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2023
Closure in Moscow Soft Hell4.0
Combines the best of everything the band's done before, while keeping with the experimentation of Pink Lemonade without all the excess
blink-182 One More Time...2.0
Arch Echo Final Pitch4.0
Wolfie's Just Fine Everyone Is Dead Except Us4.0
Jason Isbell Weathervanes4.0
Foo Fighters But Here We Are3.0
Balance and Composure Too Quick to Forgive4.0
City and Colour The Love Still Held Me Near4.0
Gorillaz Cracker Island3.5
uponbrokenapologies Demonstration of Pain and Sadness4.0

2022
Soft Blue Shimmer Love Lives in the Body4.0
Fleshwater We're Not Here To Be Loved4.0
Polyphia Remember That You Will Die3.0
No Devotion No Oblivion4.5
Somewhere South of Here Leave Me for the Crows4.0
Fallujah Empyrean4.5
Danger Mouse and Black Thought Cheat Codes4.0
Goo Goo Dolls Chaos in Bloom3.0
Royal Coda To Only a Few at First3.5
Pool Kids Pool Kids3.5
Coheed and Cambria Vaxis II: A Window of the Waking Mind3.0
Lupe Fiasco Drill Music in Zion3.5
Kardashev Liminal Rite4.0
Sweet Pill Where the Heart Is4.0
The Black Keys Dropout Boogie3.0
More like 3.2–3.3, but still very good. Sounds like a love child of Delta Kream and
Brothers, though doesn't quite achieve the same highs. The track with Billy F. Gibbons is a
banger.
Monuments (UK) In Stasis3.0
'Seems they've outgrown their "sis" complex'rBut "stasis" ends in "sis" :big think:
Denzel Curry Melt My Eyez See Your Future4.5
SOUL GLO Diaspora Problems4.5

2021
Thank You Scientist Plague Accommodations4.0
Lord Huron Long Lost5.0
The Black Keys Delta Kream4.0
Finally, more of what I originally liked about the Black Keys, their take on old blues
rock. If you liked all their albums up to and including Brothers–especially the EP
'Chulahoma'–you'll enjoy this.
Submotile Sonic Day Codas4.5
Porter Robinson Nurture4.5
ERRA ERRA4.0
Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight2.0

2020
Akhlys Melinoe4.0
Allt Dark Waters3.0
Atmospheric instrumental djent post-metal. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable.
Svalbard When I Die, Will I Get Better?4.0
Deftones Ohms4.0
Good Tiger Raised in a Doomsday Cult4.0
Kansas The Absence Οf Presence4.0
Good prog rock album, from a band I had no idea was still making music. Carry on, wayward sons.
The Lawrence Arms Skeleton Coast4.0
Corelia New Wilderness4.0
Tennis Swimmer4.0

2019
Ludvig Forssell Death Stranding4.5
The Artificials Parables of the Human Spirit4.0
City and Colour A Pill For Loneliness3.5
Tool Fear Inoculum3.0
Despite how long this album took to release, it sounds incomplete.
The Contortionist Our Bones3.5
Thank You Scientist Terraformer4.5
Silversun Pickups Widow's Weeds3.0

2018
Voices from the Fuselage Odyssey: The Founder of Dreams4.5
VOLA Applause of a Distant Crowd4.5
Monuments (UK) Phronesis3.5
Coheed and Cambria Vaxis I: The Unheavenly Creatures2.5
Lupe Fiasco DROGAS Wave4.5
Skyharbor Sunshine Dust3.0
Has more of an alternative rock vibe than prog; Eric sounds great on vocals. Previously released rsingles have been reworked, some for the better (Synthetic Hands).
ERRA Neon3.5
Although it doesn't reach the highs of the pre-lineup change albums, 'Neon' has plenty of
atmosphere and is a definite improvement from 'Drift'. I'm finding no skippable tracks
even after 6 full listens. However, if you didn't like Drift, this may not change your mind about the
new direction the band has been taking.
Tides of Man Every Nothing4.5
Timecop1983 Night Drive4.0
Spanish Love Songs Schmaltz4.5
Frontside (US) Essentially, Eventually4.0
Like a mathy version of early Coheed & Cambria, with elements of Closure In Moscow, The
Fall of Troy and vocals interestingly similar to Fall Out Boy. Perhaps a little repetitive
at times, but the music is high-quality and recommended for fans of the aforementioned
bands.

2017
Ne Obliviscaris Urn4.0
Wu-Tang Clan The Saga Continues4.0
The Contortionist Clairvoyant4.0
Kesha Rainbow3.5
Milo Who Told You To Think?​?​!​!​?​!​?​!​?​!4.5
UVERworld TYCOON3.5
This is a very fun album. Long yet varied in sound, and moves pretty quickly despite the length.
You'll hear quite a mix of genres here: heavy rock and metal, DnB, hip-hop/rap, electronic, pop,
jazz, funk, pop, industrial- and yet it's all blended very well.
Celldweller Offworld2.5
Arch Echo Arch Echo4.0
Though nothing necessarily new for the genre, the musicianship is excellent and the songs are quality. Can't see how this is lower than a 4, objectively.
Balance and Composure Slowheart4.0
Hope this is the next direction the band takes, these songs are great.
The Artificials Heart4.0
Band just lost two of their members and they aren't signed to Tragic Hero anymore, according to a facebook post.
IDLES Brutalism4.5
The Menzingers After the Party4.5

2016
Jack The Joker Mors Volta4.5
Animals As Leaders The Madness of Many4.0
Got my pre-order early and leaving a neutral 3 rating for now as I'm currently listening to it: Sounds like a mix rof Weightless and Joy Of Motion but with more riffing, and electronics are replaced with poly-djunz.
Balance and Composure Light We Made3.0
Objectively this is between a 3-3.5 but my favorite tracks bump this up to a solid 3.5 for me. Anyone looking rfor the edgier alt-rock aspects from their first two LPs might be turned away. The vibe here is best described ras coming off a buzz after a night of partying and reflection. Recommended tracks: Midnight Zone, rSpinning, For A Walk, rPostcard, Fame, Loam
Dance Gavin Dance Mothership4.0
Code I Phosphenia4.0
An excellent mix of heavy and soft soundscapes with influences that range from hardcore bands such as 'Being as an Ocean', 'August Burns Red' and 'Counterparts' to post rock classics like 'Red Sparrowes' and 'God is an Astronaut'.
Norma Jean Polar Similar4.0
De La Soul and the Anonymous Nobody...4.5
Experimental and may not be as "rap-heavy" as some would expect, but still high-quality material from De La and guest artists.
Echo Tail Drowning the Pacific4.0
Thank You Scientist Stranger Heads Prevail4.5
Belle Noire What It Means To Be3.5
Debut LP from a relatively new band out of San Jose. Their lead singer was a guest vocalist on the Strawberry
Girls track "Gospel".

Stream can be found here: https://bellenoire.bandcamp.com/album/what-it-means-to-be
BADBADNOTGOOD IV4.0
Be'lakor Vessels4.5
Haken Affinity3.5
"One thing that I love about ?Affinity? is that the band merge their current heavier sound with a mix of 80s
prog. Yes really. The song ?1985? is my favorite track on the album because it is that perfect mix. Imagine the
Alan Parsons Project circa ?Stereotomy? (the album, not just the song) mixed with TesseracT djent-ish riffs.
The band do such an incredible job transitioning back and forth. 80s drums and synths yield to thick modern
prog metal riffs."

http://progressivemusicplanet.com/2016/03/02/haken-affinity/
ERRA Drift3.5
New song's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89t4Wge_b4&feature=youtu.be
Echo Tail Fields of Vision4.5
Polyenso Pure In The Plastic4.5
Redemption The Art of Loss4.5
Eldamar The Force of the Ancient Land3.0
Dream Theater The Astonishing3.0
Michael Kiwanuka Love and Hate4.5

2015
Foo Fighters Saint Cecilia3.5
No love for track 3 "Savior Breath"? Hotdamn that song... Track 4 is the weakest, but it's still great quality because Foos, of course. And it's free!r
Mestis Polysemy3.5
Goodbye to Gravity Mantras of War3.5
Coheed and Cambria The Color Before The Sun2.5
City and Colour If I Should Go Before You4.0
It's up there with Little Hell for sure, and definitely a better follow up to that album than Hurry & the Harm,
imo. This will probably be my Winter 2015 album and get bumped to a 4.5 eventually.

Them mellow bluesy songs...
Silversun Pickups Better Nature3.5
Riverside Love, Fear and the Time Machine4.5
Became my AOTY for 2015 but keeps growing stronger each listen.
The Wonder Years No Closer to Heaven4.0
Frank Turner Positive Songs for Negative People3.5
Voices from the Fuselage Odyssey: The Destroyer of Worlds4.0
American Wrestlers American Wrestlers3.5
CHON Grow4.0
It takes a few listens to digest all the details, but when you do you'll see how complex and fun this album is.
The Artificials The Artificials4.0
Lupe Fiasco Tetsuo and Youth4.5

2014
Angels and Airwaves The Dream Walker4.0
ERRA Moments of Clarity4.0
This band may be the first and only metalcore band I'll listen to.
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways2.5
Skyharbor Guiding Lights4.5
Haken Restoration4.0
It's Haken, but more concise as prog-metal can be. rI agree with others above (below?) that you can hear some DT *influence*, but to my ears Haken manage to sound different to their forefathers.
xSPONGEXCOREx Don't Mess With TexXxas4.0
Vestascension Breaching the Sound4.0
Davenport Cabinet Damned Renegades4.0
xSPONGEXCOREx How Tough Are Yah?5.0
Monuments (UK) The Amanuensis4.0
Closure in Moscow Pink Lemonade5.0
Straight 4.5 for being probably the funky-freshiest thang out there now. New track streaming here:

http://www.underthegunreview.net/2014/04/11/utg-premiere-closure-in-moscow-neoprene-byzantine/
BADBADNOTGOOD III4.5
Anubis Gate Horizons4.0
It takes a few listen throughs to let it sink in, but the Danish gentlemen have done a solid job following up their self-titled and blending their signature sound with some new.
Animals As Leaders The Joy of Motion4.5
Shylmagoghnar Emergence4.5
Found this via Be'Lakor on Youtube. Gooooooooood shit.
Vanden Plas Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1)4.0
Tides of Man Young and Courageous4.0
The Lawrence Arms Metropole4.0

2013
Anubis Gate Sheep4.5
It's only 3 tracks, two of which are covers, but damn, it's got me pumped for the new album!
ERRA Augment5.0
Aisles 4:45 AM4.0
The best way to describe these guys is "Latin Rush," maybe a little Coheed in there.
Fates Warning Darkness in a Different Light4.0
Dream Theater Dream Theater3.5
Really it's like a 3.8... it wants to be a 4 but they've done better.
Balance and Composure The Things We Think We're Missing4.0
Haken The Mountain5.0
Whole thing is being streamed here:rhttp://www.progrockmag.com/news/haken-album-premiere-the-mountain/
Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action3.5
City and Colour The Hurry and the Harm3.0
Sound of Contact Dimensionaut4.0
Simon Collins (son of Phil Collins) and Dave Kerzner (Sonic Reality) unleash an atmospheric album that takes you on a journey through space and time that borders on post-rock riffing.
The Wonder Years The Greatest Generation4.5
The Ocean Pelagial4.0
Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart4.5
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Descension2.5
Polyenso One Big Particular Loop4.5
Davenport Cabinet Our Machine4.0

2012
Gary Clark Jr. Blak and Blu4.0
A great mix of retro and modern. It's good to see blues/rock coming back to mainstream, it's so refreshing.
Aviations A Declaration of Sound4.0
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Ascension3.5
This album is a grower and still > than Descension.
Rush Clockwork Angels4.5
Thank You Scientist Maps of Non-Existent Places4.5
Silversun Pickups Neck of the Woods3.5
Skyharbor Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos4.5
BADBADNOTGOOD BBNG23.5
The Menzingers On the Impossible Past4.5
2011
ERRA Impulse5.0
Animals As Leaders Weightless3.5
Uneven Structure Februus4.5
Haken Visions4.5
blink-182 Neighborhoods3.5
BADBADNOTGOOD BBNG4.0
Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events3.5
Anubis Gate Anubis Gate4.0
The Story So Far Under Soil and Dirt4.5
The Wonder Years Suburbia I've Given You All and Now I'm Nothing4.0
City and Colour Little Hell4.5
Frank Turner England Keep My Bones4.0
Balance and Composure Separation4.5
Foo Fighters Wasting Light4.0
Thank You Scientist The Perils of Time Travel4.0

2010
ERRA Andromeda4.0
Tides of Man Dreamhouse4.0
The Contortionist Exoplanet4.5
The Roots How I Got Over4.5
City and Colour Live at the Orange Lounge4.5
Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow2.0
The Reign of Kindo This Is What Happens4.0
Tom Caruana Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers4.0

2009
The Lawrence Arms Buttsweat and Tears4.0
Porcupine Tree The Incident3.5
Dream Theater Black Clouds and Silver Linings3.0
Can't make up my mind on this thing... High moments are high, but low moments are "WTF..."
Closure in Moscow First Temple4.5
ERRA ERRA (EP)3.5
Animals As Leaders Animals as Leaders4.5
Silversun Pickups Swoon4.0
Anubis Gate The Detached3.5
Franz Ferdinand Tonight: Franz Ferdinand4.0
2008
The Reign of Kindo Rhythm, Chord & Melody5.0
Closure in Moscow The Penance and the Patience4.0
Frank Turner Love, Ire & Song4.5
City and Colour Bring Me Your Love4.5

2007
Coheed and Cambria No World for Tomorrow4.0
Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace3.0
Anubis Gate Andromeda Unchained4.0
Dream Theater Systematic Chaos3.0
2006
Silversun Pickups Carnavas5.0
The Lawrence Arms Oh! Calcutta!4.5

2005
City and Colour Sometimes3.5
Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better4.5
Coheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness4.5
10 Years The Autumn Effect4.0
The Lawrence Arms Cocktails and Dreams4.5
Foo Fighters In Your Honor3.5
Dream Theater Octavarium3.0

2004
De La Soul The Grind Date3.5
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand4.0
2003
blink-182 Blink-1825.0
Dream Theater Train of Thought3.0
Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 35.0
The Lawrence Arms The Greatest Story Ever Told5.0
Folder (Italy) Keep The Flow3.0
A rap-rock record from Italy, as good as this genre can be.

2002
Audioslave Audioslave3.5
Foo Fighters One by One3.0
Porcupine Tree In Absentia5.0
Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf4.5
DJ Shadow The Private Press4.0
The Lawrence Arms Apathy and Exhaustion4.5
Dream Theater Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence4.0
Coheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine Blade4.0
Gasoline Journey Into Abstract Hip Hop4.5

2001
De La Soul AOI: Bionix3.0
Michelle Branch The Spirit Room4.0
DJ Krush Zen4.0
blink-182 Take Off Your Pants And Jacket4.5
2000
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory5.0
At the Drive-In Relationship of Command5.0
Matt Uelmen Diablo II5.0
Alkaline Trio Maybe I'll Catch Fire4.5
Porcupine Tree Lightbulb Sun4.5

1999
Foo Fighters There Is Nothing Left to Lose4.5
Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory4.5

1997
Dream Theater Falling into Infinity3.5
Faith No More Album of the Year3.5
Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape5.0

1996
Failure Fantastic Planet4.5
De La Soul Stakes Is High5.0
DJ Shadow Endtroducing.....5.0
1995
Dream Theater A Change of Seasons5.0
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters4.0
The Rembrandts L.P.3.5
Great pop-rock/adult contemporary album from 90s. Could stand to be a little heavier sounding or more creative lyrically to push it into the alternative category, but then that probably wasn't the aim of the album anyways.rPut it on when you want some chill, guitar-driven easy listening.
Goo Goo Dolls A Boy Named Goo4.0
DJ Krush Meiso4.0
1994
Dream Theater Awake5.0

1993
Goo Goo Dolls Superstar Car Wash3.5

1992
Gin Blossoms New Miserable Experience4.0
Dream Theater Images and Words4.5
Faith No More Angel Dust5.0

1990
Goo Goo Dolls Hold Me Up3.0

1989
Tesla The Great Radio Controversy4.0
De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising4.0

1984
Rush Grace Under Pressure4.0

1982
Rush Signals4.5
1981
Rush Moving Pictures5.0

1980
Rush Permanent Waves4.5
1978
Rush Hemispheres5.0

1977
Rush A Farewell to Kings4.5

1976
Rush 21124.5
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