can commit since it is clear that they are trying to move into poppier territories. |
| Sleeping With Sirens Madness | 2.5 |
| Sleeping With Sirens With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear | 3.5 |
| Sleeping With Sirens Let's Cheers to This | 3.5 |
| Snow White's Poison Bite The Story Of Kristy Killings | 1.5 |
| Snow White's Poison Bite Drama Through Your Stereo | 2.0 |
| Soilwork The Early Chapters | 2.0 |
| Soilwork Figure Number Five | 2.5 |
| Soilwork Steelbath Suicide | 3.0 |
| Soilwork Sworn to a Great Divide | 3.0 |
| Soilwork Stabbing the Drama | 3.5 |
| Soilwork A Predator's Portrait | 3.5 |
| Soilwork Natural Born Chaos | 3.5 |
| Soilwork The Panic Broadcast | 3.5 |
| Soilwork The Chainheart Machine | 4.0 |
| Soilwork The Living Infinite | 4.0 |
| Soilwork The Ride Majestic | 4.0 |
| Sonic Syndicate We Rule the Night | 1.5 |
| Sonic Syndicate Confessions | 2.0 |
| Sonic Syndicate Eden Fire | 3.0 |
| Sonic Syndicate Love and Other Disasters | 3.0 |
| Sonic Syndicate Only Inhuman | 3.5 |
| Soulja Boy Souljaboytellem.com | 1.0 |
| Soulja Boy iSouljaBoyTellEm | 1.0 |
| Soulja Boy Better Late Than Never | 1.0 |
| Soulja Boy Real Soulja 4 Life | 1.5 |
| Soundtrack (Film) The Hangover | 3.0 |
| Squid the Whale Four More | 3.5 |
| Staged Assassination Sessions | 3.5 |
| Static-X Start A War | 2.5 |
Static-X is:
Wayne Static - lead vocals, guitars
Koichi Fukuda - guitars, keyboards
Tony Campos - bass guitars, backing vocals
Nick Oshiro - drums
Static-X is a pretty unique-sounding American metal band. I ended up mooching this album off my friend for a flash movie i was making. Then i saw i forgot to ever give it back. So hey? why not write a review for it. Well I popped into the CD player, and these were the first things I noticed:
Wayne Static - He plays some prety heavy guitar riffs that fit well with the song, and i think he does some of the effects. His vocals though, they are really bad at many points, some of his screaming/shouting in songs like "Enemy" can be good depending on your tastes, but to me a lot of the vocals in this album are really bad, and are one of the low points of this album.
Keyboards/Effects - The Keyboards/Effects are some of the things Static-X make good use of frequently in their songs. They compliment the album extremely well and are one of the things that make Static-X more unique then many of the other dime-a-dozen new bands. They are one of the high points of the album.
Drums - While the drums are nothing special, they are pretty good at setting a really heavy scene for the songs, and they always seem like they are "Building Up" to a storm, but they never do. Nick probably isn't the very best, but he seems to have fun with the album.
Bass - The Bass is pretty meh, it's hard to hear much of, and the bassist doesn't do much that is really interesting, this is another low point of the album.
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| Still Remains Ceasing to Breathe | 3.0 |
| Stolas Living Creatures | 3.5 |
| Straight Reads The Line The Author | 2.0 |
| Strawberry Girls French Ghetto | 3.5 |
| This is a pretty out-of-left-field experimental/instrumental rock release that includes an ex member of Dance Gavin Dance. Some really interesting stuff going on here with solid guest features, but it just doesn't have the goods to keep my attention 100% of the time. |
| Strike Anywhere Iron Front | 3.5 |
| The newest record by Strike Anywhere is not one to miss. In my opinion, it is a sendback to Change Is A Sound era. The musicians talent isn't really anything to write home about. But the guys have great composition skills and managed to throw together a swell melodic punk record for the latter half of 2009. |
| Strike Anywhere Change Is a Sound | 4.0 |
| Structures Divided By | 3.5 |
| Structures All of the Above | 4.0 |
| Sublime with Rome Yours Truly | 3.5 |
| Substructure Monolith | 3.0 |
| Suicide Silence The Cleansing | 2.0 |
| Sum 41 Underclass Hero | 2.0 |
| Sum 41 Chuck | 3.0 |
| Sum 41 13 Voices | 3.0 |
| Sum 41 Half Hour Of Power | 3.5 |
| Sunny Day Real Estate Diary | 4.0 |
| Swans The Seer | 4.0 |
| T.M. Stevens Shocka Zooloo | 3.5 |
| T.R.A.M. Lingua Franca | 4.0 |
| Taking Back Sunday Tell All Your Friends | 3.5 |
| Taking Back Sunday Tidal Wave | 3.5 |
| Tech N9ne All 6's and 7's | 3.5 |
| Tech N9ne Therapy | 3.5 |
| Tech N9ne Something Else | 4.0 |
| Oh man, this album is straight fire. Tech is on the top of his game on nearly every song. All the songs seem like unique entities as well. There are some sweet guest spots from Kendrick Lamar, The Game, Snow Tha Product, Twisted Insane, and many others, and they all feel like they belong there too. With a couple questionable choices like including Wiz Khalifa and some strange skits. I can't really say anything else bad about this album. |
| Ten After Two Truth Is... | 2.5 |
| Tera Melos Drugs to the Dear Youth | 4.0 |
| Tera Melos Untitled | 4.5 |
| TesseracT Polaris | 3.5 |
| TesseracT Errai | 3.5 |
| TesseracT Altered State | 4.0 |
| TesseracT's sophomore album is definitely much more atmospheric than their debut. Altered State is a release that took some time to grow on me and I found myself appreciating it more and more each time I listened to it. It can get a bit samey at certain points but there really isn't a bad song on here. |
| Texas in July One Reality | 2.0 |
| Texas in July Salt Of The Earth | 3.0 |
| Thanatopsis Axiology | 4.0 |
| Thank You Scientist Stranger Heads Prevail | 4.5 |
| The Acacia Strain Wormwood | 1.5 |
| The Acacia Strain Above/Below | 2.0 |
| The Afterimage Lumière | 3.5 |
| The Air I Breathe Great Faith In Fools | 3.5 |
| The Amity Affliction This Could Be Heartbreak | 2.0 |
| The Ataris So Long, Astoria | 3.0 |
| The Ataris Welcome the Night | 3.0 |
| The Ataris Blue Skies, Broken Hearts, Next Twelve Exits | 3.5 |
| The Battlecat HOHW Demo [Vol. 2] | 2.5 |
| The Battlecat HOHW Demo [Vol. 1] | 3.0 |
| The Battlecat Never Forget | 3.5 |
| The Black Dahlia Murder Miasma | 3.5 |
| The Black Dahlia Murder Deflorate | 3.5 |
| The Black Dahlia Murder Everblack | 3.5 |
| The Black Dahlia Murder does another pretty good imitation of their other albums with their 2013 release. While this is the same tried and true style of music that we've heard from the band many times before, the music itself is still of a very high quality despite the similarities. If it ain't broke... don't fix it. |
| The Black Dahlia Murder Abysmal | 3.5 |
| The Black Dahlia Murder Nocturnal | 4.0 |
| The Bunny The Bear The Stomach for It | 1.5 |
| This band is creative in all the wrong ways. The songs are never generic, and can even be compelling occasionally, but they just didn't write anything on this album that I'd want to hear again. Couple that downright terrible production (incredibly muffled production) and you get the definition of a failed experiment. |
| The Bunny The Bear If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say... | 2.0 |
| The Casualties We Are All We Have | 3.0 |
| The Color Morale Desolate Divine | 3.0 |
| The Color Morale My Devil In Your Eyes | 3.5 |
| The Color Morale Know Hope | 3.5 |
| These guys always had the melodic edge over their labelmates on Rise Records. The clean vocals have always been top-notch and one of my favourite parts of this group. The band seems to be striving to push boundaries sometimes here and it really shows. Sadly there's a couple too many mediocre cuts to rate this much higher. |
| The Contortionist Exoplanet | 3.5 |
| The Contortionist Exoplanet (Redux) | 4.0 |
| The D.O.C. No One Can Do It Better | 3.5 |
| this is sick. No one can do hip-hop better than the D.O.C. |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out | 4.0 |
| The Dear Hunter Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise | 4.5 |
Act IV, in my opinion, is one of the most musically colourful releases of 2015. The
orchestral sections are competently composed, and the songs manage to be grandiose and catchy at
the same time. The album is a bit bloated, there were bits that could have been left out. Overall,
I highly enjoyed this, and would recommend this to fans of Coheed & Cambria or progressive rock in
general. 4.5/5 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord | 2.0 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Plagues | 2.5 |
| The Devil Wears Prada 8:18 | 2.5 |
| The Devil Wears Prada With Roots Above and Branches Below | 3.0 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Dead Throne | 3.0 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Zombie | 3.5 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Transit Blues | 3.5 |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Irony Is a Dead Scene | 3.5 |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works | 3.5 |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the Killer | 4.0 |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Dissociation | 4.0 |
| The Doors L.A. Woman | 2.5 |
| The Empire Shall Fall Awaken | 3.5 |
| The Fall of Troy Manipulator | 3.5 |
| The Fall of Troy Doppelganger | 4.0 |
| The Fall of Troy OK | 4.0 |
| The Forrest Gump Mile High Marathon The Forrest Gump Mile High Marathon | 1.5 |
| The Game Jesus Piece | 3.5 |
| The Game The Documentary 2 | 3.5 |
| The Game 1992 | 3.5 |
| The Gerogerigegege Showa | 1.0 |
| The Haarp Machine Disclosure | 4.0 |
| The technical prowess of this band must be commended. They've crafted this mind bending album that's chalk-full of interesting sections and musical ideas. The production on Disclosure is excellent also, with all aspects of it being clear in the mix. However, it feels a little slapped together sometimes. I'd still highly recommend Disclosure to any fan of technical metal. |
| The Hirsch Effekt Holon: Agnosie | 4.5 |
| The Human Abstract Midheaven | 2.0 |
| The Human Abstract Nocturne | 3.5 |
| The Intake of Glass Victims of Circumstance | 3.0 |
| The Isosceles Project Oblivion's Candle EP | 3.5 |
| The Killers Sam's Town | 2.0 |
| The Kindred Ms. Mary Mallon | 3.5 |
| The Kindred Lore | 3.5 |
| The Mars Volta Amputechture | 3.5 |
| The Messenger Let's Get Dangerous! | 3.5 |
| The Moody Blues Days of Future Passed | 2.5 |
| The Pizza Underground The Pizza Underground Demo | 1.0 |
| The Plot In You First Born | 2.5 |
| The Prize Fighter Inferno My Brother's Blood Machine | 3.5 |
| The Receiving End of Sirens Between the Heart and the Synapse | 4.0 |
| The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine | 3.0 |
| The Residents Meet the Residents | 3.0 |
| The Residents High Horses | 3.5 |
| The Rocket Summer Do You Feel | 3.5 |
| The Room Colored Charlatan The Veil That Conceals | 3.5 |
| The Shaggs Philosophy of the World | 1.0 |
| The Sound of Animals Fighting Lover, the Lord Has Left Us... | 3.5 |
| The Sound of Animals Fighting Tiger and the Duke | 4.0 |
| The Sound of Animals Fighting We Must Become the Change We Want to See | 4.5 |
| The Sound of Animals Fighting The Ocean and the Sun | 5.0 |
| I received The Ocean and The Sun for Christmas the year it came out. I thought this album was going to be make-or-break for the band. The songs didn?t really click with me at first as they came off as quite boring and just plodded along weird and unlistenable ideas. However, when I started to listen more to what was going on, It slowly became one of my favorite albums of all time. The Ocean And The Sun is a stupendous and intriguing album. It boasts many different vocal styles, a plethora of moods and emotions, an amazing instrumental delivery, and is quite a cut above the rest lyrically. |
| The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Thank You, Jason Dietz | 2.5 |
There are definitely some neat guitar riffs to be heard here, and some of the sample choices are
pretty funny. Unfortunately, the production is pretty terrible, and a lot of the material runs
together, even in its relatively short runtime. I assume this record isn't meant to be taken that
seriously. There is definitely some potential here that the band would build upon in the future.
2.5/5 |
| The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza Danza IIII: The Alpha - The Omega | 3.0 |
| The Underachievers It Happened In Flatbush | 3.5 |
| The Underachievers Evermore: The Art of Duality | 4.5 |
| The Used The Ocean Of The Sky | 3.0 |
| There are a lot of interesting ideas to be found on this new EP, like the really strange noise and spoken word parts in the title track. The first two songs sound like they'd fit right at home on an earlier Used record as well. Unfortunately, Bert's voice just seems pretty shot with it sounding a little flat at times. They are showing potential to create something really great with their next album if they can develop these ideas a little more. |
| The Used The Used | 3.5 |
| The Used In Love and Death | 4.0 |
| The Weeknd Kiss Land | 3.5 |
| The Weeknd Echoes of Silence | 4.5 |
| The Word Alive Deceiver | 3.0 |
| These Arms Are Snakes Tail Swallower and Dove | 3.5 |
| This Armistice Defining Moments | 4.0 |
| Thrice To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere | 3.5 |
| Thrice The Illusion of Safety | 4.0 |
| Thrice The Artist in the Ambulance | 4.0 |
| Thy Art Is Murder Hate | 3.5 |
| Tiny Moving Parts Celebrate | 4.0 |
| Tonight Alive What Are You So Scared Of? | 4.0 |
| Too Close to Touch Haven't Been Myself | 3.0 |
| Torsofuck Erotic Diarrhea Fantasy | 1.0 |
| bree bree grrrrr *porn sample* raaaaaaaaahhhhhhhrsuch thought provoking and arousing music! |
| Tortoise Standards | 4.0 |
| Tory Lanez The New Toronto | 3.5 |
| Tory Lanez I Told You | 3.5 |
| Travis Scott Owl Pharaoh | 3.5 |
| Travis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight | 3.5 |
| Trinidad James Don't Be S.A.F.E. | 2.0 |
| Trivium Ember to Inferno | 2.5 |
| Trivium In Waves | 2.5 |
| Trivium The Crusade | 3.0 |
| Trivium Silence in the Snow | 3.0 |
| Trivium Ascendancy | 3.5 |
| Trivium Shogun | 3.5 |
| tsosis Underwater Tell Each Other Secrets | 4.0 |
| tsosis First Contact | 4.0 |
| TTNG Animals | 4.0 |
| TTNG Disappointment Island | 4.0 |
| TTNG 13.0.0.0.0 | 4.5 |
| A beautiful record that expands on the bombastic yet relaxed feel of Animals and also successfully experiments with various electronics. The interlude-esque tracks on this release are also top-notch. Definitely an improvement from the already awesome debut record. 13.0.0.0.0 is a must-get this year. |
| Twista Back to the Basics | 3.5 |
| Twista Kamikaze | 4.5 |
| Twista & Do Or Die Withdrawal | 3.0 |
| Tyga The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty | 2.5 |
| Tyler, the Creator Cherry Bomb | 3.0 |
| Tyler, the Creator Wolf | 3.5 |
| Underoath They're Only Chasing Safety | 3.0 |
| Uneven Structure 8 | 2.5 |
| Uneven Structure 8 (Re-release) | 3.5 |
| Uneven Structure Februus | 4.0 |
| Unexpect In a Flesh Aquarium | 3.5 |
| Unexpect Fables of the Sleepless Empire | 4.5 |
| Van Halen Best of Volume I | 2.5 |
| Various Artists (Hip Hop) SHADYXV | 3.0 |
| Veil of Maya The Common Man's Collapse | 3.5 |
| The melodic parts of this album make it a cut above the rest of the heaps of metalcore in its time. The Common Man's Collapse has breakdowns aplenty and is by no means a perfect record. However, it's a perfect record for someone who wants to hear catchy, smart metalcore and not give a damn. |
| Veil of Maya [id] | 3.5 |
| Veil of Maya Eclipse | 3.5 |
| Veil of Maya Matriarch | 4.0 |
| Veil of Maya's 2015 release, Matriarch, displays a change in vocalist, and with that a change in their sound. The new vocalist is an excellent fit for the band, and the addition of clean vocals adds variety to their music that seemed to be yearning for development after so many years playing in this style. Fans of the band will still love the instrumental side of this band regardless, playing some of their heaviest material since The Common Man's Collapse. Soaring leads and crushing breakdowns are littered throughout the album's runtime. While this is definitely their catchiest release yet, it suffers from multiple tracks sounding similar sometimes. This makes it harder to hold the listeners attention for the entirety of the album. Regardless, Matriarch is a well-crafted piece of music that makes me excited for the future of Veil of Maya's new lineup. 4/5 |
| Vic Mensa INNANETAPE | 4.0 |
| Vinnie Paz God of the Serengeti | 4.0 |
| Viraemia Viraemia | 4.0 |
| Volumes Via | 3.5 |
| Waka Flocka Flame DuFlocka Rant Halftime Show | 2.0 |
| Any fun and catchy moments that this mixtape contains is marred constantly by repetitive production and inconsistent guestspots, I want to rate it higher due to the sheer enthusiasm and energy, but the quality of the music won't allow it. |
| Waking The Cadaver Demo | 1.0 |
| Waking The Cadaver Perverse Recollections Of A Necromangler | 1.0 |
| Waking The Cadaver Beyond Cops, Beyond God | 1.5 |
| Waking The Cadaver Real-Life Death | 1.5 |
| Improving ever so slightly from their sophomore release, Beyond Cops. Beyond God. Waking the Cadaver deliver with another album chalk-full of awful pig squeals, breakdowns, and rehashed death metal riffs. The drumming has probably improved the most here since the last release, even though the snare drum sounds awful. This is probably the most listenable release they have ever put out, which really isn't saying much. |
| Wale Ambition | 3.5 |
| Wale The Gifted | 3.5 |
| War from a Harlots Mouth Transmetropolitan | 2.5 |
| War from a Harlots Mouth In Shoals | 3.5 |
| War from a Harlots Mouth MMX | 4.0 |
| We Came As Romans To Plant a Seed | 2.5 |
| Weezer Raditude | 1.5 |
| Weezer Make Believe | 2.0 |
| Weezer Death to False Metal | 2.5 |
| Weezer The Green Album | 3.0 |
| Weezer The Red Album | 3.0 |
| Weezer Hurley | 3.5 |
| Weezer Maladroit | 4.0 |
| Weezer Everything Will Be Alright in the End | 4.0 |
| Weezer Pinkerton | 4.5 |
| Weezer Weezer | 4.5 |
| While She Sleeps The North Stands for Nothing | 3.0 |
| Whitechapel This Is Exile | 2.5 |
| Whitechapel A New Era of Corruption | 3.5 |
| Whitehorse Apple Seed | 1.0 |
| will.i.am #Willpower | 1.5 |
| For starters, I really don't know why I decided to review this album. Browsing the internet, I saw that this collection of compositions was being critically panned all over the place. After I acquired the album in a completely legal fashion without the use of The Pirate Bay, I began to listen to this album and realized I should have just trusted the reception I previously witnessed. After a pleasant and acceptable intro, #willpower mainly deteriorates into a lame collection of hit-single attempts and poor song composition that unfortunately overshadows any of the talent found on the record. |
| William Control Hate Culture | 1.5 |
| William Hung Inspiration | 1.5 |
| Within the Ruins Elite | 3.5 |
| This is a pretty fun technical metalcore (deathcore?) romp. The guitar playing is great and the drumming keeps the urgent exciting mood going most of the time. I'd perhaps recommend Elite to fans of Veil of Maya. However, the vocals can get a little monotone and the songs can get a bit samey if you listen to this all the way through. |
| Woe, Is Me Genesi[s] | 2.0 |
| Woe, Is Me American Dream | 2.5 |
| Although this is an improvement over the bore that was Genesi[s], you still won't remember much from this EP except for the fact that it is a little faster paced than last time (and a little catchier, too). We've heard all of this before though, and the two acoustic songs at the end sound almost identical to one another. Woe, Is Me ended on a very mediocre note with American Dream. |
| Woe, Is Me Number[s] | 3.0 |
| Wolf & Bear X Adventurer Wolf & Bear X Adventurer | 3.5 |
| Wolves at the Gate Back to School | 3.0 |
| Back to School is a well-performed covers EP, containing songs from renowned Post-Hardcore bands like Thrice and Thursday. While Wolves at the Gate infuses their heavier tendencies into this release, it ends up not sounding much different from the originals. This makes the listener question Back to School's purpose, but it becomes clear that this was purely just for fun. |
| Wolves at the Gate Captors | 3.5 |
| Wolves at the Gate Types & Shadows | 3.5 |
| Xardas Chapter I | 1.0 |
| YG My Krazy Life | 2.5 |
| Any moments of brilliance here are marred by really poor and samey production and boring songwriting. Awesome guest features from Kendrick Lamar and Drake bring My Krazy Life's stock up somewhat, and the second half of the album is way better than the first. |
| YG Red Friday | 2.5 |
| Yngwie Malmsteen World On Fire | 1.5 |
| Young Thug Barter 6 | 3.0 |
| Barter 6 has some great production. With energetic trap beats and swirling synths floating around its runtime. There's a number of low-key bangers that will circulate in every fan's playlist for awhile. The grating issue with this album is that while Thug is very catchy, it can get extremely grating to listen to his crooning and strings of ad-libs for multiple songs in succession. This is a catchy party rap album, nothing more, nothing less. 3.2/5 |
| Young Thug Slime Season 3 | 3.0 |
| Young Thug JEFFERY | 3.5 |
| Zedd Clarity | 2.5 |
| Zombie Testicles Zombie Testicles | 1.0 |
