| 2001 |
| Nas STILLmatic | 4.0 |
| Mushroomhead XX | 2.5 |
| Cypress Hill Stoned Raiders | 4.0 |
| Ludacris Word Of Mouf | 4.0 |
| Sevendust Animosity | 3.5 |
| Emperor Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire... | 4.5 |
| Thursday Full Collapse | 4.0 |
| Lostprophets The Fake Sound Of Progress | 4.0 |
| This album encompassed my childhood like the typical "Hybrid Theory" or "Iowa", but this album held something different. Lostprophets were not just more proficient at their instruments, (no seriously, Lee Gaze can play), but they felt much more sincere than the average "nu metal" band. Lee Gaze is impressive on this album, especially in the chorus of "...And She Told Me to Leave", "Kobrakai", and the ever metal "Handsome Life of Swing." Where this album fails to be a classic is the fact it holds some very forgettable songs. "Awkward" is just filler, "Still Laughing" takes too long to come to a dramatic conclusion, and "A Thousand Apologies" has too much dj scratching for my liking. But the first 6 tracks plus "For Sure" and "Ode to Summer" rule. The interludes are also entertaining. All in all, very good debut that the band followed with another very competent album. |
| Machine Head Supercharger | 2.0 |
| Tristania World of Glass | 3.5 |
| Aesop Rock Labor Days | 4.0 |
| Slayer God Hates Us All | 3.0 |
| P.O.D. Satellite | 3.5 |
| SOiL Scars | 3.5 |
| Jay-Z The Blueprint | 4.0 |
| System of a Down Toxicity | 4.5 |
| Slipknot Iowa | 3.5 |
| American Head Charge The War Of Art | 4.0 |
| Bjork Vespertine | 4.5 |
| Chimaira Pass Out of Existence | 3.0 |
| This album really didn't help Chimaira's career at all. It didn't sell shit, didn't have a decent single, and there was virtually no promotion. But, I feel as if there are a lot of good ideas displayed throughout this album. The black metal atmosphere of "Sphere" and "Let Go" along with some death metal influences from "This Present Darkness" appear on this album and make songs like "Dead Inside" and "Painting the White to Grey" sound a little less nu-metal. The main problem with this album is that the production sucks, too many samples. Rob Arnold and Jason Hagar can play faster than many Nu-metal guitarists, but their riffs are boring. Andols is the best member of the band on this album but after 8 songs it's the same double-bass pattern over and over, and Mark Hunter doesn't do anything special. Mediocre cleans, bad "poor poor me" lyrics, and screams that sound like they don't belong on this album. I recommend "Dead Inside", "Severed", "Lumps", "Painting the White to Grey", and "Sphere." Oh, and their other albums. |
| Spineshank The Height of Callousness | 3.0 |
| Muse Origin of Symmetry | 4.0 |
| Drowning Pool Sinner | 3.5 |
| Tool Lateralus | 4.5 |
| Alkaline Trio From Here to Infirmary | 4.5 |
| Arch Enemy Wages of Sin | 4.0 |
| Opeth Blackwater Park | 4.0 |
| Ill Nino Revolution/Revolucion | 3.5 |
| Fugazi The Argument | 4.0 |
| Crowbar Sonic Excess in Its Purest Form | 4.5 |
