Average Rating: 3.42 Rating Variance: 0.64 Objectivity Score: 80% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAmon Amarth Fate of NornsAny Given Day EverlastingArch Enemy War EternalBeyond Twilight The Devil's Hall of FameA true masterpiece of Prog Metal, Jorn Lande's best performance ever and not less than a true classic. A flawless 5.0!Black Sabbath Heaven And HellBrainstorm Metus MortisBring Me The Horizon SempiternalBury Tomorrow CannibalChildren of Bodom Hate Crew DeathrollDark Tranquillity CharacterFor sure, the best Dark Tranquillity album of all time. Couldn't be better, it's just a masterpiece.Eluveitie SlaniaFolk Metal with Melodic Death Metal, combined in perfect form. My first song by Eluvieite I ever listened to has been "Omnos", a big mistake, cause I thought for a quite long time "What the hell, what is this? This is supposed to be Metal??". But luckily, I finally discovered this album, and yes, a perfect symbiosis. Heavy, melodic, emotional, perfect! Still a reference.Epica The Divine ConspiracyEpica Design Your UniverseEpica Omega AliveIn Flames Come ClarityJudas Priest PainkillerKatatonia Night Is the New DayKatatonia Dead End KingsLamb of God Ashes Of The WakeLamb of God VII: Sturm Und DrangLinkin Park Hybrid TheoryLinkin Park MeteoraLinkin Park Hybrid Theory (20th Anniversary Edition)Masterplan MasterplanMutiny Within Mutiny WithinNightwish OnceNightwish OceanbornNightwish End Of An EraPagan's Mind Celestial EntranceSoilwork A Predator's PortraitSoilwork Natural Born ChaosSolution .45 For Aeons PastVolbeat The Strength/The Sound/The SongsVolbeat Rock The Rebel/Metal The DevilWhile She Sleeps You Are We4.5 superbAmon Amarth With Oden on Our SideAmon Amarth Twilight of the Thunder GodAmon Amarth Surtur RisingAmon Amarth Deceiver of the GodsAmorphis HaloAndy James ArrivalArchitects Lost Forever // Lost TogetherAs I Lay Dying AwakenedBefore The Dawn DeadlightBlack Sabbath Master Of RealityBlack Sabbath Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath SabotageBlack Sun Aeon Darkness Walks Beside MeBlack Sun Aeon Blacklight DeliveranceBloodred Hourglass GodsendBorealis The OfferingBrainstorm Soul TemptationBrainstorm Midnight GhostBrainstorm Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted)"Memorial Roots" is perhaps the most controversial album of Brainstorm, mostly because of its rather weak production. Perhaps even Brainstorm themselves recognized this and re-released it as "Memorial Roots (Re-Rooted)". And yes, the production is far better and on top, there are 4 bonus tracks which all have a real high quality level (and are not just some average fillers). All in all, this makes "Memorial Roots" suddenly to one of Brainstorm's best releases ever. Definitely a good decision to re-release this!Bury Tomorrow RunesBury Tomorrow EarthboundChildren of Bodom Follow the ReaperChildren of Bodom HatebreederChildren of Bodom Tokyo WarheartsChildren of Bodom Are You Dead Yet?Dark Tranquillity FictionDark Tranquillity Lost to ApathyDarkwater Human"Human", the first album for 9 long years by Darkwater and the first since "Where Stories End" does many things right. It sounds much more grown up and much more varied than its predecessor. It would be far too much to go into details here, but it's a great melodic prog album, definetely worth listening to it.Deals Death Point Zero SolutionDream Theater Train of ThoughtDream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a MemoryDream Theater Distance Over TimeThis is as good as I have never expected it - especially not after 'The Astonishing'. Yes, this is great! And finally can be called Metal again! Edguy Vain Glory OperaEluveitie Everything Remains As It Never WasEluveitie The Early YearsEpica The Holographic PrincipleEvergrey The Storm WithinIce Nine Kills The Silver ScreamIn Flames ColonyIn Flames ClaymanInsomnium One for SorrowInsomnium Winter's GateKamelot The Black HaloKamelot One Cold Winter's NightKatatonia The Great Cold DistanceKatatonia The Fall Of HeartsKatatonia Sky Void Of StarsLamb of God SacramentMercenary Through Our Darkest DaysMiss May I Curse of ExistenceMors Principium Est The UnbornMutiny Within SynchronicityNightwish WishmasterNightwish Showtime, StorytimeNightwish DecadesNightwish Decades: Live In Buenos AiresParadise Lost Tragic IdolPersefone Spiritual MigrationPhil Collins No Jacket RequiredPhil Collins Serious Hits… Live!Phinehas The Last Word Is Yours to SpeakPhinehas Till the EndRush Rush In RioScar Symmetry Holographic UniverseSleepers' Guilt KilesaSoilwork The Living InfiniteSoilwork The Ride MajesticSonata Arctica SilenceSpiritbox The Fear of FearStratovarius SurviveSystem of a Down ToxicityTesseracT OneThe Amity Affliction Not Without My GhostsIs this even the same band as before? Surprisingly heavy and straight forward. Very well done! Thirty Seconds to Mars 30 Seconds To MarsTrivium The Sin and the SentenceTrivium What the Dead Men SayWhile She Sleeps This Is the SixWintersun WintersunWords of Farewell ImmersionWords of Farewell Stories to Forget4.0 excellentAfter Forever After ForeverAll That Remains The Fall of IdealsAmon Amarth Versus the WorldAmon Amarth JomsvikingAmorphis CircleAmorphis Under the Red CloudAny Given Day OverpowerArch Enemy Will to PowerArchitects All Our Gods Have Abandoned UsArchitects Holy HellAsking Alexandria Stand Up and ScreamAugust Burns Red Phantom AnthemBeast In Black BerserkerEspacially when listening to them live, this album is a lot of fun. Fully well-deserved 4.0!Black Sabbath ParanoidBlack Sabbath Black SabbathBlack Sabbath Vol. 4Black Sabbath Headless CrossBlack Sabbath 13Black Sun Aeon RoutaBleed from Within UprisingBlessthefall Hollow BodiesBloodred Hourglass Your HighnessBorealis World of SilenceBorealis Fall From GraceBorealis PurgatoryBorealis World of Silence MMXVIIBrainstorm Liquid MonsterBrainstorm Just Highs No Lows (12 Years Of Persistence)Brainstorm FiresoulBring Me The Horizon Live at the Royal Albert HallBullet For My Valentine VenomBury Tomorrow The Union of CrownsCaliban The Undying DarknessCaliban The AwakeningChildren of Bodom Something WildCircus Maximus IsolateDark Tranquillity Exposures: In Retrospect And DenialDark Tranquillity Endtime SignalsDimmu Borgir AbrahadabraDisarmonia Mundi Fragments Of D-GenerationDisarmonia Mundi Mind TricksDisarmonia Mundi The Isolation GameDream Theater Live at the MarqueeDream Theater A View from the Top of the WorldEd Sheeran xEdguy The Savage PoetryEdguy Theater Of SalvationEdguy MandrakeEdguy MonumentsEluveitie VenEluveitie SpiritEluveitie HelvetiosEluveitie AtegnatosEngel Raven KingsEpica The Classical ConspiracyEpica The Quantum EnigmaEpica OmegaEternal Tears of Sorrow A Virgin and a WhoreEternal Tears of Sorrow Children of the Dark WatersEternal Tears of Sorrow Saivon LapsiEvanescence FallenEvanescence The Open DoorEvergrey TornEvergrey Escape of the PhoenixFeed Her to the Sharks The Beauty of FallingFeed Her to the Sharks FortitudeFor Today Fight the SilenceGus G. FearlessIn Flames Reroute to RemainInsomnium Since the Day It All Came DownInsomnium In the Halls of AwaitingInsomnium Above the Weeping WorldInsomnium Across the DarkInsomnium Shadows of the Dying SunKamelot The AwakeningLamb of God As The Palaces BurnLamb of God WrathLamb of God ResolutionLinkin Park Hybrid Theory EPLinkin Park Songs From The UndergroundMallory Knox AsymmetryMasterplan AeronauticsMercenary The Hours That RemainMercenary Architect of LiesMercenary MetamorphosisMiss May I At HeartMiss May I DeathlessMonuments (UK) The AmanuensisMonuments (UK) In StasisThis definitely slaps harder than Will Smith, more like Mike Tyson. Monuments' best album so far!Mors Principium Est ...And Death Said LiveMors Principium Est Dawn of the 5th EraMors Principium Est SevenPerhaps their best output yet! Much more inspired than the previous album. Well done guys, Mors Principium Est don't disappoint!Myrath Tales of the SandsMystic Prophecy RavenlordNightwish Century ChildNightwish Over The Hills And Far AwayNightwish Vehicle Of SpiritNightwish YesterwyndeNorthlane SingularityNorthlane NodeOf Mice and Men EARTHANDSKYOf Mice and Men TimelessOmnium Gatherum New World ShadowsPagan's Mind Enigmatic: CallingParadise Lost The Plague WithinParadise Lost ObsidianParasite Inc. Time Tears DownPersefone AathmaPersefone MetanoiaPhil Collins Face ValuePhil Collins ...But SeriouslyPhil Collins TestifyPrimal Fear ApocalypsePyramaze Disciples of the SunPyramaze ContingentRedemption Snowfall on Judgment DayRush Snakes & ArrowsRush Clockwork AngelsScar Symmetry Dark Matter DimensionsSoilwork Beyond the InfiniteSoilwork UnderworldSonata Arctica EclipticaSonata Arctica Reckoning NightSonata Arctica Winterheart's GuildSonata Arctica UniaSonata Arctica Songs Of SilenceSonic Syndicate Only InhumanSonic Syndicate Love and Other DisastersSpiritbox Eternal BlueStratovarius EpisodeStratovarius NemesisSwallow the Sun Emerald Forest and the BlackbirdSwallow the Sun When a Shadow Is Forced into the LightA dark, melancholic, sad, yet excellent album, full of majestic beauty, with so many emotions in it, espacially when you know the background of it. Definitely an early highlight of the year.TesseracT War of BeingThe Amity Affliction Let the Ocean Take Me (Redux)The Ghost Inside Get What You GiveThe Ghost Inside The Ghost InsideThe Raven Age Darkness Will RiseThe Sorrow Blessings From a Blackened SkyThe Sorrow The SorrowThe Sorrow Misery EscapeThe Unguided Hell FrostThe Unguided Father ShadowThirty Seconds to Mars A Beautiful LieTrail Of Tears Bloodstained EnduranceTrail Of Tears OscillationTrivium ShogunTrivium In WavesTrivium Vengeance FallsTrivium In the Court of the DragonTwelve Foot Ninja Silent MachineTwelve Foot Ninja OutlierUnearth Watchers of RuleUnprocessed CovenantUnprocessed Artificial VoidWhile She Sleeps BrainwashedWintersun Time IWithin Temptation The Silent ForceWithin Temptation The HowlingWithin Temptation Shed My SkinWithin Temptation Bleed OutWolfheart WinterbornWolves at the Gate CaptorsWords of Farewell A Quiet WorldWords of Farewell Inner UniverseXandria SacrificiumXandria The Wonders Still Awaiting3.5 greatAll That Remains This Darkened HeartAll That Remains OvercomeAll That Remains For We Are ManyAmaranthe AmarantheAmaranthe The NexusAmon Amarth BerserkerAmorphis Queen of TimeAnnisokay AuroraArch Enemy DeceiversArchitects DaybreakerAs I Lay Dying Shaped by FireSo hyped about this! Looking forward to this release!Asking Alexandria Reckless and RelentlessAsking Alexandria From Death to DestinyAugust Burns Red Death BelowBefore The Dawn Soundscape Of SilenceBefore The Dawn Deathstar RisingBefore The Dawn Rise of the PhoenixBeyond Twilight For the Love of Art and the MakingBeyond Twilight Section XBleed from Within EraBleed from Within FractureBloodred Hourglass Where the Oceans BurnBloodred Hourglass HealBrainstorm DownburstBrainstorm Memorial RootsBrainstorm AmbiguityBrainstorm On the Spur of the MomentBrainstorm UnholyBrainstorm Wall of SkullsBring Me The Horizon There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It...Bring Me The Horizon That's the SpiritBullet For My Valentine GravityBury Tomorrow Black FlameGood album, but by far not their best. Too long Outros without any further sense, some cheesy choruses and a somehow weak production prevent me from giving a higher rating.Bury Tomorrow The Seventh SunCaliban Say Hello to TragedyCaliban DystopiaChildren of Bodom BlooddrunkChildren of Bodom I Worship ChaosCircus Maximus The 1st ChapterCircus Maximus NineCurrents The Death We SeekDark Tranquillity Zero DistanceDark Tranquillity AtomaDark Tranquillity MomentDarkest Hour The Human RomanceDarkest Hour Godless Prophets and the Migrant FloraDarkwater Where Stories EndDeath Remains Stand.Fight.BelieveGood debut of the English melodic death metal/metalcore band. Nothing exceptional or really new, but still a high-quality output.Delain LucidityDelain April RainDelain Hunter's MoonDelain Apocalypse & ChillIt's a good release, quite heavy, espacially the last song, "Combustion", which is an instrumental, kicks asses, nice!Disturbed The SicknessDivine Disorder Garden Of DystopiaDiviner Realms of TimeDream Theater OctavariumDream Theater Black Clouds and Silver LiningsDream Theater A Dramatic Turn of EventsEd Sheeran ÷Edguy Hellfire ClubEluveitie Evocation I: The Arcane DominionEluveitie OriginsEpica Consign to OblivionEpica The Solace SystemEpysode FantasmagoriaEternal Tears of Sorrow Chaotic BeautyEternal Tears of Sorrow Before the Bleeding SunEvanescence Anywhere But HomeFit for a King Dark SkiesFit for a King The Hell We CreateHeart of a Coward DeliveranceImminence Heaven in HidingImminence The BlackIn Flames Soundtrack to Your EscapeIn Flames WhoracleIn Flames The Mirror's TruthIn Flames ForegoneEasily the best In Flames album in 15 years. Nice one!In Hearts Wake EarthwalkerInsomnium EphemeralInsomnium Heart Like a GraveJames LaBrie Impermanent ResonanceKalmah PaloKamelot Poetry for the PoisonedKamelot SilverthornKamelot HavenKamelot The Shadow TheoryKatatonia Viva EmptinessKatatonia KocyteanKillswitch Engage The End of HeartacheKillswitch Engage Disarm the DescentKillswitch Engage IncarnateLacuna Coil Dark AdrenalineLacuna Coil Sleepless EmpireLamb of God The DukeLamb of God Lamb Of GodI don't know what's everyone's problem with this rone. Sure, it's not LOG's very best output, but it's rstill heavy, full of power, enjoyable and, most rimportant of all, 100% Lamb Of God. I like it.rRecommended listening: 'Memento Mori', 'Gears', r'Reality Bath', 'Resurrection Man' Lamb of God OmensLike Moths to Flames Dark DivineLike Moths to Flames Pure Like PorcelainLike Moths to Flames The Cycles of Trying to CopeLinkin Park Underground 9Linkin Park The Hunting PartyMake Them Suffer Worlds ApartMallory Knox SignalsMasterplan Time to Be KingMercenary Soundtrack for the End TimesMetallica Hardwired...To Self-DestructMiss May I Shadows InsideMonuments (UK) PhronesisMors Principium Est InhumanityMors Principium Est Embers of a Dying WorldMutiny Within OriginsMystic Prophecy FireangelNightwish Dark Passion PlayNightwish Bless The Child: The RaritiesNightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful EPNightwish StorytimeNightwish The IslanderNorthlane MesmerOf Mice and Men DefyOmnium Gatherum BeyondOmnium Gatherum Grey HeavensOmnium Gatherum The Burning ColdOmnium Gatherum OriginOrpheus Omega Partum Vita MortemOur Hollow, Our Home //RedefineOur Hollow, Our Home HartsickPagan's Mind Infinity DivinePagan's Mind Heavenly EcstasyParadise Lost In RequiemParadise Lost MedusaParasite Inc. Cyan Night DreamsPersefone Lingua Ignota: Part IPhil Collins Hello, I Must Be Going!Phil Collins HitsPhil Collins Dance Into the LightPhinehas thegodmachinePhinehas Dark FlagPrimal Fear Nuclear FirePyramaze EpitaphPyramaze BloodlinesRecode the Subliminal The Cost of Every ManRedemption Long Night's Journey Into DayScar Symmetry Pitch Black ProgressScar Symmetry The Singularity - Phase I: NeohumanityShade Empire Omega ArcaneSirenia The 13th FloorSoilwork Stabbing the DramaSoilwork Figure Number FiveSoilwork Death ResonanceSoilwork VerklighetenSoilwork OvergivenhetenStratovarius EternalSwallow the Sun MoonflowersSylosis Dormant HeartSylosis Cycle of SufferingSylosis A Sign of Things to ComeTesseracT Altered StateTesseracT PolarisTesseracT ErraiThe Amity Affliction Let the Ocean Take MeThe Amity Affliction Somewhere Beyond the BlueThe Hypothesis OriginThe Sorrow Origin of the StormThe Unguided Fragile ImmortalityThe Unguided Lust and LoathingThy Art Is Murder GodlikeTimes of Grace The Hymn of a Broken ManTrail Of Tears ExisteniaTristania Darkest WhiteUnearth Extinction(s)Volbeat Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac BloodVolbeat Beyond Hell/Above HeavenWe Came As Romans To Plant a SeedWe Came As Romans Understanding What We've Grown to BeWe Came As Romans Cold Like WarWhile She Sleeps So What?It is their weakest output. No question. But still a good one, in my opinion. There are some good songs and some mediocre ones. The production lacks a bit of punch and espacially, more neck-breaking parts like the ending of 'Back of My Mind' are surely missing. I like the message of the album, though, and again, it's not a bad Metalcore album (a bad Metalcore album is BMTH's latest....thing, whatever :D ). So nothing ground-breaking, definitely worse than 'You Are We', but still quite enjoyable. But far aways from a classic, too.Wintersun Time IIWithin Temptation The Heart of EverythingWithin Temptation Black SymphonyWithin Temptation Paradise (What About Us?)Within Temptation WirelessWolfheart Shadow WorldWolfheart TyhjyysWolfheart Constellation of the Black LightWolves at the Gate EclipseA good album, makes fun. Yeah, a bit mainstream, but still enjoyable.Wolves at the Gate EulogiesWords of Farewell The Black Wild YonderXandria Neverworld's End3.0 goodAll That Remains A War You Cannot WinAll That Remains Victim of the New DiseaseAmaranthe The CatalystAmon Amarth The CrusherAmon Amarth The AvengerAmon Amarth The Great Heathen ArmyAnnisokay Enigmatic SmileAnnisokay Devil May CareAny Given Day LimitlessArchitects RuinArchitects Hollow CrownArchitects For Those That Wish to ExistAt the Gates At War with RealityAt the Gates To Drink from the Night ItselfAvantasia MoonglowBaest Necro SapiensBeast In Black From Hell With LoveNot as good as "Berseker", still a solid album, but sometimes a bit too cheesy. More songs like "Repentless", "This Is War" or "No Surrender" would have helped. Nevertheless, the album is fun listening to!Beast In Black Dark ConnectionBefore The Dawn StormbringersBeyond The Black Songs Of Love And DeathBleed from Within ShrineBlessthefall WitnessBlessthefall To Those Left BehindBlessthefall Hard FeelingsBodom After Midnight Paint the Sky With BloodBorn of Osiris Soul SphereBorn of Osiris Angel or AlienA really heavy and high quality piece of music, which is highly enjoyable. Only problem: the songs sound too similar.Brainstorm Scary CreaturesBreathe Atlantis OverdriveBring Me The Horizon Suicide SeasonBring Me The Horizon POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORRORBrymir Wings of FireBeing something between Norther, Wintersun and Kalmah, this offers definitely an enjoyable piece of Symphonic (Death) Metal. But in my opinion, something special is missing. All in all, it's a good, solid album and worth listening to it.Brymir Voices in the SkyBullet For My Valentine Scream Aim FireBullet For My Valentine FeverBullet For My Valentine Bullet for My ValentineBuried in Verona Vultures Above, Lions BelowCaliban I Am NemesisCaliban Ghost EmpireCaliban GravityCellar Darling This Is The SoundChildren of Bodom Halo of BloodChildren of Bodom HexedThis is what has to be expected by COB: a good, solid album, definitely. But all in all, COB used to do these things already better in the past.Counterparts Nothing Left to LoveCrystal Lake HelixCurrents The Place I Feel SafestCurrents The Way It EndsDark Tranquillity ConstructDarkest Hour Darkest HourDawn of Solace WavesDawn of Solace Flames of PerditionDelain Dark WatersDestinity Resolve in CrimsonDestinity In ContinuumDimmu Borgir In Sorte DiaboliDimmu Borgir EonianDisturbed AsylumDream Theater Dream TheaterEd Sheeran =Edguy Rocket RideElvellon Until DawnBetter than expected! Cause, I expteced nothing. But this one is some nice, and sometimes even very heavy Symphonic Metal. Nice guitars, good female singer, rich in variety. Nice one, surprisingly good work! For fans of Nightwish, Epica and Xandria!Engel Blood of SaintsEpica The Phantom AgonyEpica Requiem for the IndifferentEpysode ObsessionsERRA NeonERRA ERRASounds like every other ERRA album, so, nothing really special here.Evergrey Hymns for the BrokenEvergrey The AtlanticAfter a very first run of listening to this album, all I can say so far: It's not that easy. There are only a few "more simple" passages which rest in mind, everything else is quite progressive and does not become accessible at once. It's a beast of an album, perhaps Evergrey's most progressive approach till now. Maybe, after more runs, the music becomes more accessible. If so, I might correct my rating - to the better then.Evergrey Theories of EmptinessFeed Her to the Sharks Savage SeasI Prevail LifelinesImpending Doom Baptized in FilthIn Flames A Sense of PurposeIn Hearts Wake DivinationIn Hearts Wake ArkInsomnium Anno 1696Invent Animate GreyviewJames LaBrie Static ImpulseKalmah Seventh SwamphonyKamelot Ghost OperaKatatonia City BurialsKillswitch Engage AtonementLacuna Coil KarmacodeLacuna Coil Shallow LifeLight the Torch RevivalLike Moths to Flames When We Don't ExistLinkin Park Minutes to MidnightLinkin Park Living ThingsMake Them Suffer How to Survive a FuneralManimal ArmageddonMasterplan MK IIMaYaN QuarterpastMaYaN AntagoniseMechina SiegeMemphis May Fire Remade in MiseryMercenary 11 DreamsMetallica St. AngerMetallica Death MagneticMiss May I Rise of the LionMors Principium Est Liberation = TerminationMors Subita Into The Pitch BlackMyrath LegacyMyrath ShehiliNice, but still not as good as 'Tales of the Sand'.Myrath KarmaNailed To Obscurity Black FrostNightwish Angels Fall FirstNightwish ImaginaerumNightwish Endless Forms Most BeautifulNovelists SouvenirsNovelists NoirOf Mice and Men Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men EchoOrbit Culture NijaOrpheus Omega EmberglowOur Hollow, Our Home In Moment // In MemoryOur Mirage LifelinePagan's Mind God's EquationParasite Inc. Dead and AlivePhil Collins Both SidesPhinehas The Fire ItselfRammstein UntitledRammstein ZeitRecode the Subliminal DisconnectedRedemption This Mortal CoilReVamp ReVampScar Symmetry The Unseen EmpireSerenity Nemesis ADShokran DuatSinnrs ProfoundSirenia Perils of the Deep BlueSirenia Dim Days of DolorSirenia Arcane Astral AeonsSirenia Riddles Ruins and RevelationsSoilwork Sworn to a Great DivideSoilwork The Feverish TrinitySolution .45 Nightmares in the Waking State, Pt. 2Sonata Arctica The Days Of GraysSonic Syndicate Sonic SyndicateSpiritbox RotoscopeStratovarius PolarisStratovarius Enigma: Intermission 2Swallow the Sun Lumina AureaAn extremely dark, disturbing song, which needs time to grow.System of a Down Protect The Land/Genocidal HumanoidzTesseracT SonderThe Five Hundred Bleed RedThe Ghost Inside Dear YouthThe Ghost Inside Searching for SolaceThe Halo Effect Days of the LostThe Unguided And The Battle RoyaleThirty Seconds to Mars This Is WarThornhill The Dark PoolTristania RubiconTwelve Foot Ninja VengeanceUnearth The Wretched; The RuinousVisions Of Atlantis Pirates II - ArmadaVolbeat Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady LadiesVolbeat Servant of the MindWage War DeadweightWar of Ages RhemaWar of Ages DominionWe Came As Romans Tracing Back RootsWhile She Sleeps Sleeps Society (Special Edition)Wintersun The Forest SeasonsWithin Temptation Mother EarthWithin Temptation HydraWithin Temptation The Purge"The Purge" is perhaps the best song Within Temptation did in the past 10 years, but it's still only cheesy radio pop metal. It's ok to listen to it one or two times, but that's it.Wolfheart Wolves of KareliaWolfheart Draconian DarknessIt's somehow more of the same, yet not bad at all. Good album.Wolves at the Gate VxVWovenwar WovenwarWovenwar Honor Is DeadXandria Theater of Dimensions2.5 averageAfter the Burial EvergreenAll That Remains The Order of ThingsAmaranthe Massive AddictiveAmaranthe HelixAmaranthe ManifestAmon Amarth Once Sent from the Golden HallAnnisokay ArmsArchitects The Here and NowArchitects The Classic Symptoms of a Broken SpiritAugust Burns Red Winter WildernessAugust Burns Red Phantom SessionsAugust Burns Red GuardiansAvenged Sevenfold Avenged SevenfoldBeyond The Black Lost in ForeverBlack Peaks All That DividesBorn of Osiris The SimulationBring Me The Horizon POST HUMAN: NeX GEnCaliban ElementsChildren of Bodom Relentless Reckless ForeverCircus Maximus HavocCounterparts You're Not You AnymoreCyhra Letters To MyselfDark Tranquillity We Are the VoidDays Of Jupiter New AwakeningDeath Remains Destroy / RebuildNot as good as their debut album, means not as melodic and not as rich in variety. Not completely bad as well, though, as the guys know how to use their instruments, but nothing more than average.Edguy Age Of The JokerEluveitie Evocation II: PantheonEpica This is the TimeFit for a King Creation | DestructionFrom Sorrow To Serenity ReclaimHeart of a Coward The DisconnectIce Nine Kills The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to HorrorwoodQuite generic - and by far not as good as "part one".Impending Doom The Sin and Doom Vol. IIImpending Doom HellbentIn Flames Sounds of a Playground FadingIn Hearts Wake SkydancerIn Hearts Wake KaliyugaIn Hearts Wake IncarnationInvent Animate EverchangerJames LaBrie Elements Of PersuasionJames LaBrie I Will Not BreakKillswitch Engage Killswitch Engage (2009)Lacuna Coil Black AnimaLor Edge of EternityLost in Thought RenascenceMallory Knox WiredMonuments (UK) GnosisMors Subita Human Waste CompressionMotionless In White DisguiseMy Ticket Home UnrealNightwish The Crow, The Owl And The DoveNightwish HVMAN. :II: NATVRE.Less Metal - more Nightwish....Wait, what? But yes, exactly this seems to be the case here. In my opinion, Tuomas was always able to produce nice orchestral, symphonic arrangements, but he was never the best to produce good metal songs. On "HUMAN. :II: NATURE", this is very obvious. The riffs are like already heard one thousand times, the drums are mediocre at best (although Kai Hahto is capable of so much more...). The album has indeed some nice moments (espacially Noise, Shoemaker and Pan). I even would have rated the "first" part of this album with a 3,5, but what is the second part supposed to be? A movie score? Was Tuomas a bit too often outside and just recorded a tweet here and a lapping there? This is just not interesting at all. But since this is also a part of the whole album, I can't go higher than a 2,5 rating. This means, this is the poorest Nightwish album for me of all time. I fear, "Once" will stay the best Nightwish album - forever. A quite big disappointment.Northlane AlienNot bad, but also not a good album. Too many electrical parts, not enough metal. Still quite enjoyable. I've listened to worse albums before - but also to much better ones. Northlane ObsidianOf Mice and Men TetherOh, Sleeper Bloodied/UnbowedOmnium Gatherum The RedshiftPolar NovaPolaris The Death of MeRedemption The Art of LossSavage Messiah DemonsScar Symmetry Symmetric in DesignShade Empire Poetry of the Ill-MindedShields Life In ExileShokran Supreme TruthSirenia Nine Destinies And A DownfallSkindred Big TingsSleep Token Take Me Back to EdenSoilwork The Panic BroadcastSoilwork A Whisp of the AtlanticFar away from being "Melodic Death Metal". Development is ok, sure, but this sounds more like the "Night Flight Orchestra" than like Soilwork. Soilwork were on the right way with their outputs "The Living Infinite" and espacially "The Ride Majestic". "Verkligheten" was already a step back, but this EP is... just not more than average. Sorry.Solution .45 Nightmares In The Waking State Pt. 1Sonata Arctica Stones Grow Her NameSonata Arctica Pariah's ChildStratovarius ElysiumSurroundings Glass HeartI've been listening to something similar like this like 1,000 times - and this is nothing new. No question, there are some nice hooks and riffs, but it's nothing special about it. Quite average.Sylar SeasonsTarja Turunen Colours in the DarkThe Amity Affliction This Could Be HeartbreakThe Browning GeistThe Raven Age ConspiracyHm, not sure what I should say about it. It's worse than "Darkness Will Rise" in my opinion. Not bad itself, but also nothing special. I might raise the rating a bit if this album convices me more after a few rounds of listening, but so far, I would say it's quite mediocre in everything, and it seems to be just more of the same.Therion LeviathanThirty Seconds to Mars Love Lust Faith + DreamsThornhill ButterflyTristania IlluminationUnleashed The Hunt For White ChristWage War ManicWhile Heaven Wept Fear of InfinityWhile She Sleeps Sleeps SocietyWitherfall A Prelude to SorrowWithin Temptation The UnforgivingWithin Temptation Resist2.0 poorAll That Remains MadnessAmaranthe MaximalismBattle Beast No More Hollywood EndingsHeading straight towards pop - too much for me. Kabanen proves with Beast in Black that this can be done better. Though the latter also play music which is cheesy af, it somehow can be called "Metal" at least. But "No More Hollywood Endings" just sounds exactly like this - Hollywood pop which doesn't hurt anyone, and which is even cheesier. Being as an Ocean How We Both Wondrously PerishBeing as an Ocean Waiting For Morning To ComeBeyond The Black Heart Of The HurricaneBring Me The Horizon This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made ForBring Me The Horizon Count Your BlessingsCellar Darling The SpellA good story behind and an overall dark atmosphere don't already make a good album. 'The Spell' unfortunately, is highly weird, at least in my opinion. I still prefer 'This is the Sound' by far. Hopefully the upcoming Eluveitie's output will be better...Crown the Empire Sudden SkyDream Theater Falling into InfinityDream Theater The AstonishingEngel Abandon All HopeWell, I abandoned all hope now...Their weakest release, couldn't be called "Metal" anymore. A big disappointment.I Prevail TRAUMAIn Flames BattlesIn Flames I, the MaskSo, this album seems to contain two different parts: The first 4 songs and the rest. Whilst the first 4 songs are really good and would deserve 3.0 or even 3.5 points (Mr. Friden is even screaming again here), the rest quite sucks (except "Burn", which is good again), starting with "Follow Me". The second part even offers some quite nice riffs from time to time, but at the latest, when the chorus begins and/or Mr. Friden starts to sing (and we all know this isn't a good sign), well, then the next song is dead again. Best example for this is "Deep Inside", which starts groovy with a very nice riff, but the chorus destroys it completely. So, mathematically said, 5 songs which are good (3.0 points) + 7 which are not so good (1.5) and everything devided through 12 gives a rating of 2.0. Sorry guys, again, this is just poor.Ithaca The Language of InjuryJinjer Cloud FactoryJinjer King of EverythingJinjer MicroJordan Rudess Wired for MadnessHighly technical, but also brain melting and confusing. Too much for me.MaYaN DhyanaToo much of everything, no sound structure, too many voices; the predecessors suffered from the same in some way, but were still better. This one is too much for me.Memphis May Fire BrokenmyGRAIN IIINightwish ElanNoumena MyrrysRed (USA) DeclarationShokran ExodusShokran EtherealSonata Arctica The Ninth HourSonata Arctica Clear Cold BeyondFeels incredibly outdated. Poor production quality, too. They should have released it 15 years ago and not now.Tarja Turunen My Winter StormThe Amity Affliction Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave ThemTrivium Silence in the SnowVolbeat Rewind, Replay, ReboundWar of Ages VoidWe Came As Romans We Came As RomansWhile She Sleeps Self Hell1.5 very poorAsking Alexandria The BlackAtreyu In Our WakeAvantasia Lost In Space Part IBeyond The Black HørizønsBring Me The Horizon amoDisturbed EvolutionEdguy Tinnitus SanctusFive Finger Death Punch And Justice for NoneForever Still Breathe in ColoursHumanity's Last Breath AshenIt's mainly noise. Not even good noise. No song structure at all, no melodies, nothing. Again, just noise. Not my taste.In Flames Siren CharmsSonic Syndicate We Rule the NightThe Amity Affliction Misery1.0 awfulAsking Alexandria Asking AlexandriaBring Me The Horizon Music to Listen to...In Flames Clayman (20th Anniversary Edition)Linkin Park A Thousand SunsLinkin Park One More LightSonic Syndicate ConfessionsThirty Seconds to Mars America
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